Praying at the Piano

Paulist Father Ricky Manalo's main ministry is music. But he's also a teacher at Santa Clara University, and around the world, about liturgy and culture. He writes reflections in the devotional book "Give Us This Day." Fr. Ricky is of...

Growing Up

The stories and experiences from my dad’s childhood, including falling coconuts, thorn-guarded forts, and the awkwardness of his sister dating his best friend.

Professor Celeste Terry & Community Healing and Resilience part 2

Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Student, Tiffany Mims, interviews Professor Celeste Terry, Assistant Executive Director of United Black Fund of Greater Cleveland Inc. to talk about her life, her work, her projects, and her insights about resilience, healing, and...

The Extra Step

I interviewed Maggie Schaumleffel, my brothers Sunday school teacher and director of communications at my church.

Creating Community at Lifetime Fitness
August 1, 2022 App Interview

In Pilates class we are a family! And at Lifetime Fitness we are creating community!

Susan Clark and Molly Swain

Former and current colleagues within the Providence Mount St Vincent foundation talk about what makes The Mount special. They talk about the importance of the mission continuing and the people, volunteers and residents who created a legacy.

Anjali and Zoey discuss preparing for the climate emergency
November 17, 2021 App Interview

We discussed mental issues connected to the climate crisis, mainly climate anxiety. We also discussed coping mechanisms including finding a sense of community and spending time in nature.

Interviewing my sister

I took the time to interview my sister experience as being a white daughter and with a brown mom. (May 14, 2023)

"If I can be welcomed in this group, doing this work, maybe they can too." an interview with David Crisp

David Crisp, senior research scientist at NASA, recounted his adventures, from going from a physics education major who had a paper on Venus winds published by Carl Sagan to a doctoral student at Princeton to helping fix Hubble. He described...

Anu and Amoolya discuss preparing for the climate emergency

Amoolya and I talked about some plans our family has taken to prepare for the climate emergency and what more we could do to be even more prepared.

Mugshots: Gerard Longo

Gerard Longo is the founder/Editior in Cheif of Lehigh Valley Underground. In the interview he shares his fond memories of Musikfest. The word that he chose to best describe Musikfest is TRADITION.

COVID with Connie

A candid conversation with Connie Zhou, a local realtor speaking about her experience with COVID-19.

Alisa Baum & Krista Ortgiesen

Alisa Baum and Krista Ortgiesen started taking classes and volunteering at the Old Town School in the early 2000s, and haven't left since. In this excerpt of a conversation recorded at the school on March 22nd, 2017, the longtime friends...

The LA Disaster

“We’re reporting on January 17th, 1994 4:31 am, we have just felt an extreme earthquake. We are hoping that everyone is safe and unhurt.” People realized that we were a community and in need of helping each and every person...

Guilford Run: UMD Chaplain

Ray ranker talks about what motivates him when it comes to community engagement

Ellie & Adorina

Friends Ellie (27) and Adorina (25) talk about Adorina's mom's experience coming to the US and being raised in community.

Jinny Savolainen and Burt Ames "There is nothing more noble than taking care of others."

Jinny Savolainen: 2020-10-16 16:59:41 Jinny and Burt talk about life in the pandemic and the importance of community

Music Education and Performance

Interviewing a former student of McNally Smith College before it closed abruptly. The impact of college and influence of music are discussed as well as the connections and relationships related to college/music life.