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What makes community in Northwest Montana: StoryCorps 2025 stops in Kalispell

The first StoryCorps StoryBooth was set up at NYC’s Grand Central terminal in 2003.
Courtesy of StoryCorps
The first StoryCorps StoryBooth was set up at NYC’s Grand Central terminal in 2003.

The StoryCorps mobile tour made another stop in Montana this summer. After visiting Missoula in 2022 and Butte in 2007, the beloved Airstream trailer visited Kalispell in June.

Close to 100 conversations were had between friends and family within a wide range of ages. In this special, we’ll hear from people in Kalispell, Colombia Falls, Whitefish, Lakeside, Mountain Brook and the Ant Hill ranger station about the people, places and things that define community in their communities.

Memories among family members: Listen to StoryCorps Kalispell

Memories among family members: Listen to StoryCorps Kalispell

These specific conversations explore how dialogue happens across generations. What happens when a mom in her mid-fifties interviews her teenage son? Or when a mother and a grandmother record a message for their 11-month-old daughter and granddaughter, respectively. And what does memory mean in each of these relationships?

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