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Anna’s grandma Joanne talks about her life growing up and the family she created with her husband. Gives a little bit of a bitter twist but normally she’s a lot more positive.

On Thanksgiving Day, 2022, Kaeleigh Sciria (20), interviews her beautiful mother, Patty Sciria (62), to detail her life and stories. She told stories of her childhood, family, her brother, being a lawyer, and her favorite job as a mother. Patty...

In the year 1969, a young Dennis Bidwell gathers around the tv with his buddies in the basement of his college dorm. But the men aren't watching a sporting event or game show—They are watching the military draft for the...

Kyra Kline (21) askes her father Dave (46) about his time in his late teens, her birth, life as primary custody parent, and advice for the future. The interview of growing up in Upstate New York and the expectations and...

Patrick Herrick talks about his childhood, his time in the air force, and about his family.

Honest vulnerability made Shyla and I fast friends when we met in Southeast Asia, far from our Southern roots. I also became a fan of her writing (under the pseudonym S.M. Holland) and took this opportunity to discuss "Get In...

Span277: Borderless Poetics & Expression for a New Time — Conversation with my Cuban mother about her life before and after immigrating to the U.S., the struggles she faced once she got here and how she overcame them.

I am Shannon ledig I’m 16 years old and I interviewed my dad who is 60 years young. We talked about if he enjoyed school and what he did and where he went for college. I asked him what he’s...

I interviewed Stephen Pisciotta 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....

My grandfather (Phil Werner) and I (Damon Litzenberger), talk about his early life after 1945. We also discuss together his life living in Fayette, Seneca County in New York State. He talks about his early life at a one room...

I ask ten questions about my mom and got a variety of answers from when she was a child to present day.

We talked about her highschool experience, favorite memories, her relationship with my dad and what she wanted to do as a child.

Grandson Colby Meyer interviews his grandmother Dorothy Hamilton on her life and some of the lessons she's learned. One Q&A we would like to add is, What is the main source of joy in your life right now? Dorothy answered,...

James talks to his mother about life growing up in Brooklyn, and her early memories from childhood. She shares some memorable moments from her life and lessons she has learned. She talks about some of the influences on her life...

Roy Engels(84) talks with his great grandson Gabe Kelsey(18) about his childhood, time in the military reserves, how he met his wife, and his career as a teacher.

Whether it be in New Jersey or New York, Tammie Vivlamore's life experience has been crazy from the start. In this interview, Tammie opens up about her less-than-stellar childhood, where she ended up in her 20's, and how becoming a...

Nash Alamgir (16) and Onyx Alamgir (21) and discuss her childhood and adolescence. She touches on subjects of mental health and how it was negatively affected with the American education system. Through classic stories of her teenage years, Onyx discusses...

Family, faith, marriage, and life lessons

Amanda Robertson (37) talk with her daughter, Mallory Robertson (18) about how she remembers 9/11.

I interviewed my mom on basically her whole life, mostly what we talked about were some of her hardest struggles and most impactful memories.

In this interview, Erin Bis (18) interviews her father John Bis (54) about his childhood memories, happiest and most difficult, as well as the impacts on family and relationships because of those memories and the times of the coronavirus pandemic.

For Rachel's Journalism Midterm, she talks with her dad, Steven, about his memories and his current thoughts.

Otis Johnson (Age 11), a current 7th grader, asks his father Jeremy Johnson (Age 41) what middle school was like for him. Witness the challenges and the fun of what middle school was like in the 90s.

In this interview, on November 26, 2023, in Valparaiso, Indiana, Louay Zeitoun (15) interviews his mom Samar Kebbewar (47) about growing up in Aleppo, Syria. Samar shares various memories about her childhood, and how religion played a big role in...

Loyola University Chicago MSW student Kate Dawson talks with her best friend of many years, Chloe Kilano, about growing up with two immigrant parents from Iran. The two reflect on Chloe's experience of being a first-generation college student while challenging...