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Libby interviews her mother, Mary, about her life.

Woman talks about mixed feelings of getting in touch with biological family

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.

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.

Virginia talks to her son Charles about her experience in the work force

Michael,43, talks about his experiences on 9/11, when he traveled with his infant, newly adopted son, from beneath the WTC to the Upper West Side to a mikva for the baby.

Chad Haatvedt interviews his father Albin Dahlgren about the chronology of his life.

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,...

In this interview, One Small Step partners Garrett Waiss (58) and William "Bill" McPhearson (85) talk about their fears and hopes about division in the United States. They also discuss their views on climate change and how to have conversations...

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.

97-year-old grandfather reminisces about the early 20th century.

John Bates (51) tells his wife Lori Kuley-Bates (48) about his father, living in Hawaii as a child, and his work at a nuclear power plant.

Genie Hargrove (55) talks with her friends Doug Keith (43) and Joe Windish (56) about her journey to becoming a Baptist minister and reconciling that with her identity as a lesbian and a woman.

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

Hanna Schechner and her daughter, Beth Schechner, talk about Hanna’s upbringing in Holland and her family migration to Holland.

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.

Connie Evans (48) interviews coworker Dr. Paul Nussbaum (62) about his parents’ immigration from Poland, growing up Orthodox Jewish in Brooklyn, becoming a doctor, and raising a family.

Susan (57) tells her friend Stormy (51) about growing up in a steel mill community and dealing with breast cancer.

Irene Baranski, 84, is interviewed by her nephew’s wife Beth DeCarbo, 43.

Ari interviews his grandfather Al.

Joseph Engler (65) talks to his daughter Kerry Slattery (36) about his life as a San Francisco Police officer