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I talk with my grandparents on how they first met and what they’re most thankful for.

This interview was conducted November 26, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Natalia Beltran (16) interviewed her mom, Erica Avila (36) about her childhood in Humboldt Park and how living in such a troubled neighborhood shaped her into the woman she is...

This is a compilation of several stories about my great grandma, Sylvia Oscar. She was a stubborn, tough woman who sometimes made funny mistakes.

Born one of seven in World War Two Germany, Emil (Mike) Kropf speaks about his life—his experience coming to America, being drafted in the U.S. army, meeting the love of his life on a train and coming back to raise...

This interview is on the six month anniversary of the day Barb was first admitted to the hospital with a rare illness, HSV encephalitis, which is an acute viral infection in the brain. Overcoming the life-threatening illness was only the...

In this interview, conducted November 23, 2018 in Queens, New York, Arib Chowdhury interviews his mother Momota about her childhood and her greatest influencer. Momota shares about her school life and fun trips she took with her family. She also...

A story of how my 100 year old grandma experienced anti-semitism and discrimination as she moved throughout the United States and the world.

My dad answers questions about his life as a parent.

In this interview we talk a lot about lessons learned in her life. Not backing down, learing to keep control and respecting family are all really big factors in her life today. We talk about Iris Hills, a dance class...

Bill looks up to his father. He is great full for his wife and children. One of his favorite memories is meeting his wife.

Interview with pa

My Grandma Pat is 81 at the time of this interview. Also heard in the interview is my mom. Grandma Pat tells her story of what she’s thankful for, how she wants to be remembered, and her story of motherhood....

This interview was taken in Macon Georgia on November 24 2018. Interview of my Mom about her life. Includes her growing up, religion, her children, and her favorite memories.

The story of my Grandmothers life

Shay Makinde & Pedro Damasceno speak prior to a vigil held for the victims of the tragedy at Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14th, 2018— a day prior to the date of this conversation. Shay shares his first-hand experience...

Yumi (51), a mother, talks to her daughter, named Erica (16), about her childhood with relatives that have farming backgrounds, her dating life with movie dates, Fiji honeymoons and raising her moderate and severe intelectually disabled children (including Erica).

This was my Great Thanksgiving Listen interview with my aunt :) We talked about her childhood and present day life + other stuff too!

I chose to interview my brother who is 21 years old and is a senior at Kent State University. I wanted to interview him because he changed his major and I was wondering how it went. I thought the interview...

The great thanksgiving listen, my mom reflects on her childhood. Thegreatlisten2018.

A story of my grandmother’s amazing life in many different places in the U.S. living with a big family.

I interviewed my Nana. In this interview we discussed many things from childhood to current life. I got to know some things even i didn’t know about my nana. She explains a lot of her childhood, and what she enjoyed...

In this interview, conducted on November 22, 2018 in Marmora, New Jersey, Ava Young (16) interviews her cousin Tabitha Stauffer (19) about how, who, and what impacted her life in highschool, advice she would give to people, and how she...

Thegreatlisten2018

In this interview, recorded on November 25th, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Linus Mavers (18) interviews his mother Elizabeth Caldwell (57) about her life and childhood. Elizabeth talks about growing up in different cities and moving around as the daughter of...

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