“I learned from her, and that's why I can pass it on to you guys.”

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

Recorded in partnership with KRZA in Taos, New Mexico

“We had to do a good deed every day...”

John Hope Franklin, the late scholar of African American history, tells his son, John, about being a Boy Scout during the 1920s.

Recorded in Tulsa, OK, in partnership with National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)

“Every brain is a little bit different...”

10-year-old Ida Cortez talks about her dyslexia with her mother, Kim Wargo.

Recorded in San Francisco, CA

“They wanted me to stop seeing Daddy...”

Willa and Brad Guidi tell their daughter Tasha about meeting at college in 1970.

Recorded in Peoria, IL

“The announcer was saying all these untrue things about gay and lesbian people...”

John Brown (R) tells his brother Paul (L) about an encounter with a local radio station in West Virginia.

Recorded in Charleston, WV

“It's an easy job. One street goes uptown, one goes downtown.”

Hyman Bloom (L) tells fellow taxicab driver Andrew Vollo (R), about driving a cab for over 30 years. Hyman Bloom retired in 2007.

Recorded in New York, NY

“When I was 10, I told my parents I was going to marry a man.”

Robert Madden (R) tells his friend Tom Kurthy (L) about coming out to his parents.

Recorded in Santa Monica, CA

“They would allow potential parents to check you out like a library book.”

Ray Martinez remembers growing up in an orphanage during the 1950s.

Recorded in Fort Collins, CO

“By the time I was in the second grade, everyone was calling me Raymond.”

Ramón "Chunky" Sanchez remembers how teachers changed the names of Mexican-American students during the 1950s.

Recorded in San Diego, CA

“My brother came home wearing an afro.”

Judith Wilson tells her husband, Donald Kaufman, about a conversation that changed her life.

Recorded in Oakland, CA