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Suzanne Greif () tells Daniel Enger () her life story, one filled with a love for art and animal rescue, as well as mental health and substance abuse challenges.
Siblings Rudi Berkelhamer (75) and Jay Berkelhamer (79) talk about their childhoods growing up in Chicago and one of its suburbs during the 1940s and 1950s.
Mary Kelly (?) speaks to her father, Joe Pecoraro about his work as a life guard.
Freddie Flowers (81) talks to her niece Yaa Simpson (44) about the maternal line of the family which came from various parts of the United States south. Freddie talks about her life and Yaa shares the results from a DNA...
Betty Becker (79) tells her daughter Marla Becker (46) about her childhood growing up in a Jewish family in Chicago. Betty shares about her parents, what she was like growing up, moving a lot as a kid, working in her...
Jennie Oh Brown (52) and her colleague, Howard Reich (67), discuss music criticism, the stories behind their careers, Chicago's classical music scene, and how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected musicians' lives.
Mary Cantwell (74) talks to her friend Jane Johnson (68) about growing up in Momence, Illinois.
Michelle Luu (18) and Alaysha Pratt (18) reflect on their high school experiences and what they hope for in college.
Julianne Macarus (59) speaks to her mother, Dorothy Macarus (84). Dorothy reflects on her time singing in a trio and meeting her husband, David.
Kay Hofmann (89) is interviewed by her friend Mary Eleanor Wallace (37) about how they met in 2014, and how their lives changed after that first encounter. Kay also talks about her father who came from Germany, her vintage toy...
Tojanai Peterson-Colon (18) talks to her new acquaintance Nancy Zook (55) about graduating from high school and her plans for the future.
Kathryn Stone (36) talks with her friends Galen Toby Johnson (28) and Nimisha Gandhi (36) about their "Thursday Night Dinner" potluck tradition.
Partners Sarah Goldman (32) and Joshua Stober (32) talk about their relationship and their hopes for their future together.
Former colleagues and friends Kathy Klager (65) and Adele Loria (36) discuss their paths to librarianship and what they love about living and working in the Midwest.
Mark Crain (33) interviews his wife, Hazel Gomez (36), about her upbringing in Chicago, her view on motherhood, and her work as a faith leader.
Rose de Novo (no age given) speaks to her grandson, Sam Paakkonen (24) about their relationship. They reflect on what it's like to live together.
Kelly Leonard (46) talks with his friend B.J. Jones (61) about his childhood, his time at Lake Forest College and his career with Second City in Chicago.
Leora Zahorick (88) talks with Dave Muhlena (48) about her Czech heritage and family genealogy.
Dorris Calhoun (73) talks to her friend Jonathan Kelley (48) about her memories of growing up in the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago, being a choir director at Stone Temple Baptist Church, her education, her work as a medical transcriptionist,...
Susan Picker [no age given] interviews her colleague and co-congregant Ami Samuels (62) about his background and how he came to be a member of Central Synagogue.
Barbara Simon (68) talks to her son James "Jay" Simon (32) about her family and memories of growing up in North Lawndale.
My dad is not a very opened person and I decided to choose him because I would like for him to open up me about his life and what it was like for him growing up.
Reveca Torres (34) talks with her co-directors, Matt Lauterbach (36) and Grishma Shah (33) about founding a film festival for people with disabilities. They talk about their inspirations and Matt finds out that Grishma has a prosthetic limb.