growing up and learning with the natural world

Kerissa Battle (42) an ecologist in the Catskills talks with a close family friend Leana Tishim (13) a student on Long Island about her childhood and the experiences and lessons learned. She also shares a few lessons about finding oneself...

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James Siragusa and Helen Siragusa

James Siragusa (66) speaks to his mother, Helen Siragusa (99) about Helen's life as a WWII nurse and mother of eight as she nears her 100th birthday.

Life is Good

My grandfather Peter Murphy, age 64, was born in Long island. He was the UCONN lacrosse captain of 1980 and graduated with a degree in Civil engineering. He founded his own software company that has billions of users globally using...

interviewing my dad
November 30, 2022 App Interview

me (Julie friedman) interviews my dad Micheal Friedman about his spouse, his childhood and the holidays. this interview takes place in our living room.

Interview with Michael Leitke about Family

I interviewed my father and talked about family, when he met my mother and raising me and my sister.

The Move

I interviewed my grandparents about their move from Philadelphia to Lindenhurst NY. They talked about their life in Philly, how the move was to Long Island. Talked about hope and money and how family is the most important thing.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

Throughout this interview we talked about family, how life was back then, and memories.

"I’m more of a painter in music than a musician" – Alan Semerdjian

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Alan Semerdjian (Long Island) who makes meaning of his life through art. They discuss family influence, Armenian heritage, dialectic thinking, writing, music, and the art of educating.

Terence Golston and Cece Golston

Terence Golston: 2020-06-17 18:36:57 Today, Terence Golston (22) interviewed my half-brother Vincent Ceaphus "CeCe" Golston (33). We talked about his childhood, career, dealing with COVID-19, Police riots, our Grandparents and family. (Terence, the interviewer, has autism.)

Faith and Dave Butcher

Faith finds out how Dave really feels about his childhood, his work and their life together.

The thanksgiving listen

This interview was mostly about my mom and her childhood. It is clear from the interview that she had a strong family connection growing up, with a strong bond to her mother. Her job as a pediatrician and her family...

Stina Nanavati: A mother’s day interview

This is an interview with Stina Nanavati (mother) being questioned by John Nanavati (husband) and Ravi Nanavati (son). We asked questions about her family, the history of her talking feet, and a bit about her experiences with racism while growing...

Mother's Day chat with Eileen Clark.

We discussed Eileen's early life in Queens, New York, her marriage to Henry Clark, and how they moved to Long Island to raise a family.

Mother's Day chat with Jean McNeill

We discussed what it was like for Jean growing up in NYC and then raising a family on Long Island.