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In the first session of this interview, Christia Mercer discusses her PhD program at Princeton University and the campus's intellectual environment for women, many of whom experienced "imposter syndrome" at the time. After being hired by Columbia University, Mercer found a mentor outside of the Philosophy Department in Jean Howard and subsequently started teaching at IRWGS. She addresses her approach to teaching the IRWGS seminar Feminist Texts I. Mercer also returns to earlier memories to recall the culture growing up in Texas and the gender roles she observed there.

In this interview, Karen Van Dyck begins by discussing her early life and education. She particularly focuses on her first trip to Greece, which inspired her intellectual pursuit of modern Greek female poets. In 1988, Van Dyck was recruited to begin a Modern Greek program at Columbia University and immediately became involved with IRWGS, both teaching and learning within the institute. She discusses the support network she found at IRWGS, particularly after the birth of her three children. All the while, Van Dyck explains, she was working to open up the Classics department to changes, including its collaboration with IRWGS. This was supported by the department chair Roger Bagnall but, Van Dyck notes, she was the Classics faculty member who was primarily relied upon to do this bridge work. Van Dyck discusses this experience and the nature of this work. Throughout the interview, Van Dyck discusses the differences in studying women and feminism at different institutions, particularly Columbia, Wesleyan, and Oxford. Additionally, Van Dyck ruminates over her generation's place, especially the place of female scholars, within larger institutional history and over the shifts and realignments of IRWGS in recent years. Van Dyck discusses the institute's growing emphasis on the social sciences. She discusses collaboration with the Institute as well as the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society.

In the interview, Caridad begins by talking about her family, her mother's upbringing and obtaining family housing from the State. Caridad recalls the Novoa Plan. She also recalls her first jobs and comments on anecdotes from her prison work. Caridad discusses the role of trade unions. Then, she recalls the Mariel Exodus and the humiliations towards people whose families had decided to go into exile. Caridad recalls the crisis at the Peruvian Embassy in Havana in 1980. She also discusses Fidel Castro's illness. Caridad reflects on the relationship between youth and the Revolution. Finally, Caridad discusses racism and the underrepresentation of non-white people in mass media

Eva begins the interview by talking about her godparents' upbringing and the education she received. Eva recalls the pranks she played at school and her disinterest in school. She also remembers her father's care and the violence he used to exert on her. Eva recalls her pregnancy; how she found out she was going to have twins, and the death of her children. Eva comments on the relationships she has had. She remembers one of her ex-boyfriends, who left on a raft for the United States in 1994. Eva discusses the Mariel Exodus. She then discusses her relationship with the Pentecostal Church and her participation in support groups for tobacco use. Finally, Eva discusses her future

Tito begins the interview by talking about his childhood, his schooling years, and his first jobs. Tito discusses his role in radio, the change in salaries when the Revolution came, and the awards he received as a host. He also tells how the radio led him to meet his wife. Tito discusses his link to Catholicism. Tito reflects on racism in his work. Tito comments on the Housing Law concerning the construction of his house. Tito reflects on the relationship between prostitution and AIDS on the island