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Sam (12) interviews his father, Kelly Garrett (50), about life raising children, life regrets, and hard moments.

Talking about life with a high school student and a high school teacher.

“I finally called Parents as Teachers when he was three. He was getting thrown out of preschool classrooms, and not allowed to come back. I realized I needed some help. I needed someone to just give it to me straight....

My interview with my mom revealed a new understanding of her life long focus on faith and family. Her Irish, Catholic upbringing brought humor, history and community to her throughout her life. She was inspired by the examples of service...

Bill Harlan's closing thoughts on what matters most.

I talked to my grandpa about his life growing up in St. Louis. He was in the Navy during the Vietnam war and later became a police officer and worked in Crime Scene Investigation (CSI).

Mark C Bird (62) and his father, Ron Bird (85), share a conversation about Ron’s varied career path, including making pizza, serving in the Air Force Reserve, and serving as a Texas legislator. They also discuss Ron's early years and...

Saturday May 29, 2021. I sat down with grandma to talk to her about her life experiences. Interview took place at her condo: 1122 Sunbolt Drive, Unit B, St. Louis, MO 63129 at around 3pm. We had just had lunch...

This is an interview of Lori Kristjansson (50), conducted November 2016 in St. Louis, MO by her daughter, Kadin Kristjansson (14). From minutes 0-20, Mrs. Kristjansson shares details of her childhood spent all over the western United States and describes...

Colleagues in journalism John Halverson (76) and Chris Schultz (68) share stories from their respective careers in the newspaper business.

Sara Brenes Akerman (30) talks with her friend Angbeen Saleem (31) about the COVID-19 pandemic, roller-coasters, and how they would like to be remembered.

A discussion about music’s importance and how the move to digital has affected music diversity.

This man, my grandpa, had his house struck by lightning and burnt down. Here is his story...

Growing up and how we went into the teaching field.

This interview took place in St.Louis, Missouri on January 8th 2016. This discussion was held between Madelyn (16 y/o) and her mother Keary (47y/o). In the interview with Keary Ritchie many topic had been discussed. The conversation talked about growing...

Early life living in Missouri as an only child. Experience out of college and Vietnam. Help during the Y2K event.

Colleagues David Stoeffler (63) and Tom Carlson (69) discuss the founding of The Springfield Daily Citizen and how the nonprofit, independent news source aims to mitigate the effects of misinformation and encourage civil discourse and community engagement.

Today I interviewed my Tete. That’s my moms sister.

Larry Weissman (69) talks with his friend Ryan Sawyer (43) about Larry's history as an activist, his experience growing up in the 1960's and 1970's, police brutality and corruption, drug experimentation and LSD, the Black Panther Party, the White Panther...

Carol talked about her grandparents and influential teachers.

Me and my Grandfather talked about what life was like in his life( before I was born).

We was talking about her life and how great it is.

Emma Bentley Ruzicka (34), interviews her grandfather Dr. John Bentley (86) about his time in the Navy, how he met his wife, becoming a doctor, and the experiences that followed him from state to state.

A brief interview with Jeremy Housewright

I talked to my mother about her life and her goals for me.