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Shawn Stover is the much-admired and respected Reentry Coordinator at Ohio Means Jobs of Athens County. He tells his life story, discusses his work with people leaving prison, and shares words of wisdom.

Loney Fred Hutchins (65) is interviewed by his son Loney John Hutchins (33) about growing up in poverty in the Appalachian mountains of Tennessee, and the various lines of work - engineer, musician, therapist - he followed to get to...

You can’t miss Paulist Father Michael Martin in gatherings of his community. He’s known as the “tallest Paulist.” His height exceeds a standard door frame. Walking with a cane, his is a commanding yet tender figure in the line of...

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

One Small Step conversation partners Thomas "Tom" Hogg (66) and Donna Taylor (65) discuss challenges they've overcome, political differences with friends and family, and what they wish their own political "side" would stop doing. NOTE: This conversation includes a reference...

Richard had A scary hiking trip

Cindy K. is a woman of great strength and resilience, a woman whose heart and experience are a great asset to people around her. She shares her life story.

A brief look into the life of a disabled coal miner who had spent years working in the mines.

Interview with Rosemarie Miller, a retired teacher and missionary

Anna Burns (34) interviews her dad Ray Burns [no age given] about growing up in Appalachia, working at the cotton mill, and being the first in his family to go to college.

Jaha Cummings (50) speaks with his mother Martha Bireda (78) about the importance of community, people who influenced him during childhood, and carrying on his ancestors' legacies.

Friends and fellow activists, Michael Tierney (60) and Christine Weiss Daugherty (80), reflect on moving to West Virginia and their involvement with rural activism and community development.

Part 2 of Grandpa’s insights into Appalachia, Vietnam, and the state of the world.

Katie L. tells her life story, one of many challenges overcome with courage and resilience, and shares words of wisdom.

Diana tells her life story, speaking of family, addiction and recovery, incarceration and reentry, challenges and resilience, and shares words of wisdom gained through hard-fought experience.

Ginger and I talked about her experiences in business and community organizations.

Christopher Bennett shares his life story and words of wisdom for people in reentry from incarceration and addiction recovery.

Jessica Smith tells her life story, one that has been filled with hardship and resilience, and shares words of wisdom.

In their One Small Step conversation, Michael DiMonte (68) and Rekha Shukla (55) talk about how they relate to immigration, with Rekha's history moving to the US with her family as a young girl, and with Michael's experience working abroad.

Bryan Darst, a highly respected man in Athens County, Ohio, tells his life story and shares words of wisdom.

This is an interview highlighting labor and work in Buchanan County, VA.

Childhood

Mabel Wilson (95) speaks about her life with her grandson Adam Wilson (35). Stories include her father running from the 'rebels' during the civil war, how she raised three kids alone after her husband was killed in the Korean War,...

We talked about her teaching career and experiences she had while doing it. I learned a lot about my grandparents and great grandparents during the interview. I also didn’t realize how many times she had moved in her life time.

Ozella Buchanan (78) tells her daughter, Kathleen Buchanan (44), about growing up in a small mountain town in Virginia and attending a small school that closed down during WWII. She talks about her education and becoming a nurse.