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Part I: A multigenerational conversation about the events in history that we witnessed and how they affected us. We talk about culture, war, television, media, historical influences, points of view and legacy. Part II: Uploaded separately as Teacher Talk -...
Bridget Finnell and Betty Cortina on the 60's in the United States: 2024-04-12 21:18:21
I interviewed my parents, Howard and Jo Scalone, in their home in Brush Prairie, WA, February 23, 2020. My father grew up in NY, my mom in Connecticut. They talk about their childhoods, early life together, WW II, Cuban missile...
My grandfather talks about personal experiences in his life starting during WWll and ending around The Cold War.
Dario Morell (57) talks with son Dario Gabriel Morell “Gabriel” (20) about coming to the U.S. at the age of ten, and their visit to Cuba 47 years later to meet long-lost family.
One Small Step partners Peter Cohen (71) and Richard Herb (66) share their work in leadership, their views on politics, and their relationship to scholarship.
Judith Peavey (71) shares her thoughts, feelings, and memories about her late husband's life and their relationship leading up to his diagnosis with dementia. Sonia Kinkhabwala (22) accompanies and listens to her stories.
I interview my grandpa about his life growing up in a quieter time yet facing threats like the Cold War, fear of World War III, and other events like the Cuban Missile Crisis
Molly Jennings (25) asks her dad Michael Jennings (68) about his upbringing and his childhood. Michael talks about his experiences living abroad due to his father's work in international development and shares about why he does not believe in war.
Brynn Dieckmeyer (17) and her grandfather, Greg Buchanan (71), discuss his experience living in America during the 1960’s.
In the summer of 2015, Bob Conover led a team of 12 volunteers to restore a 50-year-old Ranger spacecraft at the California Science Center. Bob is a retired JPL engineer who originally worked on the Ranger at JPL in its...
Connor Fogarty (16) talks with his grandmother Alice Van Lew (81) about her first-hand accounts of major events in the Cold War. Talking points include the Korean and Vietnam wars, the space race, the Cuban Missile Crisis, JFK's assassination, and...
Todd was born in 1948 and grew up in White Plains, NY. He recounts being a child during the tensions like the arms race between Americans and Soviets. Merry is his daughter, trying to understand the impact of the Cold...
John Suarez starts by discussing his childhood and growing up in New York state. He talks about his experiences in the 1960s and 1970s. Suarez talks about learning to listen and avoid being judgmental. He discusses work and family around...
Dylan Meyers (age 15) talks with her grandmother Karin Meyers (age 85) about the Holocaust, being Jewish, and Karin’s life in high school, college, and afterwards.
Julie Cassiday (56) interviews her father Don Cassiday (86) about his military service in the U.S. Air Force during the Cold War. Don talks about what made him want to fly airplanes as a child, being on alert for Strategic...
New friends Gloria Salinas Oatman [no age given] and Manuela Velasquez (23) discuss Gloria's childhood, her connection to Earth, and her accomplishments in life. Gloria also talks about the importance of food, health, and healing.
Jackson Theobald interviews his Grandpa Bill Wishlinksi over his time in the 60s covering topics such as JFK's assassination, college, the Vietnam War, and social movements.
Bryce Barnett (17) talks with his grandfather, Steve Barnett (73) about his experience during the Vietnam War.