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Chien Kuo Kao (75) interviewed by his daughter Grace Kao (35) about growing up under the Communist Party in China, his father who worked in the movie industry, his medical studies, his move to America, and his career as an...

Friends Molly Baumgartner (62), Dr. Whitney Gonsoulin (70), and Roberta Bienvenu (71) share an array of stories of their upbringing, world travels, and work in the home birth movement in Louisiana.

Katherine "Kat" Liao (42) talks with her colleague and mentor, Ronald "Ron" Anderson (83), about his extensive career in the medical profession. Topics include Ron's path to rheumatology and remembering his wife of 56 years, Barbie.

One Small Step partners Aidan Kierans (23) and Lewis Wright (72) have a conversation about social issues that they are passionate about.

Hamid Safi (26) and his sponsor, Martha Sparrow [no age given], share a conversation about Hamid's emigration from Afghanistan to the United States, his upbringing in Kunar, Afghanistan, and his hopes both for his future and for the future of...

Crayton Robey (50) interviews his partner, Ed Shaulhafer (69), about his experience training to become a doctor during the AIDS epidemic. Ed also talks about his relationship to Fire Island throughout the years.

Grace O’Neill (65), Stuart Rienhoff (62), and William "Bill" Rienhoff IV (69) share a conversation with their father, William "Bill" Rienhoff III (95), about his experiences growing up in Baltimore, his family, and his medical practice.

Donna Spears (56) interviews her colleague Niraj Chavan (39) about his work in maternal healthcare, specifically in communities struggling with substance use. They also discuss the necessary steps towards more equitable healthcare.

Christine Urman (43) talks with her daughter’s best friend about growing up in the Soviet Union and in Boston, her time at college, and what it was like raising a kid in residency.

John Edward Balthrop, 91, talks to his daughter Sheila Michel, 52, about his military career, his wife, and his medical career.

A woman interviews her 69 year-old father about his growing up in Prague, Czechoslovakia during Nazi and Communist occupations. His mother and her family were involved in the Czech underground resistance, and had a hand in the assassination of Reinhard...

Ann Tice (58) tells StoryCorps Facilitator Rose Gorman (26) what it was like to be a female medical student in the 1970s, what she learned from her father, and about being able to be at home with her children while...

Actress and playwright Carol Smart (83) talks with Kelly Davis (43) about Carol's experience turning her grandmother’s life story into a one-woman show. Carol's grandmother, Doctor Rosa Minoka-Hill, was one of the first Native American women to become a physician.

Dr. Mildred Stahlman (92) tells Jessica Bratt (35) about her career as a pioneering doctor in the field of neonatology.

Cristina Lash (35) talks with her mother Sara Velasco (63) about Sara's experience immigrating as a 7 year old from Mexico to the United States, about her long and thriving career as a doctor, and about the incredible goals her...

Joel Saldinger (85) talks to his daughter Gayle Saldinger (58) about his life growing up, his family memories and his late wife Sylvia.

Dr. Tomas Lazo (33) speaks with his colleague, friend and mentee Dr. Emily Baird (no age given) about his upbringing as a child of immigrant parents, coming out and his journey to becoming a physician.

Maria Iorillo (48) talks with John Lowry (45) about the work of midwives and the part she has played in the births of his children.

Dario Morell (57) talks with son Dario Gabriel Morell “Gabriel” (20) about coming to the U.S. at the age of ten, and their visit to Cuba 47 years later to meet long-lost family.

Mickey remembers her parents.

Jerry Mayfield (90) speaks with his wife, Paula Rath (75), about his service in the military during the Vietnam war and his career as a doctor.

One Small Step partners, Joseph "Joe" Longacher (82) and Delilah Alexander (46), share about their upbringings, Joseph in Virginia and Delilah in West Virginia. Joseph shares about his path becoming a general practitioner and how his liberal views have been...

Aruna Patil (68) talks with her son, Akshay (39) about her parents, growing up in various cities (Mumbai, New Delhi, Wellington) in India, and attending medical school.

MJ "Joy" Gude (55) talks with her stepfather Hoyland Ricks (74) about their memories of growing up.

Sharon, 32, interviews her mother, Norene, 76, about the evening her father died of TB; her belief in miracles; her husband’s courtship and marriage proposal; and the Holloween trick she played on him.