Search Interviews

Uma Vempati, 45, interviews her mother Sudha Vempati, 70, about growing up in India, her childhood, her marriage, the death of her husband, and the success of having raised three successful girls.

Minoti Amin (42) interviews her uncle, Romesh Amin (76). Romesh talks about his twin brother - Minoti's father - growing up in India, coming to the U.S., meeting his spouse, his family, and his hopes for the future.

James Hakim (58) and Myron "Mike" Cohen (62) talk about their involvement with HPTN trial 052, a very successful HIV treatment and prevention study. They talk about their own histories, the history of the trial, and how it felt when...

One Small Step conversation partners Gurminder Sangha (49) and Sandra Celedon (37) talk about their career trajectories; the role of their families, teachers, and mentors in their development; and their hopes for the city of Fresno.

Karyn Mucklow (63) and her One Small Step partner Lauren Lambert (21) exchange travel stories, anecdotes from former times, and life lessons.

Friends Susan Daniel Mathuram (18) and Kiyanna Edwards-Polk (18) discuss dead roots, overcoming trauma, independence, and what they hope to accomplish in the future. The two also discuss leadership and the changes they hope to see in the future.

Theresa Taken (72) talks with her daughter Emily Taken-Vertz (28) about growing up in rural Iowa, being adventurous, going to college, traveling the world, and becoming a lawyer after being a social worker in the South Bronx.

Matthew "Matt" Koehler (33) speaks with Kedar Padhye (39) who operated on him after a traumatic neck injury just over a year ago. They remember the surgery and the perspective shift it gave them both.

Roy Koshy (37) interviews his father, Thomas Koshy (77) about his life growing up in India, his impressions of the United States when he moved there, his jobs, and his approach to life.

Monika Nikore [no age given] has a conversation with her mother, Vimal Nikore (86), about her life in India, both before and after the Partition of 1947.

Vivek Somasundaram [no age given] interviews his father, Thayumanasamy Somasundaram (62), about his childhood and upbringing in India. Thayumanasamy talks about his family, his educational background, and his decision to pursue a career in science.

Kennedy Stubblefield (22) interviews his professor Raj Raghunathan (55) about how he came to teach about happiness at the McCombs School of Business.

Monika Nikore [no age given] has a second conversation with her mother, Vimal Nikore (86). This conversation adds greater detail to Vimal's childhood which includes the 1947 Partition of India.

One Small Step conversation partners Adithi Jayaraman (21) and Jhozef Sheldia (22) discuss mental health, sharing their views on campus, and the biggest challenges facing their generation.

One Small Step conversation partners John "Jack" Coleman (20) and Shakeb Arsalan (20) discuss growing up in predominantly male or female households, how they view the U.S. political system versus other global democracies, and whether they feel comfortable expressing their...

Spouses Dharani Sridharan (34) and Sid Srivatsan (39) talk about their arranged marriage, reminisce on their first memories together, and share their secrets to a successful marriage.

Dhyaneshwar B. Chawan (74) talks with his son Arun Chawan (37) about his life growing up, going to school and working in India, coming to the US in the 1960's, marrying and having children and his reflections on his life...

Brett Swinney (35) interviews his colleague Himabindu Poroori (23) at Chicago Artist Resource about her artistic practice.

Al Pola (62) connects with their One Small Step partner, Mani Mahadevan (60) over their experience as immigrants and discuss topics like cultural identity, police perceptions of the public, and racism.

In this conversation, Sajani Neeraja (26) celebrates her mother Neeraja Subbaiah (56), who speaks about what it was like to regain her independence and identity after living in an abusive marriage. Neeraja also speaks about toxic masculinity in Indian culture,...

BJ Harvey (41) has a conversation with his Mother, Eva Harvey (69), about her childhood in India, coming to the United States, marriage and motherhood.

Madan G. Goyal (80) tells new friend and StoryCorps Facilitator, Nalani Saito (24) about his experience of coming to the US from India in 1962 and what stands out to him from his time going to university, working and raising...

One Small Step conversation partners Richard [no age given] and Manish (52) have a conversation about their lives and beliefs, reading each other's bios and finding some common ground despite different political views.

Spouses Paul Wilkes (83) and Tracy Wilkes (69) share a conversation about approaching their fortieth wedding anniversary, the early days of their relationship, and the adventure they have been on together ever since.

Archana Deopurkar (62) talks with her son Swapnil Deopurkar (37) about how she was the first woman in her family and community to go to college and pursue a career. Archana describes her chemistry major in college and teaching youth...