James A. Rencontre Memories of Growing Up

My Father, James A Rencontre (age 89) talks about his early life, his Mother’s death and his childhood epilepsy. I ask a few follow up questions. My father has vascular dementia. My name is Christina Rencontre (age 62). I am...

Five pregnancies, Five Years

Andrea Marcoccio was pregnant or recovering from a miscarriage or delivery for the past 5 years. The impact of losing BGH’s Labor and Delivery unit would have been devastating to her access to care.

Clint Schroeder & Mike Grabenstein
October 28, 2022 App Interview

Clint Schroeder 47 and Mike Grabenstein 75 come together to share their life experiences, views and their love of Coeur d Alene

Ian Hicks and Sheri Bullock
October 25, 2022 App Interview

Ian Hicks 79, and Sheri Bullock 50, talked about growing up in South Africa, racism, having a bi-racial family and kindness

Tom Palgiasottie and Katie Comstock
October 24, 2022 App Interview

Tom Palgiasottie 73 and Katie Comstock 30 have a conversation about religion, legacy, and community.

Marlo Faulkner and Bob Smee
October 20, 2022 App Interview

Marlo Faulkner, 80 years old and Bob, 75 years old meet for the first time and talk about their ancestry, politics, and serving their community

Maureen Finigan & DeAnn Johnson
October 12, 2022 App Interview

Maureen Finnegan age 61, and DeAnn Johnson age 57 have a conversation about gender,standing up for your beliefs and standing by others who need support.

Larry Riley and Sarah Swanby
October 11, 2022 App Interview

Larry Riley 62 years of age and Sarah Swanby, 49 years of age did a One Small Step North Idaho conversation. Talking about a wide range of topics including their families growing up, their shared belief in helping people in...

Barbara Mueller and Luke Russell
August 9, 2022 App Interview

Luke Russel and Barbara Mueller share a conversation about the experiences in life that have shaped them into the people that they are today.

Vietnam War interview

Tom Christensen grew up in Idaho on a potato farm. During the war, his farming wasn’t affected because their town was small enough that there was no impact on it. He joined the ROTC at the start of the war....

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John Lodal and Tony Baca

John Lodal (62) and his friend Tony Baca (60) recall their longstanding Big Jazz Band in Boise which has had a strong impact on their community. The friends share memories of some of their memorable shows, and talk about why...

Of Spiders and Finches

In this interview, my mother shared some of her favourite memories of her as a child, as well as when I was growing up. Our childhoods really do shape us.

Insight to a Different Life

The movie Crazy Rish Asians doesn’t accurately portray actual Asian life. Karoline went to China in 2nd grade and learned wealth is not always measured in money like portrayed in the the movie but in experiences, family etc.

Self Discovery

This interview talks about self-identity and discovering what that means to us. As well as sexuality and things that aren’t what society would consider the “norm.”

BoiseSpeaks: "We were always under surveillance."

Ethyl Furuya Minnis tells of her experience growing up in California and staying under surveillance in Japan as a Japanese-American during WWII.

BoiseSpeaks: "Where do you want to live?"

Erika Warner shares her story of learning English, falling in love, finding her life’s vocation and the importance of giving back to your community.