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Steve Desroches (48) talks to Chuck Sweeney (61) about his time performing as a drag queen in Provincetown, Massachusetts in the 1980s and again over the past five years, in particular as his signature character Peggy Lee.

Steve Desroches (49) talks to Larry Collins (78) about his life as an artist as well as his time serving in the Vietnam War.

Steve Desroches (47) talks with his husband Peter Donnelly (62) about Donnelly's life as a singer/songwriter in Provincetown, Massachusetts as well as about life in a famously eccentric town.

In the interview we talked about what my grandparents life was like when they were my age.

Jen Hayes (47) speaks with her mother Sherry Hayes (75) about her upbringing in the 1950s, what they have learned from one another, and reflections on Jen’s brother’s death.

Mother and daughter Claudia McKnight (63) and Molly McKnight (25) discuss Claudia's experience in the U.S. military, her love of aviation, and her experience under Don't Ask Don't Tell.

George had a near death experience as his plane experienced engine failure.

Paul Keefe's experience in the US Navy including service in the Mediterranean on the USS Lake Champlain helped him get his degree in aeronautical engineering & led to a career in electrical engineering at companies including D.E.C.

Mom remembers meeting Martha Sullivan Young and stories about her and Richard Kurz.

Steve Desroches (48) talks to his husband Peter Donnelly (62) about Christmases past, present and future on Christmas morning 2022.

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Dawn Walsh (58), one of the founders of the Lily House, a community home for the terminally ill, about death and dying.

Steve Desroches (48) talks to musician Jon Richardson (35) about his work in Provincetown, Massachusetts and in particular his role as a piano man in a town with a long tradition of piano bars.

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Mackenzie Miller (34) about his work as a drag queen in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Steve Desroches (47) talks to Charles Thibodeau (83) about his time in the legendary Provincetown Jug and Marching Band in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Daniel Frank Kelley (49) about his career in drag performance as the character Paige Turner.

Steve Desroches (49) talks to the CEO of the Provincetown Art Association and Museum Chris McCarthy (56) about the Provincetown art colony and the town's art history.

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Joshua Giant (36) about his drag persona Jizzelle and working as a drag queen in Provincetown, Massachusetts and beyond.

Steve Desroches (47) and David Mayo (81) talk about part of the cultural history of Provincetown, Massachusetts, including Mayo's experiences seeing concerts by Nina Simone and Eartha Kitt as well as growing up in an art colony and living several...

Jason Smith (43) and his wife, Elizabeth Smith (40), tell the story of how they met and came to travel the world together, with their daughter, Gabrielle Shelton (13).

Steve Desroches (48) talks to Randy Roberts (59) about his career as a drag performer.

Caroline Veley (15) talks with her mom, Kimberly (53), about her first time traveling to the South Pole with Caroline's dad and an unexpected event that took place there.

Steve Desroches (49) talks to Scott Cunningham (55) about the saga of ScottCakes, beloved pink cupcakes he makes and sells in Provincetown, Massachusetts.

Steve Desroches (48) and Miles Freedman (53) talk about their shared love of the film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

Steve Desroches (47) talks to his friend Vanessa Downing (50) about becoming a mother for the first time.

My interview with my father