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Oliver Zagorin is a teacher for students with special needs. He is dating my sister (Adriana Mantilla) and she can be heard in the background. Oliver is the main focus of the interview.

We talked about her childhood family and school

My step grandmother (Katie Wilhelm, I call her Teeta haha) and I talked about her family and travels throughout her life so far, including her Dad who served in World War 2.

My father, Chas Peterson, describes his childhood and growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, in the D.C area. He now works in telecommunications.

Just listen to it

Kathryn speaks about growing up as the daughter of Chinese immigrants as well as her involvement in multiple non-profit and civil rights organizations.

Lotus (10) interviews her 93 year old grandfather. They talk about his memories growing up in San Francisco and what he thought when her parents adopted her from guatemala

My grandmother, Carol Butscher, tells a story about the time she picked up a navy base captain in her car and her ability to talk openly with anyone, no matter their rank or place in society.

The road to adulthood is not always a clear path and sometimes it is the direction of others that helps a young person make the journey.

My grandma,Rita, came to American with my mom a very long time ago . I was the first generation in my family to be born in America. My grandma is now retired, and lives with me and my brothers. She’s...

Daughter and mother Rev. Dr. Ronné Wingate Sims (51) and Hazel Wingate (78) talk about their family background, their experiences as women in the Black Church, and their relationships to God. They reflect on some of the watershed moments of...

Bruce talks about his amazing job that saves millions of lives

Asking my mom questions

Interviewed my dad about his life and our family.

oral interview

In this interview that I took with my mom, she talks about what it was like to visit her mom and dad’s side of the family and how they differed. It was interesting to hear about this because it’s the...

One Small Step conversation partners Lynisha Senegal (45) and Bernadine Tuisavalalo Tavita (28) talk about their experiences as women of color - growing up poor, engaging with their communities, and taking on the mantle of leadership.

I talked with my Nana about her life with my Papa and raising my mother and uncle. We also spoke about her jobs and family traditions.

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Kenneth Williams (52) speaks with StoryCorps staff member Isabella "Bella" Gonzalez (26) about his career as a parent coordinator and how develops relationships with the families he work with.

i interview my grandma for english class!!

Gertie and Anna talk candidly about cancer during Covid19 and finding safe spaces to live and heal. They cover topics around misogyny, mountain life, compassion, doll making and women’s health and empowerment.

Brian Cairns works for the NASA Goddard Institute for space studies in New York, where he focuses on developing instruments that will make better measurements of small particles in space. In this interview Dr. Cairns discusses his start in engineering,...

Steve Desroches (47) talks to Zoe Lewis (57) about her life as a musician and traveling the world.

We talked and learned more about and from my Father, Thomas Swei.