About the speaker
Dave Isay is the founder of StoryCorps and the recipient of numerous broadcasting honors, including six Peabody Awards and a MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship. He is the author/editor of five books that grew out of his public radio documentary work, including three New York Times best sellers: Listening Is an Act of Love (2007), Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps, and All There Is: Love Stories from StoryCorps (2012); as well as Ties That Bind: Stories of Love and Gratitude From the First Ten Years of StoryCorps (2013) and Callings: The Purpose and Passion of Work (2016). In 2015, Dave was recognized with the TED Prize, awarded annually to one exceptional individual with a creative, bold vision to spark global change.
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Get to know one another as human beings. It's hard to hate up close.
They say there are 4 things you want to say before you die, or you want to say to the person you love who is dying: Thank You, I Love You, Forgive Me, I Forgive You.
What StoryCorps I hope reminds us of is the beauty and the poetry and the power and the grace of everyday people who are hiding in plain sight all around us when we just take the time to listen.
The soul is contained in the human voice.
Democracy cannot survive in a swamp of mutual discontent.
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Virginia Museum of History & Culture
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Videographer Antonio Knoxx
Photographer Janessa Higgins
