Stories in the 'Wisdom' category


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"It sounds like you were the black sheep."

Carly Dreher interviews her grandfather Lyle Link, who is 90, about growing up on his family’s farm.

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Recorded in Milwaukee, WI

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"As he’s walking away, I’m like, ‘Hey, you forgot something…’"

Julio Diaz remembers being robbed on a subway platform in the Bronx.

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Recorded in New York, NY

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"I turned on all the tricks that I knew…"

96-year-old Anna Wise remembers dating her husband in an interview with her daughter, Mary.

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Recorded in Sandy Spring, MD

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"The pilot told us over the PA, ‘It’s going to be the roughest landing you’ve ever experienced.’"

Martha Conant (L) tells her daughter-in-law, Brittany, about surviving the crash of United Airlines Flight 232.

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Recorded in Greeley, CO

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"My aunt started telling us that my Mom had this disease…"

Charles Jackson remembers the day he found out that his mother had Alzheimer’s disease.

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Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

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"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.

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Recorded in Murray, KY

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“The jobs change; managers change; I still stay there.”

100-year-old Arthur Winston tells his great-grandnephew, Eric Givens, about working for 72 years.

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Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

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“If we’re going anywhere, we’re going down the aisle, because I’m too tired, too sick, and too sore to do any other damn thing.”

Danny and Annie Perasa remember their first date in an interview recorded in 2004.

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The Perasas recorded what would be their final interview together at their home in Brooklyn on February 16, 2006. Danny Perasa passed away on February 24, 2006.

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"Do you remember when your parents said you had to get married?"

Melissa Konur interviews her mother-in-law, Sulochana Konur.

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Recorded in New York, NY

 

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“Do you have any advice for me on being a father?”

David Heins to his father, John.

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Recorded in Charlottesville, VA

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