WHYY | The Memoir Revolution

December 5, 2007

Listening Is An Act of Love

Book Review, Cultural community, Storytelling

Dave Isay, Family, Memoirs, Philadelphia, StoryCorps, Storytelling, WHYY

by Jerry Waxler Last week, when I was visiting WHYY studio in Philadelphia I saw the mobile StoryCorps van and interviewed facilitator Mike Rauch about what StoryCorps does. It intrigued me so much, I went back to Philly last night to hear Dave Isay the founder of StoryCorps speak at the National Constitution Center. He…

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Jerry Waxler

November 27, 2007

Creative brain jam in Philly ties it all together

Aging, Boomers

50+, Boomers, boomervision, civic action, memoir, Philadelphia, WHYY

by Jerry Waxler I went to Philadelphia last week to see a few people sit at a table and chat. The promoters called it a “panel discussion.” To me it was as good as a rock concert. The panelists entertained the audience by sharing themselves, using words instead of musical notes. The occasion was another…

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Jerry Waxler

November 20, 2007

StoryCorps – a national initiative to gather oral memoirs

Oral History, Philadelphia Regional

interviewing, life story, listening, memoir, Oral History, story telling, StoryCorps, WHYY

Outside, pulled up on the sidewalk of the WHYY studio was a mobile van with the logo of “StoryCorps,” painted on the side. I had heard about this organization that travels around the country recording oral histories. People come to the StoryCorps van and interview someone they know. The StoryCorps gives them each a copy…

Written by

Jerry Waxler

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Listening Is An Act of Love

Creative brain jam in Philly ties it all together

StoryCorps – a national initiative to gather oral memoirs