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Lisa Love (47) interviews her friend Mark Workman (59) about his upbringing, service in the Marine Corps, and life experiences.

Rita Danilo (45) and her husband Hugo Danilo (47) talk about their relationship, growing up together and how they eventually decided to have and adopt a total of 10 children.

Brothers, Matthew DeLeon (18) and Phillip DeLeon (20) interview their mother, Barbara DeLeon (49) about her father and what he was like.

George Williams [no age given] and his new friend Hazel Diaz (35) discuss George's father's military career and life. George remembers his father Lt. Col. George Williams, who served in the Air Force.

Father and daughter Henry Molinego (65) and Jessica Slezak (34) talk about Henry's experiences growing up in D.C. and serving in the Navy.

Catherine "Kate" Scheidt (40) interviews her brother Patrick Zeuschner (36) about his service in the Army including his two deployments, and raising a daughter.

Hazel Diaz (36) interviews her new friend Alexandria Suthard (51) about her extensive career working as an international pilot for the Air Force and for the State Department.

Elaine Melko (47) speaks with her father Daniel "Dan" Melko (83) about his childhood and time in the U.S. Navy.

Garrad Green (47) interviews his father Barnard Phillip Green Sr. (75) about growing up in Philadelphia, relocating to Alabama, lessons he has learned through fatherhood.

Colleen Weeks (52) interviews her father, Bill Peyton (79) about his time in the Air Force, his experiences teaching, and how his medical training helped him save her life.

Alexi Calderon talks to his former teacher and friend Jared Joiner about his experiences as a bilingual student in the United States.

Friends and colleagues Marianna Moneymaker (44) and Sih-Cheng "Sean" Du (38) talk about their identities, coming out, and their thoughts on marriage equality.

Leticia Quezada (54) is interviewed by her sister Maribel Quezada (47) about her journey becoming a first-generation engineering student, working in a male dominated field, and her role supporting initiatives to increase the number of women in STEM careers.

Juanita Lavadie (74) interviews her friend Leonila Serna (82) about her childhood and her career as a teacher and superintendent.

Ray Nicholson (71) and Alvin "Alabama" Lovett (71) have been friends since the sixth grade. The two sit down to talk about how they met, their school day memories, and their experiences with the Davis Avenue community in Mobile.

Lucia Polston [no age given] interviews her parents, Jorge Mendez (61) and Rosa Mendez (58), about when they met and about the lives they made for themselves in Friona, Texas.

Gina Brewer (52) interviews her spouse Kevin Brewer (48) about his service in the military, what propelled him to later re-enlist, and his decision to leave a wartime Army to go to music school.

Sisters Liliana Villarreal (21) and Virginia Villarreal (26) share a conversation about sisterhood and how they support one another.

Austin Laufersweiler, 18, talks with school counselor, Maru Gonzalez, 26, about Austin’s advocacy work for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, questioning and queer youth in his high school. Austin was named the student advocate of the year for his work to...

Don Simmons (63) talks to his partner, Gabriel Mora (36), about coming to Fresno and feeling cared for by the residents of Fresno when he was experiencing a medical crisis. He follows by talking about his life here as a...

Paul Baresel (69) tells his son Mat Robedee (38) about his father's service as a sniper in World War II. Paul and Mat reflect on Paul's father's story of encountering and sheltering a young woman who had been tortured by...

Husband and wife Lowell Saunders (82) and Mary Swifka (62) discuss Lowell’s time in the Navy and working in the White House and Pentagon during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Susan “Sue” Ellerman [no age given] interviews her acquaintance and StoryCorps partner, Robert Tegart (68), about his past experiences as a houseless veteran, traveling, empathy, and time at the Poverello Center.

Jorge Cortez (73) talks to his son, Pete Cortez (51), about the history of their 75-year-old family restaurant, Mi Tierra, and how his father's legacy still carries on today.

Spouses, Maria Gsell (67) and Ted Murray (73), share a conversation about their families, their work and careers, and their relationship with one another.