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Not every scientist can boast about putting an end to Biblical-level plagues. But NASA Senior Earth Scientist Compton Tucker helped to end periodic locust swarms which pop up in dry parts of the world and go onto wreak havoc on...

By his own count, Chuck McClain has had six mentors in his career. His first may have been a teacher in Kansas City who took him to his first physics demonstration. Since 1978, he’s worked at NASA Goddard Space Flight,...

With great data comes great responsibility. Ruth Duerr, a self-described scientific “generalist,” and Steve Diggs, an ocean data specialist, take on years of efforts by scientists to inform the public while stopping short of being policy advisors. As data improves,...

Friends and colleagues, Erma Banks [no age given] and Callie McGinnis (77), discuss their former workplace: Columbus Area Library Association (CALA). They talk about the formation of the organization, pivotal characters in its development, and the events they created to...

Friends and colleagues Clifton Smart III (61) and Frank Einhellig (83) share a conversation about the work they did together as president and provost of Missouri State University. They discuss the changes the university has seen under their leadership, the...

Dena Bushman (40) interviews fellow Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) alumni and friends Marcelle "Marci" Layton (62) and Annie Fine (62) about their careers as epidemiologists and their various experiences working together.

Frank Crum (49) shares a conversation with his colleague Roosevelt Jones (85) about Roosevelt’s childhood, his time in college, his military service, his career, his family, and his perspective on life.

Colleagues Chris Loudenslager (54) and Luke Jordan (32) discuss their love of hiking and the outdoors and the role of public service in their lives.

Gail Skofronick-Jackson, Program Manager at NASA Headquarters, Science Mission Directorate, knows more about snow than most Tallahassee, Fla. residents. In fact, it may be safe to say that the program manager at NASA Headquarters knows more about snow than most...

Friends Nathaniel "Nat" Trives (85) and Lynn Washington [no age given] share memories of Santa Monica College and their experiences there.

Friends, colleagues, and partners in "good trouble," Delaitre Jordan Hollinger [no age given] and Jacqueline Yvonne Perkins (64), sit down for a conversation about their family history, their current projects, and the importance of preserving African American history.

Colleagues Jenny Stiles (33) and Jean Munson (32) discuss their connection, the work that they do in leadership and transforming language and conversations around disability.

Bill Whitaker and friend/ex-wife Barbara Watson Whitaker “Bobbi” talk about Kent State in 1969. They were both students at the time, and Bill was highly active with the movement as well as with the legal defense following.

If you are curious to learn more about the bonding and friendships that develop while at sea, listen no further than this conversation with Allyson Tessin and Ashley Burkett, two scientists that sailed on Expedition 392 (Agulhas Plateau Cretaceous Climate,...

Colleagues and One Small Step partners Tracy Hall (50) and Mary Balkema (55) talk about their careers in local politics, their perspectives on public service, and the life lessons they have taken away from their work.

Chelsea Sheets (30) interviews her colleague, Emilie Smith (72), about her journey grieving the losses she has experienced throughout her life.

Kathy and Deanna first met in the teacher credential program at UCI over 35 years ago and have taught together ever since in Capistrano Unified.

Dr. Fran Close (54) interviews her good friend and colleague Dr. C. Perry Brown (74) about his journey toward becoming an epidemiologist, his work as a researcher and college professor, and the relationships that both keep him grounded and make...

Good friends Carmel Viado (41) and Eva Dhimi (33) discuss how COVID has impacted their individual career paths and the work they have been doing to seek new ventures for themselves during this time.

Friends and Colleagues, Nancy Sorrells (62) and Sarah Francisco (41), discuss the journey they faced in stopping a planned natural gas pipeline from passing through their communities.

Just a few short months ago, Nicola Fox took over as Director of NASA’s Heliophysics Lab. She’d been prepping for the role a lifetime, however, recounting how she started her scientific career when she was eight months old, thanks to...

Dr. Claire Parkinson, senior scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center since 1978, discusses using satellite data to monitor sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctic and serving as project scientist for the NASA satellite Aqua, which makes measurements of...

George Huffman calls himself a classic weather person, in part because by the fourth grade in North Central Ohio, he already was excited about the prospect that you could make a job studying weather. At the NASA Goddard Space Flight...

A StoryCorps-inspired montage of five staffers at Los Angeles-based environmental nonprofit TreePeople speaking about what brought them to the work and why they stay. Recorded in 2011, including the voices of Rosa (Bautista) Donis (38), Edith de Guzman (31), Jim...

Colleagues Krishna Pakala (40) and Anne Hamby (36) share a conversation about their careers and working together as colleagues. Krishna describes happy moments and lessons he has learned in his life, and Anne talks about how she would like her...