Search Interviews

Kelbi Schlueter (54) interviews her friend Teresa Ross [no age given] about her childhood, experiences with homelessness, and their friendship.

Laura Peterson (52) talks with her sorority sister Martha Saunders (93) about her upbringing, education, and work with the community.

Shawn Lorenzen (68) interviews her husband, Mike Lorenzen (69), about his job as a paperboy.

Judith Peavey (71) shares her thoughts, feelings, and memories about her late husband's life and their relationship leading up to his diagnosis with dementia. Sonia Kinkhabwala (22) accompanies and listens to her stories.

Colleagues and friends, Brett Kesselring (50) and Roy Mayfield (56), reflect on meaningful moments from their careers as organ and tissue surgical coordinators.

Brothers Michael Hayes (29) and Matthew Hayes (27) have a conversation about how their relationship has evolved through the difficulties of addiction.

Spouses, Pnomwan Wager (66) and Lawrence Wager (75), discuss Pnomwan’s immigration to the United States, Lawrence’s deployment in Thailand, and their children, as they together recount their love story.

Tristen Duffey (20) and his grandmother Jeanne Christakos Duffey (76) share a conversation about their family, Greek culture, and Jeanne's experience growing up on "Greek street" in Cahokia, IL.

Brothers Denys Hansen (75) and James Hansen (72) look back on their childhood memories in Sherwood, Iowa and Springfield, Missouri.

Amy Coulliette (51) interviews her father, Richard Allen (70), about his childhood in the Tunas, Missouri, his experience serving in the U.S. Navy, his retirement in the Ozarks region, and the characters that he has met along the way.

Grandfather Charles Brittain (78) discusses his life experiences and family history with grandson Michael Brittain (29).

Dean Ertel (76) shares his story with his StoryCorps partner, Naomi Love (26), through his book "Memoirs of a Fish Whisper."

Carla Lantz (49) sits down for a conversation with her wife, Dena Lantz (49), about their deep love and admiration for each other and the challenges they've weathered together.

Phillip Scott (30) interviews his mother, Gina Scott [no age given], about her experience reporting on the deployment of the 142nd Field Artillery Brigade of the Arkansas National Guard in Saudi Arabia.

Philip Herzog (25) interviews his coworker Bambie Wurzburger [no age given] about her journey through addiction, recovery, and impact at Cross Lines Distribution Center.

Pamela Kundert (69) speaks with her conversation partner Paul Hummel (74) about her life in music.

Mother and daughter, Lezah Stenger (74) and Stephanie Stenger (53), have a conversation about their contributions, memories, and experiences in the Junior League of Springfield.

Friends Ashley Quinn (40) and Kirsta Moncado (43) discuss their lives, friendship, and LGBTQ+ advocacy work.

Claire Bonnette (20) interviews her mother, Sabrina Bonnette [no age given], about her military career as Chief Petty Officer, traveling, women's rights, and legacy.

Sally Dishman (23) interviews her coworker Jeremy Pruitt (38) about topics ranging from his feelings on garden gnomes to his experience being on the board of Eden Village at the Gathering Tree in Springfield, Missouri.

Husband and wife, Terry Breazale (62) and Michelle Breazale (59), talk about their unlikely love story, from their first meeting in Greece, to flying home with their wedding china in the cockpit.

Jessie East (45) interviews her husband, Jason East (47), about his early memories growing up, leaving a full time job to help their son, finding his interests, and journey to entrepreneurship along the way.

Best friends Lymon Sanderson (51) and Robert McCord (56) share a conversation about their experiences with addiction, homelessness, recovery, and finding homes. They also discuss the roles family, friendship, and God play in their lives.

Siblings, Lindsey Dumas-Bell (47), Eviann "Evie" Dumas (42), and xocean dumas (41), share a conversation about their family's adventures, including a tumultuous whitewater rafting excursion, parasailing in the Bahamas, and running into celebrities in San Francisco.

Friends Timothy Conley (55) and Sean Higginbotham (43) have a conversation about their lives, sobriety, and experiences through recovery center, Victory Mission & Ministry.