StoryCorps

Record your story at the StoryCorps' studio in Tulsa now through November 29

Everyone has a story to tell. Stories about survival. Stories about meeting your spouse for the first time. Stories about glory days. Ordinary stories about ordinary people that, when voiced authentically, become extraordinary.

The StoryCorps mobile recording studio is parked at 3rd & Boston on the Williams Green between the Crowne Plaza hotel and the Performing Arts Center. Here's an overview of the project, which tours the country in specially-outfitted Airstream trailers.

Reserve a time for you and a friend to add your story to America's oral history. Call toll-free 800-850-4406 or click here to make reservations. Here's what to expect during the recording and some questions to get you started.

“We’ve found that the process of interviewing a friend, neighbor, or family member can have a profound impact on both the interviewer and the interviewee,” says David Isay, the award-winning producer behind StoryCorps. “We’ve seen people change, friendships grow, families walk away feeling closer, understanding each other better.”

Participants come to the booths to record personal stories that are important to them. A trained StoryCorps facilitator guides the interview and handles all of the technical aspects involved in recording it. At the end of a 40-minute session, participants walk away with a CD recording of the interview, and with their permission, a copy of the CD is sent to the Library of Congress.

In addition to preserving these stories in the Library of Congress, StoryCorps shares interview excerpts every Friday during NPR’s Morning Edition. Listeners across the country have heard veterans talking about their years of military service, a grandmother imparting advice on marriage, a birthmother explaining why she gave her son up for adoption, and survivors of 9/11 recalling their experiences. The stories vary greatly in both subject and narrative voice, and as a collection present a rich and textured picture of American life.

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Prairie Home Companion

Listen to the October 25th program, as broadcast live from Tulsa

Tulsa's Performing Arts Center was packed for the live broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion, heard nationwide over public radio. Garrison Keillor was on stage wearing his signature red tie and shoes, delivering the news from Lake Wobegon.

The Hot Club of Cowtown delivered hot jazz and western swing, heard along with legendary blues roller Elvin Bishop. Also featured were The Royal Academy of Radio Actors: Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Fred Newman. Rich Dworsky & The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band provided musical merriment.

Enjoy this special Tulsa appearance again!

Listen here to the entire program or selected segments.