Search Interviews

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.

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 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...

Memories of growing up in Pittsburgh and family memories.

American studies

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

I asked my mom questions

This is an interview I did with my grandmother (Bubi) about her challenging childhood during the Great Depression. (Note: My grandmother has been previously diagnosed with dementia, which is why there were some aspects of her story that were repeated.)

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...

I talked with my grandfather who I call pop pop about his life. He told me about our family heritage and his life growing up. He also talked about my dad, who is his son. It was a very good...

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.

.bdbajsj. bshahabababbabaa. gdhsjjsaj.

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,...

Rachel rehashed important memories throughout her childhood and the rest of her life. She answers questions about her family, childhood, and her in general

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.

Michael Scott talks about his father McKinley Scott, growing up below the Mason-Dixon Line, and a bombing of their house by the Ku Klux Klan in North East, MD.