Miami Valley StoryCorps

This Thanksgiving, you're invited to take a moment to participate in StoryCorps' National Day of Listening.  David Isay is the founder of StoryCorps – the national oral history project you hear each week on Morning Edition. WYSO’s Sarah Buckingham talked with David Isay about the National Day of Listening, coming up November 25th, and how you can get involved.

"Danny was born in ’46, and at that time they said he would never walk or talk. I have to laugh every time I say that because I was determined he was going to walk and talk."

"Soapbox racing gave me so much more confidence in who I am."

Mike: "That night, at 4:30, as I was getting ready to leave work, I called Dan and I said, 'Dan, I just got the call! Gideon is getting ready to be born.'" Dan: "You greeted me on the phone saying 'daddy', and I about flipped cause I thought, 'No, it can’t happen already.'"

“I have early onset of Alzheimer’s, and what that means is that I don’t always remember what I’ve just said. You could say that it’s tragic, or you could think it’s wonderful.”