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James Peters interviewed Richard Lanyon regarding childhood and young adult memories of living in Ravenswood Manor.

Justin Kayse (35) speaks to his father Phillip L Kayse (70). Phillip reflects on his childhood and his time serving for the military. He also describes how he met his wife and his experience as a parent.

Aubrey Garcia (33) interviews her grandmother Patricia Williams (88) about the "love blood" in their family, and discuss why relationships in their family are so deep and so strong.

Theresa Taken (72) talks with her daughter Emily Taken-Vertz (28) about growing up in rural Iowa, being adventurous, going to college, traveling the world, and becoming a lawyer after being a social worker in the South Bronx.

Josh Korby (42), shop manager of Working Bikes, talks with colleague and Working Bikes volunteer Chris Newman (42) about the early days of Working Bikes, and how the organization has grown since 2000. He also talks about the international donation...

Fahad Al Nimah (38) talks to his friend Ahmed "Flex" Omar (38) about his childhood in Baghdad, his memories of war, his relationship with his father, his move to the United States, and his career helping other immigrants find meaningful...

Jawaun Stamps (20) talks to his mentor at Lawndale Christian Legal Center, Heather Saunders (36), about his family, and growing up in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago.

Tattianna Howard (28) and her friend, Tracy Kostenbader (52), talk about community art, intergenerational art spaces, past collaborations, future project ideas, and their friendship.

Olyvia Campbell (10) interviews her mother, Tanica Campbell (42), about her life.

Musicians and colleagues, Robert Dillon (41), and Peter Martin (41), talk about their percussion ensemble, Third Coast Percussion. They talk about their mentors over the years and the Chicago music scene.

Tommy Timm (76) talks with his daughter Jennifer Timm (44) about his long career in social activism and the various movements he has been a part of both in the United States and South America.

Salyndrea B. Bishop Jones (26) and her friend Shakira Johnson (23) talk about growing up in public housing, their families, the schools they attended, the importance of youth programming, their jobs, and their creative interests and professional goals.

Vera Rubin (86) speaks to her daughter Laurie Blackmon (62) about her immigration story during the Holocaust and her experience in America.

Peter Sorel (80) talks to his friend, Missy Weimer (39), about growing up in Budapest during WWII, his almost 50 year career as a still photographer in Hollywood, and his life in Chicago.

Zakaria Davis (19) talks to her new acquaintance, Nancy Zook (55), about her life, her family and friends, how she feels to be graduating from high school, and her hopes and goals for the future.

Lisa Kaplan (46) has a conversation with her longtime friend Matthew Duvall (50) about working together in the performing arts scene in Chicago and their chamber music project Eight Blackbird.

Mitchelle Kmiec (61) interviews her godfather Richard Kwiecien (78) about his life growing up in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, shares some of her own experiences with him, and reflect on how they've seen it change.

Jarret Knox (30) talks with Jeremy Harvey (33) about growing up in foster care in Illinois. He talks about moving around a lot and losing control of himself when he went to college. He talks about working for a legal...

Henrietta Lavin (84) talks with her granddaughter, Heidi Miller (40), childhood, her family and children.

Allison Arwady (44) tells her friend and colleague Isaac Ghinai (32) about her career with the CDC and her current role as the Public Health Commissioner for the City of Chicago.

Julie Katsnelson (22) and her mother Ruth Moss-Katsnelson (65) talk about their genealogy and how their family came to Chicago. They also give advice to future generations of their family.

Janet Lawrence (60) interviews her mother, Rosa Lee Rothblatt (85) about her work as a speech therapist, her time as a Toastmistress, and the women in her family who have influenced her.

Theodore Lipkowski (93) talks to his friend Mike Griffin (72) about being a member of the chorus of the Lyric Opera of Chicago when it first began in 1954.

Cairo Dye (23) and Katie Kelaidis (35) talk about their work at The National Hellenic Museum in Chicago and how it has changed due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.