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Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Alan Semerdjian (Long Island) who makes meaning of his life through art. They discuss family influence, Armenian heritage, dialectic thinking, writing, music, and the art of educating.

Mark Rodriguez (48) talks to his daughter, Aurora Rodriguez (17), about his love for music and what his life was like when he was growing up. He also discusses his views on the creative process.

Lusa interviews her dad Rick about how his first job helped him with the job he has now, and how his current job has affected his life.

Del Trolinder was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame as a song writer and singer. He's famous for many songs from the 1950s and 60s, but he is best known as a song writer. Recently, he gave one of...

The story of a Korean man and a journey with his family to America from a war at home. David Lim was interviewed on January 7th in Porter Ranch where he talks about his experience of the Korean War in...

Interview with Ann Whitley-Singleton, long-time(and recently-retired)curriculum director of Georgia Pick & Bow Traditional Music School, director of the annual Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week at Mars Hill University, and many other musical communities. Interviewed by Sarah Adams on August 28,...

“I had to tell them that it wasn’t their dad, it was only his car.” On January 8th, 2019 Jack Wilcox wanted to interview his father . He was in New York at the time, only a ¼ mile away...

What it's like to be 31. Recorded on July 15, 2019 in Los Angeles, CA.

Interview with Sarrah Ellen McDonald on how she began singing and playing music, her involvement in helping found Georgia Pick & Bow Traditional Appalachian Music School, and other aspects of music in Dahlonega. Interviewed by Sarah Adams on April 5,...

People grow up in the modern world with all sorts of new and fancy technology, but how was it like for someone like my father Kevin Morgan who was in his teenager in the 70s and grew up before this...

A talk with an up-and-coming young musician. What got her started, what she likes to do, and where she wants to go from here.

David Milnes talks with his student, Christopher De La Rosa (16) about how music transformed his life and how his life transformed into his music. They have many recollections which sparks many emotions throughout the interview. Both elaborate on their...

Amber is a Bay Area singer who tells about her journey of learning to care for curly hair, being rejected from a salon, and seeing both sides of appropriation.

Amidst Thanksgiving preparations of 2019, Linda Pfeffer speaks with her grandson, Nico Joel, while his mother talks about teriyaki chicken in the background. Linda shares about her relationship with God, Catholicism, and spirituality in general that resonates with Nico as...