Search Interviews

Tracey Fluegel (55) tells her son Oliver Fluegel-Murray (18) about her young adulthood after growing up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Going into her struggles in discovering her sexuality and identity while in a culture that...

Maureen Finnegan age 61, and DeAnn Johnson age 57 have a conversation about gender,standing up for your beliefs and standing by others who need support.

Beth and Julie tell Karen about falling in love at Oberlin College, moving to California and later Chicago for graduate school, finding a welcoming Episcopalian church, having a ceremony, beginning their journey to have children during the AIDS epidemic, becoming...

My grandma discusses Lessons she learned through her 65 years of life

Dick Pettigrew talks to Marilyn Graham about his life for the Peace Community Church project "Celebrate the 90s."

Covering topics from family to teaching at a CPS school.

Father Frank DeSiano calls himself a "lifer." He entered the Paulist junior seminary as a teenager. That was more than 45 years ago. He's a noted leader in evangelization or sharing of the Catholic faith. Father Frank has been the...

In this interview, conducted on November 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Jadelyn Melara (16) interviews her mother Jade Perez (45) about what makes her who she is. Jade Perez shares who her biggest influences have been. She also talks about work...

I talked with my great grandma (born in 1925) growing up on a farm in the 1930s, and then moving out west to Phoenix. We also talked about life lessons learned over the years.

James Valentine (58) shares a conversation with his mother, Doris Dolph (91), about her childhood, family, nursing career, volunteer work, and autobiographical book.

I took the time to get to know Charity better. Although we both agree the term “hero” is a bit extreme, she means the world to me.

In this interview, conducted on November 26th 2017, in Chicago, Illinois, I interviewed my father, Max, about his childhood in Mexico and in Illinois. We mostly went over some of his memories and what he accomplished when he was younger....

Luke Russel and Barbara Mueller share a conversation about the experiences in life that have shaped them into the people that they are today.

In this interview, conducted in December 2019 in Cicero, Illinois, me Evelyn Alejos age 17 interviews my dad Jose Alejos age 45. I interview him about his religious beliefs as being young and now till date. The effects it had...

Jolanta speaks about her childhood memories and how she met her husband.

Peg Williams (97) recounts her life story to her daughter Rhea Bohlin (73) who wanted to have a record of the family stories she has heard all her life.

In this interview, my dad talks about his experience with his youth group as a child as well as his and his families background.

Me and my grandpa Richard Riha talked about his life story on Monday April 23rd 2018. He told me how he lived it and what made it great and what made his life worth living is definitely the family he...

Lorraine Kelly (93) tells granddaughter Elyse Leannais (32) about growing up on Chicago's South Side, enjoying a happy marriage, and raising a family.

My mother, Kasia Jankowski, immigrated to the United States from Poland in order to discover better economic opportunities which she elaborates on in this interview.

One Small Step partners Jim Waszak (69) and Erika J (38) discuss their upbringings, the kindest people in their lives, and their economic beliefs.

I interviewed my dad to get to know him better and learn more about his past. I wanted to find out how he chose the career he did and what led him to being in land development. He also is...

Sister Genevieve Shea discusses her experiences as a nun for 80 years, and how religious and lay people can respond to social issues facing us today.

This interview took place in Eugene, Oregon on November 29th. Avery Walkoviak (13) interviewed her grandfather Larry Walkoviak (67) about growing up on a farm as a son of a Catholic Polish immigrant. Larry shares about his family on his...

One Small Step conversation partners Brenda Seago (70) and Hank Price (78) talk about their differing views on gun ownership, their shared loved for their grandchildren, their involvement in community, and their concern about the role of technology in the...