A daughter’s interview with her hero: her mother

I am a survivor of domestic violence. My mom has been with me every step of the way. The interview addresses divorce, rescues, protective orders, and starting over.

A Glance Down Memory Lane

This year for Thanksgiving, some of our family came down from Indiana. I didn't know them that well, so I decided that I wanted to interview them and get to know them more by learning about their childhood.

Jenny Sanders 2022

I interviewed my grandma, Jenny Sanders. In this interview we talked about her early childhood, teenage events, and later lifetime events.

Elaine McKenna interviews Ruth Robertson About Her Life
November 27, 2015 App Interview

This is an interview between Elaine McKenna and her mother Ruth Robertson that was done on Thanksgiving November 26, 2015. Ruth shares the story of her childhood, her parents, and her marriage to Lainey's father, Phillip Markovich.

Remembering Patrick

Interview with my mom to remember my brother Patrick who disappeared climbing a mountain in Mongolia.

Part Two: Maria speaks of transition, settling into Richmond, and her dreams of bringing more Mexican culture to her adopted city!

Part one of two: Maria sits down with Alison and translator Kaitlyn to talk about family, her move to Richmond, and ways she believes we can incorporate more Mexican culture into the town she has grown to love and appreciate!

A Word with Dr. Robin

(Updated 1/6/21: Edited to improve sound and decrease overlap caused by delay.) In an overdue reunion, Robin Wilson graced me with an hour of her Sunday to share her story. She passed down a major portion of my teaching-for-justice toolbox...

Thanksgiving History with Grandma

I take the time to learn more about who my grandma is, and who the rest of my family was too. Banks, school in Italy, Frank getting taken out by a gold-diggers with a frying pan... There's a lot I...

Ann's House and the Story of Grandma's Pies

Ann Colbert lives at 601 So. Woodlawn the same house that she visited as a young girl traveling from Paoli, IN to visit her grand parents in Bloomington Indiana. Let's listen as Ann recall her determination to buy her grand...

A Girl’s First Pet

Evelyn(15) talks with her mom, Rebecca(43) about getting her first dog as a child. They talk about what her dog was like and what they did together as well as show a glimpse into what it was like growing up...

Interview with Julie Goldblatt

We discussed her childhood and the places she grew up. Her family and our own family now. She also talked about her career and how she got to where she is today.

Three Boyfriends
December 10, 2017 App Interview

On a snowy December afternoon I, Juanita Douglas, interviewed my favorite aunt Lillie Bea Douglas Calhoune in my hometown Gary, Indiana. We talked about her life farming cotton as a teenager in Tennessee before she migrated in 1945 to Gary....

Dad, The Great Listen 2019

We discussed a photo of a Memorial Day celebration where me my dad and grandfather all took part in the ceremony.