Category Archives: Podcast

Understanding the Life Stories of Our Elders

Joseph Bolton is a gifted storyteller and an intrepid explorer of the human experience. With a passion for uncovering the untold narratives that shape our world, Joseph brings a unique blend of insight, empathy, and wit to every conversation. As the author behind the widely acclaimed website OldGrandmothersTree.com, Joseph has garnered a loyal following ofContinue reading “Understanding the Life Stories of Our Elders”

Classic Cinema: Random Harvest

An amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music-hall star after escaping from a mental hospital in the English Midlands, then suffers an accident which restores his original memories but erases his post-war life. This romantic drama, released in 1942 was the favorite of their films of both Ronald Colman and GreerContinue reading “Classic Cinema: Random Harvest”

Travel and World, Especially Africa, and Learn Valuable Lessons

For most of Barry’s forty year broadcast career as an international broadcast journalist spanning five continents, his main area of interest and focus has been on the African continent.  Both his children were born in Ethiopia while he was employed in Addis Ababa between 1969 and 1975 as both a broadcast and print journalist.  HeContinue reading “Travel and World, Especially Africa, and Learn Valuable Lessons”

Classic Cinema: To Kill a Mockingbird

Just in case you don’t know this book and movie, it’s 1932 in Maycomb, Alabama. Widower Atticus Finch is asked to defend Tom Robinson, a black man accused of raping a white woman, which he didn’t commit. Jem and Scout, his young children, are witnesses to the tensions this trial brings up in the town.Continue reading “Classic Cinema: To Kill a Mockingbird”

Past Story-Power Guests Promote Social Justice

My Story-Power guest, Jennifer Manocherian, Episode 112, which aired on October 23, 2024, co-wrote and co-produced the film IF I TELL YOU that is partnering with RAINN, the nation’s largest anti-sexual violence organization, for an 8 day launch event on GATHR.  IF I TELL YOU was adapted from the novel ‘Closed Doors’ by Lisa O’Donnell. The storyContinue reading “Past Story-Power Guests Promote Social Justice”