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We discussed his work experiences and growing up in Buchanan county.

This is an interview from my grandmother, Betty Austin. In this interview she talks about her early childhood, her relationship with my grandfather, and about all of her work experiences.

General conversation with Mimi

An interview with Danny Owens about his life in the Buchanan County area.

On Appalachian Flatfoot Dancing with professional musician, Rebecca Stout

My mother’s life and work in the Appalachian area.

I interviewed Danny Spurlock for my First Year Seminar class at Marshall University. Our FYS class has been focusing on critical thinking and how thoughtfully developed and artfully asked questions can lead to enriching and enlightening stories, particularly oral histories....

Grandpa’s insights into Appalachia, Vietnam and the state of the country.

[Recorded: Monday, March 21, 2022] Gerard Alexander (56) and Nathan Moore (41) have an impromptu One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Gerard, a UVA professor, and Nathan, general manager of WTJU radio station, discuss anthropology and their experiences traveling...

In this interview we talked about my father in his current job and his past jobs. We also got into his life and what means the most to him.

This is an interview about my father’s work life, and his stories about working in Appalachia.

Hoy, yo preguntando preguntas a mi amigo Matias Landers. El tomo la clase de Senor Gonzalez en 2021.

My mom grew up rough so how she grew has changed how she views the world and how she takes on working in the public

A mother and daughter have a much needed conversation about family history and mental health.

Appalachian Memories

Social worker Susan Raines and her life in Buchanan County.

Thurman, family, houses in Greenville, Papa's family, Appalachia, Shenandoah Valley

In interviewing my sister Dayanara, she touched on things such as life experiences, hardships in terms of self harm, self actualization, the AP program, and everything else in between.

Tom Holcomb recounts tales of growing up during the great depression and serving in the Navy in World War II.

This is an interview between high school student, Erin Faulkner, and her Social Studies teacher, Preston Hibbitts. He discusses what it’s like living and working in Buchanan County, Virginia.

[Recorded: Thursday, October 19, 2023] Juliana Paine (20) and Logan Smith (22) have a One Small Step conversation at the VPM office in Charlottesville, Virginia. Their conversation was recorded during Democracy360, the Karsh Institute of Democracy’s three-day biennial conference. Juliana...

Stories from my father and his life in the coal mines of Appalachia

This is an interview between a father and daughter, focusing on his connections to the Appalachian region as a husband, professor, and a future city planner.

La entrevista es sobre viaje y differente piases en Español con unos otros preguntas.

Pellissippi State Libraries librarian Allison McKittrick talks with Dean of the PSCC Libraries Mary Ellen Spencer about her favorite places and favorite artist in Appalachia as well as what it means to be from East Tennessee.