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The participants were Grace (17) and Laura (28) who are both sisters. We talked about how her life is very different as a nurse during the corona virus.

Spouses Jamie Koch (71) and Cathy Koch (71) reminisce about their family, life in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, their involvement with the church, historic preservation, and their occupations.

Christopher Nines (51) interviews his father, Larry Nines (74), about growing up, career paths, life lessons, and spirituality.

Kristen Evert (52) asks her mother Dee Grassman (73) about her youth, they discuss the effects of moving at a young age, and the importance of family.

Mark Sarich [no age given] tells his friend and mentee Gavyn Hagan (24) about the tight-knit Eastern European community he grew up with in Madison, Wisconsin.

Jack Krauskopf on the occasion of his 80th birthday talks with his children, Katie Krauskopf (45) and Lewis Krauskopf (48) about his childhood, career in public service and major influences in his life.

Kelly Nelson (40) has a conversation with friend and former colleague, Theodore "Ted" Mayer (86), about his life and military career, focusing on the conditions of Marine Corps boot camp in the 1950s. Note: This interview contains mentions of abuse.

Nash Christian (20) interviewed Richard Haney (81), his friend about life, family, education, travels, and his career.

Friends Olivia Langby (26) and María Terrés (68) share a conversation about their starts in music, the music community in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, memorable gigs, and how their music journeys have evolved.

Shawn Carlson (54) has a conversation with his friend and coworker Jill Fuller (33) about growing up, going to college and graduate school, and what their interests are outside of work.

Amber Norkett (46) has a conversation with her mother Patricia "Pat" Norkett (70) about growing up, courtship, working, raising children, and volunteering.

Brothers Brian Walsh [no age given] and Kevin Walsh (49), talk about their memories and experiences with their father.

Jean Henderson (74) and Joan Davis (74) talk about their experience as twins.

Martha Bache-Wiig (61) interviews her former childhood caregiver, Theresa Snyder (92) about her childhood, career, and marriage.

Patrick Teed (67) was interviewed by his wife, Linda Teed (63) about his life.

Brad Johnson (53) interviews his friend Mike Adams (33) about his life as an African American man growing up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and about George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement.

Nan Gleason (82) was interviewed by her friend Kathy A O'Malley (82) about raising her daughter that had a cognitive disability and passed away in 2021.

Carole Schmeda (80) and her sister, Elaine Schmeda (74), talk about their travels in the United States and internationally.

Stephen "Steve" Petrie (28) interviews his coworker, Dawn Scher Thomae (58) about her career path as an anthropology curator at the Milwaukee Public Museum.

Leann Hengel (45) shares a conversation with friends, spouses Bob Crown (96) and Mary Crown (94), about Bob’s childhood and career, and Bob and Mary's retirement adventures, including Bob obtaining his commercial pilot’s license.

Safiya Schaub [no age given] interviews her mentor Janan Atta-Najeeb [no age given] about her early childhood memories, the Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition, discrimination muslims face in the workplace, building a library of resources regarding Islam, and their hopes for...

Mother and daughter Carolyn Rodriguez (62) and Kristen Williams (41) discuss early childhood memories, briefly living in Montana, parenthood, politics and hopes for the future.

Friends Mette Pedersen (76) and Carol Rost (76) recalls how they met at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, reconnecting after several years of losing touch, and their children.

Jennie Fidler (35) interviews conversation partner Bernice Brown (99) about her life and family in the 20th century.

Conversation partner Chris Brookes (73) interviews husband and wife Rosemary Badame (77) and Robert Sima Krkljus (71) about their lives in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, and his immigration to the United States.