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Coming from modest beginnings in India, my dad talks about his childhood, adult life, journey through education, values, culture, and life lessons learned.

In this interview, Marie and I discuss topics pertaining to family & relationships, politics, climate change, money & happiness, and the ignorance surrounding large-scale suffering in third world countries. She shares her unique perspectives on these topics and comments on...

This was my interview with my mother Kayoko.

I interviewed my friend Kal, and this was the most meaningful convo that we've had in a long time about family and relationships withen our families that impact us and how.

Interview my good friend will about his day to day life and his college expirences

Traditions are a great part of all families. Younger generations don't quite understand that, but there is a hope that they may begin to.

Talking with my dad about how the success and failure have helped him.

This is my mother's experience having her first child and finding out that they were severely premature.

In this interview, Leah Vaikutis interviews her aunt, Judy Sidrys, about "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". They debrief the characters, underlying themes, and connections to modern day society as they reminisce through this brilliant crime novel. The very interesting Hercule...

“It’s my nature to be involved. I’m always up for a good challenge.” If there is a worthwhile cause in the town of Saugerties, Lanny Walter will get involved. Emerging from an activist family, it was a natural move for...

Adins values in life, and what he treasures most.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I wanted to discuss family with my mother. I was able to learn more about why family is so important to her and how her appreciation for family has changed throughout our life.

In my interview, I asked my mom some questions that let me into her past. She told me somethings about my grandpa and my dad. I learned about things she did when she was around my age as well.

Rita del Carmen Velasco Suarez de Banfield is from San Andres de Pillaro, Ecuador and Michael Banfield is from Calumet Michigan. The two talk about their experiences and how they lived, how they met, and what their life is like...

In this interview I ask my uncle what Venezuela was like before and after the rise of Hugo Chavez.

In this interview my aunt talks about her life, growing up, her family, and herself. She is 52 years old and my aunt on my mother’s side. In this interview I learned a lot about her and my family and...

Ted Jones, my grandfather, has lived a long and fulfilled life. From the Roaring 20s to the Second World War, he has lived through it all and has learned a lot from it.

Phyllis Wimberly ( My Grandmom ) spent her 40 year career as a Washington DC public school teacher integrating her AP English classes. As an activist and teacher her goal was to send kids to college that wouldn’t have otherwise...

In this recording, father and daughter discuss the themes and lessons found in the novel Atlas Shrugged.

My mother, Shruti Lake, opens up about her experiences growing up in a foreign country, moving to the United States, and the challenges she has faced while doing so. We focus mainly on traditions and family values, but delve into...

Carl McNair - brother of beloved astronaut Ronald McNair - and Kimberlin Butler discuss the impact of being a Ronald McNair Scholar/Fellow. A star McNair Alumna, Kimberlin shares the story of how the McNair Scholarship opened doors for her to...

In "The Great Thanksgiving Listen 2019" Efren Ayala interviews his mother, Oralia Zamora, about her life in Mexico and then America. She was born in a small town in Michoacan, Mexico, where she lived until she turned eighteen and moved...

In this interview, my father talks about his engineering career, past work trips, and the countries he has been to. He also tells stories about his summer in South Africa.

Cynthia Hall is the community coordinator for NASA’s Transform to Open Science program, where she works with organizations and communities to build diverse scientific collaborations with NASA. She works to make scientific research and processes more inclusive and accessible to...

My great grandma and I chat about her past and current life, highlighting some of the best moments and just briefly going over the not so bright. Janette has no problem talking about anything and i was impressed that she...