“I just wanted to be happy and have a family of my own”

Emma Lynch(16) interviews her mom, Ella(57) about her childhood and current life. This interview was recorded on Thanksgiving, November 26, 2020 in Ella’s bedroom in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. They talk about religion, moving from the city to the...

Mother

I ask ten questions about my mom and got a variety of answers from when she was a child to present day.

William Stoner 11-26-2023

Will Stoner (47) talks to his son, Chase Stoner (15) about where he grew up in Aurora, Illinois. He grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood but it was still a close, tight community. He shares his experiences in meeting his...

Cristina Larios & Joe Nowinski – An American Story

Cristina Larios (16) talks to Joe Nowinski (33) about her experiences traveling the Americas. Cristina is an American Citizen who grew up in Nicaragua and came to the tiny Almond-Bancroft High School in rural Almond Wisconsin. Joe Nowinski is her...

Middle School in the 90s

Otis Johnson (Age 11), a current 7th grader, asks his father Jeremy Johnson (Age 41) what middle school was like for him. Witness the challenges and the fun of what middle school was like in the 90s.

Interview with Grandma Lupe Vigil

Joseph Vigil, 42, interviews his Grandma, Lupita Vigil, 86, about her childhood in Lincoln, her Mexican Restaurant named after her that she had for 27 years, and her favorite memories. Lupe was a 2-time cancer survivor and suffers from Alzheimer's...

"My mother urging me to be self sufficient left me craving attention."

A mother goes through her life reflecting on how her childhood (or the lack thereof) shaped her mindset on life. There were a lot of amazing memories and damaging mistakes made, but how we learn and grow from those should...

Growing Up & Entering College

Roommates Allie and Sara talk about their experience in college so far, what growing up is like, and what they hope to accomplish looking forward.

Hannah Adams and Lee Snider on How Interpersonal Communication has Changed

Hannah Adams (19), a freshman at Ball State University, and her grandfather Lee Snider (65) discuss how interpersonal communication has changed over his lifetime. Topics discussed include the evolution from letter writing and landlines to smartphones, as well as the...

Danilo Tulagan

Danilo Tulagan talks about his life in the Philippines, serving in the Navy in Guantanamo Bay during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and becoming a hairdresser after coming to the U.S.

Bre Bowles and Marilyn Cook
November 10, 2022 App Interview

Bre Bowles (17) talks to her grandmother Marilyn Cook (68) about her adolescence in the 50's and 60's.

A conversation with Reese Fetner and her Father.
November 26, 2023 App Interview

Reese Fetner (17) speaks with her Dad, Matt Fetner (45) on November 26, 2023. This interview was conducted in their Vestavia Hills home over Thanksgiving break. They discussed her father’s childhood, memories, holidays and his career as a Financial Advisor....

Min and Joshua sat down for a StoryCorps conversation.

Me and My brother connected over the zoom to look back at our lives living in a foreign country.

Louay interviews his mom Samar who talks about her childhood in Syria.

In this interview, on November 26, 2023, in Valparaiso, Indiana, Louay Zeitoun (15) interviews his mom Samar Kebbewar (47) about growing up in Aleppo, Syria. Samar shares various memories about her childhood, and how religion played a big role in...

My Children Will Know You

Josh talks with his Grandpa Melvin about his childhood and upbringing.

Nash and her sister Onyx discuss her childhood and adolescence as first generation Bengali-Americans.

Nash Alamgir (16) and Onyx Alamgir (21) and discuss her childhood and adolescence. She touches on subjects of mental health and how it was negatively affected with the American education system. Through classic stories of her teenage years, Onyx discusses...

Jerry Bell tells the story of his childhood in Odell, TX to his daughter Insa Wood

Jerry Bell (81) grew up on a cotton farm in Odell, Texas. He tells stories of his childhood - including almost drowning in a horse trough and playing basketball in high school - to his daughter Insa Wood (54).