“When I was 10, I told my parents I was going to marry a man.”

Robert Madden (R) tells his friend Tom Kurthy (L) about coming out to his parents.

Recorded in Santa Monica, CA

“She bought me a bra that you blow up...”

94-year-old Betty Jenkins remembers a gift from her mother.

Recorded in Cincinnati, OH

“I noticed that he had all these small coffee cans.”

David Shea tells his friend Alice Doyle about learning something new about his father, Denny Shea.

Recorded in Butte, MT

“We got a postcard that my father was alive...”

Eric Lamet remembers reuniting with his father in Italy, where Eric and his mother lived as Jewish refugees during WWII.

Recorded in Miami, FL

“In prison I started painting and drawing...”

Darryl Downes remembers discovering his talent while serving time in Sing Sing Prison.

Recorded in New York, NY

“I can't even begin to tell you the misery of rain.”

George Hill remembers being homeless. Hill has been off the streets for 10 years.

Recorded in Santa Monica, CA

“We'd known death but not like this.”

Hector Black remembers the murder of his daughter, Patricia Nuckles, by an intruder in her home.

Recorded in Nashville, TN

“I have close to a million objects in my apartment.”

Harley Spiller, who holds the record for the largest private collection of menus in the world, talks about collecting.

Recorded in New York, NY

“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

“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.

Recorded in Greeley, CO