"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

"I felt alone and tried to hide it…"

Taro Alexander talks about growing up with a stutter.

Recorded in New York, NY, in partnership with Our Time Theater Company.

“When all the parents leave, it goes crazy…”

Clayton Hall Jr. tells his daughter, Breana, about his first day as a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute.

Recorded in Richmond, VA

“I said, ‘Is this going to actually be me?’”

Nzingha Masani tells her friend, Noah Hairston, about receiving her name at an African naming ceremony.

Recorded in Detroit, MI

“My mother was only prepared for one…”

Roberta Keys Torn, a quadruplet, tells her daughter, Susan Young, about the night she and her sisters were born in 1915.

Recorded in Houston, TX

“What do you think the differences are in the way you grew up and the way I grew up?”

Jesse McGleughlin to her mother, Sue Hyde.

Recorded in Boston, MA

“Is there anything you wanted to know about me?”

Hasiyna Price, right, tells her cousin Danette Banks about being a teenager with scoliosis.

Recorded in New York, NY, in partnership with ACORN Community High School.

"The strangest thing is that I don’t have a separate memory from her."

Caroline Satchel and her sister Janice Morris talk about being identical twins.

Recorded in Washington, D.C.

"I remember wishing I would wake up a boy."

August Faustino and his friend Chris Elardo talk about being transgendered men.

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

“Just because you sound pretty don’t mean you’re the best in the business.”

Former tobacco auctioneers Gregg Goins and Steve Nelms talk about their work.

Recorded in Durham, NC