The Great Thanksgiving Listen

I interviewed my mother about her family and her life. This includes her favorite holidays and life lessons she’s learned.

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.

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...

Personal Experiences of Social Inequality – Media and Social Justice.

I interview my current professor from my Chicanos and Mexicans in the U.S course, Dr. Maria Cristina Morales. She has faced discrimination and prejudice and is also an advocate of using education as a way to fight against the social...

People of the Rio Grande Valley BorderTowns: Fernando "Usually when I play my sets I want the drop to be clear when it's going to be there."

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Fernando Torres and I talk about his goals as a computer science major and music DJ in the Rio Grande Valley. Fernando has organically fallen into the role of photographer's apprentice while...

Everett J. Tarbox talks about his youth in Texas

E.J. Tarbox talks about his youth in Lipscomb County, TX. He recounts the tornado that destroyed Higgins, winning the state debate championship, and college at Texas Tech.

StoryCorps Project: Cara Chambers’ Interview

Georgia Norman interviews roommate and best friend Cara Chambers, asking her 10 interesting and fun questions about life!

A Recount of A Rural Texas Life

In this interview, conducted on November 20th, 2017, in Wylie, Texas, Alexa Helm (14) interviews her grandmother Charlotte Ann Helm (78), or as she calls her, Gran, and invites her father, Mark Helm (52), Mrs. Helm's son, to contribute to...

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Cristina, "We want to create an infrastructure for people to grow into people we want to see.

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Cristina Garza, Program Director of the Mission EDC and creator of the Expert In Residence program says part of the Mission CEED co-working space's mission is "...to create an infrastructure for people...

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: David "There is a legacy beyond social status."

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: David. David Withrow is the successful owner of the local cafe, Agrarian Coffee in McAllen, TX. David is a father and husband with a penchant for the refined culinary palette. David speaks...

Carly and “Science Kid” Brady

Carly Montez interviews her 5 year old son, Brady, about his experiences in nature during summer 2020.

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Annette

People of the Rio Grande Valley Border Towns: Annette tells me about her experiences growing up in the Rio Grande Valley and working and traveling with her family as a migrant worker.

Mila Johnson interviews her father Kevin Johnson about his childhood and experiences growing up.

In this interview, conducted May 2022 in Corpus Christi, Texas, Mila Johnson (14) interviews her father Kevin Johnson (37) about his childhood and experiences raising Mila. Kevins talks about his memories raising Mila, his own childhood memories, and the beginnings...

Mona Dunkin On Her Life On The Farm

Mona Dunkin, who grew up on a farm in the mountains of Pipestem, West Virginia, tells about her life and experiences, and how her childhood and the people surrounding her impacted her life.