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Colleagues and friends Stephanie Hoffman (54) and Kelley Kellis (47) discuss the meaning of home, houselessness in Kalamazoo, MI, and housing being a human right.

Siblings Betty Brown-Chappell (76) and Ben Brown (68) share memories from growing up on their family farm in the 1950s and 1960s outside of Bangor, Michigan. The two reflect on the collaboration between Black farmers in their community and the...

One Small Step Conversation partners Marcia Oates (68) and Ann Marie Mershon (73) talk about their careers as school teachers and what they learned, the progress or lack there of on women's rights in their lifetime, abortion, and women's athletics.

I talk with my aunt about my family, and some of her goals/dreams/aspirations.

In our interview, we discussed how my guest feels regarding the climate crisis. With the emotions that arise in response to the climate crisis, my guest gave advice on coping techniques and how how our community can respond.

A daughter hearing about her mother’s life

I am interviewing my mom. The questions I created are... Where did you live when you were growing up? Did you ever run away from home when you were young? What pets did you have as a kid? What was...

My grandma, Suzon Simmoms, and myself, Jackson Simmons, sat down at her house in Flint, Michigan, on Sunday, November 25, 2018, and talked about her life. My grandma is 76 years old. She has been through a lot and has...

This is a interview with my mother. I feel as if I know a little bit more about her than I did before we started the interview.

Lisa Arsenault’s life and experiences living in a military family constantly moving around the US

My aunt talked about her childhood, her family, her job, hobbies, and religion.

Interview talking about family life, work experiences, and life lessons.

I am interviewing my 47 year old mother about her life back then and many more thing. Skip to 8:40 to hear the funny story of my first track meet

I interviewed my grade 10 history teacher about growing up during the Cold War

In this interview from Flint Michigan on November 27th 2017, Emily Carroll(16) interviews her dad, Mitchell Carroll(56). They talk about how Mitch grew up in a large family from Flint in the 1960s. Mr. Carroll shares an embarrassing moment at...

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Sisters Emily Fittante Baker (93) and Brenda Fittante Weeks (66) discuss family history and share memories of growing up in a family of 17 siblings.

Susan Slavish (80) shares with her conversation partner Franchesca Peña (26) her experience as a Second Lieutenant, VA nurse, mother, and Infection Control Coordinator.

We talk about my moms childhood and how she got to where she is now.

Hanako Moulton (17) interviews Michael Jarvis (58) over zoom from New Jersey and Michigan.

Brian Goetz interviews Joe Durham on the successes that his community (near Lake Michigan) has achieved adapting to the climate crisis in the past ten years out of necessity for their local economy.

I, Andrew Hall, interviewed my two maternal grandparents about their lives. They talked about what was most meaningful to them and how life turned out differently than they had expected.

Best friends for life

Stories from Jennifer Abramczyk’s work family at Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital

Yuhan interviews Cindy about her success in transforming our community, the lessons she has learned, and her future plans. Cindy contributed the success to "the generosity of the long-time community member donating the land." She witnessed how small steps can...