White male. 60s. Originally from 20 miles NE of Williamsburg, Virginia called West Point. Has lived in Florida for 5 years. Talks about where cities are in Florida like Jacksonville, Lake Whales, Orlando, Winterhaven, Cypress Gardens, Lady Lake.

Virginia, West Point, Williamsburg, Florida, Jacksonville, Lake Whales, Orlando, Winterhaven, Cypress Gardens

 

White male. Coastal South Carolina. 20s. Follows Buddhist philosophy because it has a broad view and is based on philosophy and not religion. Wants to just do right by people, no matter what he does or how he gets there. Believes the Universe is bigger than him, but doesn't believe it cares the details of what he does. Believes his karmic duty is to be good to people. His grandfather beat stomach cancer, but died of lung cancer, but he always had a positive attitude. If you're a good person, and put out kindness and gratitude, people will do right by you. 

South Carolina, Buddhist, Buddhism, karma, philosophy, meditation, religion, Bodhisattva, Buddha, kindness, gratitude, positive, stomach cancer, lung cancer, grandfather

 

Female in her 60s from an island in North Carolina. The island is a 'lost colony.'  Her father was born on Hog Island across from her island. A lot of Indian artifacts. Ships couldn't have landed in Roanoke because the water wasn't deep enough. There is no land left on the island to buy, it's all been bought. She was born in a house down the street behind an abandoned store. When she was young she went to Washington DC to work, met a man and married and had a child, got divorced, moved back to NC and married the same man again. 46 year old daughter, with two granddaughters and one great grandson. 39 year old, unmarried son, Chris. Great grandson is Daly, named after his great grandfather. Grand daughter married 3 1/2 years ago. 

North Carolina, Roanoke, island, lost colony, artifacts, indian, hog island, ships, washington dc, married, children, grand children, great grand children, Daly, Chris, history, heritage

 

Bertha. 90 year old woman born and raised in Barrow, Alaska. When she was a child, there we less than 50 houses and 100 people. Now there are a lot of people. Alcohol is a problem in the town. There is no bar. She adopted two girls and one boy. Her boy died in 1970s while seal hunting on the ice.

Barrow, Alaska, seal, hunting, alcohol, bar, adoption, drowning

 

Conversation with Ron Daise, a performer and cultural advisor on Nickelodeon’s Gullah Gullah Island, on translating the Bible to Gullah, similarities with Gullah and Creole, the deterrent of speaking Gullah in public, DNA links of heritage, and the effects on communities when films represent their dialect or culture.

Gullah, Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, Sea Islands, Bible, translation, New Testament, Spirit, Ghost, Creole, Nickelodeon, Binya, Hampton, Virginia, Geechee, Ogeechee River, Daughters of the Dust, Praise House, DNA test, Sierra Leone, West Africa, Bunce Island, rice plantations,

Woman in her 60s, behind the cash register of a store, talks with Eliza and her interns about the area, the island they are on rumored to be the real “Lost Colony”, seeing the Mona Lisa in Washington D.C., and going on an Alaskan Cruise to find a man to date.

Tidewater, Southern, North Carolina, Virginia, sister, brother, children, double first-cousins, great-grandson, Ferry, Coast Guard, Lost Colony, Hog Island, Chesapeake Bay, Washington DC, Mona Lisa, FBI, Alaska, Cruise, Norwegian Pearl, Switzerland, dating, alcoholic, harbor,

Tilford talks about his family, about being adopted and being married with a baby on the way. He has lived in Louisiana his entire life.  He tells the story of when he got married and talks about his life. He likes to fish and bow hunt. 

Louisiana, bow hunt, deer, hunting, fishing, school, drop out, wedding, married, marriage, justice of the peace, birthday, adopted

 

White male from Long Island. 27 years old. Chiropractor. Says 'Long Island' is pronounced as one word. Growing up near the city on Long Island was crowded. Not many trees or birds, a lot of businesses. Didn't like growing up there, but had good parents. Began playing ice hockey when he was 10 or 11, which helped his confidence and made his adolescence bearable. He had asthma as a kid. A chiropractor cured him of his asthma. Had been looking for a house for a year, found a lot of bad houses. The one he bought, he and his wife walked in and just felt it was it. A patient of his was the bank manager where he got the home loan but discovered the house had a lien on it. His wife's name is Lisa. They do everything together. Says the AMA has had it out for chiropractors for a long time and gave them a bad reputation. They have the lowest malpractice insurance rates because so few people are ever hurt by a chiropractor.

Long Island, chiropractor, dialect, city, trees, birds, business, childhood, parents, hockey, confidence, asthma, married, loan, lien, AMA, malpractice, insurance, house, wink, bank, manager, Lisa, reputation

 

White Jewish female. 26 years old from New Jersey. Lives in New York. Married just over 2 years to husband Drew. She's a graduate student studying clinical psychology, specializing in anorexia and body image distortion. Been in school for 2 years. 2 older brothers and 1 younger brother. Her childhood was very family oriented. She's an excellent wrestler and can protect herself. She relates better to men. Had a hard time relating to other women, especially when she went away to college and had roommates. Taught that she had to get an education. She couldn't understand the female point of view. No drugs of any kind in the house, all organic food. No red meat, no milk, no white sugar or flour. 

Jewish, female, graduate student, psychology, anorexia, body dismorphic disorder, family, college, education, women, communication, organic, chicken, red meat, milk, sugar, flour, whole grain, health, food, store, roommate, childhood, brother, school, married

 

White female, Elie, adult in California. Volunteered in a trauma center. Has seen people being saved by emergency workers and nurses. Had to stop for financial reasons while she goes to school. Likes morbid things, like a car crash. Dominatrix? Talks about an Arabic male client, raised in England, chess champion with numerous masters degrees, celibate for 12 years, wanted her to castrate him. He was paying her $200 per session.

 

California, castration, dominant, mother, Arabic, masters degree, England, trauma, car crash, chess, Bobby Fischer, castration, blood, veins, arteries

Gary, a pilot, talks about living in Montana and about The Testy Festy AKA The Testicle Festival. He also talks about the airport he owns.

Montana, pilot, airport, testy festy, testicle festival, Rock Creek Lodge, flight, rocky mountain oysters, party, bands, rock and roll, country, western, planes, aviation

 

Man in Wallace Idaho talks about living there and the things he likes to do, like hunting and fishing. He tells a story about how he injured his arm mishandling a black powder rifle. 

Wallace, Idaho, hunting, fishing, accident, black powder, rifle, arm, Shoshone, shot, stitches, burn

 

Woman talks about living in Idaho and about the little girl with her and about being a middle child. 

Wallace, Idaho, Kellogg, middle child, daughter, children

 

Montana man in his 40s talks about The Testicle Festival, and discusses several testicle related facts

Montana, testicles, testicle festival, facts, aphrodisiac, Montana tender groin, 

 

A young girl from Idaho talks about herself and her brothers. Tells a story about teasing her brother about having a girlfriend.

Idaho, Montana siblings, brothers, girlfriend, punch, beat up

 

A Georgia mother talks about her children. She says they are very precious to her and she doesn't know what she'd do without them, even when they frustrate or aggravate her. She talks about how her kids are doing in school and how proud she is of them.  She also talks about her husband and how she enjoys life and being with her family.

Georgia, mother, kids, school, grades, husband, married, family

 

An 8 year old girl from a trailer park in Georgia talks about her school, her birthday, her summer break, her family, being bored, and various things she wants to do.

Georgia, school, math, birthday, beach, summer, family, bored, haircut, boyfriend, friends

Arizona man talks about when he was 21 and part of a fundamentalist Mormon group that was raided by officers for conspiracy to commit unlawful cohabitation.

Arizona, raid, conspiracy, unlawful cohabitation, dynamite, Mormon, fundamentalist, officers, guns, religious persecution

Texas woman talks about working on The Jarvis Ranch, growing up on a ranch, her family, and her schooling. Born in 1941

Texas, Amarllio, Jarvis Ranch, ranch, horses, cattle, bulls, calves, Two Bay Cafe, twins, children, parents, car accident, school

 

17 year old North Carolina White Female gossips about a girl named Ana, talks about how horrible she is, and makes joking threats. Some cursing.

North Carolina, White Female, 17 yrs old, young, gossip, Richmond County, threats, cursing