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My dads story

we spoke about work

We discussed several different topics.

In this interview, recorded November 23, 2016 in Urbana, Illinois, I, Jack Larson age 16, talk to my Grandpa, Carl S Larson age 84, about his life and experiences. Born in 1934, he attended University of Illinois and became a...

Mother and son talk about her life.

In this recording, Evan and his mother Kim discuss The Sympathizer and some follow up questions regarding major themes the novel offers.

A story about an author and his reason for writing

I asked 6 questions

Talked about life, family, thoughts and lessons

The work and employment of the most independent perosn I know.

This is a brother to sister interview.

We talked about my grandpa’s life.

I asked my sister about a piece of literature that influenced her or made her more open minded and she discussed J. D. Salinger and some of his work that she enjoyed.

In this interview conducted in November, 2001 in Gurney, Illinois, Fiona Green (16) interviews her Aunt Patti (N/A) about Fiona when she was younger and Patti's experience with work. Though there isn't much too it, they had fun and laughed...

An interview between father and daughter about experiences in life.

Barbra Foster talks about her frightening, yet wonderful experiences in the Big Apple around the 1940’s.

In this interview, conducted in November 2020 in Anaheim, California, Stephanie (16) interviews her mother, Marcelina, about her childhood in Guadalupe Cuautepec, Mexico. She shares stories about her siblings, jobs, school, and traditions. Furthermore, she also talks about her own...

Michelle Bear is a project manager at an architecture firm in Saint Louis. She also works out of offices in Chicago and Toronto and has spent much of her career traveling to places like Pakistan, Mexico, Italy, France, and many...

Mom lockdown

In this recording, son and father discuss the life lessons and takeaways from the two books “The Picture of Dorian Gray” written by Oscar Wilde and “One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey, and also how much of...

Talking to my Aunt and Uncle about their work and their family

During this interview we talked about her work and childhood

My name is Emily Dunn, and I am 19 years old. I’ve had the internet and consumed digital media my entire life, so I wanted to sit down with someone who has experienced an entire evolution of media and communication....

Recording February 13, 2018 – Husband and wife Kelly James and Patricia Larson have many memories about visiting the St. George Library. They not only grew up in the area, but raised their family here too. The public library was...

In this interview conducted on December 31st, 2017, sixteen year-old Malini Correa talks to her father, Sanjay Correa (60) about his life growing up in India, school, and his process of immigrating to the United States. He describes his family,...