Kerry Sack and Jennifer Wixson
Recorded
November 10, 2023
Archived
November 10, 2023
53:41 minutes
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Id:
osh000099
Description
One Small Step conversation partners Kerry Sack (72) and Jennifer "Jen" Wixson (67) talk about family histories and the people who were most influential to them. Jen describes a nuanced perspective of being "from away," and shares stories articulating personal/political values, and Kerry shares about coming to Maine for camp in her youth and how that shaped the rest of her life.Subject Log / Time Code
Kerry Sack and Jennifer "Jen" Wixson begin with introductory cue cards. Kerry begins with questioning, Jen talks about bookwriting and how they both love Storycorps.
Jen and Kerry read each other's bios, Kerry asks for more info about Jen's father' side and the Mayflower descendents, Jen shares details about family history.
Kerry responds to "Why Maine?" question, sharing her experience as part of the Back to the Land Movement.
Jen shares about influence of both grandmothers on her life, including stories about how they met in college, her parents and their divorce, leading to a discussion on reputation and having character in a small state.
Kerry reminisces about a summer camp as a high school student and the ripple effects from the couple that influenced her, including acceptance and support through context of learning.
Participants discuss personal political values—first Jen qualifies her values and shares a story from her youth about women being objectified, followed by thouhgts on being fiscally conservative.
Kerry begins her response to personal political values, shares story about parents' divorce and growing up in a left-leaning, liberal, political framework, discusses running for State Representative and importance of meeting basic human needs.
Jen shares a nuanced perspective on "being from away" and makes remarks about the town in which she lives. Kerry responds by processing what she hears as scarcity and fear of losing something.
Jen asks Kerry if she's who she expected her to be, and Jen follows with a reflection on her own self-submitted bio for this conversation, finishing with a story about volunteering.
Participants
- Kerry Sack
- Jennifer Wixson