Bennie Rooks Jr

A father’s influence, fear in a war zone and the importance of being example.

hurrican Katrina’s impact from the point of view on a small family

an interview with my father who made the decision to move our family out of Florida to Arkansas due to the damage that hurricanes had done and due to hurricane Katrina and how it played out

Let’s have a talk dad

I decide to have a chat with my dad about high school, fear and curiosity

How 9/11 affected my Dad

My dad told me about his day on 9/11 and how terrifying it was. Additionally, he spoke on how it changed him as a person.

Jenny Rask Interviews Father Gene Rask about this life.

Jenny Rask: 2021-03-22 01:17:10 Interviews her father Gene Rask about his life. Memories of growing up with Lee and Ray Rask. First days in Portland, Oregon. A few of Gene's first jobs and his father's worry about his boys being...

"Don't be so afraid"

Pam and I talk about growing up, insecurities, faith, family, and women's careers in medicine.

Boston Marathon Bombing 2013

My mom was working that day at a restaurant so many people were talking about it. Knowing that I was gonna go to the event scares me.

Michigan Was Scary for an Iowa Farm Girl – The Great Thanksgiving Listen

The evening of November 21st, 2017, Eli Frank (15) sat down with their Grandmother DD (age and last name not provided due to partner request) for an interview. DD told many stories about her life as a child on a...

On a Fourteenth

In this interview, conducted in January 2019 in York, Maine, Cary Drake (13) interviews Steve Brice (her Grandfather age 71) about his family, career, and childhood. In this interview Brice talks about how Drake’s mom painted their dog, how singing...

Leaving High School

Emma M. interviews her classmate & friend Nick G. about his feelings about leaving high school.

Sarah Gray & Jack Delaney, Blood Transfusion Recipient & Formerly Anonymous Blood Donor "Everyone deserves it."

Sarah Gray, age 47, (Washington DC) blood transfusion recipient, interviews Jack Delaney (61), one of the 10 anonymous strangers who donated 1 of the units of the blood she received during childbirth in 2010. "I'd like to make a new...

Rooster Story

Participant's names were Thomas Jones, my father who is 50, and myself who is 19. The topic we discussed was a story about when he was a child and living at a farm. He had an altercation with what he...

Mrs. Carni 9/11

Mrs. Carni worked with a friend who’s father was Chief Fire Fighter and died saving peoples lives.

Panic in Western Europe

How World War 2 and the Vietnam War effected everyday life.

9/11 interview with mom

My mother shared her experience of how the 9/11 went. She explained how she felt and how it impacted her.

Sandis Wright and Alex Wu

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Sandis Wright was born in a rural Swedish community in northern Maine, where he always dreamed of living in the big city. After moving to both Chicago and Atlanta, and getting married, he decided to...