Preserving and Sharing Humanity’s Stories with StoryCorps
Jill on Money with Jill Schlesinger
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4.6 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 23 November 2017
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Since this episode is dropping on Thanksgiving we thought we’d do something a bit different. Instead of focusing on bettering ourselves financially, we wanted to introduce you to StoryCorps, a non-profit organization that strives to make the world better off by preserving and sharing stories, build connections and create a more just and compassionate world. In short, it serves as a good reminder of the things that matter most. And who better to help us stay in the giving thanks spirit than our guest Dave Isay, the founder and president of StoryCorps. His goal is simple: to use stories to remind us of our shared humanity, to strengthen and build the connections between people, to teach the value of listening, and to weave into the fabric of our culture the understanding that everyone’s story matters. At the same time, StoryCorps is creating an invaluable archive for future generations--every interview is housed at the Library of Congress. So as you’re sitting around this Thanksgiving weekend with family and friends, I encourage you to download the StoryCorps app and take part in The Great Thanksgiving Listen, a national movement that empowers people of all ages to create an oral history of the contemporary United States by recording an interview with an elder using the free app. “Better Off” is sponsored by Betterment. We love feedback so please leave us a rating or review in iTunes. "Better Off" theme music is by Joel Goodman, www.joelgoodman.com. For a recap of every episode, visit https://www.betterment.com/resources/topics/inside-betterment/better-off-podcast/ Connect with me at these places for all my content: http://www.jillonmoney.com/ https://twitter.com/jillonmoney https://www.facebook.com/JillonMoney https://www.instagram.com/jillonmoney/ https://www.youtube.com/c/JillSchlesinger https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillonmoney/ https://soundcloud.com/jill-schlesinger http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jill-on-money http://betteroffpodcast.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/better-off-jill-schlesinger/id431167790?mt=2
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| 0:00.0 | Hi I'm Jill Schlesinger, host of the Better Off Podcast. |
| 0:06.2 | Today on our Thanksgiving special, we've got Dave I say he is the founder and |
| 0:10.9 | president of StoryCorps. |
| 0:12.8 | What StoryCorps is kind of shaking you on the shoulder, reminding you what's important, |
| 0:17.3 | and also I think giving you hope. |
| 0:18.7 | Like everything about StoryCorps, I like to think it increases hope and decreases fear which is what we kind of need. |
| 0:27.0 | Welcome to the Better Off Podcast. |
| 0:29.0 | I'm Jill Schlesinger and we are sponsored by Betterman, the largest independent online financial advisor. |
| 0:36.3 | So we are dropping this on Thanksgiving Day. |
| 0:39.1 | I don't know when you're going to listen to it. |
| 0:41.1 | Maybe you're going to listen to it at some point in your travels or over |
| 0:43.9 | the weekend. This show has nothing to do with money. Okay? This particular |
| 0:48.7 | episode. We are so happy to introduce you to a really unique individual. |
| 0:55.2 | His name is Dave I say, and he is the founder and president of StoryCorps. |
| 1:01.2 | Now StoryCorps is kind of this cool organization. They've spent the nearly 15 |
| 1:06.9 | years traveling the country recording interviews with people just like you. |
| 1:11.9 | Every conversation is between two people who know each other. |
| 1:15.0 | There's no journalist conducting the interview. |
| 1:18.0 | And at StoryCorps, people speak about the things that matter most, |
| 1:22.0 | falling in love, regrets, their proudest moments, and these |
| 1:25.5 | conversations are recorded and archived at the American Folk Life Center at the Library |
| 1:30.9 | of Congress. |
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