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The Silver Mind Podcast

Kyle Dana

29 episodes

8 months ago

This episode features the life stories and insights of Anna Margrethe Krogh-Thomsen, a loving mother of two who grew up in Denmark during the second world war watching her father and mother evade the Gestapo as part of the Danish resistance to Nazi Germany. As you’ll hear, though she understands English well, Anna Margrethe speaks Danish and is actually this podcast’s first international guest. In addition to her voice, you’ll hear the voice of her daughter Maj Britt who translated the interv...

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This episode features the life stories and insights of Anna Margrethe Krogh-Thomsen, a loving mother of two who grew up in Denmark during the second world war watching her father and mother evade the Gestapo as part of the Danish resistance to Nazi Germany. As you’ll hear, though she understands English well, Anna Margrethe speaks Danish and is actually this podcast’s first international guest. In addition to her voice, you’ll hear the voice of her daughter Maj Britt who translated the interv...

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Society & Culture,

Episodes (20/29)

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Episode 29: Anna Margrethe Krogh-Thomsen

This episode features the life stories and insights of Anna Margrethe Krogh-Thomsen, a loving mother of two who grew up in Denmark during the second world war watching her father and mother evade the Gestapo as part of the Danish resistance to Nazi Germany. As you’ll hear, though she understands English well, Anna Margrethe speaks Danish and is actually this podcast’s first international guest. In addition to her voice, you’ll hear the voice of her daughter Maj Britt who translated the interv...

8 months ago

58 minutes

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Episode 28: Maxine Curtis

This episode feature the life story and perspectives of Maxine Curtis, a loving mother of three with a passion and talent for musical performance. Maxine grew up in Utah, where she learned to ride horses and discovered an aptitude for singing. As you’ll hear, after marrying her late husband, Don, Maxine moved to Southern California where she spent most of her life and continues to live today. Her story starts in Salt Lake City where she grew up and went to college. In this episode, Maxin...

9 months ago

1 hour

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Episode 27: Ann Sorenson

This episode features the insights and life story of Ann Sorenson, mother to 5, grandmother to 21, and great grandmother to 31. Ann grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area during World War II, and would later end up living in the East Bay Area for her entire 74 year marriage to her late husband Lee; they even lived in the same house for 66 years where they raised their 5 sons. As you’ll hear, though 94 years old at the time of recording Ann continues to invest in her talents such as the organ, ...

10 months ago

51 minutes

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Episode 26: Madeline Quayle

This episode features the life story and perspectives of Madeline Quayle, a Utah native and mother of six who has a passion for music and whose enthuasm for life is infectious. As you’ll hear, Madeline is remarkable in her willingess to continue learning throughout her life well after the age when most people stop; for example, she decided to re-learn the piano when she was pregant with her third child and even graduated with her college degree when she was 52 years old. Her story starts in U...

11 months ago

41 minutes

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Episode 25: Ed Quayle

This episode features the life story and insights of Ed Quayle, a father to 6, military veteran, and lifelong artist who used his artistic skills not only in his 33’year career working for the yellow pages but also his military service. Especially on the heels of Veterans day, it was touching to hear Ed´s heartfelt gratitude for the ability to have served his country and as you´ll quickly learn Ed is a salt of the earth type of person, who is extremely humble but also appears to have been abl...

11 months ago

33 minutes

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Episode 24: Jerry Gwilliam

This episode features the insights and life story of Jerry Gwilliam, a father to seven, airforce veteran, and dentist whose practice in the San Francisco Bay Area spanned no less than five decades of dedicated service. Following an LDS mission to Norway, Jerry literally drew the short stick and was led into military service where, as you’ll hear, he actually had great experiences of sticking up for and living his beliefs when those around him were not. It was extremely apparent in talking to ...

1 year ago

1 hour 4 minutes

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Episode 23: Steven Spears

This episode features the life story and insights of Steven Spears, a father of 5 that holds no less than two masters degrees and may just have the most interesting career I’ve ever come across. Steve started out as a Navy corpsman who was eventually brought in to help with the Naval investigative service (NIS). In fact, if you’ve ever seen the show NCIS, it was modeled after his job, with one of the special agents he trained becoming teh technical advisor to the show. As you’ll hear, he late...

1 year ago

1 hour 48 minutes

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Episode 22: Ralph Hunsaker

This episode features the life story and insights of Ralph Hunsaker an Arizona-raised father of three who became all-state in no less than three high school sports before playing as the starting quarterback at University of Arizona or UofA for all four years of college. As you’ll hear, Ralph then went on to lead a sucessful career in law, which culminated in serving as chief attorney for the Cental Arizona Water Project, a landmark Congressional legislation to bring water to the Phoenix and T...

1 year ago

34 minutes

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Episode 21: Sue Severson

On today´s episode we have Sue Severson, a native Louisiana girl who has led a life of civic service that featured a decade-long stint on her community´s school board and culminated in service as mayor of her Northern California town, all while rasing five kids I might add. As you´ll hear, Sue is a go getter and even after her retirement from public life is now serving as Chairman of the board of a non-profit laboratory researching neurodegenerative diseases. Sue´s life began in Baton Rouge a...

1 year ago

54 minutes

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Episode 20: Mary Lou Clark

This episode features the life story and perspectives of Mary Lou Clark, a 97-year-old matriarch who raised no less than 12 kids and today stands at the head of a vast, tight-knit, and ever growing group of descendents. As you’ll hear, she tragically and unexpectedly lost her husband when she was in her 50s, and has been since been an incedible example of positivity and resilience as she continues to lead her family on her own. Sometimes when misfortunes befall us, we may be inclined to take ...

1 year ago

49 minutes

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Episode 19: John "Jack" Christensen

On today’s episode we have John "Jack" Christensen, a father to 10 and one of the military’s first wave of computer science specialists whose career featured working in the Pentagon alongside the Secretary of Defense. John’s a talented musician and natural-born father, who tragically lost his wife Nina before later remarrying. This episode will capture the imagination of anybody serving in the military or who has lost a spouse to an illness. If you have a relative or mentor over th...

1 year ago

41 minutes

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Episode 18: Marilyn Christensen

On today’s episode we have Marilyn Christensen, an accomplished pianist and mother of eight who couragously packed up and left the comfort of home to raise her family with her husband in Hawaii. Marilyn is a sharp lady who breezed through undergraduate in three years and went on to get a masters in music. As you’ll hear, after raising their kids, Marilyn’s husband sadly passed away leaving her alone and greiving, but she was able to find love again, even in her later years. This episode ...

1 year ago

28 minutes

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Episode 17: Orest Komarnyckyj

On today’s epidose we have Orest Komarnyckyj, a dentist turned periodontal regenerative surgeon who built a successful practice before more recently transitioning to be a life coach for middle-aged men. Orest is a first generation American whose parents emigrated from Ukraine, and he grew up in Chicago before his family moved to Arizona. Orest is is the father of two, and as you’ll hear, has a lot to say regarding ways to remain healthy and sharp even into your 70s and beyond. Orest's pe...

1 year ago

1 hour 8 minutes

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Episode 16: Professor Randolph Tom

This episode features the life story and insights of Professor Randolph Tom, a former DJ and New York Lawyer turned entrepreneurial advisor and professor who surmounted countless obstacles to lead a long, prosperous, and outwardly focused life. As a young man, Randolph grew up as one of the only Chinese-American kids living in the inwood projects of Upper Manhattan in New York City. As you’ll hear, despite racial bullying, physical limitations, financial pressures, and lack of a role model th...

1 year ago

47 minutes

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Episode 15: Barry Hall

On today’s episode we have Barry Hall, a San Diego-native marine and father of two who became an accomplished businessman who took two companies public and currently serves as CEO of another. Barry was born in Viriginia while his dad was serving in the Navy but grew up primarily in San Diego. As you’ll hear, though in his mid-70’s Barry remains impressively committed to both lifelong learning and maintaining physical discipline. This episode will inspire anybody looking for ways to...

1 year ago

47 minutes

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Episode 14: Doris Dudley

This episode features the life story and insights of Doris Dudley, a Southern, self-proclaimed jitterbug and mother to 8, grandmother to 22, great-grandmother to 63, and great-great-grandmother to soon-to-be 16. At the time of this recording Doris is nearly 100 years old and has lived a full life, the story of which started (and continues to be written) in Virginia. Doris has lived gracefully through many of life's toughest challenges. She sent her husband off to fight in across the sea ...

1 year ago

37 minutes

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Episode 13: Len Dreyer

On today’s episode we have Len Dreyer, a former marine turned accountant who led an illustrious career in the food industry including a 7-year stint as President and CEO of no less than Marie Calendars. In the episode, Len reflects on his full life and the busy career that often took him away from home more than he would have liked. He has valuable perspectives on what really matters in life after all is said and done in addition to having the inside scoop on the best Marie Calendar pie...

1 year ago

1 hour

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Episode 12: Anita Hansen

This episode features the stories and insights of Anita Hansen, a mother, grandmother, and great grandmother extraordinaire who turned a personal family tragedy into an unrelenting determination to go out and make a difference in the lives of others. If you have a relative or mentor over the age of 70 that you feel would have valuable perspectives for all of us, please submit their name and contact information in the link below, and we'll work to get them on the show!https://forms.gle/VMTVuwL...

1 year ago

50 minutes

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Episode 11: George Durgin

On today’s episode we have George Durgin, a first generation college graduate who went on to become a Marine, aircraft maintenance officer, and distinguisehd aerospace engineer for some of the industry giants, whose career culminated in 12-15 patents on cutting-edge turbine components. Despite these achivements you’ll note that George is a very humble man, whose story starts in modest beginnings in Maine and features a more recent near-death experience that left him with only a 10% chan...

1 year ago

40 minutes

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Episode 10: Carol Durgin

On today’s episode we have Carol Durgin, a former nurses aid, mother to three, step mother to three more, and now beloved grandmother. Carol grew up in Maine, where she spent a good portion of her life. She spent many lean years as a single mother doing her best to make childhood special for her children, and is one of the most salt-of-the-earth people you’ll come across, with beautiful perspectives on relationships which she shared towards the end of the episode. If you have a relative...

1 year ago

48 minutes