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I recorded this interview for the National Day of Listening back in November of 2010. In October of 2015, Dee Wilhoit was diagnosed with stage IV cancer, and she passed away in May of 2016 at the age of 55....

Danielle Fleming interviews her "Pappy," Christopher about his childhood, parents, and fatherhood.

While on the way to visit her husband in the hospital on Thanksgiving, Barbara Rayburn agreed to talk about religion and family in East Tennessee. Barbara's husband passed later the next year, and she followed in the summer of 2018.

This is an interview between my mother and my grandmother.

My History class was assigned to interview a relative for the Great Thanksgiving Listen, so I decided to ask my grandparents some questions about their lives.

With God's help my mother was able to make a way for our family

In this interview, we talk about her life growing up and our lives now.

Kaitlyn and Melvin discuss generational differences.

In the interview, conducted in November 2018 in Memphis, Tennessee, Mason Gronauer (15) interviews his grandmother Honey Scheidt (88) about her involvement in literacy and artifacts coming to America. Mrs. Scheidt also shares her involvement in the University of Memphis...

In this interview, conducted in February 2019 in Memphis, Tennessee, Kyler Hamilton interviews his god-father, Philip Morris, about the Vietnam War. This interview captures Morris' history with his family, friends, and service.

In this interview, made in November 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee, Sasha Thompson (12) interviews her grandmother Shirley Hamilton (80) about some of her childhood in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Shirley shares her most important people in her life and the worst thing...

What my grandmother did during in school. What sports my grandmother did for sports. What my grandmother did for fun with her friends. And what my grandmother's family was like.

Charles Couvillion is an 18 year old creative based out of Memphis, TN. We talk about music, videography, and squeaky car doors.

In this interview it was more of let’s get to know my dad better now since I have grown as a person. Even though we talk all the time I got to see a different side of him.

My mom and I talk about the role that her mother’s food played in her childhood.

This is part of class project for my Spanish class. María is from Morelia, Mexico, but she now live in Knoxville, Tennessee. She sat down with me and gave me insight into her life.

Mostly about her life and what she experienced.

An interview with Greg and Sandy Smith about their history and thoughts.

Interviewing my mom about her childhood.

All about a injustice moment

This is an interview between my mother and I about her job satisfaction and journey to her current career.

In this interview, my great aunt and I had a discussion about her life growing up compared to the life she lives today.

A summary of this interview is that college isn’t for everyone you can go make a living and become an entrepreneur and many more occupations if you have the right mindset without a college degree. Although you shouldn’t have any...

We discussed Dr. Steve Cloyd’s child life, about his parents, school, etc. We also discussed historical events that have happened in his lifetime.

Darrell Cobbins (46) talks with his friend Angela Copeland (40) about his childhood and life in Memphis, his family's roots and influences in the community, his own work in community based youth leadership, and his commitment to the future of...