Valerie Cordes & Michele Manning-Herman

Valerie and Michele have developed a profound bond through their involvement with Providence's Women's Caregiver Resource Group (WCRG), and they want to emphasize the significance of this work and the impact it has had on them. They cannot stress enough...

"He said, do you want to work on the carbonates in the Chicxulub Impact Crater? And my jaw dropped and I was like – Oh, of course!"

Carbonate sedimentologist Michael Whalen participated as a shore-based scientist on Expedition 364, Chicxulub: Drilling the K-Pg Impact Crater. Mike discusses his interest in these sediments, his time working on material at the Breman Core Repository in Germany, and how having...

Helena Biscuola’s LHP Interview

My dad, Jerri Biscuola, speaks on our family’s immigration from Italy to Brazil and from Brazil to the US.

"[the Chikyu] was not on my wish list… but I can't overstate how powerful the experience was [including] landing in a Bell 412 helicopter"

Structural geologist Jon Lewis sailed on Expedition 315 on the scientific research vessel Chikyu in 2007 - his first-ever at-sea experience. Jon explains this riser vessel, the training required for the helicopter landing necessary to join the ship, as well...

Casey Doherty & Courtney Milot

Casey spoke with her good friend, Courtney, about living with invisible disabilities. Casey has myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), formerly known as chronic fatigue syndrome, which was triggered by a COVID infection in 2021. In addition to ME and Long COVID, Casey...

Steve Desroches, Jim Farley and Tom Boland

Steve Desroches (49) talks to Jim Farley (61) and Tom Boland (58) about Far Land Provisions, a beloved corner grocery, sandwich stop and community gathering spot in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Mark C. Westberg

Mark, a 32-year-old freelance artist, musician, and actor living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, talks about being named after a friend of his parents who died of AIDS, and his experience supporting friends with HIV, dating, and as an activist.

"…that first time looking up the central stairwell, seeing all the different logos from before… seeing just that snapshot of history…"

Bonus audio! Andrew McIntyre and Laura Guertin both sailed on JOIDES Resolution for the first time during Expedition 390 (South Atlantic Transect I) and sat down to record a conversation four months after their time on the JR had ended....

Ellie & Adorina

Friends Ellie (27) and Adorina (25) talk about Adorina's mom's experience coming to the US and being raised in community.

"I think that those personal relationships… really make the science stronger."

If you are curious to learn more about the bonding and friendships that develop while at sea, listen no further than this conversation with Allyson Tessin and Ashley Burkett, two scientists that sailed on Expedition 392 (Agulhas Plateau Cretaceous Climate,...

My interview with my loving mother

This about interview is about me, Mariano Castellanos, thirteen years old, who will be interviewing Fernanda Castellanos which is my loving mother who is 37 years old. The topics we mainly discussed were about my mothers childhood, growing up, what...

Recording – 11-11-2023 20:39:43

I am interviewing Gabriela about her work with the community, how she has served and what she has learned about her community.

Conversation with Art Curby, United States Air Force Veteran
November 10, 2023 App Interview

Mr. Curby and I had a conversation about his service in Financial Management for the Air Force Office of Scientific Research from 2003-2022. We discussed his memories of training as well as specific experiences at all of the countries he...

My Good Grief: A conversation about grief and the journey to healing
November 7, 2023 App Interview

Larry Eiler, a retired PR professional and widow, speaks with Elizabeth Kagan, a graduate student at University of Michigan, on his wife's unexpected passing in 2015. He shares his journey of how he's learned to manage his grief and his...

"The camaraderie that we had on the ship is still going… that’s a really special thing about being on the JR. And being a part of IODP."

What is it like to be a graduate student as part of the science party on JOIDES Resolution? Celeste Pallone shares her experience as a sedimentologist on Expedition 397 (Iberian Margin Paleoclimate, Oct-Dec 2022) as an early career scientist and...

Recording – 09-17-2023 12:23:27 Renee and David The Battle with Cancer

Renee Switzer,58 is talking with David Franklin, 62. They are cousins who feel more like sister and brother. Renee has finished treatments for breast cancer who sees the silver lining. This is a story of hope!