In this interview, I talk to Dan from Montana. Dan was born in South Dakota, moved a lot when he was a child, and lived most of his life in the American West. When he retired a few years ago, he and his wife set out to travel the world. Dan’s observations of life in the Western U.S. reveal an America that became more corporate and less personal, yet one which offered technological advancements that allow him to expand his horizons in the world.

00:00-00:27 Introduction to episode

00:31-00:57 Introduction to guest

00:58-5:27 Childhood

5:36-14:50 Education

14:58-30:50 Employment

31:03-37:51 World or national events

38:00-46:34 Family life

46:43-51:09 Shifts in cultural attitudes

51:15-55:33 Technology in personal life

55:43-1:03:06 Word association & final thoughts

In this interview, I talk to Cheryl Green.  Cheryl is a recently retired referee of the Disputes Tribunal in Hamilton,  New Zealand.  She was born and raised in New Zealand to English parents who thought of themselves as working class.  She was told that people like them didn’t attend college.  Following a somewhat non-traditional path, she eventually got a college degree and became a lawyer.  I know Cheryl personally, and I find her to be extremely organized, enthusiastic, and fun. 

In this interview, I talk to Michael Jensen.  Michael is one-half of the husband & husband team of writers behind the popular travel blog, Brent and Michael are Going Places (www.brentandmichaelaregoingplaces.com), where they chronicle their lives as digital nomads where they’ve been living in the larger world for the past several years.  Michael begins his story describing the importance of books as an early inspiration in his life.  He describes how it feels to navigate the world as a gay man in his young adulthood, his work life as a writer, and his concern about public discourse in America. 

0:00-Introduction to episode

0:36-Introduction to guest

1:22-Childhood

6:15-Education

17:11-Employment

25:22-Major cultural events

33:20-Family life

38:33-Technology

43:32-Shifts in cultural attitudes

51:09-Final thoughts

54:59-Outro

Kim's suggested playlist:

World of Imagination, Gene Wilder

Leaving on a Jet Plane, Bob Denver

Poetry Man, Phoebe Snow

That's What Friends Are For, Dionne Warwick & friends

Come Together, The Beatles

The Times, They Are A'Changin', Bob Dylan

Don't Stop Me Now, Queen

We Are the World, USA for Africa

Fly Like an Eagle, Steve Miller