How do I make a reservation to record?

This article is for Signature interviews recorded both in-person and virtually. You can find more information about our virtual recording sessions here. 

You can make a reservation online or over the phone for our recording locations. All the locations currently taking reservations will be listed on our Participate page, where you can make a reservation or add yourself to the waitlist. You can also make a reservation over the phone 24/7 in English or Spanish by calling 800.850.4406.

Mobile Tour Visits 10 Locations per Year

Mobile Tour participants will have the option to record in-person or remotely in our virtual recording booth. Both options will be guided by one of our trained staff members. Before making your reservation, please check in with your conversation partner to decide which option works best for the two of you. 

  • Reservations for stops on our Mobile Tour often fill up very quickly.
  • To provide opportunities for everyone to make an appointment, we release appointments for each stop on our mobile tour in two batches: The first half of appointments become available two weeks before we arrive at 10:00 am local time. The second half of our appointments for each stop become available the day after we begin recording, also at 10:00 am local time.

Keep track of our Mobile Tour schedule as we visit towns across the country! If we'll be traveling to your city, we also recommend you keep an ear out for more information on your local public radio station.

Atlanta StoryBooth

At our Atlanta StoryBooth, new appointments are made available at 10:00 am on the first of each month for the following month. For example, on January 1, you can begin to schedule February appointments. Recording appointments are available Tuesdays from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm and Saturdays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Learn more here

New York City StoryBooth

Since 2003, StoryCorps has recorded the voices of New Yorkers through our recording booth previously located in Grand Central Station and now located at 111 Foley Square in Manhattan. We have facilitated thousands of conversations and have preserved them in the Library of Congress.  

Our recording dates for New York, New York are ongoing with select dates running from July 2024 through October 2024. There are two days per month for public reservations and the reservations open at 10 AM ET a few weeks before that month's given recording days. Learn more here

All Other Locations

If you're not near one of our recording locations, we highly encourage you to use our digital tools to record and share your story. Our App and StoryCorps Connect allow you to record, catalog, and archive your story on archive.storycorps.org and preserved by the Library of Congress.

You can see more steps on getting started here.






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