Mothers Day — 2022

This is an interview with Sharon Buchi Tillman on Mother’s Day about her growing up.

Jillian Wilson and Susan Peters

Jillian Wilson (42) talks with her birth mother, Susan Peters (57) about her experience of motherhood, from being a birth mother to an adoptive parent, and how their relationship has grown after reuniting.

Rosemary Bayer and Erin Mack discuss memories from Erin’s childhood

For the first time ever, Erin and her mother, Rosemary, discuss their memories from Erin’s childhood. Erin’s words: “My mom is one of those rare, incredibly determined people that sees an injustice in the world and commits her entire self...

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Kerry Bringhurst and Marianne Sidwell

Friends Kerry Bringhurst (56) and Marianne Sidwell (57) discuss the death of Marianne's mother, their favorite memories, and their friendship.

Robin Friese:. Robin’s Nest

Robin talks about her work in Denver working with families and their urban gardens

Mother’s Day with 8 year old

Random candid conversation completely unrehearsed so a mother could remember her 8 year old daughters sweet voice.

Jeff Quattrone of the Library Seed Bank of New Jersey

Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews Jeff Quattrone of the Library Seed Bank about the Folklife Foodway of Jersey Tomato seeds and their impact. Listeners will learn about history of seed banks, and their impact on community outreach and history. Jeff...

Common Ground Tacony Oral History Project: Rich

Rich, a longtime resident, of Tacony is now caretaker an abandoned and overgrown citygarden in Keystone Park. Working his whole life as a contractor and 22 years in recovery, Rich talks about his experiences living through addiction to then building...

Tatev Yeghiazaryan

Tatev Yeghiazaryan (in Brooklyn) speaks with her mom, Karine Arshakyan (in NJ) on mother's day about Karine's life in Armenia during the Soviet era and after its collapse; her emigration and bringing of family to the U.S. and the insightful...

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Betty O'Connor and Milly Murphy

Betty O'Connor (64) interviews her mother, Milly Murphy (93), about her childhood, marriage to her husband, and her earliest memories from the 1930s in Sapulpa, Oklahoma.

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Joseph Rogers-Britton and Jeff Moore

Joseph Rogers-Britton (64) talks with his friend Jeff Moore (56) about the importance of kindness, reflecting on his journey living with HIV and caring for others living with HIV and AIDS.

Mother’s day

Interview with my mom for mother's day about her life

Dane Dowell and Holly Dowell – Wife of 47 Years and Mother of Four.

May 10, 2020 - Dane Dowell (36) talks with mother, Holly Carter Dowell (68) about her life, from growing up in Virginia, eldest of six kids, to being a wife and mother of four kids and moving around the United...

Interview with Steve Chady – Butterfly Pavilion volunteer

This interview was with one of Butterfly Pavilion's volunteers, who works with our butterflies and has lived in the area for a long time. I wanted to see if he had any opinions about how his neighborhood is changing, and...