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School Counselor Dan Schmidt, 55, interviews one of his students Carolina, 18, about what motivates her, the challenges she faces as an undocumented student, and her hopes for going to college.

Interview with Michael Tracy

in the face of Obstacles; how a young woman overcame the odds through resilience and perseverance.

Jacob Williams (14) and Nathan Allen (14) interview Charles Patrick (18) and attempt to draw out his experience as being a student at Fairbanks High School.

Eager to get out of the lab, Martha Savage spent the year immediately following her undergraduate graduation at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station where she worked as a cosmic ray observer. In this position, Dr. Savage, who is now a...

Lori Glaze, Acting Director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters, works with everything from understanding asteroid trajectories and material make up to the InSight mission which recently landed a rover on Mars. It’s no exaggeration to say Lori...

Robin Bell, Carol Finn, and Carol Raymonds reflect on their experiences in the field and how that has affected their personal and professional lives. (Recorded 14 December 2017)

In this interview, made November 27th, 2018 in Lincoln City, Oregon, JJ French (16) interviews his grandparents Glenn and Esther about their childhood in Michigan. They share stories of everyday life as a kid and what it was like for...

Language can be and obstacle for anyone that comes to this country for new opportunities.

Sisters Tammy Henry [no age given] and Tiffiny Benton-Hoke [no age given] sit down with their mother, Wilbertine Calhoun (73), to ask her about the parts of her life story that she has not shared with her daughters. As she...

In this interview, conducted in April 2019 in Reseda , California. Damaris Huanosta interviews her older sister Ana Huanosta about her life as a teen mom. Ana Huanosta shares her experience on the obstacles she had to go through to...

Coming to America: An interview conducted by Indira Singh (16) and a story told by her father, Dr. Sanjay Singh (55), about the many obstacles he faced as an immigrant in the 1980’s. Not only defining the American Dream in...

I interview Christina morales and share some facts about me

My mom talks about how she met my father, difficult memories and how proud she is of me.

Sammi Lin, 15 years old, is interviewing, Sabrina Chen, her cousin in elmhurst, NY. She describes her childhood and explains her struggles a Chinese immigrant. She shares her experiences, hardships and accomplishments as well as some advice and lessons for...

On November 25, 2017, Desirae Nuno (16) interviews her mother, Natalie Nuno (52) about her past and present obstacles. Mrs. Nuno discusses her current battle of breast cancer as well as the most influential people in her life.

Catherine Mushi, PhD student studying Water Resources Engineering at the University of Dar es Salaam discusses her work in the Congo River Basin and collaborating with peers both in the field and within the community. She shares her experience as...

Speaking with my father about his life and advice he can give.

I interview my best friend of over a decade and learn more about her through this process

Steven Clarke, NASA's Deputy Associate Administrator for Exploration, discusses his life in science and engineering. Currently tasked with bridging NASA's efforts on human and robotic missions to coordinate scientific requirements for going to the Moon and Mars, he has seen...

You may know Marcia McNutt as the current president of the National Academy of Sciences, but did you know she’s also someone who got restless enough to give up what many consider the be the perfect job? While teaching at...

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...

I interview my grandfather, a veteran, on the 2016 presidential election, the divide, and on the future.

Roberta Rudnick, Professor at University of California Santa Barbara, was captivated by science from a young age, witnessing the Mt. Saint Helens eruption while in college, and traveling the globe to understand plate tectonics, and how and why continents form...

Talked about how mother goes through big changes. Faces many obstacles. Has many people who help her. And how she feels during it.