The Silver Mind Podcast
Welcome to the Silver Mind Podcast, where we unearth priceless wisdom from our silver-haired elders.
In a generation hyper-focused on shiny new things and youthful influencers, we often neglect the troves of timeless wisdom just waiting to be mined with the right questions from those who have already walked the path before us. By unraveling the captivating stories, invaluable life lessons, and enduring insights of those who have weathered the storms of life, we'll add them to our list of mentors, profit from their hard-won perspectives, and enable ourselves to finally stop reinventing the wheel. Let's get after it!
Episodes
29 episodes
Episode 29: Anna Margrethe Krogh-Thomsen
This episode features the life stories and insights of Anna Margrethe Krogh-Thomsen, a loving mother of two who grew up in Denmark during the second world war watching her father and mother evade the Gestapo as part of the Danish resistance to ...
Episode 28: Maxine Curtis
This episode feature the life story and perspectives of Maxine Curtis, a loving mother of three with a passion and talent for musical performance. Maxine grew up in Utah, where she learned to ride horses and discovered an aptitude for singing. ...
Episode 27: Ann Sorenson
This episode features the insights and life story of Ann Sorenson, mother to 5, grandmother to 21, and great grandmother to 31. Ann grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area during World War II, and would later end up living in the East Bay Area fo...
Episode 26: Madeline Quayle
This episode features the life story and perspectives of Madeline Quayle, a Utah native and mother of six who has a passion for music and whose enthuasm for life is infectious. As you’ll hear, Madeline is remarkable in her willingess to continu...
Episode 25: Ed Quayle
This episode features the life story and insights of Ed Quayle, a father to 6, military veteran, and lifelong artist who used his artistic skills not only in his 33’year career working for the yellow pages but also his military service. Especia...
Episode 24: Jerry Gwilliam
This episode features the insights and life story of Jerry Gwilliam, a father to seven, airforce veteran, and dentist whose practice in the San Francisco Bay Area spanned no less than five decades of dedicated service. Following an LDS mission ...
Episode 23: Steven Spears
This episode features the life story and insights of Steven Spears, a father of 5 that holds no less than two masters degrees and may just have the most interesting career I’ve ever come across. Steve started out as a Navy corpsman who was even...
Episode 22: Ralph Hunsaker
This episode features the life story and insights of Ralph Hunsaker an Arizona-raised father of three who became all-state in no less than three high school sports before playing as the starting quarterback at University of Arizona or UofA for ...
Episode 21: Sue Severson
On today´s episode we have Sue Severson, a native Louisiana girl who has led a life of civic service that featured a decade-long stint on her community´s school board and culminated in service as mayor of her Northern California town, all while...
Episode 20: Mary Lou Clark
This episode features the life story and perspectives of Mary Lou Clark, a 97-year-old matriarch who raised no less than 12 kids and today stands at the head of a vast, tight-knit, and ever growing group of descendents. As you’ll hear, she trag...
Episode 19: John "Jack" Christensen
On today’s episode we have John "Jack" Christensen, a father to 10 and one of the military’s first wave of computer science specialists whose career featured working in the Pentagon alongside the Secretary of Defense. John’s a talented musician...
Episode 18: Marilyn Christensen
On today’s episode we have Marilyn Christensen, an accomplished pianist and mother of eight who couragously packed up and left the comfort of home to raise her family with her husband in Hawaii. Marilyn is a sharp lady who breezed through under...
Episode 17: Orest Komarnyckyj
On today’s epidose we have Orest Komarnyckyj, a dentist turned periodontal regenerative surgeon who built a successful practice before more recently transitioning to be a life coach for middle-aged men. Orest is a first generation American whos...
Episode 16: Professor Randolph Tom
This episode features the life story and insights of Professor Randolph Tom, a former DJ and New York Lawyer turned entrepreneurial advisor and professor who surmounted countless obstacles to lead a long, prosperous, and outwardly focused life....
Episode 15: Barry Hall
On today’s episode we have Barry Hall, a San Diego-native marine and father of two who became an accomplished businessman who took two companies public and currently serves as CEO of another. Barry was born in Viriginia while his dad was ...
Episode 14: Doris Dudley
This episode features the life story and insights of Doris Dudley, a Southern, self-proclaimed jitterbug and mother to 8, grandmother to 22, great-grandmother to 63, and great-great-grandmother to soon-to-be 16. At the time of this recording Do...
Episode 13: Len Dreyer
On today’s episode we have Len Dreyer, a former marine turned accountant who led an illustrious career in the food industry including a 7-year stint as President and CEO of no less than Marie Calendars. In the episode, Len reflects on his...
Episode 12: Anita Hansen
This episode features the stories and insights of Anita Hansen, a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother extraordinaire who turned a personal family tragedy into an unrelenting determination to go out and make a difference in the lives of o...
Episode 11: George Durgin
On today’s episode we have George Durgin, a first generation college graduate who went on to become a Marine, aircraft maintenance officer, and distinguisehd aerospace engineer for some of the industry giants, whose career culminated in 1...
Episode 10: Carol Durgin
On today’s episode we have Carol Durgin, a former nurses aid, mother to three, step mother to three more, and now beloved grandmother. Carol grew up in Maine, where she spent a good portion of her life. She spent many lean years as a sing...
Episode 9: Sharyn Larsen
On today’s episode we have Sharyn Larsen, an avid reader, travel lover, and former police dispatch worker who went back to school and got her teaching credential. Sharyn is a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother with 55 desc...
Episode 8: Ann Binning
This episode features the experiences and insights of Ann Binning, a lifelong musician and spunky matriarch that rediscovered religion and belief in Christ as a source of strength. Ann was born and raised alongside her three older brothers the ...
Episode 7: Jan Hunt
This episode features the life story and insights of Jan Hunt, the mother to 5 kids and a former school teacher who might just be the best example you’ll ever come across of maintaining humor and positivity in the face of some of life’s toughes...