I admit it-- I'm a dork. (And so Web 2.0.) I listen to NPR's StoryCorps podcasts on iTunes.* If you don't know StoryCorps, it's basically an oral history project recorded in a van (pictured) or in a booth in NYC's Grand Central Station. The stories are really touching or sad or funny.
They were created by NPR's Dave Isay, who introduces each podcast segment with a pre-recorded little ditty. Coincidentally, Mr. Isay going to speak at the National Constitution Center about StoryCorps next week... but do I want to go? Not sure. I think Mr. Isay is an imposter because on every single podcast, you hear "Hi I'm So-and-So, filling in for Dave Isay this week." Where did Mr. Isay go? Why is everyone filling in for him? And is it filling in if he's never there?
Tough question I know.
*Unusual Suspect: is the fact that I listen to these podcasts as weird as Flip Flop reading history books or my Newsweek subscription?
3 comments:
Just FYI, Isay doesn't work for NPR, he is in fact the founder of StoryCorps which is an independent nonprofit.
He is on a book tour right now -- hence his speaking in Philly -- so other people at StoryCorps are probably just filling-in while he's traveling.
no and yes.
Reading books about history is completely normal. It's also why I am so smart.
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