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We Will Not Back Down – The Angry Tias and Abuelas!

We Will Not Back Down – The Angry Tias and Abuelas!

WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN! Grandmothers on the Move Podcast #39 brings to you the important work of THE ANGRY TIAS AND ABUELAS. Joyce and Madeleine, two of the dynamic abuelas, are thoughtful, passionate, and not reticent about saying they're incensed by what is happening to asylum-seekers, families and children as they cross the border …

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BRINGING SPIDERWOMAN TO LIFE!

BRINGING SPIDERWOMAN TO LIFE!

Grandmothers on the Move Podcast Episode 38: BRINGING SPIDERWOMAN TO LIFE!  A remarkable story and a remarkable grandmother – Gloria Miguel founded the world-celebrated Spiderwoman Theatre with her sisters in 1975, and has spent life creating and performing.  From joining her family in the colonial 'Native side shows" next to the "freak shows" in the …

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Grandma, Did You Save Any Dolphins Today?

Grandma, Did You Save Any Dolphins Today?

Grandmothers on the Move Podcast Episode 37:  Grandma, Did You Save Any Dolphins Today?  Barbara Napoles – moved from the agony of the loss of her daughter to passionate advocacy to save dolphins and fight their captivity.  She cares deeply about our oceans, the life in them, and how it affects the planet.  Her message …

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The Pasta Grannies – A Delicious Living History!

The Pasta Grannies – A Delicious Living History!

Grandmothers on the Move Podcast, Episode 36: The Pasta Grannies – A Delicious Living History!  The delightful Vicky Bennison – a grandmother herself – finds and films Italian grandmothers who still make pasta by hand (a disappearing tradition)! Food and family and the fantastic older women who bring it all together! A delicious interview to …

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Women Rowing North – A Book for the Ages!

Women Rowing North – A Book for the Ages!

Grandmothers on the Move Episode 34 – Mary Pipher, Author of Reviving Ophelia and her newest book Women Rowing North – Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing as We Age.  A profound and transformative book…I was enlightened, deeply moved and couldn't put it down.  It's one of those books you want everyone you love to read …

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The Graffiti Grannies of Lata 65!

The Graffiti Grannies of Lata 65!

Grandmothers on the Move Episode 33 brings you Lara Seixo Rodrigues, founder of Lata 65 – also known to many of us as the Graffiti Grannies! An amazingly creative, inspiring, transformative programme. "Get a can and go to the streets" is Lara's exhortation to Grandmothers everywhere! Are there even words for how much we love …

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Lustre.net! An Illustrious Life after Retirement!

Lustre.net! An Illustrious Life after Retirement!

Grandmothers on the Move!  Indeed! Today, a totally different conversation – Lustre – a website, and a burgeoning community – for women who are finding their footing in a new chapter, and getting out of the “retirement box”!  Lustre’s founders, Karen and Erica, are talking about it: “And then one day, bam! There it was. …

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Stand in Your Truth

Stand in Your Truth

Welcome back to Grandmothers on the Move! I'm your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today, I am honoured to speak with Joanne Dallaire.  Joanne tells us “Being in my truth is vitally important to me in order to work with other people in their truth – no matter how vastly different it is”.  And the truths …

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The Grandmother Hypothesis: Grandmothers as the Longevity Lifeboat of the Human Race – extended version

The Grandmother Hypothesis: Grandmothers as the Longevity Lifeboat of the Human Race – extended version

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today I have the great honour to speak with Dr. Kristen Hawkes, the brilliant originator of THE GRANDMOTHER HYPOTHESIS: How grandmothers played a pivotal role in the evolution and very continuation of our species.  What we've always suspected!  Here is a scientific, anthropological …

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The Grandmother Hypothesis- Grandmothers as the Longevity Lifeboat of the Human Race – excerpt

The Grandmother Hypothesis- Grandmothers as the Longevity Lifeboat of the Human Race – excerpt

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today I have the great honour to speak with Dr. Kristen Hawkes, the brilliant originator of THE GRANDMOTHER HYPOTHESIS: How grandmothers played a pivotal role in the evolution and very continuation of our species.  What we've always suspected!  Here is a scientific, anthropological …

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