Stories from Grandparents
Welcome to Stories from Grandparents! This podcast is a series of conversations, stories and lessons shared about and from grandparents. No one can spill the tea quite like grandmas, and for many of us, sharing a cup of tea at our grandmother’s kitchen table is the most comfortable place in the world. That's the experience this podcast aims to create. The stories can be heartwarming, funny, sad or all of the above, depending on the grandparents!
Hosted by Robin MacEwan and Stephanie Poirier, based out of Ottawa Ontario, this podcast is recorded with Ottawa Popup Podcasting. If you are interested in interviewing your grandparent for the podcast, or sharing stories about your own grandparents, please be in touch at storiesfromgrandparentspodcast@gmail.com. We can set up telephone interviews for those who do not live in the area, or you can write in your stories via email, and we can read them on the podcast.
Podcast Art by Jillian Maracle @jandb_xo and Jessica Nantel @bombaypainco
Stories from Grandparents
Jenna - Kicked Off the Bed and Into Life!
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This is another epic tale that comes straight from a grandfather’s memoir. Jenna tells of her grandad’s adventurous life as a teenager between 1936 and 1939. You’ll hear thrilling, and heartfelt coming of age stories, that include crossing oceans, jumping trains, and stowing away on ships. The memoir ends ominously, at the start of WWII. Bookending these tales of course, are stories of what Jenna’s grandfather meant to her, and taught her about life.