Facebook Live Interviews: Where it all began
On Saturday, Apr 5, 2025, I received the following email from Facebook:
Facebook’s Video Storage Policy Is Changing: Download Your Old Live Videos In The Next 90 Days
Initially, this was a shocking email to me, as I’ve documented our original interviews exclusively on Facebook Live from 2017-18. 😳
I appreciated the heads up, and quickly hustled to save every. single. video.
If you visit our Facebook page today, you’ll find that our full live interviews are no longer there.
I sigh with relief, reminding myself that I saved as much as I could. 😮💨
The replays currently sit in my Dropbox. I’ve been meaning to re-upload them on YouTube or here on TFAWLETTERS.COM. But I’m just not ready to do that yet. I have so much to look forward to with our upcoming letters releasing in May for AAPI Heritage Month. It’s just not a priority for me to go back right now.
But I’ve said before that I always want to ensure our public interviews are available and accessible, which is why I started on Facebook Live in the first place.
So thanks to Dropbox’s new AI-generated transcript feature, I figured I could just share my personal archive. 👐🏽
When you access my archive link (desktop preferred), here are a couple of handy features to try out:
Select “Transcript” (on the top left of the screen) to view each interview’s AI-generated transcript.
You can set the interview speed (on the bottom left of the screen) as slow as 0.5x or as fast as 3x.
Create a free Dropbox account to leave a comment (on the top right of the screen).
Why am I resharing these videos?
Well, as embarrassing as some of them might be (c’mon, when was the last time you shared old videos of yourself from a decade ago???), sharing these is beyond me. I’ve heard over and over again that representation is important to our listeners. So I want to do my part by preserving what’s already been documented.
I’ve come to understand that representation doesn’t have to be perfect; it can be raw and unfiltered, like these livestreams.
Of course, our show has evolved since then, but I always like to remember where we came from, where we started.
And I hope you do, too. 🤗
I hope you see a part of your story in these original interviews, as I have. I hope they inspire you to take up a little more space. 💛
And if you appreciate my efforts, consider supporting the show. Again, not for me, but for future listeners and future letter submissions.
And most of all, for you.
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Congratulate yourself for investing in yourself by investing in the show.
💛 Jen
