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Dr. Audrey Kramen Gordon (age 88) shares with her long-time friend Anne Rooney (age 71) stories of her Grandma’s love and legacy, as demonstrated through her Friday night Sabbath meals, and especially through Grandma’s cookies made with Hershey’s kisses. Audrey...

[Recorded: Thursday, April 4, 2024] Kim Spitzmiller (62) from Charlottesville, VA and Samuel Orlando (22) from Charlottesville, VA spent a lot of time discussing the influential people in their lives and how they've learned from others and life experiences. They...

Mary Ann recounts her childhood growing up in rural Connecticut and goes on to share the powerful act of kindness her paternal grandfather did for her which was teaching her to drive. She expresses how this act impacted her confidence...

Jarrett Floyd (31), Bailey Hancharik (23), and Brett McHale (27) interview grandpa Bill Hancharik in Nazareth, PA. Talked about family, friends, life growing up and fishing.

Uros Dupor Life Story

From 2/17/2024: Jameson O'Neal interviews Mike O'Neal about his father, Sonny O'Neal. The focus of the interview centers on family memories, Sonny's career in the United States Forest Service (USFS), and football.

Son interviews dad about his life story.

Today, I did a interview with my grandfather who is 71 years old. I asked him some brief questions about his grandparents. I also asked him about what he feels about todays generation and he said about some social media...

In this interview, conducted on December 15th, 2023, in Santa Monica, California, Andrew Bernknopf (60) talks with his son, Leo Bernknopf (15) about how his Jewish religion and faith in God has shaped his perspective of the world. He shares...

I (14F) interviewed my mom (52F) about her Israeli identity and her life. We spoke about her time in the military, her life in apartheid South Africa, and the Oct. 7 attacks.

In this interview, recorded Nov. 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama, Adeline Smith (17) interviews her grandfather Jack Mize (77). They discuss childhood, relationships, careers, education and more. He shares about his parents, college experience, and pride in his children and grandchildren.

Eighteen year old Jack Mayhall interviews seventy-nine year old Jack Mayhall about his experience with starting a family and being able to support it. The interview takes place is Vestavia Hills, Alabama on November 26, 2023. The discussion’s purpose is...

[Recorded: Monday, September 11th, 2023] Emily and Cole have a One Small Step Conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Emily is a Second Year at the University of Virginia from Wise, Virginia. Cole is also a Second Year at UVA from Needham,...

[Recorded: Friday, July 21, 2023] This One Small Step conversation was recorded in Charlottesville, Virginia as part of the Sorensen Institute’s summer High School Leaders Program in 2023. Simone Nied (16) is from Virginia Beach and Diana Carlson (16) is...

Today I will be interviewing my grandpa about his life and war. He will tell what he did and how he lived/coped in Korea.

I am asking questions about my grandfather for a school project.

This interview took place on November 24, 2023, through the phone in Birmingham, Alabama. Archana Rajasekaran (17) interviews her grandfather Soorappan (68), who is currently living in India. Speaking in their native language (Tamil), they talk about her grandfather's childhood,...

My name is Mack Russell and I am with my grandfather and he is 73. I call him papa and he is my dad’s dad and which he is my grandfather. The topic of the video is my grandfathers life.

In this interview, I (Gavin Koo, 14) interview my mom (Lily Xu, 47) about my grandfather. My mother describes what my grandfather's life in China was like, some hardships he went through, and his general character and personality.

This is an interview with my Pops. Details about his family, his dad, his early years and his legacy.

We talked about my dads vision quest in South Africa, hopes for world, his journey as a writer and being a grandparent.

Edgar zagal (me) talks to his grandfather.

Yefim Ostrozhansky (75) and Vicki Ostrozhansky (74) speak of the ways antisemitism affected their life in the Soviet Union.

A granddaughter interviews her grandfather about his lifelong love of writing.

[Recorded: Thursday, February 9th, 2022] Carol (71) and Aly (38) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Carol is deeply involved in the Waynesboro community, although she is originally from a small coal mining town in Pennsylvania, spending...