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Emalee Farley (23) and her friend El Daña (75) talk about El Daña's long time male impersonator entertaining in the Fresno area and beyond. Together they talk about the gay bar scene in Fresno in the 1960s, how El Daña...

Sara Smith (64) and her One Small Step Partner Adam Banter (40) talk about topics such as climate change, younger generations, and how to approach differing political views.

Mary Beth Anderson (56) remembers the life and death of her brother, John, with her dear friend, Emily Gurnon (57).

Grace Souder (26) interviews her friend, Ja'Mesha Holmes (23) about growing up and living in New Orleans.

Wendy Fiering (53) interviews her brother in law, David Kieschnick (61) about his activism in the LGBTQ Lutheran Community in the 1970s.

Ms. Traumann (55) reminisced about her father, Michael, a German who immigrated to Brazil where he farmed. Mr. Davis (58) talks about the history of violence in his extended family.

Friends Mike Wegner (71) and Ron Pollack (69) talk about meeting as young white college students in New York, and their subsequent involvement in the Civil Rights movement, including the Freedom Summer. They talk about how it shaped the rest...

Maya Scott-Chung and Shirin Bridges talk about Maya's involvement with StoryCorps and Shirin's work as a writer.

Irene F. Borgenson (84) talks to her friend Jane Lionberger (67) about meeting her husband, about her sons, and about directing the choir at the Presbyterian Retirement Home where she lives now.

Marsha (62) Valentine shares her experiences with daughters Melissa Valentine (33) and Melaina Valentine (27), from her childhood in Manhattan, New York to her decision to move her husband and family to Baltimore County, Maryland in 1989. Note: This recording...