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Recorded at the Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival on 4/28/19 with the One Small Step question set.

Great Depression/Recession Interview

“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...

Growing up in the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma.

"At this particular point, I'm very positive; I'm not very scared of anything."

An interview with someone about their time during the Great Recession.

Lucille Wilhoit passed away on September 3, 2016. I remembered I'd recorded two interviews with her for the National Day of Listening in November of 2010. She talks in this interview about the importance of music to her, and how...

"I have patients that are losing their homes because of medical bills, and I think that we are a very rich country but our healthcare is a problem."

McKenna Cole interviews great grandmother over life.

I talk with my dad about his childhood, his regrets and what he’s greatful for, his relationship with my mom, and his grandparents.

It was a lengthy video in which I even learned things about myself, but even though the length of the recording was 45 minutes too short it was definitely not ill-spent in my opinion!

Recorded at the Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival on 4/28/19 with the One Small Step question set.

"One scene that struck me the most was there was a helicopter leaving Vietnam, and there was a ladder of people."

I learned about my grandmas past life, her values, and the things in life she still remembers. It was great to talk with someone with so much experience in life and has been through so much to give me all...

Recorded at the Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival on 4/28/19 with the One Small Step question set.

[Recorded: Wednesday, March 20, 2024] UVA students John Doe (19) and Jane Doe (20), both from Northern Virginia, recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their 'Democracy and Public Service course'. They began the conversation by talking about...

Grace and Isabel(16) interview their grandmother about her father’s family, immigration, and experiences in America, and our Grandfather talks about about his family too.

Gioia Fischetti interviewed her Great Grandma Anna Albini who was born in 1925.

A brief discussion with my federal government professor Kelly Bell-Dorothy.

[Recorded: Tuesday, November 1st, 2022] Miriam (22) and Virginia (68) record a virtual One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Miriam is a fourth-year architecture student at the University of Virginia and Virginia is the editor of the Daily Progress,...

"Well, I tend to be pretty central in my political views: not too far left not too far right."

A stunning loook at what life was like growing up in the countryside during the 1950s

[Recorded: Tuesday, March 19, 2024] UVA students Virginia Webb (21) from Lynchburg, Virginia and Camille Williams (22) from Summit, New Jersey recorded a One Small Step conversation as part of their course 'Lead From Anywhere'. They talked about their experiences...

Friends Hillary Cummings (Col '78) and Melinda Tabler-Stone (Col '78) sit down for a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. The two remember their time at UVA as Zeta sorority sisters and share their career journeys, liberal outlooks, and...

[Recorded Tuesday, May 16, 2023] Cindy (63) and Bobby (51) have a One Small Step Conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Cindy is a writer and cares deeply about social justice, equity, and being involved with local nonprofits. Bobby is a husband...