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Don Stinson (35) has a conversation with his student Noah Riley (17) about their community in Joliet, Illinois, the role of music education, and their journey in the high school band.

Edith Hirsch (100) talks with her friend, Arielle Lewis (28), about coming to the United States from Poland with her mother, growing up in the Roseland neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, becoming a teacher and librarian, and her...

Emmanuel Garcia (37) interviews his best friend Tania Cordova (50) about the challenges as a Trans Latinx woman. Tania also talks about her new project called "SER el cambio," a transitional housing center for theTrans community of Chicago.

Friends Corky Jones (84) and David Senter (67) talk about their decades of activism on behalf of American farms and farmers.

Advocate Christian Glennon (22) interviews Alejandro Monzon (26) about his effort to prevent a mass tenant eviction in Chicago. Autonomous Tenants Union (ATU) partnered with attorneys to rally, prevent increasing gentrification, empower families and Latino communities, and prevent discrimination.

Friends Jennifer DeLeon (43) and Rozella Haydee White (34) discuss how they became friends as members of a Lutheran church, and how faith and activism combine and manifest in their lives.

Xavier McElrath-Bey (43) and James Dold (36) reflect on their childhood and the people that helped them become the men they are today.

Alcoholism and bipolar disorder and one lawyer's journey to stability.

Christian Diaz (31) interviews his friend Ashley Galvan Ramos (20) about her activism in the Logan Square community. She also shares her family's story of displacement, and carrying on with the Chinelos' traditions.

Thais Carter (35) interviews her friend and colleague, Byron Martin (35), about his experiences in the black church community.

Lois Friedberg-Dobry (94) talks to her caregiver, Demetria Smith (27), about growing up in Chicago, meeting her husband, Alan, the early years of their marriage, raising their two daughters in Hyde Park, and their involvement in Chicago politics.

Laura Donaldson (52) talks to fellow disability rights organizer, Cathleen O'Brien (31) about her experiences with housing instability in Chicago, her difficulty finding both affordable and accessible housing as a woman of color with a disability, Laura has Cerebral Palsy,...

Lesley Martin (61) interviews John K. Notz, Jr. (84) about his experiences using the Chicago History Museum as a resource for Chicago projects and how his scholarship influenced public history.

Tomas House (24) and his coworker Crystal Palmer (60) have a conversation about what poverty means to them, and they also talk about growing up in public housing.

Ellen Heimann (91) talks to her second cousin, Hedy Ciocci (74) about coming to the US when she was 10 years old, meeting her husband, work, children, grandchildren, and what her life is like at age 91.

As a creative scholar she explored how her background informs her creative practice.

Stephanie Thompson (47) and her coworker Pamela Fairley (42), talk about breaking the stigmas associated with recipients of housing vouchers and residents of public housing. They talk about their childhoods, education, work history, and the economic and housing challenges they've...

Rev. Brian T. Johnson (60) interviews his friend, Dr. Dorothy C. Bass (70), about her family and study of religious practice.

Jordan Miller (93) talks to his son, Bruce Miller (65), about being the self-described "oldest pop singer in America." He talks about his childhood and coming of age years in Newton Centre, MA, his early musical influences, hitchhiking to New...

Julian Orozco Rios (27) conversa con su novia Karla Janette Rivas (26) acerca de su vida en Ciudad Juarez, México, y cómo se reencontraron en Chicago después de años de no verse. [Julian Orozco Rios has a conversation with his...

James Peters interviewed Ruth Robbins regarding memories from her life-long experience of living in Ravenswood Manor.

Atrayus Goode (34) has a conversation with his colleague David Shapiro (44) about their trajectory building mentoring relationships.

Brothers Matt (27) and Jeff Austin (25) read two stories, both relating to the same event, from their own perspective. They talk about writing and creating art.

Jasmine Coates (32) is interviewed by her colleague Candace Coleman (34) about her experience as a Black independent woman with disabilities, and her journey becoming an advocate for others.

David Clayton (61) has a conversation with his social worker and friend Britta Larson (36) about his experience coming into his own and memories of sharing his identity with his mother and most recently his siblings.