“I was a chubette in high school.”

Helen Regan to her friend Cornelia Corson.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“What was the saddest moment of your life?”

Ezra Awumey to his grandfather, Sam Harmon.

Recorded in Washington, D.C..

“What are the most important lessons that you've learned thus far in life? Granted, I know you're only twelve.”

Melva Hightower and her nephew, Tyler, interview each other.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“Tell me about Mom.”

Gregory and Lloyd Porter remember their mother.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“I never knew how people were going to respond when I said Tom died of AIDS.”

Mary Caplan tells her friend Emily Collazo about her brother's death from AIDS in the early 1980s.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“The whole night I was in labor there was music being piped in...”

Roni Cohen tells her brother, Adam, about giving birth to her son.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“All I know is I was given the bag complete, which they had filled with about fifteen pigeons.”

Mitchell Agoos remembers protesting the 1955 Carnegie Hall debut of conductor Herbert von Karajan, a former member of the Nazi party.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“One day some guy showed up to him and said, 'We're going to make some movie. Can you write a script?'”

Chin-Ju Li tells his daughter, Julia, about his father, the filmmaker Pingqian Li.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“Even though I was very comfortable living and presenting as a woman, there was still part of me that felt like I was hiding.”

Laura Jacobs, who is transsexual, to her friend Katherine Katsanis.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“This little white boy said, 'Come, let me see your hands.'”

Claudette Colvin remembers her childhood in Alabama.

Recorded in New York, NY.