“The mill was always in my life…”

Ken Kobus tells his friend Ron Barraf about his father, John Kobus, who worked at a steel mill for nearly 40 years.

Recorded in Pittsburgh, PA

“It was raining just as hard in the station as it was outside.”

New Orleans Pump Station workers Rufus Burkhalter and Bobby Brown remember the night Hurricane Katrina hit.

Recorded in New Orleans, LA

"Well, I had a buddy and he used to dance up and down the docks…"

91-year-old Henry Belcher tells his friend Major A. Mason III about tap dancing in the 1930s.

Recorded in Pittsburgh, PA

“A little girl had come to the hospital…”

Dr. John Bancroft, a pediatrician, tells his daughter Carolyn about a memorable patient.

Recorded in New York, NY

“The dance hosts are there for all of the ladies who are traveling independently…”

Richard Craig, a veteran dance host on cruise ships, talks about his work.

Recorded in New York, NY

“Some fellers would find out we were chasing them, they’d just go put themselves in jail.”

Rick Kincaid tells his friend Danny Ray Terry about his career as a bounty hunter.

Recorded in Austin, TX

"What was it like being a chaplain at war in Vietnam?"

Carol Harllee interviews her father, Robert.

Recorded in Charlottesville, VA

“We went on a honeymoon, and then I was gone to Afghanistan.”

First Lieutenant Thomas Nelson and his wife, Lauren, talk about their first year of marriage.

Recorded in Fort Bragg, NC

“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

“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.

Recorded in Los Angeles, CA