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Christina Laufer (27) talks with her brother Ryan Nebeker (30) about their grandparents.

This eighty-minute 1974 interview of Anna Gertrude (Steinmetz) Paulus by her daughter Roman Catholic Sister Roma (Florence "Nancy") Paulus was recorded two years before Anna's death at age 86. Also present was son Bertram "Bob" Paulus. After some family singing,...

Joel Raney (55) interviews his wife Kristen Taney (53) about her childhood, career trajectory to becoming President of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, parenthood, and leadership.

Bill Fern, 78, is interviewed by fellow Congregation Beth Simchat Torah member Beth Rosen, 50.

Torrie Thomas (30) interviews her colleague Dawn Koceja (51) about her childhood, moving often with family, leaving home at sixteen and how these experiences have impacted who she is today.

Anthony Dozier (53) tells his friend, Carol Mayes McKnight (53) about being among the first African American kids to be bused in Wichita, KS and about witnessing the 1971 race riot at South High School in Wichita.

Best friends Imogene Brooks (63) and Shirley Tarver (70) reminisce about the good times they have had together throughout their long friendship, describe what it was like growing up on the border of Columbus, GA and Phenix City, AL as...

Alex Humphreys (47) shares a conversation with his father, Hugh Humphreys (78), about Hugh’s childhood growing up on a farm, his service in the US Air Force, the wisdom he has learned in his life, and his family.

Carolyn Hugley (63) shares a conversation with her friend and “second mother,” Juanita Booker (91), about when they first met, Juanita’s childhood, and the people who had the biggest influence on Juanita’s life.

Clarissa Kirschenbaum (62) remembers her brother, Victor Wald, who died in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, with her significant other, Gabriel Gonzalez (58).

Sisters Emily Whiteside (66) and Beth Saba (64) share a conversation about growing up in Columbus, Georgia, their earliest and favorite memories, their friends, their school, and their parents.

Ryan Thiele (21) interviews his friend, Ian Hixson (21), about Ian’s experience growing up in North Carolina, his time in college, and his goals for the future.

23 year old woman interviewed by her 44 year old friend about her memories of growing up in Bosnia and moving to the U.S.

Tuckerton Seaport Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews J.P. Hand of Goshen, New Jersey. JP has been carving traditional Barnegat Bay decoys for the past 50+ years. In this interview, he discusses how decoy carving became a part of his life,...

Radhakrishnan Gopalan (48) talks to his son Shrey (12) about his experiences growing up in India, coming to the US, and his career as a professor.

We talked about my grandmother's childhood and experience in foster care. We also talked about how she deals with living through COVID and her relationship with me. After the interview, she contacted me and said "One thing I would change...

Sarah Padgett (25) shares a conversation with her partner Hilda Kaiser (57) about Hilda’s upbringing, her relationship with her parents and her daughters, the value of persistence and dedication, and the difference between being alone and feeling lonely.

Jamaal D. Fisher (30) talks with StoryCorps Facilitator Marquita James (24) about his life.

Tony is asking Josh about our recent Disney World and Universal Studios vacation as well as his design in the Rolling Line game at home the evening of Friday, April 22, 2022

Corinne Ellis Gilbert (98) shares stories of her childhood in Boston to her grandson, Jonah Goldsaito (40). They talk about living in a multigenerational household and what that experience has been like for their family.

Jenny Rask Interviews father Gene Rask about growing up in Butte, Montana and his family's move to Portland, Oregon to find new opportunity for their families. First impressions on their arrival to Portland, Oregon during WWII from Butte, Montana which...

Duane Smith talks about taking up theology, becoming social activist in his church.

Jerry & Helga talk about their college years and how they met each other in Germany.

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Jean Munson (33) interviews her colleague Isabela de Las Casas (21) about leadership, gender identity and change during quarantine.