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Jennifer Lind, granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard, talks with Sholon and Katrina Rucker (granddaughter of Rosa T. Beard) about love, dating, and marriage.

Friends Barbara Arne (63) and Augustine Byamasu (46) talk about his journey with his family from a refugee camp in Zimbabwe, to being a home owner in Georgia.

Harold Thomas III (51) has a conversation with his mother, Veronica Elaine Thomas (70), about her childhood in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. They discuss marriage, parenthood and Veronica's health.

Spouses and soon to be first time parents, Brent Macon (31) and Lindsey Macon (31), share memories and experiences from the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joanna Kobylivker (42) talks with her father, Daniel "Dan" Dinur (74), about his life journey from Lithuania to Israel and ultimately to the United States. NOTE: During the interview, Dan quoted his mother as saying "Greta Garbo will be meeting...

The photography of deceased artist Rusty Miller, father of Elizabeth Miller Stepakoff (53), will soon be on exhibit at Atlanta's Gallery 72. Friends of Elizabeth, Ed Hall (56) and Susan Todd- Raque (66), join her in a discussion of her...

Harding Royster (37) talks with family friend, Darryl Holloman (51), about the evolution of higher education and their own college experiences.

StoryCorps Facilitator, Kiplyn Primus (57), has a conversation with new friend and community leader, Antoinette Tuff (53). Topics include Antoinette's childhood, her role as a wife and mother, and the day she talked an armed gunman at Ronald E. McNair...

Cousins, Monica Jordan (48) and LaTonya Walker (50), recount their runaway adventure which coincides with the Atlanta Child Murders of the late 1970s.

Fellow students from Amario's Art Academy, Isaiah Manderson (18) and Nadia Beavers (18), have a conversation about their superheroes, both fictional and in real life.

Edward "Ed" Hall (56) talks with his friend and colleague, Deanna Sirlin (60), about her artistic process which is described as both macroscopic and rectilinear. Other topics included are the importance of artist residencies and math.

Andy Phelan (53) talks with his friend long time Civil and Human Rights Activist John Evans (86) about John's childhood, his education, and his career to include being Dekalb County's 1st African American Commissioner.

Ed Hall (57) has a conversation with friend, colleague and fellow poet, Felton Eaddy (69), about Felton's childhood in Fork, South Carolina. Additional topics include Felton's education, his work with the Fulton County Arts Commission, and the Atlanta Poetry Kitchen,...

Paul Kapphahn (81) has a conversation with his Wife, Pat Kapphahn (80), about where and how they each grew up and how they came to start their own private psychotherapy practice.

Edward Austin Hall (57) talks with his friend and artistic colleague through StoryCorps, Tehniyat "Tehn" Shaikh (25), about how and when she knew she wanted to study animation. Topics include favorite cartoons, comic books, and Tehniyat's family in India.

Amy Ray (55) talks with her Mother, Frances Walker Ray (82), about what it was like growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, especially during the Jim Crow Era and the Civil Rights Movement.

Friends and colleagues from the ALIF Institute, Zainab Hashem (48) and Alta Schwartz (50), talk about Zainab's immigration to the United States from Iraq. The central topic is Zainab's determination to bring her dog, Tito, to the United States and...

Colleagues Joe Vella (64) and Sydney Langdon (36) talk about their history with Atlanta's Corporate Volunteer Council, specifically with regards to the organization's Carol D. Reiser Award.

Friends Tara Farhan (31) and Arian Zarrabi (29) celebrate Tara’s recent birthday with a conversation about Tara’s passions, which include music, art and travel.

Jessica Clark (47) has a conversation with her father, Tousey Wilson (67), about his history with the Children of God and how their family came to be.

StoryCorps Facilitator and Atlanta Business League member, Kiplyn Primus (60), talks with fellow entrepreneur Ryan Wilson (32) about his background and how he came to co-found The Gathering Spot.

Friends Alan Bienvenida (25) and Jacob Clemente (26) talk about Filipino culture as it pertains to holiday celebrations, religious practice, and career choice.

Melissa Yung (45) talks with her mom, Mary Morris (72), about Mary's career with Delta Airlines, which covers the time of transition from stewardess to flight attendant.

Nicole Calandra (38) interviewed fellow Junior League of Atlanta members, Lisa Dwyer (44), and Sarah Batts (41) about their experiences becoming advocates against human trafficking in Atlanta and making human trafficking an advocacy issue of the Junior League of Atlanta.

StoryCorps Facilitator Kiplyn Primus (62) sits down for a second conversation with local figure, Antoinette Tuff (57). August 2023 marks ten years since Ms. Tuff saved a DeKalb County school from a mass shooting.