“Life is about going forward into the future, not looking back into the past.”

Beyanka Vong, born in Vietnam, talks about the struggles she had faced throughout her childhood and her many different experiences. She constantly traveled around at a young age due to her parents' divorce and eventually led to her journey with...

growing up and learning with the natural world

Kerissa Battle (42) an ecologist in the Catskills talks with a close family friend Leana Tishim (13) a student on Long Island about her childhood and the experiences and lessons learned. She also shares a few lessons about finding oneself...

Thanksgiving Dinner

Grandmom talks about Philadelphia with uncle Michael and mom

Interpersonal Communication

From discussing childhood to present day memories we take a listen to happy times as well as troubling events. There are no right answers as everyones path is different yet all share emotion to memories.

Nana Kwoka Interview – April 13, 2021

Kevin and Nana talking over Taco Bell after Kevin stopped by after working at the office

Elaine P. Zickler and Denise Maltese "It's Easier to Remove Layers than to Add Them"

dmaltese: 2021-07-18 21:09:45 Elaine Zickler talks to her daughter-in-law Denise Maltese about her childhood in Philadelphia and how it influenced her adult life; her psychoanalytic practice, her PhD in English, for example, developed through her keen interest in family stories...

Laura New Years Day 2018

Laura speaks about some pivotal moments in her life and the support she receives from her parents.

COVID-19: Eric Robinson

Eric Robinson talks about how difficult it has been to watch his son, a senior in high school in March 2020, grappled with the disappointments of the Covid-19 shutdowns. Because of the nationwide stay-at-home orders all three of his sons...

Robert Mere-Christmas 2018

Robert Mere shared his memories of growing up, the influence of education and a strong loving family on his development, and the importance of accepting other people where they are at. He used the culmination of his 79 years of...

Life is Good

My grandfather Peter Murphy, age 64, was born in Long island. He was the UCONN lacrosse captain of 1980 and graduated with a degree in Civil engineering. He founded his own software company that has billions of users globally using...

Helen Powers on Mother's Day 2021

Helen Powers (78) shares part of her life story with her 5 children and husband, Edward Powers, Sr. (78). Children are Thomas Powers (53), Theresa Powers (52), Edward Powers, Jr. (50), Anne Kinsey (49) and Patricia Powers (45). Grandchildren Henry...

"We Were Reunited"

Melina Plummer (16, Grandaughter) and Maureen McCarthy (58, Grandmother) Discuss a multitude of topics. Being a single mother and being the first generation of Women to work full time is tough. Maureen has lived through a lot and has a...

“Start With the Basics; the Rest Will Follow.”

Frank DePoli remarks on his life and how it has been different than he expected, but excellent nonetheless. He begins with his childhood and how his parents and friends always supported and still do support him. He then elaborates on...

Terence Golston and Cece Golston

Terence Golston: 2020-06-17 18:36:57 Today, Terence Golston (22) interviewed my half-brother Vincent Ceaphus "CeCe" Golston (33). We talked about his childhood, career, dealing with COVID-19, Police riots, our Grandparents and family. (Terence, the interviewer, has autism.)

The Move

I interviewed my grandparents about their move from Philadelphia to Lindenhurst NY. They talked about their life in Philly, how the move was to Long Island. Talked about hope and money and how family is the most important thing.