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

Stephanie tells stories of her big and dramatic family.

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.

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

Fran interviews her mother, Stella, on her birthday. Stella talks about her earliest memories and growing up on a farm.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers, 75, by his daughter, Marla Ehlers, 42, about his parents that came over through great hardship from the Netherlands and then how he became involved in politics.

Friends Tomasita Trammell (73) and Nancy Masner (66) interview each other about their family, experiences, and visits to the Pythian Castle.

Linda Dean Goolsbee tells StoryCorps facilitator Rose Gorman of her parents, Jack and Francis Dean.

Clara “Lola” McFarland, 74, was interviewed by her niece-in-law, Beth DeCarbo, 43. The talked about the origin of Clara’s nickname, Lola. Primarily they talked about Clara’s family from the time she was born to the present.

Friends Maddalena Fontein (73) and Debbie Mustone (71) discuss Maddalena's childhood, adulthood, and her hopes for the future.

Hans tells Felix about his life philosophies and his childhood in Breslau, Germany

Mexican American granddaughter brings her 85 yr old grand father, who raised her, to the booth on his birthday.

Kathleen interviews her cousin-in-law, Dan, about his career as a craftsman and how he makes his signature wooden spoons.

LeLand and Leah Holstine talk with their son Eric about meeting, their respective careers, raising Eric and about Eric’s children Topher and Anna.

William J. Ancell talks with his wife Judith Anne Weeks Ancell about growing up in Chicago, his young childhood during wartime, his family and children, and his work as an environment engineer.

Nancy and Melissa talk about being the parents of autistic sons.