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“You said that you were in the wrong body, that you should be a man.”

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Scott (R) and Les (L) GrantSmith talk about how Les' decision to transition from female to male affected their marriage. Les also interviewed his daughters, Thea and Amanda. Read more…

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Recorded in San Diego, CA.

“He put his hands on my face like he was trying to feel was I really his son.”

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George Robinson tells his daughter, Katie, about meeting his biological father after searching for more than 40 years. Read more…

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Recorded in Edina, MN.

“I was very strict because I was afraid kids would discover I was gay.”

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High school teacher John Byrne talks with one of his former students, Samantha Liebman. Read more…

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Recorded in New York, NY.

“I was in Brooklyn, New York teaching the third grade.”

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Sister Vincent Cecire, 94, tells her friend Sister Catherine Garry how she fell in love with baseball.

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Recorded in Dobbs Ferry, NY.

“I found out what girls were...”

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Jim Crane tells his daughter Missy Worden what he liked best about college.

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Recorded in Atlanta, GA.

“What do you miss most about not having a hand?”

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Lanie (L) and Alex (R) Jones interview their father, Eric, about his bionic hand.

Eric was one of the first 10 people in the U.S. to be fitted with a bionic hand.

To see a photo of Eric Jones' hand, click here.

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Recorded in Mamaroneck, NY.

“I remember being in court every day...”

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Sylvia Mendez (L), 73, talks to her sister Sandra Mendez Duran (R), 59, about Mendez v. Westminster, their family's 1945 lawsuit that won Mexican-American children the right to attend white schools.

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Recorded in Walnut, CA.

“I wasn't afraid. I thought, 'I'm going to be cool about it.'”

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Jim Krawczyk remembers seeking out the late author and recluse J.D. Salinger in the 1960s.

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Recorded in partnership with WUWM in Milwaukee, WI.

“I got married on the day of my 22nd birthday.”

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Mala Fernando tells her daughter Ashanthi Gajaweera about the early days of her marriage in Sri Lanka.

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Recorded in partnership with WXXI in Rochester, NY.

“I spotted this book that looked rather risque...”

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Judge Olly Neal tells his daughter, Karama, how he discovered African American author Frank Yerby while cutting class and hiding out in the school library.

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Recorded in partnership with the Federation of Genealogical Societies in Little Rock, AR.

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