Category: Growing Up

Robbie McBride (L) and her sister Beth Ward (R) talk about life on their family-owned divorce ranch in Reno, Nevada.

Learn more about the ranch and the 1931 law that made Reno the divorce capital of the country here.

Recorded in Reno, NV.

Elton Colbert (R) asks his father, Jim (L), about life as a single parent.

Recorded in partnership with KUNR in Reno, NV.

Carol Jacques remembers growing up in Chavez Ravine, a Mexican-American neighborhood in Los Angeles that was replaced by Dodger Stadium.

Recorded in partnership with KPCC in East Los Angeles, CA..

Alfred Zepeda (L) talks to his friend Albert Elias (R) about their childhood in Chavez Ravine, a Mexican-American neighborhood in Los Angeles that was replaced by Dodger Stadium.

Recorded in Montebello, CA.

Gene Kendzior tells his daughter, Jennifer, about his father, who died working in a coal mine in 1967.

Recorded in Morgantown, WV.

17-year-old amateur boxing champion Seniesa Estrada talks to her father and coach, Joe Estrada, about how she got started in the sport.

Watch a video of one of Seniesa's fights here. Read more about the Estradas in this LA Times article.

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA.

Lisa Ray remembers her father, Lenoir Ray.

Recorded in partnership with WHRO in Norfolk, VA.

Larry Hoover tells his granddaughter Anastacia Garcia about his time at The New Mexico Boys' School in Springer, New Mexico.

Recorded in partnership with KRZA in Taos, NM.

Nicholas Petron remembers his grandfather, who came to the U.S. from Italy as a young man.

Recorded in partnership with Adelphi University in New York, NY.

Richard Anthony Torres talks to his daughter Kathy Namba about his mother, Guadalupe Torres.

Recorded in partnership with KRZA in Taos, New Mexico.