Jim's Story: Understanding Forged Through A Fishing Adventure

This story is about Jim and his father going on a fishing trip where they catch the elusive Black Marlin. Though the bond of their relationship had been frayed, their fishing adventure forged an understanding that would leave Jim changed...

Bill Hancharik and Grandkids (Bailey, Brett, & Jarrett)

Jarrett Floyd (31), Bailey Hancharik (23), and Brett McHale (27) interview grandpa Bill Hancharik in Nazareth, PA. Talked about family, friends, life growing up and fishing.

Yapese Fable

This is Francisco P. Bandag who is 63 years old. he is my father-in-law. He told an ancient story that happened in one of the villages (Talgow) in Yap many years ago. The story is about a single mother with...

Yapese Fable

This is Francisco P. Bandag who is 63 years old. he is my father-in-law. He told an ancient story that happened in one of the villages (Talgow) in Yap many years ago. The story is about a single mother with...

A Listening Heart

Paulist Fr. Joachim Lally was ordained a priest on May 22, 1965. He was a Benedictine before joining the Paulist Fathers. Fr. Joachim lives today in Grand Rapids, MI, where he offers workshops at the Catholic Information Center. In this...

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Trincella Ann Bonnet and Tina Bingham

Tina Bingham (41) speaks with her mother, Trincella Ann Bonnet (64), about Tina's childhood and her hopes for the future.

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Brandie Thomas and Catherine Thomas

Mother and daughter Catherine Thomas (53) and Brandie Thomas (29) talk about fond family memories, difficult moments in their lives, and Southern cooking.

Meet New Jersey's Decoy Carver of the Year, Nancee Jo Luciani!

Join Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck as she interviews Nancee Jo Luciani, the New Jersey Decoy Collector & Carver Association's Carver of the Year for 2023, and the first female carver in the history of the organization! Nancee Jo has not...

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Kasey Madden and Brian McGill

Kasey Madden (35) and Brian McGill (50) find commonality from opposite coasts, sharing similar feelings on being raised Catholic and moving away from organized religion, community service, worries about societal and political divisiveness, safety for women and trans people and...