Story Corps Optional Project

We discussed life experiences. And how we live our lives for the future.

A Peek Inside a 10 Year-Old’s Brain

Joe is your average ten-year-old third grader who loves playing video games and pranking his sister. Joe entered a chaotic family of five at two and a half days old as a foster child and was adopted at two and...

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

My great-grandmother tells about her life, my great-grandfather, and important memories. When she heard this back, she commented on the marriage proposal and said, “I forgot to tell you, when he proposed, he kissed me too!”

Jerri Dillon talks about her teen and early adult years during the 50s, 60s, and 70s

In this interview, conducted in December 2019 in Oklahoma, Jessie Keogh (17) interviews her grandmother Jerri Dillon about her teenage and early adult years during the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Jerri shares her experiences in grade school and her social...

Karla’s Guide To A Lovely Life

In this interview on November 29, 2018 in Norman, Oklahoma, Jaide McCall interviewed her mother Karla McCall about people who heavily impacted her life and shaped her into the strong minded individual and tough mother she is today. She discussed...

Years Through Foster Care

My mother, 47, recalls her childhold from the age of 5. Her perserverance through her struggles with her biological family and foster families. How she would change some things if she could but wouldn't at the same time.