“What trait do you see in yourself that you passed down to me?”

My brother and my mom have been very close, and they talked to each other a lot more often and more easily than I talked to my mom. My brother has moved out and with that my mom and I...

Kimberly Bascope GTL 2018 – An Interview With My Dad

An interview with my dad, Henry Bascope. We talked about his childhood memories in Bolivia, school, his parents, and his life in the U.S.

The Great Thanksgiving listen

My grandma and I talked about how it was growing up in her life and how it was compared to my life. We also talked about slavery and how it impacted her life. We compared my childhood to here and...

ARUNA PATIL – CHILDHOOD AND SCHOOLING IN INDIA

Aruna Patil (68) talks with her son, Akshay (39) about her parents, growing up in various cities (Mumbai, New Delhi, Wellington) in India, and attending medical school.

Nils Bognar interviews his dad, Istvan Bognar, on his life so far. “What was your childhood like”?

In this interview, conducted on November 26, 2017 in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, Nils Bognar(14) interviews his dad, Istvan Bognar(47), about his life so far. Istvan shares stories about growing up in Africa and in New York and how each...

Aditi Iyer (14) interviews her grandmother in India, Shantha Dhandapani (70) about her upbringing and her previous jobs.

In this interview, conducted on January 5, 2023, in Canton Michigan, Aditi Iyer interviews her grandmother Shantha Dhandapani (70) about her childhood in India and her work life. She talks about the different jobs she worked in and how it...

Mercedes Luz and Peter Singh

Peter Singh (16) talks with his grandmother, Mercedes Luz (70) about her childhood and growing up in the Philippines. Mercedes discusses her time in Iran during the Iran Iraq war as a nurse in a military hospital. She traveled across...

Anne Sarewitz & Molly Swain

Anne's roots to The Mount run deep. Starting around the age of 10 when her family would come here to listen to her 80 yr old grandmother, Eusebia Parker, entertain the old folks to becoming a two-time board member. Her...

“Your mom was a month early… and she was little and tiny and really cute!”

Jody (Edna Jo) LaFevers was raised in an old 2 story house with a big front porch in a small town on the Missouri border called Viola. Her mother would make all of her clothes, including her prom dress, so...

Advice from Grandma: Caitlyn D'Bella and Virginia Cooley

Caitlyn D'Bella (22) talks to her grandmother, Virginia (77), about relationship advice and what makes an "ideal" relationship.

Grandpa

Richard Shannon(82) talks with his granddaughter, Erin Shannon(16) about what life was like living in the country in the 1940's nad 50's. He talks about going to school in a small country schoolhouse without power, to which he rode horse...

Significant Father

In this interview, Joshua Ungerer talks to his father, Brian Ungerer, for the Great Thanksgiving Listen 2018, in Egg Harbor Township. During the interview, Brian goes in depth about what his childhood and some of his favorite memories he had...

The great listen

I talked to my mother about her childhood

Interview between Madeline St. Pierre and Kristin Tomaiolo

Madeline St. Pierre (17) interviews her mother, Kristin Tomaiolo (46), about her past experiences, relationships, and her childhood. The interview also touched upon the challenges that she has overcome throughout her life, as well as the indescribable bond that she...

Applications of Managerial Psychology to Real Life

My father and I discuss managerial psychology, its applications to his family and social life, and how his expatriate-based childhood shaped his perspective on successful management.

Farm Chores

Lucille and Harold Carpenter grew up in the northernmost part of Vermont on dairy and maple sugar farms. This interview covers their experience and some of their childhood chores.

Identity crisis

sharleen Mtesa talks with her aunt, Jackie rubuga about her childhood after her dad passed.

Little Dana Stories

Jackson Kinney (14) interviews Dana Reedy (66) about her life as a child and an adult.