Nov 12th, 2008 · Vernon Jordan, former head of the National Urban League and the United Negro College Fund, discusses the power of the African-American oral tradition and his new book Make It Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out.
Nov 7th, 2008 · The legendary oral historian explains how an encounter on an airport shuttle restored his faith in the power of the human voice. Terkel, who died last week, recorded this interview inside a mobile StoryCorps recording booth that was parked in his driveway.
Nov 1st, 2008 · Studs Terkel died Friday in his beloved Chicago at the age of 96. For decades, the Pulitzer Prize-winning oral historian criss-crossed America letting ordinary people tell their own stories. Guest host Alison Stewart talks with NPR's Scott Simon, a native Chicagoan, and friend of Terkel.
Oct 31st, 2008 · Terkel, who came of age during the Great Depression, often said America suffered from what he called a national Alzheimer's disease. His oral histories and radio interviews with everyday Americans helped document the nation's past.
Oct 15th, 2008 · StoryCorps, a non-profit group collecting oral histories across the U.S., is currently stationed in Roanoke, Va. In the precarious economic environment, many of the stories told in the mobile recording booth have been about financial hardship.
Oct 14th, 2008 · A federal appeals panel hears oral arguments in the Clinton-era case accusing the tobacco industry of violating civil racketeering laws by defrauding the public about the deadly nature of cigarettes. A district court ruled for the government, but not for the remedy sought. Both sides appealed.
Sep 26th, 2008 · Famous for his work on the first oral contraceptive in 1951, chemist Carl Djerassi has published a number of novels and plays over the last 20 years. His latest play, Taboos, grapples with the questions of sex divorced from reproduction.
Sep 26th, 2008 · Andrew Vollo is a New York City cab driver who has made it his mission to interview as many other cabbies as he can, recording their memories for the StoryCorps oral history project. Recently, Vollo spoke with Oleg Roitman and Jerry Tierstein about their experiences driving passengers around New York.