I picked up today's guest hitchhiking on a lonely, dark road one night in southern Oregon back in October of 1997. Alwin de Jonge was a 21-year-old from Holland who loved Clint Eastwood movies and was looking for an adventure when fate put him ...

Molly's Philly-raised Uncle Rick moved to Elgin, TX 50 years ago without a plan. Luckily, the man can spin a yarn.

I was a 27-year-old magazine writer living in Manhattan Beach, CA, looking to do some volunteer work with kids, when I was introduced to a bright, hilarious 9-year-old who'd been dumped at the Hollygrove orphanage in Hollywood a couple months b...

When not talking Succession and cats, I get to tell our guest about the time we left his brother home alone at our house in Austin. 

A little mother/son bonding to kick off Friends & Family FRIDAY. Where it all began.And for those wishing to send Mama Judy a birthday card—or just a note of encouragement—her mailing address is:Judy Benoit