Two Years to Live

He was told he had two years to live, due to being morbidly obese. 6 years after he has a successful career and now lives a healthy lifestyle. Now he works with many people to improve their lifestyle, and help...

Unplanned Immigration

“We had to flee. We didn’t plan it, just in a matter of two hours we were out of the country.” My name is Puzant Kiwanian and I am 15 years old. The story you will hear in this recording...

Taylor Kepple and her mom talk about her childhood, future, and marriage.

We talked about my moms teenage life and the future. We also talked about her hopes for me and my generation. We talked a lot about her dad, who was my grandpa. They were very close and that was a...

Working in Another Language

Despite being in Japan for the earthquake in 2011, Gerald Hirshberg doesn't tell that story, because stories of interacting with the place and the people are far more earthshattering. In November of 2017, Kate Hirshberg interviewed her grandfather, Gerald 'Jerry'...

Living in Paradise. . . California

Living in Paradise is usually thought of as a tropical place, sitting by the beach, and relaxing. For Bryan Hawkins, it is a small mining town in Northern California. In November of 2018, 17 year-old Johnny Hawkins interviews his father,...

changing due to religious persecution

In 2001, my dad, Rodney Barnes traveled to China to work on the movie Rush Hour 2. During his work trip, he did not expect to witness a religious persecution. He witnessed the Falun Gong setting themselves on fire for...

General Interview with my mother, about her childhood and our relationship.

A quick interview with my mom. We go over her favorite memory of me. We also go over what her childhood was like. We also went over who was very influential in her life. We, also, went over who she...

Always being the new kid

On December 4th, 2017 Trixie Davis,14, interveiwed her father, Tom Davis, about what his life was like growing up and switching schools are on the Southern California area in the 1980’s. Fam tells her about his experiences going to three...

Artie Ripp's Childhood and his Place in the Music Industry

“It was very loud, greasy, noisy, and something you wanted to get away from” (0:17-0:27). On January 2nd, 2019 in Valley Village, California, Ari (15) and her grandfather, Artie Ripp, sat down to discuss his circumstances growing up and his...

My Father

We talked about how much we care about each other. I gained more insight on what goes on in my father's head.

54 Years of Crazy

Being in love can be difficult, hower if two people love each other so much they make it seem almost as if it’s easy. Just ask Anabelle and Richard Sher. Throughout their journey of being in love, Annabelle and Richard...

From Casa to Home

It is 2018 in Los Angeles, California and fifteen year old Emma Goss interviews Olga Friedman, her beloved Grandmother, about her journey to Los Angeles from Sonora, Mexico. The interview takes place in the bedroom of Emma on the morning...

The Great Thanksgiving Listen

My poppop and I had an amazing experience in recording an amazing account of his life, including his childhood, family, career, wife, and my mother. He shared some of his most favorite memmories, as well as saying that the only...

My pop-pop and me.

Sole’ Townsend interviews her pop-pop on her dad's side, Stephen L. Townsend Sr., on Thanksgiving day at her Aunt Paulette’s house. They talk about his life as a kid and even the life of his family as children. Sole' tries...

Kaitlyn’s Interview with Grammy

Kaitlyn interviewed Grammy on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Grammy’s house in Dallas, Texas.

A Block Away from Disaster

“The plane was so close the building I was in was shaking.” It was January 8, 2020, and Will Keller had just begun his interview with his mom, Mccurrah Keller. Will wanted to learn more about her experiences when she...

Grandma and I :)

Interview about the life of my wonderful grandma and all she means to me.

Eric’s interview

Had a wonderful time interviewing my son of how he thinks of me in the world and the people around him

Achievement through sacrifice

Hello my name is Wesley Feldman, I am fourteen years old, and I’m interviewing my mom, Dawn olmstead, on January 6, 2020, in Los angeles. As a hard working woman, my mom has earned everything she has achieved, and she...

instilling discipline

The last place Louis Bourassa and his family imagined he would go was the military. Grace Bourassa, age 14, sits down with her dad, Louis Bourassa, on November 14, 2018, in Valley Village, California. She asks about the Marines and...