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This interview took place in Bayside, New York, on December 1st, 2019. In it, Ami Farrell asks her mother, Setsu Sakaguchi, about the challenges she has faced in life and what she has learned from them. As an immigrant from...

Mother, Selby Hickey (76), and son, Miguel Camnitzer (40), discuss artistry, love lessons and change.

Jamileh Davachie (74) talks to her grandson, Shaheen Morakkabi (15) about her childhood and life in Iran during and after the revolution and her family.

In this interview, Created on November 26, 2017 in Manhattan Beach, California. Sadie Levin (14) and her past teacher Terry Gladstone discussed many influences that Mrs. Gladstone had in her life what led her to where she is today. We...

Andrea Reed (41) talks to her aunt Peggy Allen (77) about their memories of their community at Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem, New York. Together, they reflect on faith, family recipes, and their relationship with each other.

What we talked about was the perceptions my father had in life and the knowledge he gained throughout life. Also we talked about his childhood and where he grew up

Interview with a friend

One Small Step conversation partners Robin Boone (66) and Jim Pokorny (63) discuss their formative political experiences, their relationship with Christianity, the importance of finding common ground with those of different political affiliations, and the essential goodness of human nature.

Due the the pandemic, I conducted an interview with my boyfriend over FaceTime. He talked about the important people in his life and the memories he shares. He shares his successes as well as his hard times and has a...

My father talked about some of the things that are most important to him. Some of these things are family, work and respect.

Life story

Roberto was born in Jalisco Mexico.

We talked about childhood preferences and memories. We had a great time :)

Mentor and mentee Fr. Donal Godfrey (64) and Leandro Gonzalez (38) talk about their experiences as openly gay men in the Catholic Church. They reflect on their faith journeys, their lives in San Francisco, and their friendship.

Lena (64 y.o.) interviews her father, Vincent (90 y.o.) about immigrating to America.

In an interview with Amethyst, my mom, we discussed topics on socialization, experiences, and relationships.

“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...

Stan talked about his childhood to adulthood. He also mentioned lessons he learned and people who made a difference in his life.

I'm interviewing my mom after Christmas 2021, before heading to East Palo Alto, where I'm serving as a Climate Action Corps Fellow.

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...

Andrew Weber (24) and his mentor, Jessica Hong (39), share a conversation about family, camping, amusement parks, and movies. Andrew also remembers the loved ones who he has lost and shares life advice for those listening.

Life, family and work

In this interview, Gissell Flores and her aunt, Gabriela Pinedo, talk about some of the lessons life has taught them. Her aunt shares a profound religious experience she had with her younger child, Jacob. She gives teenagers an advice that...

Spouses Christopher "Chris" Preston (43) and Angela Preston (42) share remembrances of how they came together.

86 year old remembers the trials of escaping Austria during the nazi occupation. A lesson in acceptance and understanding.