Thanksgiving Interview with Grandma

We talked about Lois's jobs as a teenager, my dad (Lois's son), and her life.

My mother

My mother tells me of her life and what she believes to be her purpose in it.

Veronica's Victory

Veronica shares her story, from running away from an abusive mother and relying on a cruel man to finding help and working toward a nursing degree.

Memories of my mom in College & with her friend David.

Hear about a funny story of a cold night at college, and a heart warming story of David Dastmalchian.

Alexander’s Movin Experience
November 2, 2020 App Interview

Alexander locked his phone in a rental car after moving into his new apartment in Chicago for College. After going store to store asking for help, a man helped him call a tow truck. After waiting alone for an hour,...

Audio Recording of Significant Interview

Aidan Bank (14) talks with his mother, Elysa Jimenez (33) about her life being a young mother and how she overcame challenges.

“What do you remember about growing up in Chicago?”

My Grandfather, John Grey, has had an interesting upbringing moving from place to place with his family. He was raised as a young child in Chicago Illinois, and later moved to Dallas Texas with his family. In this interview, Me...

Great thanksgiving listen project with my dad

Chicago , Illinois on 11/26/17. Interviewer is Kevin Nguyen (14) and person getting interviewed is Dung Nguyen (50). We just talked about basic stuff. I don’t want to force people to say stuff that they don’t wanna say so that...

Not every nightmare is for the worst

In 1985, every parent's nightmare occurred in a little house in Willow Springs, Illinois. Nineteen year old James Gallagher dropped out of his local community college to start a tent company. Now, James is fifty two and just sold his...

Angel and Jacka, Dec 2017

Angel left his assignment to the last minute, and I helped him out.

Tylah and Darius talk about his childhood, events that shaped him, and future advice to coming generations

In this interview between Tylah Wells (17) and her mentor Darius Parker (27) taken on June 1, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois, Darius speaks of memorable childhood events and gives uplifting messages for those who are struggling. Darius speaks of life...

Interview With Cousin
November 29, 2017 App Interview

My cousin takes a lot of advice from his family and uses it to better his day to day life. He enjoys learning in school and figuring out new activities as well as helping others in the process. He also...

Bry Lee and Sihun Lee from South Korea to the US

Bry Lee (21) and Sihun Lee (58) sparks more intimate conversations about life and culture in the US and South Korea. Chit chats here and there and in between.

In the life of my best friend, grandpa.

I have learned so many new interesting facts and stories about my grandfather. I found out he loved airplanes , he had no cellphone, he got married twice and much more. I love him!!!

Torn Between Two Cultures: On Being the Daughter of Immigrant Parents

Loyola University Chicago MSW student Kate Dawson talks with her best friend of many years, Chloe Kilano, about growing up with two immigrant parents from Iran. The two reflect on Chloe's experience of being a first-generation college student while challenging...

Mora Vittum & Bernice Man

Growing up in NYC has had a big influence on my mother. Her experiences have made her who she is, and shaped her perspective on life. This has made up my childhood, and will continue to effect and influence who...

MY Experience and opinion on Restorative Justice in schools.

Within this podcast, I talk about my school experience and how the school-to-prison pipeline and zero tolerance policies have affected my education process.

Moving Around – A conversation with Owen Roy and his Grandmother(Mary)
November 28, 2022 App Interview

in the conversation that Owen had with his grandmother, his grandmother talked about what it was like to move from one part of Chicago to another. And how it was difficult from going to a new school with more students...