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James "Jim" Taylor (75) speaks with his wife, Geraldine "Geri" Taylor (77), about her experience living with Dementia. They discuss finding the joy in every day living and their hopes for the future.

One Small Step partners Donte Data [no age given] and Theresa Davidson [no age given] discuss their community work, their racial and ethnic identities, and their personal political values.

Linda Ginzel (56) tells Nancy Cowles (56) how losing her 16month-old baby to a crib accident at a local daycare, inspired her to start her own organization called Kids in Danger, an organization dedicated to protect children by improving the...

Lisa Nickerson (62) and Evan Bucklin (32) share a conversation remembering Jill, Lisa’s daughter and Evan’s sister, who passed away from cancer when she was ten years old.

Dot Jackson (65) talks about her life, legacy, and the way she wants to be remembered with her daughter Kelly Underwood (45).

Las amigas Crystal Sandoval (35) y Gabby Munoz (36) hablan de cómo se conocieron, sus vidas en la frontera, su trabajo de brindar servicios legales a inmigrantes y refugiados, y su amistad. [Friends Crystal Sandoval (35) and Gabby Munoz (36)...

Margeaux Gray (41), Bakita Empowerment Initiative (BEI)Advisory Board Member, talks with Amy Nace-DeGonda (43), BEI Assistant Program Director, about the power of resiliency in her life.

Ismail Moharam [no age given] speaks with Lily Lipman [no age given] about living with a visual disability, arriving to the United States from Yemen, and the ways he supports himself and his friends.

Marla Barthen (50) shares a conversation with her mentee, Madeline Carpenter (20), about the women’s rights movement and what people of different generations can contribute to that movement.

We shared our personal Girl Scout journeys and how Girl Scouts prepares us to be advocates for girls and women locally, nationally, and globally. We also discussed the impact of growing up in Orange County :)

Friends Bronwyn Miller [no age given] and Maleica [No Name Given] [no age given] discuss Maleica having HIV, survival, and hope.

Coworkers Amy Petkovsek (39) and Stuart Simms (70) talk about their childhood dreams, their careers, the advocacy work they are doing to serve the people of Maryland, and their future goals.

Advocates Christin Evans (47) and Thomas Wolf (50) share their views on the connection between homelessness, substance abuse, and housing issues in San Francisco.

Paul Stackhouse is a sun chaser, but in his case it means measuring the surface radiation budget. This means figuring out how much sunlight gets to the surface of the planet, and takes a deep understanding of factors like cloud...

Samantha Blake talks with her mother, Dawn Blake about her heart attack and sudden cardiac arrest of 2006 and her advocacy for AED and CPR training across the country.

Spouses Ann Marshall (80) and Terry Marshall (80) talk about their advocacy, PeaceCorps, nuclear waste cleanup, and writing careers, reminisce about their travels, and reflect on their relationship.

Dr. Kit Bredimus (37), a healthcare professional, and his spouse, Heather Bredimus (37), reflect on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their lives, their family, and their community.

Friends and colleagues Katelyn Jurney (30) and Renee’ Sites-Erwin (48) share a conversation about advocating for people who are deaf and hard of hearing. They talk about the importance of both language and cultural access to public services and about...

Andrew Cook (22), his mother Karen Cook (64), and Andrew's teacher Dr. Michelle Haney (50) talks about their relationships to each other, Andrew's self-advocacy and self-determination, access to education and opportunities for people with disabilities, and Andrew's future goals.

Ro Kearney and her son Jack talk about what their lives are like with his Tourette Syndrome diagnosis.

StoryCorps Facilitator Kiplyn Primus (62) sits down for a second conversation with local figure, Antoinette Tuff (57). August 2023 marks ten years since Ms. Tuff saved a DeKalb County school from a mass shooting.

Autumn Fuernisen (15) and her mother, Londen Tabor (38), talk about how Huntington's disease has impacted their family, first with the death of Autumn's father, and then with Autumn's diagnosis of Juvenile Huntington's Disease. Autumn and Londen talk about activities...

Jocelyn Bessett Gorlin (56) is interviewed by her friend Liz McDonough (64) about her childhood in Connecticut, her relationship with her parents and four siblings and how she decided to become a nurse. She also discusses how she met her...

Aimee Shaffer (62) interviews her friend Brandi Winkleman (37) about her work at A HOPE for Santa Rosa County. They also discuss the importance of working together as a community, as well as the joy animal-human bonds can bring to...

Nicole Calandra (38) interviewed fellow Junior League of Atlanta members, Lisa Dwyer (44), and Sarah Batts (41) about their experiences becoming advocates against human trafficking in Atlanta and making human trafficking an advocacy issue of the Junior League of Atlanta.