Mike Hayes, Emily Peters and Scott Acord

Emily shares her experience of being the eldest of 4 children whose father died when she was 12, just 6 yrs after her mother died. Emily, had been the only mother her siblings knew and when they moved their aunt...

Auntie-Grandma Jewel (sibling #7)

In the midst of the pandemic my family has been blessed with new life. I spoke with my Aunt Jewel about the experience of becoming a great-grandma during the outbreak. I thought I knew my aunt pretty well but this...

Aunt Wanda (sibling number #8)

My Aunt wanda had a few choice words for the tourists flooding Floridas beaches, Governor DeSantis and Donald Trump. When it comes to the virus she refuses to go down without a fight. Aunt Wanda has entered "Walking Dead Mode"...

Breanna Espinoza and the life of Angelica Avalos, a wife, mother, daughter, sister and aunt.

In this interview, which was conducted on April 19, 2020, in Orange, California, Breanna Espinoza (21) interviews her aunt Angelica Avalos (37), about her life and the events and emotions involved. Angelica shares (family) stories and memories that Breanna may...

StoryCorps Mi Vida Darlene Chessher Interview

Abbi Stockman: 2024-05-03 20:41:35 Darlene Chessher, published author of Mi Vida: The Early Years and Mi Vida: The Next Chapter answers questions about her inspiration behind her memoirs and what she's taken from writing these.

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John Atkinson and Nancy Bentley

Nancy Bentley (63) interviews her husband, John Atkinson (67) about his life, focusing on his health issues with eczema and asthma, his work in the Peace Corps, and his favorite family memories.

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Miranda Lee and Ellen Blaufox

Miranda Lee (25) talks to her Aunt Ellen Blaufox (58) about Miranda's experience as a disability advocate and as a disabled person herself navigating life.

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Melissa Landfield and Eileen Greenbaum

Melissa Landfield (34) and her mother, Eileen Greenbaum (69), talk about growing up with art in their lives, the influence of Eileen's mother, Helen Greenbaum, who became a painter later in life, and Eileen becoming a sculptor after she retired...

Jenny and Emma talk about the jumper Jenny’s grandmother made her that she never wanted to wear.

“The jumper had a little bib on it…like overalls, but not like overalls.” When Jenny (on the right) is in middle school, her grandmother, a tailor, makes her an ill-fated jumper. Despite hiding it in the back of her closet,...