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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 3:43 AM CDT

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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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Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.