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In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Birmingham, Alabama, Caroline Whitcomb (17) interviews her grandmother Connie Gilmer about growing up in Birmingham. Connie shares her stories on living through the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War. She also...

I, Lyndsay Dallaire interview my mom about the hard things and tasks in life.

My dad and I discuss his history and current view on government/politics.

I interviewed my mom and she told me about her experiences in life.

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Isabellah Griffin (16) interviews her Aunt Johnette Griffin ( age N/A) about her childhood growing up. Aunt Johnette shares her life growing up as a child without...

We talked about life and his experiences through his life.

John Friedrich (55) interviews his friend Bob Alpern (92) about his young adulthood in the years following WWII. He discusses living in Greenwich Village in New York City in the late 1940s and early 1950s, attending New York University, and...

[Recorded Monday, July 17, 2023] Adel (25) and Anibiko (30) have a One Small Step Conversation in Charlottesville. Adel is from Zimbabwe with a background on Forensic Auditing and Accounting and enjoys empowering youth to engaging in politics. Anibiko is...

[Recorded Monday, February 21, 2022] Karen (58) and Amy (62) recorded a One Small Step conversation together in Charlottesville, Virginia. They discussed motherhood, military service, health, and media literacy.

Questions with grandma

My grandma and I talked about her childhood, her family, and about politics.

I am talking to my Grampa about his Mom and Dad. Then we speak on some regrets in his life.

A casual conversation with my Grandmother Ruth Braun (a Depression Era kid) on the couch in her + husband Bruno’s home in rural Clare, MI. during a family gathering.

My father, professor Russell Zanca, provides refined and educated opinions about the American Government.

My dad discusses the struggles he faced coming to America in order to get a better life for himself and his future children. He also discusses the government and how it has it has influenced him and his time in...

Les Cheng (49), father of Rachel Cheng (16), recollects his experiences with the election process and shares his thoughts and insight on our current government.

Paul Krout talks about his childhood, experiences in the National Guard, and various jobs he had.

American college student Annie Phan talks to her father, Dr. Chuong Phan, about the differences and similarities between Communist Vietnamese and Democratic American media. Dr. Phan shares his experiences of growing up during the Vietnam War and what his migration...

My parents, Chris and Heather Mezzetta, told me about their experience with voting and participating in their government.

Family history interviewed:mom

Great Recession interview

This interview happened on the 24 of November, 2017. In the city of paynesville, Minnesota, when Ethan(14) interviews his Grandpa(Roger)(69)where Ethan asks questions about his times in the reserves, his four children, growing up on the farm with his parents,...

Elizabeth, age 9, interviews her granddaddy, age 88, about his youth, and life.

Mary was talking about the Great Depression and what a Depression baby is. She also told me a funny story when she had to take her Cello she rented all the way up 2 flights of stairs, then went in...

Hanna DeJidas, test recording for the Great Thanksgiving