This week I am on vacation so I decided to bring you a special episode, courtesy of Allison Sheridan our guest from episode 14 who let me use audio from her Chit Chat Across the Pond podcast episode 463. Instead of interviewing a guest, this we

15. Experiment! With Maggie C

Aug 14th, 2021 57m 57s

Maggie was born in the Bronx to a rough childhood. She fled to LA to learn to act and find herself, which she started through yoga and meditation. We talked about how you become invisible as an older woman, and why its so hard to let go of toxi

14. So easy you mother could do it? With Allison Sheridan

Jul 17th, 2021 46m 2s

This month we get to talk to Allison Sheridan, a former engineer turned techie and podcaster extraordinaire. She tells us about growing up spending her vacations on a sailboat, and how excited she got when the first computer arrived at her job.

13. The digital frontier. With Scott Johnson

Jun 1st, 2021 48m 17s

Scott is our youngest guest ever, but that doesn’t make him any less qualified to share his great stories. Founder of Frogpants studios and cartoonist extraordinaire, Scott talks about how his love for technology started with a Japanese boombox

12. Travel the world! With my grandma Judy

May 1st, 2021 35m 41s

Want to have a bit of wanderlust? Well hop on in for my third and final grandparent episode! We’re back after a short break. Tune in this month to hear my grandma Judy’s travel stories from all around the world. She moved every few years from E

Bonus

Podcast update! April 2021

Apr 3rd, 2021 3m 16s

Just an update to let you guys know that I'm not dead but have been competing on a podcasting reality show over at America's Next Top Podcaster! SYGNT will be back in about a month, so no need to worry! Please reach out on social media to sugge

11. Pigeon religion. With Tina Piña a.k.a. Mother Pigeon

Jan 14th, 2021 43m 11s

Pigeons, pigeons, PIGEONS! Welcome to 2021! Hopefully, the wackiness of this episode will be enough to distract you from current events. Mother Pigeon is a NYC performance artist who can often be found at Union Square feeding live pigeons and s

10. A cow, 50 sheep, and two children! With my grandma Marjolaine

Dec 14th, 2020 56m 55s

In this tumultuous holiday season, who better to interview than my own grandma! This episode sort of serves as a part two to episode 2 where I interviewed my grandpa, so you might want to listen to that first. Oma Marjolaine was born in a truck

9. Who puts jelly in a chili!? With Lynette Hammond

Nov 14th, 2020 1h 10m

At 62 years old Lynette decided to become a YouTube sensation. When you watch her cooking channel you can smell the chili through the screen and you feel just like you are sitting at granny’s house at thanksgiving. Lynn is everyone’s grandma, h

8. They called us candy stripers. With Lois Hollis

Oct 14th, 2020 1h 6m

Lois is 70 but has been in the health care industry since she was 12 years old! She first volunteered as a kid, then went to nursing school despite her severe dyslexia, and went on to became top of her field. At 50 years old she discovered her

7. Never realizing my dreams is the best thing that happened to me! With Lynn Ruth Miller

Sep 16th, 2020 1h 15m

Lynn Ruth Miller calls herself the oldest comedienne on either side of the pond. She’s 86 and her life is full of stories! Lynn Ruth has had seemingly endless good and bad luck simultaneously, from starting her own CBS show with no experience,

6. I stood up against segregation. With Dr. Angie Benham

Aug 14th, 2020 1h 2m

SYGNT is six months old, YAY!This month, Dr. Angie Benham (formerly Angie Evans) tells the story of and helping fight for integration as a junior at Van Buren High School in 1958. This was just a year after the “Little Rock Nine” had to be esc

5. The pole is my Everest! With Greta Pontarelli

Jul 14th, 2020 55m 43s

Greta got interested in pole dancing as a sport at age 60, when she was searching for a solution to combat osteoporosis. Two years later, she won her first world championship in pole sports and has since won eight more times! Featured on Americ

4. I seem to always have a new business project. With Ann Oliverio

Jun 17th, 2020 41m 37s

Even as a great-grandmother, Ann can’t seem to stop herself from thinking up business ideas. Join us as Ann Oliverio walks us though her life story, from moving all over the US, to opening one of the first major daycare centers in Texas. She ha

3. You run outta face before you run outta makeup! With Gypsy

May 14th, 2020 54m 54s

At 88 years old, Miss Gypsy holds the Guinness World Record for oldest working drag queen. James “Gypsy” Haake started out his career as a Broadway dancer, then became the owner of “Gypsy’s Cabaret” in New York City, and later stared in shows a

2. Whale watching with Clint Eastwood. With my grandpa Cees

Apr 14th, 2020 54m 12s

In this socially-distant episode, I interview my very own grandpa, whose stories are one of the main inspirations for this podcast. We talk about going to war in the jungles of Papua New Guinea and how it led to his love for navigation. Then we

1. Always bring a hat pin! With Edna Oling

Mar 14th, 2020 41m 8s

Meet Edna, she's older than the Empire State Building, and just as tough! We discuss Hebrew vs. Yiddish, being a New York public school teacher, and remembering Pearl Harbor or 9/11 as a kid. We also talk about sexual harassment through the dec

Trailer

Mar 8th, 2020 1m 24s

Welcome to the brand new podcast "Stories your granny never told"! Here is a short trailer to give you a taste of what's coming up next and information on how to keep track of future episodes.Find out more at: StoriesYourGrannyNeverTold.comin

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