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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.

[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...

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

[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...

Dylan Meyers (age 15) talks with her grandmother Karin Meyers (age 85) about the Holocaust, being Jewish, and Karin’s life in high school, college, and afterwards.

• 0:00 - 0:00 . • 0:01 - 0:04 Who is in relation to you that you have lost to drugs? • 0:04 - 0:05 My uncle. • 0:06 - 0:08 Was it sudden or was there signs of the...

Joshua Furman (age 9) interviews his paternal grandmother (age 69) about her immigration to the United States from Russia. Key points discussed include why she left Russia and the move to the states.

I, Eric Nielsen (17), interview my Grandpa, James Stevens (76) who has dementia. We discuss his youth, friends, and family, as well as what it was like growing up in the tumultuous 60’s.

Stockton University student Camila Perez interviews George Juarez who lost his uncle to substance use disorder.

Stockton University student James Strain interviews his father, who lost his mother and uncle to smoking and alcohol use.

Stockton University student Starr Drennen interviews someone who had a substance use disorder and is in recovery.

Hi my name is Bella and I am interviewing my mother Michele, so who was the person this using drugs in your family? The person using drugs in my family it was my older brother. So how much older was...

Me: “Who was the person misusing drugs in your family”? Anonymous: “It was my dad, he started developing a drinking problem when I was midway through eighth grade. We found out about his drinking problem when I was midway through...

Emmy: Hello. So I'm interviewing MyKenzi: MyKenzi Walker Emmy: So who was the person misusing drugs or alcohol in your family? MyKenzi: So my uncle on my mom's side was abusing alcohol for as long as I can remember, I...

Hello my name is Madison Schwartz and today I’m here with my mother Shelly Schwartz in this interview we are going to be covering my mother’s experiences and how she handled being in relation to an alcoholic before we get...

(0:00-2:05) Question: “What was the pivotal moment in your life that made you want to make a change?” Answer: “It was more a set of circumstances than a moment. I was a functional alcoholic for decades. I learned later that...

Me: So I’m here today with.. Jamie: Jamie! Me: And we’re going to be doing the stigma free project interview to help break the stigma regarding substance use and yeah, alright so I guess we can start from the beginning...

Anthony: Who was the person misusing drugs in your family? Anonymous: So the person that was misusing drugs in my family was my ex step-dad Anthony: Did they ever lie about their addiction to any of that family member? Anonymous:...

Emily: Who was the person misusing drugs in your family? Anonymous: My mom is the one misusing drugs. Emily: Did they ever lie about their addiction to any of the family members? Anonymous: Yes she did lie, she would try...

Speaker 1 (00:02): Hello, I'm Katerina Gonzales and 'm interviewing someone who is a recovering alcoholic. So, first question, what was the pivotal moment that made you wanna change your life? Speaker 2 (00:16): Uh, to be honest, my life...

[Shauna]: Okay. The first question is, who is it in relation to you that you've lost to drugs? [Interviewee]: Um, my nephew, who is like a son to me, called me mom. My children thought it was his brother for...

Hayde: It is October third, and currently it is 5:33 pm. Today I am here with.. Amanda: Amanda Hayde: Hi Amanda, how are you doing today? Amanda: I'm doing good. Hayde: Do you know why I’m here today? Amanda: Umm...

Speaker 1 [00:01] Hi I'm Paige Annia and this is the story corps project I'm going to be interviewing a person that had a relationship with a former drug addict. So, who is it that you're going to be talking...