My Mother’s Life

My mother & I discuss her childhood in Zanzibar, Tanzania, and Kenya. We also talk about her transition to life in America and high school.

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Elizabeth Lazar and Lindsay Giovannitti

Elizabeth Lazar (35) talks with her colleague Lindsay Giovannitti (30) about their Peace Corps experience.

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Walter Sangree, Cora Sangree, and Lissa Sangree-Calabrese

Walter Sangree (90) talks with his daughter Cora Sangree (54) and granddaughter Lissa Sangree-Calabrese (16) about his upbringing and unusual family structure, his work as an anthropologist in Africa, and what he has learned in his 90 years of life.

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Véronique Huguet and Mark Owens

Véronique (41) and Mark (36) talk about being humanitarian aid delegates for ICRC and the American Red Cross respectively and tell stories that have touched them when working in the field.

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Salome Mwangi and Carolyn Casey

Friends Salome Mwangi (50) and Carolyn Casey (55) talk about lessons learned from their mothers, being mothers themselves, and how privilege, both nonwhite and white, has affected them respectively in complex, nuanced, varied ways throughout their individual lives.

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Susan Kagwiria Manika and Jessica Knarr

Friends and colleagues Susan Manika (53) and Jessica Knarr (36) share a conversation about their unique friendship and experiences working with refugees, police officers, and interpreters. They also discuss cultural differences and working together to build community rapport.

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Lancelot Davis and Lorelle Nelson

Spouses Lancelot Davis (79) and Lorelle Nelson (81) share a conversation about their perspectives on joy and death in the face of Lancelot’s precognitive impairment due to Alzheimer’s disease. They also reminisce about the adventures they have had and appreciate...

Grandma’s interview

We talked about all her life experiences

The Big Move

Sharon is a college student who moved to the United States from Kenya when she was very young.

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Emmanuel Eletere and Ebenezer Murengezi

Emmanuel Eletere [no age given] and his mentor, Ebenezer Murengezi (34), reflect on their experience as refugees in Kenya and the United States.

Interview with KK Gachukia

We talked about personal life and conflicts. We also talked about advice for others and things we have learned

Margenne Drain, Ben Drain, and Susan Bowser talk in 2014. Clip 1of 6.

On Margenne Drain's 95th birthday, Ben and Susan sit down to talk with Margenne about her life. Due to maximum interview lengths, the interview is in six parts. This is clip 1 of 6.

“It was NOLS that was a turning point”
October 11, 2018 App Interview

Peter Roy talks being prepared for a life in business by his NOLS wilderness course. Years later he was able to send his daughter to a NOLS semester in Kenya, and this was an important turning point for his whole...

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Joe Marra and Landon Reid

One Small Step conversation partners Joe Marra (57) and Landon Reid (50) talk about how important their parents were to their development, the joys of both having a 5 year old and how to make some politics a win-win situation.

11/25/18- English Interview (GTL)

I interviewed my aunt who lives in Africa. She has a very interesting life, and I thought she would be a perfect person to interview.

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Carolyn Osborn and Donna Schloss

Carolyn Osborn (74) interviews her friend Donna Schloss (78) about Donna's career as a nurse, her travels throughout the world, and her work with the U.S. State Department.

20 Years after the US Embassy bombing in Nairobi

In 1998 the Huskey family— Christopher, age 8, and Caroline, age 5, and their parents were in the US Embassy when it was bombed by El Queda. On the 20th anniversary, the family reminisces about that day.

A Spirited Faith: Paulist Father Thomas "Tomaso" Kane

He once wore roller skates and a Pilgrim costume to serve a turkey with sparklers. And he taught the movements of the Catholic Mass to dancers for a major production of a Bernstein musical. Paulist Father Thomas "Tomaso" Kane has...

Interview with Dad
December 31, 2023 App Interview

This is an interview with my 58-year-old father Scott regarding his adventures in Africa and more.