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I asked my dad a few questions about his childhood and what it was like growing up.

I asked my mom some questions about her childhood and learned some things that I never knew. She had some rough times as a child. As I live with her today I can see how much she’s grown since she...

This storyteller had the traumatic experience of being pursued romantically by a person in a position of power. As a young person desiring attention, he was unable to recognize what was happening at the time. Now, upon reflection, he is...

What my grandmas life was like.

My great grandfather's escape from North Korean forced conscripton.

In this recording, the speaker shares her experience of sexual assault while on a club retreat, and reflects on the thoughts and emotions surrounding this experience and others similar to it.

Ellie Smith (15) asks her mom's boyfriend, Magnus Lofstrom (57) to tell one of his favorite stories from backpacking around the world at 20 years old.

E.J. and his mother, Argy, relive her survival from cardiac arrest.

E.J. and his mom Argy speak about her surviving cardiac arrest

We talked about love, relationships between people of all kind, and strength through positive and negative experiences.

University experience of a freshmen

Matt Commo (55) and Ann Commo (53) live in Waterbury, Vermont which on July 10th-11th experienced historic flooding. They share the flood’s impacts on them, their story of rebuilding, and their perspectives on the future living in a floodplain.

A mother's life is her young ones. Erika Gonzalez is a dedicated mother of 4 youngsters. Interview by her daughter Madison Holden, Erika gave some information about her kids and her life as a mother. Erika couldn't consider anything she...

On November 22, 2017 in La Grange Park, Illinois, Declan Joseph Hynes (13) interviewed Barbara Ann Potucek. Throughout the interview Declan talked to Barbara about her life through her childhood, teenage years, work, marriage, kids and grandkids. Her life was...

This is a first-person account of what a young Iowa farm boy experienced after the escort carrier he was stationed on was sunk and the harrowing 48 hours spent floating in the Pacific Ocean before being rescued.

I ask myself to recall the things in my life that profoundly gave way to my self evolution. I cover topics ranging from childhood sexual trauma to coming out, the my diagnosis of acute AIDS at the age of 31.

For the Thanksgiving Listen my Nana and I talked about what it was like growing up, how she managed during the pandemic of 2021 and past jobs held by her family members.

Esther (87) shares her life experience will growing up in Berlin, Germany and England during the war, and then her transition to United States.

Life, war, and wisdom

Sarah Padgett interviews her friend Kaoutar Nassir about her journey moving from her childhood home in Tangier to her current home in Madrid, the obstacles she faced along the way, how she connects with herself, and her hopes for the...

Anna offers an emotional first-hand account of her family’s experiences during the war.

“Everyone has to watch each others backs.” (1:22) On January 6th of 2020 in Laurel Canyon, Mike Badalian was interviewed by Jessie Reitz on his experience in the Korean War and why it made such a big impact on his...

Kathryn di Giovanni looks back on America during her 101 years - race relations, the empowerment of women and how to survive crippling loss. An amazing positive take on life from a remarkably sharp and articulate 101 year old woman.

A story about a Cambodian man, and his long journey to the United States.

How my mom got a college education after coming to the U.S. from Europe.