Bob Alpern, Part 1

Bob Alpern (92) talks with his friend John Friedrich (55) about growing up in the 1930s in New York City, attending art museums with his father, singing songs at Camp Moween written by Yip Harburg, Wizard of Oz lyricist and...

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Papa Lupis’ Stories, Part 1

I interviewed my father, Steve Lupis, who told me the story of how our family came to America, how my grandparents met, a bit about his childhood, and the stories of my and my sister’s births.

Dad’s interview

How he managed to do things in life

Great thanksgiving

My mom talking about her favorite things her childhood and her work

This is my grandpa who will be talking about his childhood.

My grandpa was a somewhat good kid, who didn’t enjoy school and he didn’t get very good grades either. He had a very good father and mother who taught him well, they also made sure he got his homework done...

Grandpa Interview

Very good interview if you want to know about a person who lived through a lot of things.

9/11

I interviewed my mom for this project, who lived in NYC at the time of 9/11.

Remembering Mom

A year after his wife’s passing a father tells his daughter about the tremendous influence his wife had on him during during their 58 years of marriage.

Mom and I and the Good Old Days

Today, Matthew Nunez and his mom, Carmen Nunez, come together by talking about childhood.

Attacks on Twin Towers

I interviewed Beverly Martindale (my grandmother) age 74 about her experience as being in a government job during the attack of the twin towers. We discussed the situation that she was in as a government job and about the knowledge...

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Jaclyn Witthoefft and Susan Gardner

One Small Step partners Jaclyn Witthoefft (41) and Susan Gardner (46) talk about their relationships with their fathers, their spirituality, and why it’s hard to have difficult conversations with those close to you.

Shirley Alvaradous: The Life of An Amazing, Hardworking Trinidadian Woman

In this interview, Shirley and I talked about her childhood as well as her life coming to America from Trinidad and the struggle.

Steve Desroches and Mark Cortale

Steve Desroches (47) and Mark Cortale (53) discuss Cortale's career as a manager and producer of live entertainment with a focus on his work as the artistic director of the Art House in Provincetown, Massachusetts and as manager for drag...

From Living Beachside in Australia to Quarantined in NY: Grappling with Change

A brief question and response interview with my sister on how quickly the Covid-19 pandemic brought about radical change in her life.

Dad’s interview

My step dad had a very good life but also like he said, his grandma was pretty tough

Grandma

This is me interviewing my grandmother who is a very big role model in my life. As of recently she has shown signs of dementia and it’s been quite hard adjusting to this so it was nice to get her...