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Bob Pernick talks about his childhood, growing up in a Jewish family of six in the thirties, his college days, and how he met his wife.

For a school project I interviewed my grandfather on 12/6/2020 about his job and life.

My name is Songyi Park. I am 14 years old. Today is Thanksgiving and I am speaking to Jinju Kim, who is my mother. We are recording this interview in Bayside, New York. We both discuss about her childhood, where...

“I do attempt to be a good person 24-7.” In this interview, recorded on January 2nd, 2019, Piers Pozil (14) interviewed Johnny Simpson (75) in Aspen, Colorado, and asked him how his past experiences shaped him to make him who...

Nicholas “Nicky” Weinstock had jumped headfirst into an entirely new civilization, with no knowledge of the language or culture. Nicky’s son, Lincoln Weinstock, interviews him about his experience in Africa. Nicky tells about his near-death malaria experience, what it was...

Nicholas Scaletta interviews his father, Anthony Scaletta. They discuss various topics including Anthony’s childhood experiences, personal values/achievements and how life was different back then compared to now. His own neighborhood which he’s grown up in, and how life got him...

Cooking is a form of art and so many people love making and eating food. On January 6th 2019 in Los Angeles California, Jack Beerman interviewed his grandmother Sarabeth Levine to learn about her early life as a pastry chef....

I interviewed my grandma to know more about her life as a child, he experiences, and her viewpoints on life.

My name is yuxuan I am 14 years old. Today is November 25, 2018 and I’m speaking with Mia who is my mom. We are recording this interview in New York Fresh Meadows. I want to interview my mom because...

Uwe drops us right into a sticky situation involving a confused teenager wanting to be something that his parents do not (Teddy boy Gangster). Wolf Uwe Kalisher, Luca Kalischer-Stork’s uncle, was a full-fledged Teddy Boy in Berlin Germany, 1980. Uwe...

In this interview, held on December 9, 2019, in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Riley Marschall speaks with Cathrine Harrington about Cathrine’s childhood growing up, what it was like for her getting into school, and getting a job. She talks about her...

Overcoming a fear can be difficult, but facing fear to overcome it is an audacious way to tackle it. In an interview conducted by Jeremy Frank in Los Angeles, in November 2017, Darryl Frank talks about how he overcame his...

The CIA is one of the world's most secretive agencies, and my grandpa was involved.  This interview for the Great Holiday listen on storycorps was about my grandpa, Lou Eisenbarth experience and memories from his time in the CIA. My name...

Hello everyone, this interview is about growing up back in the day. My participants name is Vinny Mauro and he is 60 years old. This interview goes over Vinny‘s childhood and advice for the future generations.

Everybody has their own story. For this project I decided to interview my grandmother. This storycorps project has benefited me because now I understand the challenges and all the hardships that my grandmother has gone through. My grandmother’s responses to...

Inaaya asks her mom questions about her and life/childhood.

14 year old Chris Durant interviewed his aunt, Dinora Durant on her early years in Honduras and then some of her life in Brooklyn, New York. When I asked Dinora what she did in her summers she told Chris about...

Interview featuring Odile Zelenak (stepmom). Revisited her past, had some thoughts about the present, and looked into the future.

Audrey talks about family, childhood, and college

My mom talks about her childhood and my similarities to her. She also talks about her thoughts and moments that were important and memorable to her. In addition to this she expresses what she wants for her children and herself...

Ann Garrett, from Clovis, California, in her junior year of USC, 1992, was put into the middle of the Rodney King riots. It is a firsthand story of someone stuck in a violent protest. Interviewed by Luke Garrett, 14, her...

This interview was conducted for an AP Language project where we were tasked to interview a close elder and give insightful reviews and ask questions so we can further understand how cool our elders really are. I, Seth Greenland(16) interview...

The great Thanksgiving listen from my mother

I sat with my dad and talked about a rollercoaster of things, we touched basses on the experience he had raising three children and even went in depth with his experience when it comes to picking his career

On November 24th in Los Angeles California, 14-year-old Jason Marounian interviewed his dad, Arthur Marounian. Arthur Marounian was an immigrant from Lebanon. He came to America because of the civil war in 1983. When Arthur was a kid he played...