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Robert Markwardt (29) interviewed his mother, Susan Ann Markwardt (71), about attending Woodstock.

Hannah Kemp-Severence (40) talks with her dad, Philip Kemp (73) about his life in farming, being a lifelong Lutheran, his love of music and singing, and what's important for his family to remember about him.

Executive Director of the St Paul Conservatory of Music Cléa Galhano and Administrative Director Laura Nortwen are musicians that breath life and soul into running the conservatory on a daily basis. With this conversation, they learn about each other's musical...

Married couple, Fran Young (68) and Paul Young (72), recall stories and events that lead them to becoming international teachers, traveling to many countries, culture shocks, and navigating life in Springfield, Missouri after traveling abroad.

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

Jack Perry (51) shares a conversation with his father, Whit Perry (80), about a trip around the world that Whit took when he was younger and about how that trip changed him.

This interview includes James Grenoble (21) interviewing his mother, Christiana Wilson (55,) on how music has influenced her life. The interview covers how a 55 year old views music now to how she viewed music when she was younger, gives...

Roger Martinez (61) has a conversation with his mother, Cuquita Martinez (96), about her life experiences, her book, her love for God and music, and her relationship with her husband, Arsenio Orlando Martinez. They also talk about family, support, and...

Talbot and Persaud get a chance to interview each other about how they began their music and poetry journeys. They also talk about how they became friends and ended up where they are now.

Friends Adolph "Ado" Davis (33) and Reneka Moore (32) discuss their careers in entertainment, their shared hometown of Franklin, Louisiana, and express gratitude and hopes for the future.

Loraine "Lonny" Krbez Van Patten Klapperich (97) speaks with her friend Becky Hardy (63) about growing up in Great Depression-era Milwaukee and her life experiences.

One Small Step partners Jerry Gutierrez (50) and Keith Reese (64) discuss political awareness, mass incarceration, and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Stefani Priskos (26) speaks with Joy Williamson (70) about her involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the thresholds of living and dying in North Carolina. This conversation was held via Zoom due to...

Fred Wilber (69) talks to his mentee Jola Otten (13) mostly about Freds childhood

Interview with Sarrah Ellen McDonald on how she began singing and playing music, her involvement in helping found Georgia Pick & Bow Traditional Appalachian Music School, and other aspects of music in Dahlonega. Interviewed by Sarah Adams on April 5,...

[Recorded Friday, May 19, 2023] Gennese (19) and Jonathan (21) have a One Small Step conversation in Charlottesville, Virginia. Gennese is a UVA student from Colonial Heights, and enjoys music, podcasts, and being outside. Jonathan is also a UVA student...

Sara Grady and Cathy Wigand discuss salt marshes, mentorship, and the importance of a holistic perspective on life.

Sarah Gray, age 47, (Washington DC) blood transfusion recipient, interviews Jack Delaney (61), one of the 10 anonymous strangers who donated 1 of the units of the blood she received during childbirth in 2010. "I'd like to make a new...

Stefani Priskos (26) and Suz Robinson (71) discuss their involvement in the Triangle Threshold Singers, a group that sings for individuals on the thresholds of living and dying in North Carolina.

One Small Step partners Sharon Powell Quincy (74) and Damon Ward (47) connect over their desire to help their community and those in need from opposite sides of the aisle.

Sophie Hauck (18) and her father Richard Hauck (54) discuss their relationship with one another and Sophie's upcoming departure for college.

Ronald "Ron" Britton (71) recounts to StoryCorps facilitator Chapin Montague [no age given] his youth as a self-proclaimed military brat, the lives of his parents, and his career in oceanography and marine biology, all while sitting on the wood-lined deck...

In this interview I conducted in November 2022 in Larkspur California, I interviewed Thomas Gaine, 49 male who is my father. in the interview, he talked about childhood experiences he had and how that shaped him as a person today....

George Azar (78) talks with his grandson, Alex Moore (17) about his life in the 1960's during the end of High School as well as his time in college followed by his time serving in the Air Force during the...

My name is Alexis Garbutt (22) and I interviewed with my father, Mark Garbutt (53), about how music has an impact on his life and how it has evolved from when he was my age.