Oral History Interview

Solomon Jordan: 2024-04-12 21:14:17 Evan Koch and Solomon Jordan talk to Donald Koch about his life experiences during the 1960s and the conditions of the time. He shares insight into his daily life and opinions on matters of the time.

The Changes of Interpersonal Communication: An interview with my dad, Mark Parkison

Ellie Parkison (21) talks with her dad, Mark Parkison (55) about how interpersonal communication has changed during his lifetime and in various contexts.

Liam King and David King talk about his childhood and career.

In this interview conducted in November 2023 in Chesterton, Indiana, Liam King (15) interviews his grandfather David King (69) about his childhood and career. David talks about some of his time at school and how it led to his career...

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Roman Zabicki and Gwendolyn Zabicki

Roman Zabicki (64) tells his daughter Gwendolyn Zabicki (31) about his experiences in a Catholic Seminary High School outside of Chicago and how his love of music has shaped his life.

Mother and i

Life of my mother growing up as a kid and meeting friends who meant alot to her as a child. My mother growing up into a mature young adult who met my father at a young age. Also telling stories...

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Joseph Pecoraro and Mary Kelly

Mary Kelly (?) speaks to her father, Joe Pecoraro about his work as a life guard.

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Freddie Flowers and Sista Yaa Simpson

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...

The Moving Train

This is an interview for The Great Thanksgiving Listen 2018. Myself, Alia Yannone, interview my grandmother, Judy Smith in Brigantine, New Jersey on November 22, 2018. We discuss how my grandma grew up and what she has experienced over her...

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Betty Becker and Marla Becker

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...

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Kent Russell and Sara Gonzalez

Kent A. Russell (62) tells his daughter, Sara Gonzalez (39), about his childhood, his adolescence, and his baptism into the Church of the Latter Day Saints.

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Jon Sousa and Peter Young

One Small Step conversation partners Jon Sousa (30) and Peter Young (52) talk about politics and their love of Dungeons & Dragons.

Yeah, it was like joining a family.

Guy Guilbert shares his experiences growing up in Old Town, meeting Old Town School's founder when he was in a musical duo with Win's daughter, performing with Old Town School student Roger McGuinn in Chicago and leaving high school to...

A Cultural Conversation: Health Care Equity and Access in a Pandemic

Emergency nurse Donnella James, RN (51) and New York Times best-selling author Mikki Kendall (43) discuss how the current social climate and the revelation of health care disparities affect emergency departments in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Katherine "KC" Warren, Kathryn "Kitty" Cannon, and Jeffery "Bundy" Warren

Katherine "KC" Warren (65) and her husband, Jeffery "Bundy" Warren (68,) speak with her mother Kathryn "Kitty" Cannon (90) on her early years, her family, and the stories of her life.

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Jennie Brown and Howard Reich

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.

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Joanne Niessner and Kathy Walsh

Joanne Niessner (86) talks with her friend Kathy Walsh (77) about her family history and her husband's family, including immigration, military service, and connections with the Geneva Lakes area.

Emily Reznicek Loyola University SOWK732

Pari and Emily sat down to discuss why Pari's family left India when she was young, what their experience was like as immigrants in the US and how things have been for them throughout the past twenty years. The interview...

Veronica's Victory

Veronica shares her story, from running away from an abusive mother and relying on a cruel man to finding help and working toward a nursing degree.