Q & A with my dad

In this interview we talked about my dads personality and profession.

Circle of life-death

This is an interview with open ended questions based off of the topic of grief. Since I had lost someone close to me, I wanted to see what others perspectives were and what they believed in. So I asked my...

The great thanksgiving listen

Mr. Yurk and I conversed mainly about his childhood and experiences he had as a kid! He mentioned things he wish he had known as a teen as well as sharing a few nicknames he was given throughout his life!

From New Jersey Conservative to Colorado Liberal

In this interview, conducted in Boulder, Colorado on May 20th, 2019, Taylor Gallo, 17, interviews her father, Jeffrey Gallo, 52, on his uprbringing and political experiences during the late 20th century. Jeffrey talks about his conservative family and experiences in...

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Aracely Esquivel Noriega and Jesus Noriega Esquivel

Aracely Esquivel Noriega (51) habla con su hijo Jesus Gerardo Noriega Esquivel (21) sobre Mexico, sus cuatro hijos, y la vida en Colorado. (Aracely Esquivel Noriega (51) talks with her son Jesus Gerardo Noriega Esquivel (21) about Mexico, her 4...

SOC110-02 StoryCorps assignment

Interviewed close friend about her life and influences

“Life is about going forward into the future, not looking back into the past.”

Beyanka Vong, born in Vietnam, talks about the struggles she had faced throughout her childhood and her many different experiences. She constantly traveled around at a young age due to her parents' divorce and eventually led to her journey with...

Interview story with Dad

We talked about what it was like growing up in Colorado for him

Grandpa Volz and his involvement in the Vietnam War

The inside story to how an ordinary young man gets drafted into the Vietnam War. He shares his experiences in the Vietnam War along with childhood memories.

Wisdom from My Father

A conversation between Minnaar (Fiks) Schlüntz Nel and daughter Heidi Nel, on the heels of his 85th birthday about life lessons, how he hopes to be remembered, and his advice for the generations to come. Fiks has lived with a...

Amy Yarger discusses Urban Prairies Project in Colorado with Karyn Light-Gibson

Karyn, a graduate student at Miami University, talks with Amy Yarger. Amy works at the Butterfly Pavilion as the Horticulture Director. She talks with Karyn about the Urban Prairies Project and its importance to the overall biodiversity of Denver, surrounding...

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Darlene Castaneda and Diane Kirkland

One Small Step conversation partners Darlene Castaneda (59) and Diane Kirkland (48) talk about their upbringings, the role of social media, life in Bakersfield, and increasing division in the US.

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Ronald Britton and Chapin Montague

Ronald "Ron" Britton (71) recounts to StoryCorps facilitator Chapin Montague [no age given] his youth as a self-proclaimed military brat, the lives of his parents, and his career in oceanography and marine biology, all while sitting on the wood-lined deck...

Great Depression and Farm Life

I interviewed my 96 year old Grandmother and discussed her childhood, including her school life and what the great depression entailed.

Racing, Family, Fun, and Integrity-David Gee and Kailey Barrientos

Kailey interviews her father Dave. He is a great story teller and talks of a time when high-schoolers played pranks, and family was similar to a 50s TV show. For Dave, everything led to racing and a legacy of entrepreneurial...

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Janine Getler and Mary Holderman

One Small Step conversation partners Janine Getler (62) and Mary Holderman (43) discuss each of their efforts towards helping people who need housing, boundaries with family and politics, and their ties to unions.

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Gloria Mattson and Sandy Martin

One Small Step conversation partners Gloria Mattson (69) and Sandy Martin (78) discuss gender and sexual identity, gun control, access to mental health services, racism, illegal immigration, sources of media and news, Donald Trump and the January 6th Insurrection, and...

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Tori Zimmermann and John Zimmermann

John Zimmermann (75) talks with his daughter Tori Zimmermann (45) about his life, focusing on his childhood on Long Island in the 1950s, his spiritual life, and his first job out of graduate school when he moved to Colorado and...

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Jackie Lujan and Yolanda Avila

Yolanda Avila (67) sits down with her friend and mentee, Jackie Lujan (34), to talk about their shared community, the Southeast district of Colorado Springs. They discuss how Jackie was able to start a daycare business in the community and...

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Trystan Craigo and Connor Woodward

Friends and members of Out Loud Colorado Springs Men’s Chorus Trystan Craigo (47) and Connor "CJ" Woodward (62) come together to reflect on their experiences transitioning to male later in life.