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Very cool! Have you heard of StoryCorp? [0] It's a nonprofit which sets up booths and recording equipment around the world, then records and transcribes intima
by kornish 6y ago
Very cool!
Have you heard of StoryCorp? [0] It's a nonprofit which sets up booths and recording equipment around the world, then records and transcribes intimate conversations between individuals and catalogues those stories in the Library of Congress so they can be found and remembered.
They have hundreds of thousands of conversations at this point. Pretty remarkable initiative, similar in philosophy to yours. Dave Isay, the founder, describes it as a "hope machine", kind of the opposite of reality TV.
StoryCorps also produces these 3-minute summaries of some of their more notable conversations, which cover the whole range of human emotion. Here's a funny personal favorite: https://storycorps.org/stories/betty-jenkins/ https://storycorps.org/stories/betty-jenkins/
[0]: https://storycorps.org/ https://storycorps.org/
- ross_chanin 6y agoHey - We really appreciate your support! We have been deeply inspired by StoryCorps. And I couldn't agree more with Dave Isay's vision - this goal of creating a "hope machine". What we've found with Artifact (thus far) is that the "do-it-for-you" aspect has been important - that we set up interview guests with a professional interviewer, who helps guide guests through the things they want to capture. We see this as a natural extension of the StoryCorps mission - with the idea of making capturing the important stuff in life even more accessible. And btw, the Betty Jenkins 3-minute summary is amazing! Thanks for sharing!