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A Thanksgiving interview with my awesome grandmother revealed some wonderful opinions and stories that I didn't know anything about.

Jonathan Koshi (39) talks with his wife Jess Hemerly (33) about volunteering with 826 Valencia to teach elementary school youth in San Francisco about creative writing.

I, Sam Lacko-Cave, interviewed my mom, Leslie Lacko, about how American Culture impacted different parts of her life and our families lives.

Growing up a person of color. The struggles, and advantages.

Betty grew up in Livermore, CA when it was rural farm land, went to school in a one room country school, and has seen huge advances in technology during her lifetime. She now lives in San Francisco and shares about...

childhood recollections of Germany in 1937, leaving Nazi Germany as as a jewish boy

Interviewing my daughter

I interview Ray Rudolph on LGBT history in San Francisco and talk about my own experiences with the LGBT community

Katie and Jules, both educators, talk about school and life.

One Small Step partners Emma Mitchell (37) and Andy Ranazzi (60) have a conversation about the state of political discourse, navigating politics and family, and the citizen vs. the citizenry.

MaryBeth Shaw (63) and John Shaw (77) speak about their marriage, the challenges they have faced, and the business they have built together.

In depth conversation with my Grandma

My name is Elliot Hunt (17, he/him) and I am interviewing my great uncle Steve Hunt (70, he/him) about his life and our family. *apologies about the background noise, it’s hard to find a quiet place in a house of...

My Grandpa, Fred Bucoy is 83 and almost 84. We talked about his past in terms of growing up and previous jobs. We also talked about lessons he learned as well as religion and his memories of my family.

Shane Carter: 2020-06-04 18:52:58

This interview is between my grandma and I. We discussed everything from her adopted son to her cancer diagnosis.

Justin (32) and Jenni (42), strangers participating in the One Small Step program, have a conversation about their lives, families, and communities. They discuss their daughters, living through COVID, and buying houses in the suburbs.

Colleen Mahoney (89) is interviewed by her daughter, Nancy Mahoney [no age given], about her parents, attending college during the 1940s and '50s, and her journey from a Republican ideology to a Liberal one.

Nancy Herzog describes her life as a mother, raising four children all with different biological fathers. She talks about the hardships of raising a child with a disability.

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Char Priolo (79) about being a member and co-founder of the pioneering all lesbian musical comedy revue The Fabulous Dyketones.

Roddy and Gert discuss history and current work of The AIDS Memorial Quilt

Earliest memory, growing up in San Francisco in the 1960’s, proudest aspects of my life and how I’d like to be remembered.

Nancy lives in San Francisco for her everyday life because of the beauty, diversity, and accessibility, but her soul belongs to the cabin in MN that's been in her family for decades. She shares stories on family, values, and planning...

One Small Step partners Jack King (78) and Patrick Leahy (54) discuss what their lives are like in California and Omaha, respectively. They discuss their hobbies of reading and sailing. They also talk about what issues are important to them...

Paulist Father Ricky Manalo's main ministry is music. But he's also a teacher at Santa Clara University, and around the world, about liturgy and culture. He writes reflections in the devotional book "Give Us This Day." Fr. Ricky is of...