This pandemic is a time to take stock and review lessons as well as look ahead. My recent guest post for the blog of the… Read More »The Roots of Oral History, and Finding Strength for Trying Times
When my father would have turned 95, I received a surprise email from StoryCorps. It said my interview with him was now in their online archive.
In uncertain times, we can draw courage from past episodes when people have managed to face risks and change behavior quickly.
In last week’s episode of the Constant Wonder podcast of BYU Radio, I talked with host Marcus Smith about the World War II story of… Read More »Cork Oak in World War II and Constant Wonder
It was the longest I’d gone without seeing or talking with Frank for more than five years.
The theremin kicked off the first century of electronic music. The story twists from radio engineers in World War I Russia to Jazz Age New York and the stage of Carnegie Hall.
California’s natural bounty has been a marvel for centuries, from the redwood forests to the waters and mountains. During World War II Californians saw one… Read More »California in a World War II Security Campaign
For me, Apollo is the story of my father William Taylor, a mid-level engineer behind the lunar rover.
Recently I got a letter in the mail from former U.S. Treasury Secretary Michael Blumenthal. This was not completely out of the blue. I had… Read More »Can Assembling Immigrant Stories Bring Change?
On the morning of June 6, 1944 American soldiers landed on the beaches of Normandy to retake Europe, unsure of what lay ahead. Angelo DiCara,… Read More »Honoring D-Day’s 75th Anniversary
