Veronica Kirin

Stories of Elders

Education EN ↓ 50 episodes

Anthropologist Veronica Kirin traveled 12,000 miles across the United States interviewing the Greatest Generation to document the high-tech revolution. This podcast shares clips from the interviews with elders and with strangers who are asked "how do you think technology is changing us?" The full study was published in the award-winning book "Stories of Elders: What the Greatest Generation Knows about Technology that You Don't."

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Author

Veronica Kirin

Episodes

Episode 25 — Barbara “Dolly” Markess 29.01.2019 7:37

"It's a big wide world and we all need to get along."

Episode 24 – Virginia Ann House Veren 21.12.2018 7:37

"Politics has changed... we never saw them."

Episode 23 – Barbara Blake 26.11.2018 8:20

Believes family used to be closer.

Episode 22 – Adrienne Bard 05.11.2018 8:26

Worries we have more conveniences, but not more time.

Episode 21 – Charlie Rusher 20.09.2018 6:09

Learned about slavery.

Episode 20 – Onalee Jean Cable 06.09.2018 6:52

Native American, grew up without amenities.

Episode 19 – Adele Jones 05.09.2018 9:32

Wrote a book to preserve memories.

Episode 18 – Bob Johnson 04.09.2018 4:58

Rode a wild bronco to school.

Episode 17 – Emma Lommasson 09.03.2017 7:50

Born in 1911.

Episode 16 – Ann Atkin 27.02.2017 13:32

Grew up in the dust bowl.

Episode 15 – Gerrie Powell 23.02.2017 50:00

Handled formaldehyde in a salon.

Episode 14 – Edwin Gould 20.12.2016 11:16

Built spy satellites.

Episode 13 – Ray Green 02.12.2016 20:40

Doesn't like Facebook.

Episode 12 – Pauline Attisani 01.12.2016 8:01

Sees technology as a segregator.

Episode 11 – Richard Paquin 09.12.2015 14:12

Built a business knocking on doors.

Episode 10 – Sister Ardeth Plattie, OP 05.12.2015 17:33

Went to prison for protesting nuclear weapons.

Episode 9 – Juanita Laush 27.11.2015 16:42

Co-authored the first x-ray textbook.

Episode 8 – Madison and her Urban Farm 25.11.2015 6:08

Lives on an urban farm.

Episode 7 – David Netterfield 15.11.2015 10:51

Shot the breeze with his grandfather.

Episode 6 – Hal Royer 12.11.2015 9:23

Grew up in the dust bowl.

Episode 5 – HJ Smith 10.11.2015 4:08

Midland, Michigan Born 1942 “We refrigerate our food, so we don’t have to go to the market every day… then we never see our neighbors.” HJ Smith is a former teacher and has a reputation for a steel trap mind. Indeed, she remembers a song she heard on the radio years ago called “Kalvinator“. In […]

Episode 4 – John Wilkes Booth 08.11.2015 8:37

New Orleans, LA Born 1945 “[I] worked on the Saturn V. That was a rocket and a half.” John Wilkes Booth is by far one of my favorite people. He has a twinkle in his eye and is always trying to make someone laugh. He is the self-proclaimed volunteer tour guide for those who came […]

Episode 3 – Hank Gamel 05.11.2015 6:06

Rantoul, IL Born 1958 Hank Gamel is the Executive Director of Hope Meadows, a subsidiary of Generations of Hope. He oversees the retirement community which partners seniors with foster families, and has a view of both sides of the human age.

Episode 2 – Sonee Lapadot 03.11.2015 7:37

Pioneered for women in the automotive industry.

Episode 1 – Virgil Westdale 03.11.2015 13:00

Was discriminated against for being Japanese American.