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World-class Irish fiddler Liz Carroll talks with friend and bodhran player Mike Austin about the Irish music community in Chicago, Liz's ideas about learning music, and her time teaching at the Old Town School of Folk Music in the 1980s....
Friends and Chicago Tribune columnists Mary Schmich and Eric Zorn talk about their memories at the school, from taking lessons to co-founding the long-running holiday showcase and singalong, Songs of Good Cheer. This interview was recorded at the Old Town...
Grandpa Jay Hansen interviews his son, Eric Hansen on the process for creating his dissertation and the follow-on implications
Katherine Chon interviews her colleague, Rosie Gomez, about their work together in the federal government when new laws required changes in how the child welfare system needed to respond to human trafficking. Rosie reflects on her early influences growing up...
My friend Dick Hermann, an attorney, author, and columnist writes often about his passion for education reform. We talked about this.
Hi there! Here’s an interview for my college ethics class about what sort of actions and thoughts goes into an actor’s mind if they were put in a complicated scenario. A peer of mine, Joshua, is being interviewed by me...
Zane Schaefer, a retired band director of 43 years talks about the importances of the arts.
During the Golden Raider event for retirees, I had the privilege of speaking with a former GRCC staff member, Penni, about their journey at the school. They shared insightful anecdotes about their time, highlighting the impact GRCC had on their...
During the Golden Raider event for retirees, I had the privilege of speaking with a former GRCC staff member, Paul, about their journey at the school. They shared insightful anecdotes about their time, highlighting the impact GRCC had on their...
Judy Hauff and Louise Dimiceli-Mitran worked at the Old Town School in the 1970s, at a time when everyone seemed to wear a lot of hats. They reunited to talk about some of the adventures they had together back then,...
This is me talking to my dad about what it was like growing up a military brat, and what he did after he left home at 17.
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...
My sister-in-law Ann O'Keefe is now retired from a mostly D.C.-based career, primarily with federal agencies and the Pentagon, where she was involved with the beginnings of Head Start as well as with the start of the Dept of the...
Jill Marshall, Assistant Professor of Geology at the University of Arkansas thought she was ready to go to college, but there she was on the campus of Boston University as a freshman overwhelmed by her surroundings and on shaky financial...
Musician and musicologist Bau Graves was Executive Director of the Old Town School of Folk Music from 2007 to 2018, during which he was known for his humor, and as the director of the Mandolin Ensemble. IT director and instructor...
Brian, a lecturer at Borough of Manhattan Community College, and Christian, a (now) former student, reflect upon their experiences in public speaking class as well as the college experience. Brian reflects with Christian about his growth as a person and...
Brian C. Lorio, lecturer in the Speech, Communications, and Theater Arts Department at Borough of Manhattan Community College, reflects with (now) former student, Dafina Trepca, about her experiences in his public speaking class during the Spring 2023 semester as well...
Part 1 of 2. Judge Carl Marshall talks to Julissa (17) about his experiences as a juvenile justice judge, the law, justice and a more perfect union.
Musician and historian Stephen Wade talks with his friend Matt Brown about Stephen's musical beginnings, studying banjo with his mentor Fleming Brown in the 1970s, and his reflections on the Old Town School then and now. Since learning to play...
When a young Reggio "The Hoofer" McLaughlin first started tap dancing in Chicago, venues turned him away at the door, saying "we haven't booked a tap dancer since 1945!" In this conversation with his coworker Mareva Lindo, he talks about...
Jimmy T., as he is affectionately known by all, is one of the most familiar faces at the Old Town School. Now the head of the Guitar, Bass and Songwriting program, Jimmy's worked here since starting in the music store...