Thanksgiving Listen with Mom

Talking to my mom about her life before she was a parent and how being a mother has changed her

Gayle Hickok

GG shares lessons learned, wisdom gained, and family values rooted in soft, unconditional love.

Having a brother with Autism.

In this interview, I asked questions of Nicolas Faucette. Nicolas is a younger sibling of CJ who has Autism. We are being to see his insight of what it is like to be a sibling of a child with special...

Ava and her grandmother Popo, talk about Popo’s life.

In this interview, Ava and Popo talk about Popo's family. Ava is her Popo's grandmother on her mom's side. She is 13 and her Popo is 69. Ava learns more about where her family came from with new firsthand information.

Sugar Can’t Bring Him Down

“You’ll be dead by the age of fifty” Jerry Sraberg was told. 14 year old Demi Weitz interviews her grandfather, Jerry Sraberg, about how being a diabetic affected him in negative and positive ways and the obstacles he overcame. In...

Sage Gilbert interviews her grandma Rhona Gilbert for the 2019 Great Thanksgiving Listen.
November 30, 2019 App Interview

In this interview, conducted in November 2019 in Piedmont, California, Sage Gilbert (13) interviews her paternal grandmother, Rhona Gilbert (71), sharing stories from Rhona’s life all across the world.

Catching Up with my Sister

My sister, Vanessa, and I talk about our childhood memories and what we see in our futures.

Marilyn Aldana speaks about her experiences on loving life while not being dealt the best hand.

Participants are Christopher Aldana, fifteen years old, and his great grandmother, Marilyn Aldana who is seventy-eight years old. Topics spoken about were elections, family, and death.

Understanding Points from the past

I’m this Interview, conducted in Novemeber 25th 2018 in San Pedro, California, Sasha Plescia(14) interviews her cousin Kaden Marsee (13) and they talked about, how different things, that could have affected are life now like, regrets, bad decisions etc.. Also,...

Spencer McGrath interviews Toni Azevedo about her childhood and family.

Me and Toni talked about her childhood, family, and growing up. Toni talked about growing up with a Dad in the military and traveling to see him. Also talked about her father, mother, sister, and brother. All of her siblings...

Jose Serafin and his mom Rocio Ayon talk about growing up and her memories from living in Mexico.

In this interview, conducted in November 2019 in Santa Clara, California, Jose Serafin interviews his mom Rocio Ayon about her childhood in Mexico and her memories from there. They also talk about their current life and what they want for...

Leilani Ferguson and her grandma Salud Mangahis talk about her immigration to the United States and her experiences

In this over the phone interview, recorded in November 2018 in San Diego, California, Leilani Ferguson (16) interviews her grandma, or Lola, Salud Mangahis (75) about her settlement into the United States from the Philippines and her family upbringing. Mrs....

“Just Keep Going”: A Grandmother’s Journey Through Love, Loss, and Constant Moving

Jasmine Kelly-Tanti, 14, and her grandmother, Helen Ostrander, 72, discuss her family’s history in her hometown, Santa Clara. Through growing up with five other siblings, to moving constantly with her husband in the Navy, she dives deep into her childhood...

Zelinn Fiore and her grandma, Irene Beatriz Mejia, talk about Irene’s childhood.

In this interview, conducted November 2018 in Mckinney Texas, Zelinn Fiore (14) interviews her grandma Irene Beatriz Majia about her childhood and growing up in the U.S. Irene talks about her family and her childhood. She also talks about school...

A conversation with my cousin Maura Collingwood in Huntington Beach, CA

I asked my mom's 1st cousin about her early life, growing up on a farm in western Ireland and later studying, working as a nurse and raising a family in England, and how she came to be living in the...

My interview with Marlenni Hernandez

In this interview we talked about one of her favorite memories of me which was very funny. We also talked about her love life and her marriage. We talked about the jobs she’s held before and what she’s doing now.

My Nana (the Scicilian One)

I sit down with my Nana (grandma) who is 82, turning 83 in a couple weeks. We talk about her childhood, her job, what it was like when she got a divorce, and how much she loves her family.