"They were all wearing their nice Christmas clothing…"

Piano tuner Ron Kroenke tells his friend Shannon O’Donnell about tuning a piano at a nursing home.

Recorded in Omaha, NE

"What was the best tip you ever got?"

Debra Goodman interviews her friend Ed Trinka, a doorman at the Plaza Hotel since 1963.

Recorded in New York, NY

"I got to find a job I can do for thirty years in this place."

Dorothy Glinton tells her son, Sonari, about becoming a manager at Ford Motor Plant in Chicago.

Recorded in Chicago, IL

“My father took me to the grocery store when I was just big enough to walk…”

Robbie Cronig (R) who grew up working in his family’s market, remembers selling it to his friend Steve Bernier (L).

Recorded in Martha’s Vineyard, MA

“The first flight I had was an early morning flight…”

Dorothy Hayes tells her son, Keys, about being an airline stewardess in the 1940s.

Recorded in Jackson, MS

“He said, ‘Well, Judge, I’m disappointed in you…’”

Judge Joe Pigott tells his wife, Lorraine, about Willie Earl “Pip” Dow, a man he sentenced many times.

Recorded in Jackson, MS

“I was a cop with a good reputation out in the street.”

Retired police officer Walter Fahey tells his son Bill about his long career.

Recorded in Boston, MA

“There were some interesting times with that old leg…”

Lendall Hill tells his daughter, Lori FitzGerald, about his father’s artificial leg.

Recorded in Charleston, WV

"She was determined to keep us together as a family."

Joyce Butler remembers her mother, who worked in a shipyard during World War II, in an interview with her daughter, Stephanie.

Recorded in Portland, ME

“Daddy would come home tired to the bone…”

Samuel Black tells his wife, Edda Fields-Black, about his father, who operated a boiler room.

Recorded in Pittsburgh, PA