About this episode
Feliks Banel's guest on this BONUS EPISODE of CASCADE OF HISTORY is Douglas D. Peach, PhD, Folklife Specialist for the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress.
The Library of Congress is partnering with the non-profit group StoryCorps to collect oral histories of Americans and their experiences related to the COVID 19 pandemic. The StoryCorps team is traveling the country - including a visit in early March 2026 to Seattle, in partnership with the WA Cultures project of Humanities Washington.
CASCADE OF HISTORY spoke with Douglas D. Peach on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
American Folklife Center website:
https://www.loc.gov/research-centers/american-folklife-center/about-this-research-center/
StoryCorps COVID-19 American History Project website:
https://storycorps.org/covid-19-american-history-project/
Humanities Washington/WA Cultures website:
https://www.humanities.org/programs/wacultures/
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