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Saul talks about growing up in Detroit, his childhood memories, and working in the junkyard business.

Shayne Thomas and her dad John Thomas share their joint birthday in the booth. They talk about their family.

Stephanie tells stories of her big and dramatic family.

DeAnne Hart (78) and Fred Mindlin (64) talk about the founding and history of the Pajaro Valley Arts Council.

Stacey Rees (42) is interviewed by her partner Erik Huber (47). They discuss Stacey’s life and that of their child Huckleberry.

Mike, 32, interviews his father, Douglas, 58. Inspired by a sudden increase in their family through Mike’s engagement with a woman with a son, Douglas talks about his grandparents and about being a parent.

In this interview, conducted November 2023 in Valparaiso, Indiana. Maddox Jordan(15) interviews his grandma Patti Jones(66). In this interview Patti Jones talks about her childhood, parents, and her traditions. Mrs. Jones goes in deep detail about her childhood with her...

William McAllister was interviewed by his daughters, Lisa McAllister and Amy Farges, as well as his grandson, Julien Farges. They talked about William’s life growing up, the Depression, WWII, William’s return to college after the war, his Masters and PhD,...

Ben Weatherford (44) has a conversation with his mom, Mary Jane "MJ" Weatherford (78), about family traditions, career, health, and aging.

Jack talks with his daughter about his small-town childhood, his work in finance, and his thoughts about his future.

Susan "Meadow" Brook interviews her friend Mary Hervin about her life in Gustavus, cooking at the Elfin Cove Lodge, the women’s retreat she started, and lessons she would like to pass on to her family.

Darlene Lodge, 80, talks with her daughter, Lynn Payne, 56, about growing up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa during the Depression and about her marriages to Lynn’s father and to Donald Lodge.

Andre Walker (25) talks to Peter Wilson (68) about the genealogical research that has led him to learn a lot about his family history.

June Mullan Reeves (83) tells her daughter, Amy Spiker (42), of her childhood during the Great Depression and of her work in Akron, OH, during World War II.

Camille Gendell (67) interviews her mother Doris Chesson (92) about her life in Norfolk.

Earl S. Elliott, Jr., 84, talks to his grandson C. Nathan Elliott, 31, about his family history and his life.

Barry Benepe talks to his son Adrian Benepe about growing up with a love of nature, his process of learning about art, and the Greenmarket in New York that he founded

Richard Huff and his wife, Agnes Huff, remember her parents who were killed in a car accident 2 years ago.

daughter interviews her 80-yr-old dad about his childhood in Boyle Heights L.A., and his thoughts on the Japanese American internment, and on how his sense of justice has been an inspiration to her.

Mirta Mihovilovic (63) and her cousins Angelina Thomas (88) and Mark Thomas (59) talk about their family history and how they recently came into contact with one another.

Lynette D. Bates (47) talks with her brother Larnell Bates, Jr. (51) about family, parenting and good teachers.

Jane Lowey interviews her friend, Dolores, about growing up in Dover, DE during segregation, her mother and father, the poet Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and her husband.

16 year old Ethan Stolpp interviews his 68 year old Opa, Terry. We discuss his family and personal history. We also discuss his views on the current political status.

Shonnie Lavender, 37, is interviewed by her husband, Bruce Mulkey, 65, about her life and their life together.

This interview took place over the phone and the participants were me, Mark DiPinto, and my Great Aunt, Bina Balzano. She was born in America shortly after her parents both were able to come to this country together. In this...