10 episodes

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

The Grand Project Kitty Janvrin

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 16 Ratings

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

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

    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.

    • 29 min
    Determination to Succeed with Grandad Steve Snyder

    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.

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Grand Times with the Janvrin Siblings: A Special Holiday Series

    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
    Grand Times with Elizabeth: A Special Holiday Series

    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.

    • 1 hr 23 min
    Grand Times with Rachel: A Special Holiday Series

    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. 

    • 30 min
    Learning from the Past with Oma

    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.

    • 1 hr 5 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

Grover Steamer ,

I love this

I love this podcast. Heartwarming and sweet, this pod puts a smile on your face. Kitty does a great job! We all need to just be quiet more often and listen to our elders talk!

Lbarb999 ,

Just too sweet

I love these stories. Do often they go untold. Love!

SouthernSnackers ,

So authentic and genuine.

Kitty has a natural knack for storytelling and guiding these stories so authentically. I love this podcast and its intention to tell stories we all hope to preserve from our own grandparents and elders. This is perfect if you’re looking for a listen to hear really personal stories and make you feel “at home.”

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