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“Grandparents tell the best stories”: Get ready for the Great Thanksgiving Listen

on Nov 23, 2015

When James Kennicott, now 86, was young, he loved ice-skating on the river near his home in Waterloo, Iowa. One day, the ice cracked under his feet and he plunged into the water below. He didn’t have hot water at home. So he broke into his school to take a hot shower. “I think that […]

The Great Thanksgiving Listen, a new “Goldilocks” planet, and the White House Demo Day

By Cynthia Betubiza

on Aug 18, 2015

The TED community has been doing some big things over the past few weeks. Below, some newsy highlights. Let’s interview our elders. This Thanksgiving, high school students across the United States will have an important assignment: Interview a grandparent or elder using the StoryCorps app. The Great Thanksgiving Listen — a partnership of StoryCorps, TED, […]