“When I was growing up, I didn't think I was going to live long.”

Tyondra Newton to her youth counselor, Sally Nixon.

Recorded in Minneapolis, MN.

“They told me I was gonna be a nun.”

Judi Frabosilo and her husband, Philip, remember how they got married.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“In the summer, we went to Leroy Street Pool.”

Peggy Maneri and her sister-in-law, Connie Burke, remember their childhood in Greenwich Village.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“His sister idolized him.”

John and Elaine Leinung remember their son, Paul J. Battaglia, who was killed in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Recorded in New York, NY.   Click here for more 9/11 stories.

“How do you think you've changed?”

Keith Meerholz and his wife, Grete, talk about his escape from the World Trade Center's North Tower on September 11, 2001.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“Opening day, 1956. It was the Yankees versus the Senators...”

Charlie Brotman tells his friend Tom Wiener about his first day as a baseball announcer.

Recorded in Washington, D.C..

“People ask me, 'How come he's not an American and he invent a hot dog vending machine?'”

Ukrainian immigrants Slava Leykin and her husband, Leon, talk about their business.

Recorded in Washington, D.C..

“If you could do anything again, would you raise me differently?”

11-year-old Connor Murphy interviews his mother, Patricia.

Recorded in Madison, WI.

“It's part of our culture that my dad would tell me a bedtime story.”

Shuja Sohrewardy to his friend Lauren Macioce.

Recorded in New York, NY.

“My genius is group dynamics.”

New York City tour guide Jane Marx to her colleague Joseph Svehlak.

Recorded in New York, NY.