“What has happened to the human voice?”

Studs Terkel, the late oral historian, from a 2005 interview recorded when a StoryCorps mobile booth visited his home.

Recorded in Chicago, IL.

“I think I had the greatest mom in the world.”

Wanda Zoeller (L) remembers her mother with her partner, Susan Herndon.

Recorded in Louisville, KY.

“Why are you not still married?”

10-year-old Rahsheed McKenstry interviews his mother, Rhonetta.

Recorded in Memphis, TN.

“I just tried to stay in the background...”

Joe Buford tells his literacy tutor, Michelle Miller, about what it was like not knowing how to read.

Recorded in Nashville, TN.

“I said, 'I couldn't go to school and not have anything...'”

Cynthia Rahn remembers trying to complete a kindergarten class project.

Recorded in Durham, NC.

“Dan was like, 'You don't have HIV, just go get tested.'”

Cindy White tells her friend, Eric Ernsberger, about being diagnosed HIV positive shortly after meeting her life partner, Dan Driggers.

Recorded in Omaha, NE.

“How did you get by?”

Jerry Johnson interviews his mother, Carrie Conley, about raising six children as a single mother.

Recorded in Detroit, MI.

“I have pictures of our last Thanksgiving...”

Danielle (L) and Gabrielle Hall remember their mother Martha, who died of breast cancer in 2003.

Recorded in San Francisco, CA.

“The saddest day of my life was the day my father died.”

Tom Morgan (R) to his friend Tracy Ross. Morgan, who suffered from emphysema, died on April 26, 2007.

Recorded in Murray, KY.

“I can still hear him hollering and coaching...”

William Haley (L) and his brother Glen remember their father, Joseph Howard Haley, founder of Jackie Robinson West Little League in Chicago.

Recorded in Chicago, IL.