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The Shea siblings (Kathy Shea (52), Thomas Shea (54), and Frank Shea (48)) and Kathy’s husband Eric Munson (49) come together to talk about the two people they lost on 9/11/01, Danny Shea and Joe Shea.

Julia (94) was interviewed by her granddaughter, Denise (45). Julia swam from Coney Island to Staten Island when she was 15.

Mary Louisa Kanalos (88) talks with daughter Kill Kanalos (55) about her career as one of the FBI’s first female radio operators.

Betty Yuen, 85, tells her daughter Lois Yuen, 45, and her son Eddie Yuen, 43, about growing up in Minnesota, being a stewardess, traveling to India alone, and meeting their father, Hoh-Kun (Donald) Yuen.

Thomas tells daughter about meeting her mother and about how he came to Chicago from Ireland.

Joyce Fruchter (74) and her husband Leonard Fruchter (75) are interviewed by their grandchildren, Wesley Pinkham (20) and Jenna Pinkham (23).

Dyah "Arin" Hening (36) talks with her friend Michiko Nabila (28) about their shared yet unique experiences as Indonesian immigrants who live in Boise, Idaho.

Kanani Choy, 57 is interviewed by her good friend Holly Cost 53.

Three sisters interviewed by daughter/niece about growing up on a cattle ranch in south Texas as a Mexican-American family. Stories about their university educations, traditions, pranks, and life on the ranch.

One Small Step conversation partners Deb Stack (59) and Jim Ward (62) talk about religious and political backgrounds, the AIDS crisis and LGBT rights.

Deborah Taub (57) and her sister Cynthia Weinman (56) had a conversation with their aunt, Erna Rubinfeld (78), and first cousin, Stuart Rubinfeld (49), to remember their first cousin (and Erna’s nephew), Victor Wald, who died on September 11, 2001...

Lev Raphael tells his friend Melissa Ingells about growing up as a child of Holocaust survivors and becoming a scholar and author on the subject

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...

Mr. and Mrs. Smith discuss their families, their education and the Oakland of their youth.

Wendy Thomas (47) and Thajilah Olaiya (30) are classroom teachers in Washington D.C. who got to know each other through karate class, and talk about their beginnings as educators and the future of classroom education.

Jeff DeGroot, age 24, and Jamie Larson, age 21, discuss growing up as children of lesbian parents who were conceived through donor insemination. While Jeff is okay not knowing his donor, Jamie would like to satisfy her curiosity regarding what...

Cathy Bradshaw, 62, interviews her friend and former coalition partner John Juricek, 72, about their fight to keep a road from destroying historic communities in downtown Atlanta.

Linda interviews her mother Dolores about how she met her husband and at age 16 traveled to Mexico to find him again.

Anthony, who is 78, was interviewed by his son Jack who is 52. Anthony is in early stages of memory loss , but has a great memory of times past. He talked about losing his mother at a very early...

Larry Oney interviews his mother, Margaret, about her life in rural Virginia, her children, and how she would like to be remembered.

Allison Purves and Elise Smith talk about museum studies, art history at Millsaps College and their work in the fields.

Scott Stratten (35) talks with his friend Catherine Connors (40) about working from home and parenting as well as the affect social media has had on parenting.

Amy Low (48) and her children Connor Low (16) and Lucy Low (14) reflect on their lives and relationships—they discuss Amy’s college days, the backstories of Connor and Lucy’s names, and changes in Connor and Lucy as they’ve grown older....

Dana Schneider interviews her father Philip Schneider about his experiences in the military in WWII, and why he had her at such a late age.