• “When he was growing up, he was living in South Texas...”

    Ricardo Isais Zavala remembers his grandfather, Vicente Domingo Villa, in an interview with his son, Ricardo Javier Zavala. Read more...

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    Recorded in Austin, TX

  • “I didn't even think twice.”

    Umberto Joseph DeJesus talks to his wife, Nancy Cardona, about volunteering at Ground Zero. Read more...

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    Recorded in New York, NY

  • “There was nothing more that I wanted to do than to protect you.”

    Two stories about teachers who went beyond the classroom to help their kids. Read more...

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    Recorded in Hampton, VA

  • “My mind is so damaged.”

    Marco Ferreira talks to his wife, Wendy Tucker, about surviving a near-fatal motorcycle accident in 2008. Read more...

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    Recorded in San Francisco, CA

  • “I was looking at everyone else, going, 'Why aren't we like that?'”

    Lisa Combest and her ex-husband, James Hanson-Brown, talk about how their marriage ended. Read more...

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    Recorded in Houston, TX

  • “We were prepared for people to be unhappy, but we couldn't believe our eyes.”

    Karen Slade, Eric "Rico" Reed, and Arthur "Sonny" Williams of radio station KJLH remember the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Read more...

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    Recorded in Los Angeles, CA

  • “The school buses were already lined up to take the kids home.”

    Kenneth Honeycutt tells his wife Gaye about witnessing the New London School Explosion of 1937. Read more...

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    Recorded in Knoxville, TN

  • “What is your legacy?”

    Frank Lilley interviews his stepfather, David Plant, about approaching the end of his life. Read more...

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    Recorded in New London, NH

  • “I felt like a walking star in the hallway.”

    Raul Bravo tells his former high school automotive teacher, Clairene Terry, how she inspired him to stay in school. Read more...

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    Recorded in Chicago, IL

  • “I'd heard lines like this before, but this time it was different.”

    Winslow Jackson and his wife, Dorothy, who both are living with multiple sclerosis, remember how they met. Read more...

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    Recorded in Atlanta, GA