Stories from Grandparents

In this episode you’ll hear love stories from generations past, which show the different types of commitment that develop over time. These stories from grandparents show us that love can not only survive over time, but through mental illness, dementia, and tragedy.

Welcome to the Season 2 Finale! Greg, host of The Cool Grandpa Podcast, joins us to talk about the unique role grandfathers can play in the lives of their grandkids, with just a bit of intentionality. We get into stories about the impact his grandfather had in his life, and the impact he hopes to create as a grandparent. He’s a very cool grandpa indeed!

Listener Stories: This season we had some listeners email some stories, so we put them together in an episode! If you have an interesting story to share about your grandparent, please email us at [email protected]. We’d love to hear it!

Ever hear of a grandma getting kicked out of a WWE wrestling match? What about one who is an ‘unknowing’ weed dealer? Well this episode has the grandparents for you! Join us as Mick, host of the Mick’s Picks podcast, tells all of his hilarious, heartwarming grandparent stories. Mick is the host of the Mickpix Podcast --check it out for literally any sports knowledge. It's fantastic!

The stories in this episode take us further back in time than we’re used to on this podcast. Our guest, Mary, talks about her grandmothers, whose husbands left them behind in Italy while they traveled to the Americas in search of building better lives for their families. However, they were gone for 30 years, often with little or no communication, leaving their wives to raise their large families on their own. Often referred to as the White Widows, this was a common experience of Southern Italian women in the 1920s and 1930s. The strength, resourcefulness, and undying love these women had is unparalleled.