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“Have you ever lied to me?”
12-year-old Joshua Littman, who has Asperger's syndrome, interviews his mother, Sarah.
Recorded in New York, NY.
“I said, 'Spider, get in the rumble seat and I'll take you for a ride.'”
81-year-old George Botti tells his daughter, Liz Manocha, about his first car.
“Sister said it was a sin against the school.”
Dr. Richard Collins to his grandson, Sean.
“We were dirty, sweaty, sore muscles, crying. We must have been a sight to see.”
Monica Mayer to her friend Spencer Wilkinson, Jr.
Recorded in Fort Berthold, ND.
“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.
“In the summer, we went to Leroy Street Pool.”
Peggy Maneri and her sister-in-law, Connie Burke, remember their childhood in Greenwich Village.
“I was a chubette in high school.”
Helen Regan to her friend Cornelia Corson.
“This little white boy said, 'Come, let me see your hands.'”
Claudette Colvin remembers her childhood in Alabama.
“If you asked a kid, 'Would you rather be president or world boxing champion,' they'd all say world boxing champion.”
Petros and Nikos Spanakos, twin brothers and professional boxers, remember growing up in Brooklyn.
“I went into Uncle Jake's room and opened up the dictionary, and in the middle was hidden a magazine...”
84-year-old Miriam Kerpen to her daughter, Lisa Shufro.
