StoryCorps

StoryCorps is an organization that records short stories (~3 minutes) that people tell about their lives.  They post them on their website.  For each, you can listen to the story, and you can also read the words (transcript) while you listen.

  Here’s one story called “Tell Me About Your Childhood in Mexico“.

StoryCorps also makes podcasts (like a recorded radio show) that are 10 to 20 minutes long.  You can download these to your phone/tablet, and then play it using a podcast app on your device.

Some of the stories are animated, where you can watch and listen to the story while you read the English subtitles.  Many of these are posted on YouTube.  Here’s one called Facundo the Great…

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