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With 'Connect 250,' StoryCorps wants to create time capsule of American life

NPR | By Steve Inskeep
Published June 17, 2026 at 4:43 AM EDT

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks StoryCorps founder Dave Isay about a new project to record conversations between Americans in celebration of the country's 250th birthday. It's called "Connect 250."

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