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Friends Vincent Morales (28) and Renee Marchal (44) meet in person for the first time at StoryCorps and talk about taking virtual classes together during the pandemic.

Allan "AJ" Anderson (31) shares a conversation with his grandfather John Waters (80) about fishing, Chicago, aging, and death.

Reflections on the changing pace of contemporary work - this is one of several interviews recorded as part of Patternmaker, an interactive exhibition at the Workers' Arts & Heritage Center in Hamilton, ON, Canada in 2016 (https://www.careyjernigan.com/play.html).

Sophie Cheung (16) talks with her best friend, Miffia (16) about their long-distance friendship since Sophie left Vancouver, Canada 6 years ago.

Harriet Weber (65) interviews her friend, Pete Romano (72), about Quincy Farm Chemicals, his family's fertilizer business, as well as about his crop sign project.

Leandra Wilder (20) has a conversation with her mother, Dr. Beatrice Wilder (58), about growing up in Germany, studying medicine, and how she balances marriage, career and family.

Shihru Martin (55) talks with her daughter, Noelle Martin (19) about her experiences moving from Taiwan to the United States and the challenges she faced with discrimination and the simple tasks having to do with language barriers and culture shock.

Reflections on the changing pace of contemporary work - this is one of several interviews recorded as part of Patternmaker, an interactive exhibition at the Workers' Arts & Heritage Center in Hamilton, ON, Canada in 2016 (https://www.careyjernigan.com/play.html).

One Small Step conversation partners Hannah Mitchell [no age given] and Arlene El-Amin [no age given] discuss growing up in Montreal and Chicago. They also discuss their Unitarian and Muslim beliefs and the ways that their beliefs are similar.

Hannah is a fourth year Nursing major from Fort St John in Northern British Columbia (Like really far far far north). As my neighbor in Jacobsen hall, I recall our first few interactions were skirmishes over loud music from my...

Katja (43) talks about growing up in Germany, moving to the United States, and her experience stranded in Canada during 9/11.

Todd Bennett (44) and his caretaker, Skylar Cohen (27), share a conversation about Todd's adoptive family, his experience living with spina bifida, his perspective on love and loss, and the life lessons that he has learned along the way.

Sarah "Sally" Butzin (76) interviews her husband, Peter Butzin (77), about his involvement in the draft resistance movement during the Vietnam War.

Friends Arghavan Nawaby (54) and Caroline "Leilani" Valdes (49) came together as students at the McComb’s business school Executive MBA program. The two reflect on their friendship, personal experiences that shaped their values, and their time at the University of...

Pam Eldridge immigrated to the United States in 2002 with her husband and two (soon to be 3) children. They moved here for her husband's job, but had other personal motives as well. This is her perspective on the immigration...

Meredeth Petrie Roberts (47) interviews her mother, Kathleen Petrie [no age given], about her childhood, her missionary work in Africa, and her memories of her late husband, Colin.

Rosiland (56 y.o.) discusses the evolution of personal growth related to empathy, compassion, and care of the dying as a hospice nurse. She also talks about searching for meaningful/non-superficial relationships.

Wilson Edward Bell Sr. (77) speaks to his friend Tom Mason (69) about being an amateur astronomer and life-long learner and how he uses his intellect to advocate for himself.

Jacob "Jake" Birch (36) interviews his wife, Raurie Birch (42), about her upbringing, past memories, travel experiences, interest in psychology, and journey to motherhood.

Algis Kalvaitis (45) interviews his parents Irene Kalvaitis (85) and Ramunas Kalvaitis (82) about their experiences fleeing Lithuania as children during WWII, and their lives in various countries before eventually coming to the United States.

My mother shares her favorite memories with her father: their ski trips every winter.

I sat down with my mom, Marcey Sparenberg, who spoke on behalf of my grandmother, Shirley Sparenberg. She talked about my Grandma and Grandpa's generosity and kindness and how they received something they didn't even begin to expect. This falls...

Emma Linski (36) interviews her father, Joseph Whitmore (70), about his childhood and the person who had the most influence on him, his grandfather.

Al Pola (62) connects with their One Small Step partner, Mani Mahadevan (60) over their experience as immigrants and discuss topics like cultural identity, police perceptions of the public, and racism.

Michael Viechweg (finally) interviews his mother Teresa Viechweg! Teresa describes her family and childhood in Grenada, W.I., her life in Canada (plus travels), and her faith in God.