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A glimpse into the past of franklin copanas.

In this interview on November 2018 in farmington, missouri Angie Pyatt(51) gets interviewed by Gage Pyatt(16) about her child hood and some memories she had growing up. She shares the many jobs she had growing up and which one she...

Steve McDowell (56), father of Marigrace McDowell (16) explains his favorite memories from his childhood, of his parents, and of his kids. He gives advice about how perserverence and perspective are key to becoming successful and feeing content. He elaborated...

Sisters, Judy Mabe (79), Marti Helfrecht (72), and Jill Oswalt (67), remember and reminisce about the life and legacy of their father.

(Updated 1/6/21: Edited to improve sound and decrease overlap caused by delay.) In an overdue reunion, Robin Wilson graced me with an hour of her Sunday to share her story. She passed down a major portion of my teaching-for-justice toolbox...

Friends Timothy Conley (55) and Sean Higginbotham (43) have a conversation about their lives, sobriety, and experiences through recovery center, Victory Mission & Ministry.

Mother and son Barbara J. Bird (82) and Mark C Bird (62) share a conversation about Barbara's memories from growing up, her family, and her schooling.

This is my second interview with Kobe Walker. I ask him about his college experience, how it's been adjusting to the college life, and how he feels about loans.

Amy Russell sharing experiences of growing up in a small town, life for her in high school, and memories of being an exchange student in Spain.

Cherie Croney (48) interviews her friend Randle Wesley (62) about his experiences being homeless, growing up in Louisiana, moving to Springfield, Missouri, and his journey as a gay man.

Norma Hawkins(76) shares a glimpse of what it was like when she was growing up in Missouri in the 50s and 60s

Brothers Michael Hayes (29) and Matthew Hayes (27) have a conversation about how their relationship has evolved through the difficulties of addiction.

We talked about Turner and her family, and how it affected her as a person.

Shawn Lorenzen (68) interviews her husband, Mike Lorenzen (69), about his job as a paperboy.

interviewing my cousin

Katherine Wang (81) talks with her granddaughter, Alexandra Lee (13), about her childhood in Hong Kong and living in Kansas City, Missouri.

This interview took place in St.Louis, Missouri on January 8th 2016. This discussion was held between Madelyn (16 y/o) and her mother Keary (47y/o). In the interview with Keary Ritchie many topic had been discussed. The conversation talked about growing...

Friends Todd Parnell (74) and James Leon Combs (87) share memories about their childhood and upbringing between 1940s and 1950s. They also talk about their friendship, books, and experiences in The Ozarks, Missouri.

In this interview, conducted in November of 2018 in Agency, Missouri. By Peyton Lemmon (14) interviewing his great grandfather Jerald Marschel (93) about his childhood life to young adulthood. Jerald shares about the most important event he can remember. What...

I interviewed 21-year-old Susan Dakorson who also goes by Susie, a close friend of mine, of what it was like growing up in America dealing with and breaking the ideal Hair standard in American society for African American women. Susie...

Talking about Grammy’s adventure in the swamps of southeast Missouri and her Aunt Mildred

Friends Candi Lordo (64) and Franny Hall Pasbach (64) celebrate their 50th friendiversary by talking about their shared childhood memories and expressing the meaning of friendship.

One Small Step partners Donna West (68) and Ryan Shinn (44) go down memory lane reflecting on the their experiences with their faith, community, and work that shaped them today.

One Small Step Conversation partners Joseph "Joe" [No name given] (52) and Jennifer "Jen" [No name given](48) talk about their faith, working in law enforcement and the importance of conversations to find understanding.

Calvin (15) Is the son of Dana (42) and are talking about Dana's life experiences.