The Impact of Obama’s Presidency

Two parents discuss their experiences with Obama as president with two growing daughters.

U.S. politics 2017

Ricardo Gonzales answers some questions about the current issues with our nation and president

ImpeachMint #2 with Bill Large

Trump was just impeached again and what it meant for my dad and the 1960s.

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Anonymous 9

Anonymous 9 tells us about her happiest and scariest moment in her life, about growing up in a Colonia, about who she aspires to get her PHD, and how her and her husband fell in love.

The Day Donald Trump Got Elected

James Gabel is 73 years old and a business owner. He is a proud grandfather and American.

Cheryl Montgomery and Emily Feldman

[Recorded Thursday, February 9th, 2023] Cheryl (50) and Emily (62) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Cheryl, originally from Culpeper, Virginia and now residing in Fluvanna County, works in clinical research coordination at UVA after working at...

John Potamianos- Racial Change in America

My dad speaks on what he believes was the biggest American event that effected racial issues

Nicolas Newcomb and Matthew Farina

[Recorded: Tuesday, September 12, 2023] Nicolas Newcomb (18) from Long Island, NY, and Matthew Farina (20) from Charlottesville, VA participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Nicolas shares...

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Marisol "When the Dreamer stuff passed it was a like an answered prayer…"

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Marisol Roten. Marisol, a Mother of 3, and I have a conversation about her experiences growing up in the Rio Grande Valley. The experience of growing up without her biological father, having...

A well rounded idea of my father Sean Sullivan

In this interview, conducted in December 2019 in Brentwood, California, Madison Sullivan (16) interviews her father Sean Sullivan (53) about his life and memorable aspects of it. He shared stories of growing up in Sherman Oaks and school. Also, his...

Covid-19: Lila Chapman

Jackie Neale talks with her student, Lila Chapman about how she is feeling in the time of the Coronavirus global pandemic. Lila is Jackie's ungrad photography student at the New York Film Academy and upon being given the stay-at-home mandate...

a laugh with my aunt

I am Alan Banks here with my aunt Amanda Brown where do you live Flint Michigan age 44 how do you feel on the politics today and how do you feel on Trump Biden and Obama

Biggest Wedding Ever!

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, Holly Graham (17) interviews her mother Stephanie Graham (52) about her childhood years through her college years. Mrs. Graham talks a lot about her husband, their wedding and their honeymoon....

2016 election

Overall of 2016 election and life after

What don't we know about Trump's family separation policy?

In the Fall of 2017 -- about seven months before it was widely reported by the media -- a quiet pilot program began in El Paso to separate 'older' children from their parents at the Border. Once it became public,...

Braydon Schick and his mother Jennifer Schick talk about life in Vestavia Hills, Alabama.

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama, Braydon Schick (16) interviews his mother Jennifer Schick (43). They talk about growing, childhood, and expectations for the future. Jennifer also gives lots of advice to help through teen years....

Healing the Divide

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

Great thanksgiving listen 2019

My mother gives thoughts about her past, present, and future, connecting them all to similar personal ideas