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Today I, Emma Dillard (16), interviewed my dad, Joe Dillard (54), about his experience as a first generation college student. We discussed why he decided to break the family mold and get a degree and how he accomplished that. My...

One Small Step Conversation partners Lisa Alvarado (31) and Stephen Tootle (47) talk about the roles of their families in shaping their political beliefs, the impact of their loved ones, and meaning of “abolition”.

A veteran teacher discovers Waldorf education: “ My best advice for my students would be to keep your imagination open to learning new things so that you can always be an enthusiastic learner.”

In this interview we discussed Sean's life and education.

Life well lived

Paige Hanks [no age given] and Skip Tylman [no age given], OSS conversation partners, spoke of their backgrounds. Paige was brought up by a strong mother figure, and Skip found he felt at home working for Procter & Gamble. Both...

Noah Parness interviews his grandfather, known as “Zadie”. Noah found out valuable information about His Zadie which made there connection stronger. Noah understood his Zadie’s identity, past, and a major part of his wishes for his grandchildren which was, “...education...

Friends George Quinlan (59) and Jose Ortez (40) discuss Jose’s early childhood, his academic trajectory, and George's role as Jose’s basketball coach at Guillen Middle school in El Paso, Texas.

One Small Step conversation partners Elizabeth "Lani" Duke (74) and T. "Davina" McClain (56) share their political beliefs, memories and the ways they view change in the community.

In this recording, Sydney Albert and her father, Jeff Albert discuss the novel Catcher in the Rye and why he recommended the book.

Farhan Azam (Stanford Graduate and Meta Engineer) a close friend of mine and I (Jackie Rin) discuss his educational and identity journey as a Bangladeshi Latino American.

I interview my mom who is 51 about her life in Vietnam prior to moving to the Philippines and the United States. She talks about some hardships our family faced as immigrants in this country.

Interview with Mx. Hilbert, 4th grade teacher at U.S. Grant school regarding Bicycle Drivers Ed

On this episode of The Cruz Chronicles: Everything Ted Cruz, Solana Espino and Mirabel Hunt talk about Critical Race Theory and the current controversy surrounding this topic.

Experiences growing up on and near the Blackfoot reservation in Montana.

This interview was conducted on January 7, 2018 via Skype. Cecilia Cain from Niskayuna, NY interviews her father, Gerry Cain, in Norfolk, VA. Gerry talks about what it was like growing up with a chronic illness in an African American...

Jeannetta talks about her life and how everything has molded you into what you are today.