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On November 28, 2021 I talked with my grandma on what her life was like. She focused her jobs friends and family. She also told me about one of the best life lessons you can learn. I learned a lot...

My grandmother talks about her love of teaching, how it was raising eight children, and her childhood.

We're remembering Martha Ann Mitcheltree Whatley who died last December.

6'6" Cedric Murphy is a gentle giant with genuine love and affection for all of those around him. Listen as Cedric reflects on his life, as well as his ongoing mission: be an advocate for LGBTIQA+ individuals, civil rights, &...

We talked about life, childhood, family, and expectations.

An interview with my 89 year old grandma who talks about growing up on a farm in California and being married to a military man.

Discussing with my parents a variety of topics including war veterans on both my mother's and my father's sides. Starting with my mother talking about her childhood, her father's career as a forester, and our ancestry. Read from records my...

Steve Desroches (47) and Kristen Becker (45) discuss Becker's career as a stand up comic including touring the South with Jay Bakker, the son of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, as well as her childhood spent in both the North...

My grandmother, who I affectionately call Memu, discusses growing up in the 50s in Shreveport, Louisiana, balancing education with raising two children, and her experience as a nurse. “I would like to be remembered as a fair person, a loving...

Activist Deborah Allen talks about organizing ACT UP Shreveport as a single, working mom who also was attending college. She made a living as a hairstylist and sewing gowns for drag queens. After her friend John David was diagnosed with...

Tom (73) and Mary Ellen (72) recount the adventures they've had over the past 54 years of marriage.

Sharon Meece talks about her life

Part 2 of 2 (This interview contains strong language and brief descriptions of sexual acts.) From a young age, Randy Moulder was a victim of sexual abuse and exploitation by neighbors, family members, and his school principal. As a teen,...

In this interview, conducted on November 29, 2015 in Shreveport, Louisiana, Christina Jones (16) interviews her grandfather Clyde Jones (62) about his life growing up in the south.

The Great Thanksgiving Listen Interview

Senator Barrow Peacock (47), talks with his legislative assistant, Mary Ann Van Osdell (59), about growing up in Shreveport, his views on education and economic prosperity, and his experience as a Senator for Louisiana District 37.

My grandma, Diane Captain, looks back at her early life and the Civil Rights Movement. She compares her generation's macho to the current one's social media craze.

On Thanksgiving I asked my grandmother about her childhood to get an insight on her life before my dad and me.

In this interview, conducted in December 2, 2017 I mainly interviewed my father about his early life and how the people around him made him the man he is today. We also talked about his family and how important they...

Discussing how the LGBTQ+ community has changed, and where it will go next.

One Small Step partners Donna Johnson (38) and Sherri Teer (40) talk about their lives as teachers and professionals in the education field, their respective beliefs and values, and some possible ideas for how the educational system might be improved.

One Small Step partners Wilfred Delphin (71) talks with Chris Chandler (51) about their educational values, shared love of travel, their most influential people, and why someone's sexual orientation shouldn't matter in a conversation.

Adelina Grande Taylor talks about her early childhood and her family background. She talks about World War II and her memories of it. She talks about her late husband telling stories about him and how they met. She speaks of...

My father and I talked about his life and how he is most influenced

I, Lionel Fraser IV, interviewed my paternal grandfather for whom I am named. I learned about his childhood, parenting challenges with my dad and how my Papa wants to be remembered!