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Ira tells her granddaughter Tracy about growing up poor in rural Tennessee.

Danielle Linzer (29) talks with her coworker and buddy, Diane Exavier (23), about growing up in their respective childhood New York City sections of Roosevelt Island, New York, and Flatbush, Brooklyn, their families and parents, and their artwork.

Joe Heath (67) talks to Karen De Shazer (53) about living in Bullhead City, AZ and his work in the insurance business.

Johnda interviews her partner, Ronda, about her life accomplishments, cancer, and expectations for the future.

William (Bill) Mayweather (71) and his granddaughter Lauren Jefferson (15) are interviewed by their daughter/mother, Tonya Groomes (45) about a member of their family being part of the Pulitzer Prize winning book “Slavery By Another Name.”

Sunnetta “Sunny” Slaughter (42) talks to her friend Tiffany Westry (23) about being a survivor of domestic violence, learning that her daughter was a victim of child molestation, and becoming a victim’s advocate.

Adele Kurtzman (83) talks to her daughter Nellie Kurtzman (39) about raising children, being married to Harvey Kurtzman the cartoonist, and working a wide variety of jobs.

Melody Priest speaks with her husband, Karl about his upbringing, family, and religion.

Ruth Levenson (87) talks to her son David Taussig (60) and daughter-in-law Cecily Burke (61) about her life as a Holocaust refugee and eventually immigrating to the United States.

Scott Hamilton (50) interviews his father, Albert Hamilton (76) about his family, his faith, and serving in the army.

Rodney Madsen (60) is interviewed by his son Nathan Rogers-Madsen (31) about his parents, Theodore and Elvira Madsen.

Ruth Enders talks with her granddaughter, Erin Chrusciel, about how she raised nine children and what life as a military wife is like.

Phyllis Hoover (69) talks with daughter, Ellen Riggle (48), about her grandmother.

Mark Farber (69) and John "Jack" Bush (67) talk about their relationships with religion and politics and connect on different moments in life where they felt misunderstood.

We discussed memories of the Great Depression, WWII, family members, and stories passed from an older generation.

Matthew "Matt" O’Neill (31) shares a conversation with his grandfather, John O’Neill (96), who Matt calls "Pop," about John’s experience in the Army during World War II.

Bill talks to his son about his career in the military before he was forced to change careers. His subsequent life as a civil engineer allowed him to stay closer to his family.

Kanwal Prakash (aka KP) (68) tells his friend Richard Hamilton (80) about surviving the violent partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, and later coming to American to become an architect.

Kim interviews neighbor (and new friend) Ruth about her mother and labor and housing rights involvement. Ruth also talks about evacuating Battery Park on 9/11.

Albert H. Lozano, 84, talks with his daughter Catalina Lozano, 58, about growing up in Mexico, his immigration to the US, his family and his varied careers.

Friends and ex-coworkers Thomas and Errol talk about their lives and work with Foodlink.

Daughter interviews her father about beoming an actor, relationship with family and being a father.

David Blank interviews his wife Judith Bridges about her family and childhood.