Aniya Counts sits down with her grandma as they talk about what it was like raising a son at such a young age.

An interesting interview recorded on November 26th, 2017 in Flint, Michigan. In this interview, Aniya Counts (15) settles down with her grandma, Lisa Stallings (50), to talk about how her son, my dad, was as a child and what it...

Adoption and foster care

My mom, Denise Leadingham talked her experience in foster and adoption.

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Delilah Ramos and Frederic Winkler

New friends Delilah Ramos (27) and Frederic Winkler (40) talk about foster care, cultural diversity, and collaborating with other artists.

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Tori Brasher-Weathers and Tamekia Jackson

Tori Brasher-Weathers (40) speaks with conversation partner and new friend Tamekia Jackson (37) about her experiences with and journey to motherhood.

the great thanksgiving listen for english

In this interview, conducted December 8th 2019 in Flint Michigan, Leah Allen (15) interviews her granny Dorthy Allen about her family and stories about her family. She talks about her parents, grandparents and her son (My father)

Sarah Vliet’s favorite place.

Sarah vliet’s favorite place is her old house, She had to move when her father passed away on 10-25-2017. She felt very upset about her fathers passing. Her favorite memory was of her and her dad watching movies in their...

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Theresa Taken and Emily Taken-Vertz

Theresa Taken (72) talks with her daughter Emily Taken-Vertz (28) about growing up in rural Iowa, being adventurous, going to college, traveling the world, and becoming a lawyer after being a social worker in the South Bronx.

The childhood of Sue Marinack.

In this interview, conducted November 2017 in Holly, Michigan Joshua Maples interviewed his grandmother Martha Sue About her childhood in White Lake Mi. Mrs. Sue tells stories about when she was a childhood taking small trips to Kentucky minute 1...

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Suzon Lucore and Geoffrey McCain

Geoffrey McCain (52) interviews his friend Suzon Lucore (50) about her adoption, her family growing up, her son and husband, her interests and paintings as well as stories about neighbors and friends.

Interview with Gio

I, Holton Smith, was interviewing my adopted brother Gio Smith. Throughout the interview I asked him questions about life and about the foster system and adopted process.

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Coreen Campos and Cherella Nicholson

One Small Step conversation partners Coreen Campos (34) and Cherella Nicholson (37) talk about the personal experiences that brought them to their work, the importance of self-care in the nonprofit sector, and their hopes for Fresno.

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Kathy Dellinger and Erin DeVera

Kathy Dellinger (57) talks to her daughter, Erin DeVera (37), about the hardships in her life, being a mother, and her outlook on life.

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Larry Smith and Darwensi Clark

Friends and comrades in the freedom fighting for black lives Larry Malcolm Smith Jr. AKA "IamQueens" (22) and Darwensi Clark (42), talk about Larry's time in the foster care system. Larry shares memories from his time in the system and...

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Erin Martin and Keith Martin

Erin Martin (34) talks to her husband Keith Martin (36) about her experience adopting their two daughters, Annika and Eliana. She explains going to Kazakhstan to meet Annika through a blind adoption as compared to the process of adopting Eliana...

Foster Care: Now vs Then

Foster care system and how it was in the past vs now. Change in children as well as the state.

Erica & Waymond: Passionate Parents Living a Lovely Life

In this interview, orchestrated in November 2017 in Flint, Michigan, Alexandria Beavers (15) interviews her parents Erica (46) and Waymond (45) about living in a small town in Arkansas, having two wonderful children and overcoming obstacles with the help of...

From Foster Child to Parent: The Childhood of Mandy Lehman.

Mandy Lehman, a mother with mitochondrial disease, describes her childhood and what it was like growing up with an abusive family and the foster care system.

Michaela Hitchcock and her grandmother Sandy Toone talks about life and growing up.

November 2017, Michaela Hitchcock (15) talks to grandmother Sandy Toone (69) about growing up in Arkansas. Stories about grandparents and heritage. Towards the end, Sandy talks about her brother dying and how it affected her life.

Lawrence Gramse Jr and his mother Quayondra Smith talk about her journey as a young mother in Flint, Michigan.

In this interview, conducted in December 2017 in Flint, Michigan, Lawrence Gramse Jr (15) interviews his mother Quayondra Smith (35) about her life as a young mother in a fairly hard city. Quayondra shares her story of how she hid...

Who is James Dollinger?

Lily Dollinger (15) interviews her father James Dollinger (59) in Flint, Michigan. He talks about the importance of family and the influence his children have had on him. Also, he expresses the memories he has from growing up in New...