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Andover Stories of American Identity: A thoughtful conversation with Jon Trachenberg about his childhood in Long Island, New York, to his life as a father in Andover, Massachusetts.

Elise and I talked about her favorite places in Appalachia, her feelings of disconnection from Appalachian, her distant cousin Roy Acuff, making cornbread, and being the keeper of family history.

A discussion of my grandpa, Thomas McLaughlins life, becoming a teacher, advice to his grandchildren, and his greatest stories.

I learned a lot about who mia is and where she is from. There were a lot of deep and meaningful topics.

A Thanksgiving Listen with my mom. Alone for the first Thanksgiving in over 50 years due to COVID, my parents were happy to open up their kitchen for a chat. “The key thing is to love each other, be kind”....

I, Elise Spenner, interviewed my mother about crucial aspects of her life. Our conversation began with her childhood, with family traditions, with the interesting stories from our past. Her favorite memories all revolve around shared moments with family, in nature,...

Liz and Catherine talk about local food in Ann Arbor, Minneapolis and Texas.

Natalie Smith (27), Ash Inglis (26), and Grayson Fuller (26), all friends from college, talk about their friendship over the past ten years and their futures together.

These are a few of the stories that my mother has shared with me when I asked about her childhood, family traditions, and people who have inspired her the most. I feel like after this interview I have gotten to...

I interview my father about his childhood and life as a young adult and what he learned from it, compared to what he’s learned as an adult, plus the experiences he had as a child also compared to his adult...