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Grandma Helen’s Life Story

I interview my grandparents about how life in quarantine is.

Beverly Little Thunder (75) tells her everlasting friend Monique "Muffie" Mousseau (54) about her involvement in the American Indian Movement (AIM) and about her experiences of sexism within the movement and ceremony. She recalls the heartbreak of being told she...

Rodney Anderson reflects on his childhood growing up in Minnesota.

Growing up in a family of eight, Lolly and her older brother, Tom, had the same congenital eye disease. He started a high-end cab company and three radio stations, ran for public office, and was a model for Lolly, showing...

This interview is about my husband who is a US Air Force veteran. In this interview we discuss how to enlist, what basic training is like, and more.

A brief look at the three lives of a social justice activist, former priest and ex-communicated Catholic. My grand uncle, Ed Flahavan, reflects on his formative years, spirituality, and family.

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.

Mother and Son Therese Barry-Tanner (64) and Patrick Barry (41) discuss their childhood memories, family, and the importance of not taking life for granted.

Grandma Mona is the matriarch of the Johnson/ Sulzbach family. I just married into the family & don’t have any living grandparents so capturing those interview was so valuable to me.

Asking my grandpa questions about service in the Navy during Vietnam

I ask my dad some questions about how he feels about history.

I talked to Max about his life

Mayra (on the right with glasses) talks about her dad and the impact she had on her

Diving into how the Coronavirus has affected the community through the lenses of Seth Paradis.

We talked about Dave’s life and some interesting and exciting moments.

Dennis Russell 75 talks about his childhood through being drafted and finally being a city planner for Green Bay, Minneapolis, and more.

A lot of what was talked about was family and the importance of it. Also we talked about Yiayia’s relationship with her parents and what they did together.

Donald W. Atkins talks to daughter Michelle Atkins about growing up on a farm in rural Minnesota in the 1930s. Interview recorded in 2008 as part of the inaugural National Day of Listening.

Growing up in the 1940s to 1960s, family connections.

Ben Williams Interviews his grandmother Byrne williams

Hester Marlowe describes her life leading up to her journey to post-World War II Europe and recounts her experiences there.

I asked Jontae about his thoughts on Winter. He ended up telling a story about a bet he took to stay outside for a week in a tent. Find out how it went...

Dad’s life growing up in Southern Minnesota, Being drafted into the military police, his young married life and his growth in the Lutheran faith.

Madonna Thunder Hawk (82) tells new friend and StoryCorps facilitator Savannah Winchester (31) about her childhood and experiences in government boarding schools. She remembers an early calling to protect for the more vulnerable around her. Madonna speaks about the basic...