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Adrian Brown is the deputy scientist on the Mars 2020 Rover mission at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.. Adrian uses his background in geology to explore Mars via the Mars Rover, living out his childhood fascination with the planets. He...

One Small Step partners Susan Stover (67) and C Campbell (53) realize they have many parallels in their lives as they talk through their experiences losing their husbands, discuss banned books, and find common ground in their shared perspective on...

EXP391 / EXP397T sedimentologist and volcanologist Dr. Mike Widdowson talks to Onboard Outreach Officer Maya Pincus about the twists and turns throughout his life that resulted in his various adventures aboard the JOIDES Resolution.

Chris Klein, an Andover native and author, discusses his German and Irish roots. He recounts his life growing up amidst classism in the 1980s. Inspired by AP US History class, he discovered his passion for research-based writing, determined to preserve...

Michelle is an Aussie transplant who has been around the world and back. This interview is a look into the early days of her life before she became a jet setter. Mostly this is just nonsense, enjoy.

Sean Grossman (age 13) interviews his grandma, Janette Handley (age 82), about life growing up in Australia. The two also discuss Janette’s journey to America. Here, Janette finds love with Sean’s grandpa, Edmund Handley, and a forever home in the...

It will not be boring and bad to play in our club, this is not the place for that. Only big stakes, only hardcore. Of course, this is all humor - our club is for everyone, because it will not...

Spouses Jolene Croasmun (60) and John Brown (65) talk about how they both came to live in Salt Lake City, their journeys as single parents, and first meeting each other. Jolene and John talk about what they enjoy doing together...

One Small Step partners James Knudsen (57) and Brian Myers (58) talk about their upbringings, the experiences that shaped their career trajectories, and how their political views have changed over time.

John M. Moody started out as a small boy from a small town in Texas, visiting Lake Texoma and admiring the wealth of fossils all around him. This led him to a career in geology through which he pioneered the...

Questions about favorite places

Bob Parsons’ story of becoming a US citizen.

In the interview we talked about my mom’s life when she was a child.

Noah Petro is a research scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center- which doesn’t seem like much, but it includes being the lab chief of the Planetary Geology, Geophysics and Geochemistry Lab at Goddard and being the project scientist...

From a childhood filled with archeology lessons from his dad, to graduate studies measuring gases from active volcanoes, and then designing early warning systems to detect volcanic activity, Dr. Florian Schwandner's life goal has been to make a difference in...

Melissa Scruggs is currently working towards earning her PhD in Volcanology at UC Santa Barbara, and there's nothing else in the world she would rather be doing. But she didn't always know this- after dropping out of high school to...

We talked about how Sydney residents are handling water shortages and droughts, which have been a major issue for the past decade or so. We also discussed how younger people are taking action.

Friends and colleagues, Joselyn Fenstermacher (46) and Amber Harrison (43) discuss their involvement with environmental activism in Big Bend, Texas.

Aiden Briesacher: 2020-11-29 21:07:51 Aiden Briesacher (17) speaks with her Aunt, Kelly Barnes (50), about her life. Travel experiences in India, Japan, London, China, Australia and more as well as childhood memories, life in different countries, and a surprise reveal...

Eli asks his great uncle for advice on becoming a scientist. They discuss their love of reading and the worlds a good book can open for you.

Dr. Penny Boston is a woman of many talents! A notable academic with a background in microbiology and geology, Penny has investigated microbial life in the lab and in the field as a speleologist -- someone who studies cave science....

Interviewing Hunter my son up at the Pool about him and us during Covid19.

I interviews my daughter Aami, aged 7 about her time at home during Civod19 in Australia.

Joe Nahama (54) talks to his father, Rodney Nahama (87), about his family's Greek roots, Rodney's life being born in New York City and later moving to Los Angeles with his family, and his long career in the oil industry.

We talked about his life story and things that has made him happiest.