“You’re a person I feel honored to have in my state, to be a fellow citizen with me.”
Civil discourse is the muscle that holds democracy together. When we sit down and truly listen, we learn who's standing next to us, what they care about and how we might find common ground.
ONE SMALL STEP
Since 2023, KHOL has partnered with StoryCorps to record community conversations – between strangers from different perspectives, friends and loved ones and candidates running for office and the constituents they aim to represent.
For the 2026 election season, we will be pairing candidates running for office with the constituents they aim to represent. If you are interested in participating in a conversation, please fill out this form.
If you have any questions about the program, please contact Lauren Grossman, lauren@jhcr.org.
About StoryCorps
Founded in 2003, StoryCorps has given over 625,000 people, in all 50 states, the chance to record interviews about their lives. The award-winning organization preserves the recordings in its archive at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, the largest single collection of human voices ever gathered, and shares select stories with the public through StoryCorps’ podcast, NPR broadcasts, animated shorts, digital platforms, and best-selling books. These powerful human stories reflect the vast range of American experiences, engender empathy and connection, and remind us how much more we have in common than what divides us. StoryCorps is especially committed to capturing and amplifying voices least heard in the media. The StoryCorps MobileBooth, an Airstream trailer that has been transformed into a traveling recording booth, crisscrosses the country year-round, gathering the stories of people nationwide. 2023 marks StoryCorps’ 20th anniversary. Learn more at storycorps.org.
StoryCorps’ One Small Step and the Radio Station Hubs were made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. StoryCorps is a national nonprofit dedicated to recording, preserving and sharing the stories of Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs.
Conversations are archived at the Library of Congress and on the StoryCorps website.
VOICES OF JACKSON
The 2020 Project
The pandemic, a national election, and a reckoning with racial injustice made 2020 a year like no other. We captured this moment from the perspective of the diverse residents living in western Wyoming and eastern Idaho. This project is largely inspired by “This I Believe” and StoryCorps. Listen below to some of the project participants, an archive of these historic times.
Strategic partners for KHOL’s One Small Step initiative encompass a diverse set of ideologies and beliefs: The 2024 effort involved the Teton County GOP and the Teton County Democratic Party, St. John’s Episcopal Church, The Jackson Hole Jewish Community, and Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church. The Teton County Library generously allowed us to use their new Wonder Institute Recording Studio for conversations.