“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

“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