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Folklorist Ann Hoog (45) interviews longtime colleague and American Folklife Center volunteer, Howard Kramer (77) about his early life, and his 16 years volunteering at the Center.

We talked about his teaching career.

Reflecting on high school

I interviewed Deborah Quisenberry for my First Year Seminar class at Marshall University. Our FYS class has been focusing on critical thinking and how thoughtfully developed and artfully asked questions can lead to enriching and enlightening stories. Frank Seano’s book...

Alex talks about his older brother who is a big inspiration to him.

Today, I interviewed my dad asking him questions about me and his life. He has always inspired me with how hard he’s worked and focused on his goals to get where he is today.

An interesting interview with my father.

Yo mismo, Isaiah Lee, entrevisté a mi madrastra. Yo tengo 16 años y ella 38. Aprendí mucho sobre ella en la conversación y me alegro de haberlo hecho.

This is an interveiw with Ross Reynolds and how he connects with the character Atticus Finch in How To Kill a Mockinbird

A niece(Iris Chin)interviews her aunt(Grace Woo) about the lessons she’s learned throughout life. Also, she states different pieces of advice to pass on to future generations such as “Always enhance your strength, overcome your weakness...Be yourself and that’s the most...

Colleagues Kimberly Mayden (28) interviews Allora McCullough (34) and Dani Collette (34) about their journeys as artists, the work they each make, and the impact they hope to make.

Interview of our amazing history teacher, Diana Bass.

We talked about what my moms life growing up was.

I am interviewing my father, Brian Leathem (45). My name is Andrew Leathem (14). I talked to my person of inspiration (My father) about his life, how he got to where he is, and much more. Overall his story was...

This interview was recorded in Detroit Country Day Middle School. The date of this interview was April 16th 2018. I interviewed Valerie Yang. We talked about broad topics about her life. Those topics included, her sisters, her books, and her...

American life through the eyes and passion of an educator. Including the perspective of Tracy Langley, a white, immigrant, woman, and educator.

An interview between a mother and her daughter about finding creative inspiration and pursuing a career in art.

Former colleagues Katherine McGrady (56) and Igor Mikolic-Torreira (56) discuss how they came to work at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA). Katherine remembers being deployed to Somalia at a time when few women worked in the industry. Igor describes...

Friends and colleagues, Rita Blank (71) and Barbara Goldstein (63), reflect on how being children of Holocaust survivors has affected their lives and perspectives and discuss their work at the Holocaust Education Resource Council.

Friends and colleagues Baylee Sorenson (32) and Brit Liggett (37) share a conversation about their friendship, the small businesses they run, the role models who have influenced them, and their children. They also discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted...

Helena Wimboeck interviews the very inspiring person Carolina Ugaz-Moran, the author of the wonderful book Aline and the Blue Bottle. The book is about Aline, who finally finds the magic in herself. The search for happiness is a journey to...

My name is Avery Maddox and I interviewed my father, Steve Maddox. I discussed topics including my father's regrets of not staying close to his family, raising 2 female daughters, and finally to his chaotic childhood of moving every 3...

Research collaborators Amber Christ (43) and Teresa Nguyen (35) talk about their personal paths to aging and disability advocacy, respectively, and their current collaboration to intersect the two fields into one research study. They also share how these topics relate...

Karlie Kitchens age 20, Jack Lindquist age 20. In a relationship. I asked about what he would want to pass down to his future grandchildren and how he would want them to remember him.

During our interview we spoke about her life experiences and got to know more about who she is. Through this listeners can learn what are her values and morals.