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Reed Dietrick (16) talks to her mother, Allison Dietrick (48), who shares a story of reclaiming her identity and finding happiness after a lifetime of chasing external validation.

Dante Lauretta, Regents’ Professor of Planetary Science and the principal investigator for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission, has been working on bringing back samples from Asteroid Bennu since 2004- and he still has two more years before he might...

As a social work pioneer in New Jersey, Mitchell Kahn, MSW, shares the heart behind community organizing and grassroots movements. After spending over 40 years at Ramapo College of New Jersey and serving as the director of the Baccalaureate Social...

Edward Chang (55) tells SC Facilitator, Virginia Lora (26), about his experience living through the 1992 L.A. Riots and how the Korean community changed and redefined itself after the riots.

Adam Wilson and his partner Sofya Aptekar talk about the importance of different unions standing in solidarity with each other, even within the same workplace. Sofya is on the faculty staff union at UMass Boston, and she describes a specific...

Emily Drabinski, a librarian and organizer at Long Island University (LIU), speaks with her partner Karen Miller, a teacher and organizer LaGuardia Community College (LGCC). Emily and Karen share the lessons they've learned from organizing and being involved with unions.

A discussion of Prof. Higgins Journey into academia and her thoughts on being a female in a male dominated field.

Nikolette Clark (26) and her girlfriend Caitlin Masingill (38) speak about their life experiences, identity, and hope.

Julia (22) interviews Jonathan (83) about his experiences through life. They touch upon Jonathan's personal experiences growing up in the U.K., creating a family in the U.S., and more.

Lauren Haygood is a PhD student at Oklahoma State University, studying marine geochemistry and metal biogeochemical cycling in Dr. Natasha Riedinger’s lab. How does one become a chemist after failing chemistry in undergrad? We talked to Lauren about figuring out...

Jennifer Fried (38) interviews her grandparents, Phyllis Gold (90) and Norman Gold (93), about their early memories, their choice in pursuing higher education, the experience of being grandparents, and importance of passing on tradition and preserving language.

Gabriel Filippelli is a professor of earth sciences at Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis, and the executive director of the Environmental Resilience Institute. We talked to him about how the first moon landing and the environment he grew up in...

For many years, John Cosgrove, MSW, P.H. D, has been a trailblazer in the social work profession. His reach impacted Fordham GSS students' professional lives for over 30 years. With international social work and partnership with the United Nations, Dr....

Terri Klemm, MSW, LCSW, DSW paved the way for many social workers. As one of the pioneers of the Centenary's Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Program, she has educated, equipped, and established social workers worldwide. At the same time, it...

I interviewed my dad about his journey through graduate school and into academia and delved into the pros and cons of academia versus working in the industry.

Marcia Drummond (50) and her One Small Step partner Timothy Huntington (60) discuss parenting and parenthood, political ideologies, class, and how their youth influenced their views on the meaning of life.

Spouses, Lori Gray (43) and John Thurston (44), share their love story and reflect on raising children in a blended family.

One Small Step partners Jennifer Townsend (48) and Jennifer Harrison (50) talk about rural life, their personal political values, and the state of communication and discourse in their academic disciplines.

Natasha Herring (47) interviews her conversation partner Sandra "Sandy" Halvorson [no age given] about her experience getting into contact with her biological parents and how being adopted has impacted her sense of identity.

Douglas Yeager(78) interviews his family friend, Holmes Rolston(79) about his work in the field of environmental ethics. They cover how Rolston got into his line of work, some of the highlights, his most influential works, and what his various awards...

Makinde Adedapo (37) and his brother Mosi Ifatunji (43) discuss growing up and how family dynamics have changed and shifted.

One Small Step partners Kenneth Sharrock (60) and Leslie Kaplan (56) talk about religion, ancestry, and the guiding influences of their political beliefs.

One Small Step partners Kate Uhlir (82) and Andrew Duxbury [no age given] inquire about each other's lives, one being a mother of six and the other a Geriatrics doctor.

One Small Step partners Shirley Lefever (61) and Gordon Bassham (75) share a conversation about the most influential people in their lives, their values, their work, and their concerns and hopes for the future.

L. Jackson "Jack" Newell (83) speaks with friend William McMurrin [no age given] about his childhood memories, academic career, love of nature, and perspective on humanity.