Emanuel and Prachiti discuss preparing for the climate emergency

I got to speak with Manny, a full time staff member of Hatcher Graduate Library and his experiences with climate related emergencies growing up in Detroit.

Sara Vargo and Claire Haase discuss local food

My roommate, Sara, and I discuss how growing up in a very environmentally-conscious family in Grand Rapids, MI has influenced her sustainable behaviors and how this has changed since going to college. The recording is most relevant for the Story...

Alok's Interview with his Mom, Shashi Bina – Part II

Born as Bina Saxena in August 1943 in Lucknow and raised in a conservative joint household in Delhi and Lucknow, UP, India - she was the 2nd of four children of Ram Shanker and Prakash Saxena. She graduated high school...

Christina Le – Life during the Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020

This is an interview to myself since my parents speak vietnamese and mostly I'll unable to understand what they will be saying and my little brother refused to let me interview him

Olivia & Grace discuss local food!

We discussed how Olivia’s relationship with local food has changed as she’s grown up and moved to a different city. We also addressed common barriers that people face when trying to access local food.

Mark Rulison and Carly Loomis

Mark talks about how he got involved in bees, how his business grew, the lessons beekeeping has taught him, and shares a few stories, including an encounter with a bull.

Vanessa and Aubrie discuss preparing for the climate emergency

It is important to have a plan in case of a climate emergency. Having a strong sense of community can help when dealing with a crisis.

Ken and Grace discuss preparing for the climate emergency

I talked with my wonderful father about how our family has prepared for the climate emergency and how we can encourage future generations to help stop climate change.

Josh Stein and Sarah Roarty discuss preparing for the climate emergency

This interview captures a discussion between a current University of Michigan student and a former University of Michigan student regarding climate emergency preparation in suburban and urban communities.

Coronavirus impacts 5/23/20

Among the topics discussed were how daily life is like, how technology is utilized in a pandemic and how social relationships are like.

Dusty Matthews and author Sharon Coady discuss living and writing in 2020.

Dusty Matthews and Sharon Coady discuss living in 2020. Dusty works at the Leesburg (Florida) Public Library and Sharon is an author. The library's annual Literary Arts Festival was canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Sharon discusses her...

Ashley and Liz discuss local food

The topics that were discussed was the problems with local food prices being too high in different areas and towns making it less assessable especially for college students. In addition, the topic of gmos and making connections with local farmers...

Janielle Calaunan and Stephanie Rosas discuss local food

A discussion focused on local food consumption with conversation surrounding family traditions, future intentions, and current association with local foods. Also taking a look at what future generations can do to increase the accessibility to local foods.

Thanksgiving Interview

A brief interview with my dad discussing agriculture in our family. We talk about agriculture in his childhood and how it compares to today, beekeeping in the past and present, gardening in our family, and his time as head grower...

12 Year Old’s Reflection on 2020 (part 2)

Interview continues on a child’s perspective of 2020 including advice for those living through a future pandemic

Carly and Jack discuss local food

A discussion between two students at University of Michigan regarding local food in their rural hometown.

Ashley H and Lydia R discuss local food

Ashley and Lydia talk about local food in Ann Arbor and personal relationships with local food.