The Great Thanksgiving Listen Podcast
November 27, 2017 App Interview

My dad talks about his life and struggles before and during the Vietnam War up to his escape and adjustment to life here in the US... plus how he met and eventually married my mom. Stories of tense sail-boating trips,...

Interview with my Grandma, Linda

She talked about her attempts in Vietnam to escape the Communists, her struggles as a single mother in America, and her toxic ex-husband.

Escape from Vietnam and Afterwards

My aunt, Thê Trimble, recalls her experience escaping from Vietnam and it’s horrors and the aftermath of the escape.

“I was looking for…adventure…”

Service is always at the core of Father Stuart Wilson-Smith's adventures and musical pursuits. He says that from the time he was young, he wanted his life to be focused on helping others. It was later that he decided that...

The Story Of Thu Ta

This has some parts of Thu Ta’s life in escaping Vietnam and finding her true love

Walter Escapes the Nazis

Walter, my grandfather, grew up in Vienna during World War II. We only really learned the full story a few years ago, and it was so fascinating to us how such an amazing tale went untold for so long.

“It was as if I never heard that before…”

Father Steve Petroff is a kind of survivor on the spiritual journey--a model for anyone who believes that if you work hard and stay close to God, doors that appeared closed will open. Just before his ordination as a Paulist...

Paulette Terwilliger shares her family's account of surviving the Holocaust in occupied France

Paulette Terwilliger (nee Paulette Forst) was born to a young Jewish couple in France during the height of World War II. Now a resident of Fearrington Village, she spoke with fellow resident John Eckblad about her family’s wartime experience. In...

Robust Faith

On July 1st, 2022, Paulist Fr. Rich Andre became the director of the Paulist Center in Boston, MA. Before moving to Boston, Fr. Rich served as an associate pastor at the St. Austin Catholic Parish, Austin, TX, where this interview...

Shed

A mother raped and kidnapped plans an escape now that her son was 5 years old.

Fighting & Winning the battle against Leukemia

When Francine was 23 years old, she was diagnosed with Leukemia. Thankfully, She has been cancer free for two years! This is just a part of her story.

Escape from Communist Hungary

My father describes life under communist Hungary, his escape and life after in different countries

Jessica’s Journey

In this story ypu will get to hear about my life and the hardships that I’ve dealt with, the crazy adventures I had as a kid, and my current life.

Shadows Within Short Story

It was about a girl who loses her family in a forest, who now has to face survival

Sour life

Its the begining of a book that I made

Moving to America – Sulma Velasco

Sulma talks about her struggles and hardships of being a teenager leaving the country to start a whole new life.

Talking to my mom about life.

We talk about life and what we have learned.

9/11 Survivor Speaks on their Experience

A survivor of 9/11 (my mother) speaks on her experiences in the World Trade Center during and after the attacks.