Personal History

Episode 68: The Dreams Our Mothers Leave Behind with Diane Amelia Read

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Sometimes the things that matter aren’t valuable at all—at least not in dollars. In this episode of Things That Matter, Diane Amelia Read shares a simple piece of paper she brought with her when she moved from Massachusetts to Mexico: a poem written by her mother, Evelyn, when she was just 14 years old. Diane … Read more

Episode 66: The Ashtray That Came Back: When the Things We Keep Carry Our Stories with Xanthe Golenko

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Sometimes the smallest things carry the biggest stories. In this episode of Things That Matter, I sit down with Xanthe to hear the story behind a small black ashtray she acquired in 1986 after moving from Australia to France at just 18 years old to dance at the Lido de Paris. The ashtray stayed with … Read more