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Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews Gene Marshall, of Forked River, New Jersey. He discusses his passion for decoy collection, his techniques of carving, his craftsmanship of the working decoy, and his mentor in the field, his father, George Marshall. Photographs...

Two teenaged friends sit and talk about a world they did not choose and choosing themselves.

Part 2 of 2. "Pretty city committee." Sandra talks to Angela about her time as a teacher, disrupting violence with art, and coming together to make the city we want to live in.

Part 2. These two friends took turns interviewing each other about the world and their place in it.

On August 23, 2016 Jeanine Mah (84) talks with her daughter, Susan Mah (48), about the death of Jeanine's husband/Susan's father from cancer as well as Jeanine's thoughts about her own pending death, which occurred 3 years later. They discuss...

Theresa Pinto (55) and daughter, Madison Pinto (18) talk about their journey together through Theresa’s breast cancer treatment.

This is a self-interview in which I talk about the events in my life which have brought me to where I am today. I detail how family, race, and illness have shaped my story in an auto-ethnography format.

My Dad explains his life changing relationship with the arts and the impact that learning to write music had on his creativity and sense of self worth.

In this interview, Evelyn, my grandmother, talked about her childhood memories and how she learned how to use her patience. The one thing she said was “never ever step down.” This phrase means you can be anything you want to...