Treat Everyone Like Human Beings

This interview was record in Egg Harbor Twp, NJ in my parent's bedroom on November 25th, 2018. I interviewed my mother, Nargis Serneabad, who immigrated from Bangladesh to the U.S. in 1996. She reminisced about her first day landing in...

I Plead the Fifth

This was an interview between me and my grandma. She doesn’t like to talk about herself a lot but I was happy she was able to share a few things with me.

Samantha Vogt’s Test Interview for the Great Thanksgiving Listen, 2018

In this recording Samantha Vogt, at EHT High School in EHT New Jersey, records a practice audio file for the 2018 pilot of the Great Thanksgiving Listen. Samantha is in 11th grade and is studying Honors English III.

I want people to remember me as a happy person

In the interview Leidy talks about her experiences coming to America, immigrating, happiness and the overall differences. The major differences she had to encounter was the language barrier and getting used to the culture. Leidy lives a happy life with...

“My Greatest Accomplishment”

In this interview conducted on November 22, 2018, Jodie Dioses (16), a high school student at EHTHS, interviews her dad, Oscar Dioses (51), at their home in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Oscar Dioses talks about his childhood and what...

Troy Corrington interviews his grandpa, Dave Bowen, about his childhood and growing up in the 50’s

In this Interview for the annual Great Thanksgiving Listen of 2018 Troy Corrington talks with his grandpa, Dave Bowen, about his early life. In the interview Dave goes over his childhood of carefree fun and his career in the phone...

The great thanksgiving listen: Addison Jacobs

After the recent death of my uncle and my grandmothers son, I called her from across the country to have an interview to learn more about her and her life

Test for interview

In this recording, Marissa Feldman, a high school students records a test upload for the 2018 Great Thanksgiving Listen.

“I am as American as I am Pakistani”

On November 29th, 2020, Rehmat Arbab, age 16, interviewed her Pakistani immigrant mother on her experiences growing up in America. She mentions her life moving from Pakistan, to Florida, and then to New Jersey. She also reminisces stories of her...

"I came back to visit you specifically"

In this interview, conducted on November 26, 2019 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Al Ziegler interviews his teacher and mentor Matt Guenther(52) and Matt's husband, Greg Ferree(51). The couple shares about fond college memories together, their friendship before they...

The Great ThanksGiving Listen 2020

In this recording, I interviewed my father for the Great ThanksGiving Listen of 2020. The interview took place in the family’s living room and lasted around 16 minutes. Ten questions were asked and answered that focused around his past and...

Kylee Johnson’s Test Interview for the Great Thanksgiving Listen, 2018

In this test recording, Kylee Johnson, at Egg Harbor Township high school in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, records a practice audio file for the 2018 pilot of the Great Thanksgiving Listen.

Importance of Family

In this interview, Carly Settle interviews her grandmother, Cindy Ayers aka “Nanny”, about her family and childhood memories on Thanksgiving. This interview includes stories about her childhood memories in Brigantine. This interview focuses on the importance of family and how...

“Everything Can Be Possible”

Natasha Iqbal, student of Egg Harbor Township High School, interviews her mother, Rosanna Iqbal, about her life. They talk about her childhood, how immigrating to America was, and motherhood. Rosanna Iqbal is an American citizen and a citizen of Dominican...

Military Family

Gabby Germann (16) of Egg Harbor Township, NJ speaks with her father, James Germann (47) about his military service on November 24, 2018. In this interview they begin by discussing James background with the military. It then goes on to...

Test audio

This is a test interview by Laren Barrett on November 14, 2018; in preparation for the Great Listen.

test upload for the 2022 thanks giving listen
November 21, 2022 App Interview

Adam donchey does a test upload for the great thanksgiving listen.

“ we were slipping and sliding down Spring Garden street”

This interview was conducted in November 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Burak Cimen(17) interviewed his godmother Ilene Kaplan(70). Ilene discussed her childhood and her travel expeditions as a young adult. She also remembered her parents and their summer...

“I would say being a mother is probably my biggest accomplishment”

In this interview, recorded on December 2019 in Omaha, Nebraska, Haley Reinhard (16) interviews her sister Kristina Reinhard (30) about her journey through the Military and new motherhood. She shares stories about basic training, tech school, and how she didn’t...

My family, my servitude, my passion

This was a lovely interview with my talkative, caring, passionate father. He always has interesting entertainment stories and things to say that will make you think. Even through small controversial moments, he’s well intentioned, experienced, intelligent, and very funny.