Pass the Plate, Pass the Mic

StoryCorps

NPR

Society & Culture

4.5 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we're encouraging people all across the country to record a conversation with a loved one or someone they admire over Thanksgiving weekend. By featuring several intergenerational conversations, we hope to show just how easy it can be to do this, whether you're across the table or across the country.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Dave Isay founder of StoryCore.
0:03.0	Support for our podcast and the following message comes from Morgan Stanley,
0:07.0	a proud sponsor of StoryCore.
0:09.0	Morgan Stanley is committed to giving back and to fostering meaningful dialogue among
0:13.0	people and communities.
0:15.0	Morgan Stanley.com
0:21.0	It's the StoryCore podcast from NPR.
0:23.0	I'm your host, Camila Koshani.
0:26.0	We're about a week out from Thanksgiving.
0:28.0	So I'm dropping in to remind you about something we do every year here at StoryCore.
0:32.0	It's called The Great Things Giving Listen.
0:35.0	If you've been around StoryCore for a while, you probably already know what I'm talking about.
0:40.0	It was started in 2015, as a way to encourage people from all over the country,
0:44.0	from all ages, to record a conversation with the loved one or someone they admire
0:48.0	over the holiday weekend.
0:50.0	What's been the hardest part of the pandemic?
0:52.0	Is there anything you want to tell me that you've never told me before?
0:56.0	Can you share one of the happiest memories that you have experienced in your lifetime?
1:02.0	Can you tell me the story of how and why you came to America?
1:09.0	We'll talk more about how to participate later in the episode.
1:12.0	But first, to help inspire you to record your own conversation,
1:16.0	we're going to share some of the ones that we love.
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