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On Friday, February 22, 2019, Dr. Lilien Vogl, Chair of the Optometric Historical Society, sat down with Dr. Donald E. Jarnagin, past-president of the American Optometric Association (1995-1996) to talk about his life, his work and developments in the profession...

27 & 24 young professional talking about how life was before the in. Email, shopping, research, and news are at the tip of our fingers we talked about if this is good or bad.

Benjamin “Ben” Chapman (33) and his friend, Don Schaffner (49), talk about technology and social media developments in food safety, press and media communications about food safety, and food-borne illness outbreaks in recent history.

Aayam Bastola interviews his mother Anjoo Pokharel, a former journalist, about the differences in news from Nepal to that in America. She delves into topics like revolts, western culture, and thirst for knowledge as she describes her point of view...

One Small Step partners Jim Robinson (68) and Thomas "Tom" Graver (60) share a conversation about their families and their political views and values. They also discuss their concern for the current state of American politics and talk about whether...

We talked about how the internet affects my sister lives, and if she used the internet while she was a student or not.

This is an interview by 20 year old Darlene Johnson with her 51 year old dad, Kevin Taylor, about what life was like back then from a media and technological standpoint.

Tony told the story of the time he went to California for a concert without telling anyone.

Mike Starck discussed how he came to be a mail carrier, his love for the communities he served, and the many changes in the nature of the job over the decades.

Life Partners Walter Davis (64) and Bill Fields (55) talk about the one room school houses, the Peace Corps, their Unitarian Universalist Church, and other places where they’ve found a sense of community and what the word means to them.

We basically talked about what media was like when my Dad was younger and his opinions.

Interviewing my mom Dawn Young who lived through a time with, and without internet and mass media. How does she prefer to get her news and why?

I (23 years old) interview my mom (58 years old) about what life was like before the Internet! I’m a student at VCU majoring in journalism and this interview is for my Mass Communications class. I hope you enjoy!

Jillian Jacobson a student of Virginia Commonwealth University interviewing her mother Lisa Jacobson about how she got her news and information before the internet.

A former 911 communications operator discusses his time when internet first becomes popular.

We talked about the differences in French and American media

Edward Austin Hall [no age given] interviews his friend Vandy Beth Glenn [no age given] about their friendship, her breakfast salons modeled after the Algonquin Roundtable, and her journey as a transgender woman who also has served in the military.

Grace Knicely (21) talks with her stepfather, Kevin Mozer (54). Grace is a VCU college student that is interviewing her stepfather Kevin who is a retired government business owner about how life was like when he was a kid without...

One Small Step conversation partners Tashara Hoff (43) and Sara Mitchel (53) share their views on diversity, political discourse, and discuss their careers.

Interviewed my dad about the internet

This is a brief seven minute interview surrounding the Y2K bug from the perspective of a computer expert.

My mom explaining about her early experience with the media.

Cameron Hadley spoke about his internet experience & how he’s made a life out of the internet.

My father traveled quite a bit during his childhood, spending time in Yemen, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, India then finally the United States in 1979. In this interview, we talked about the various mass communications my father experienced during his travels...

Anders shares about his childhood, his best and worst moments of his life, bad decisions, and what he wishes for his family.