This show is very special to me. I wasn’t sure how to end Season 3, but last month on a Saturday evening, my grandmother, Dorothy, sent me on a journey. She sent me to find an interview from 2008. I interviewed her for the National Day of Listening and was called to find the interview and listen to her voice. I heeded her call to locate the interview because when Dorothy asks me to do something, I do it. After searching multiple hard drives, I found her interview. I listened, and it was so lovely to hear her voice. A few days later, I told my mother I wanted to release the interview with Dorothy as my final episode of Season 3. 

So, here you have it, an interview with Dorothy. The interview is, of course, different than other interviews I’ve done on this podcast. My grandmother and I talked about where and how she grew up, her children, President Obama, the depression, and how she met my grandfather, Fred. This interview may not offer lessons to you because it’s simple; it’s a conversation with my grandmother about her way of life. Even so, I thought you might want to hear her voice. I thought you might want to listen to her. So many of you have heard me call her into spaces repeatedly. Many of you have read about her in my books. Now you can listen to her come to life in a different way. Enjoy the episode.

Podcast music by Charles Kurtz

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