The Grand Project

Kitty Janvrin
  • 4.9 (16)
  • DOCUMENTARY

Welcome to the Grand Project, a podcast where you'll hear from grandparents about growing up and growing old.

Episodes

  1. 02/11/2021

    A Home Run with Kathryn Johnston: A Special Brought to You by American Timelines

    Recognized as the first girl to ever play on a Little League team, Kathryn Johnston tells American Timelines host Joe Hunsaker about her adoption of the nickname "Tubby" and the struggles she faced as a female player on an all male team. Follow The Grand Project on Instagram @grandprojectpod. You can also check out American Timelines, a history/true crime/comedy podcast wherever you get your podcasts and @historyforjerks on Instagram and Twitter.

    30 min

  2. 01/15/2021

    Determination to Succeed with Grandad Steve Snyder

    Steve Snyder details his many careers from chicken processing as a kid to five years in the Army and later to restaurant and club management, fatherhood, cooking Swiss turkeys in Turkey and business, as well as giving insight into finding and losing love, including his foray into online dating. P.S. If you don't know what SOS - Stuff on a Shingle - is, picture a piece of buttered toast smothered in a thick, creamy meat gravy. No wonder Mrs. Eisenhower would've been worried! Follow The Grand Project on Instagram @grandprojectpod.

    1h 9m

  3. 12/31/2020 · BONUS

    Grand Times with the Janvrin Siblings: A Special Holiday Series

    The Grand Project host Kitty and her brothers Brice and Win Janvrin revisit memories of Grandma Pat Janvrin, who passed in August 2020. They chat during a return to their childhood home, a moment filled with strange remembrances, love and music. Grand Times is a special series of episodes about our late elders, told by the grandchildren who knew them, loved them and learned from them. Find more of The Grand Project on Instagram @grandprojectpod.

    33 min

  4. 12/10/2020 · BONUS

    Grand Times with Elizabeth: A Special Holiday Series

    Elizabeth Rosa Houck talks about her Abuelita Lilia Rivas Gandulla and Gram Betty Bollinger through a discussion about love, memory and their identity. Grand Times is a special series of episodes about our late elders, told by the grandchildren who knew them, loved them and learned from them. Follow The Grand Project @grandprojectpod on Instagram.

    1h 23m

  5. 11/30/2020 · BONUS

    Grand Times with Rachel: A Special Holiday Series

    In the first Grand Times special episode, Rachel Prychodko remembers her Nana and Pa, Nancy and John Peterson, and her Grandma, Lena Lopez. Grand Times is a special series of episodes about our late elders, told by the grandchildren who knew them, loved them and learned from them. Follow The Grand Project on Instagram @grandprojectpod.

    31 min

  6. 10/22/2020

    Learning from the Past with Oma

    Oma Ingeborg Müller-Hobbs has a lot of wisdom to share from her experiences growing up in post-WWII Germany and Poland, working in the medical industry in a new country, and finding internal fortitude.  Follow the Grand Project @grandprojectpod on Instagram. Have a grandparent or someone who acts as a grandparent who you'd like to hear interviewed? Email us at grandprojectpod@gmail.com.

    1h 6m

  7. 10/01/2020

    "I Still Think Young": Pop Shares His 95 Years

    Mr. William Ellen, known to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren as Pop, shares his experiences from World War II, where he served in the Air Force, stories of going barefoot to school and falling in love with his wife, Mott.

    40 min

  8. 09/24/2020

    Hardworking History with Grandmommy

    Grandmommy shares her "whole life" with her granddaughter, Kitty: how she and her siblings entertained themselves as children on the farm, being the first in her family to go to college, her daddy's ghost stories, and raising her own family.  Follow @grandprojectpod on Instagram for even more grand stories.

    57 min

  9. 09/17/2020

    Meet Doc: MVP

    In the inaugural episode, host Kitty Janvrin interviews her grandfather Doc about life during WWII and now a pandemic, being named MVP of his high school basketball team, and his scandalous dating history. For more grand stories and updates, follow @grandprojectpod on Instagram.

    37 min

  10. SEASON 1 TRAILER

    The Grand Project Trailer

    Welcome to the Grand Project, a podcast where grandparents share their stories about growing up and growing old. Prepare your ears: the Boomers (and older) are taking hold of the boom mic to share their narratives and maybe some words of wisdom.

    3 min

Trailer

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About

Welcome to the Grand Project, a podcast where you'll hear from grandparents about growing up and growing old.

Information

  • Creator
    Kitty Janvrin
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    The Grand Project