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9/11

In this conversation, I talk to my dad, Vlad Orzhekhovskiy, about his life, his job, and overall got to know a lot of things I didn’t know about him originally.

Friends and colleagues, Alexys Hillman (36) and Bryan Seifstein (33), sit down for a conversation about the 2016 presidential election, the 2017 Women’s March, the role politics play in their lives, and the hopes they have for the future of...

Great great grandma Rose had to cross over from Russia to Lawrence when she was 8 years old.

Rachel Morrison (11) talks with her grandfather, Samuel "Sam" Myers [no age given], about his life growing up in Philadelphia and how he met his wife.

Friends Howard Hinterthuer (75) and Lynn Ratzmann (58) talk about Howard's life and love of music.

Kelly Davis (44) interviews Eileen Halonen (67) about Eileen's family history, growing up, starting a family, and her work life.

Sheila Mastropietro (67) interviews her friend Miguel Rodriguez (58) about his experience migrating from Cuba to the United States and building a life in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

An interview of Martha Greene Phillips, daughter of Howard Greene, about how his canoeing journals leave a history rarely documented. These journals contain well preserved photographs from 1906 to 1916 documenting the natural beauty of deindustrialized land and peaceful native...

Ksenia from Russia

Former colleagues and friends Kathy Klager (65) and Adele Loria (36) discuss their paths to librarianship and what they love about living and working in the Midwest.

Librarian Jennie Fidler (35) interviews patron Gordon Zimmerman (89) about how music has been an integral part of his life.

Childhood in Sweden, adult life in US, family, friends, important influences on her life.

Martha tells us of her time at University of Wisconsin post World War Two era and a bit about her work in Chicago and Cleveland and meeting her husband to be on the golf course

How Aida’s relatives came to Argentina and how she met her husband

My dad was in the middle of the Cold War and had some things go wrong. He went to Russia for a school trip and listen to see what happens.

Danae Davis (64) discusses with her colleague, Parvathi Santhosh-Kumar (30), her career trajectory and her hopes for the city of Milwaukee.

Good time for the whole family

Marvin talks about his ancestry, their immigration to America, and his experiences in the U.S. Air Force.

In this interview my grandmother reflects about the challenges and struggles in her life.

Interviewing my dad for the Great Thanksgiving Listen

Best friends John Cramer (59) and Doug Jarecki (48) have a conversation about how they met, how their acting careers progressed, and how they enjoy spending time together, along with their wives.

During the decade of the '60s, Dave Miller graduated high school in Kenosha, then moved to Milwaukee to complete his college career at Marquette and UWM. He describes the two schools and talks about the politics and geography of Milwaukee...

Benji interviews his mother Marina about her experiences and her story during the cold war.

This is an interview with my mom and some things she talks about is family and some of her struggles.