Location:
Washington, DC
Genres:
Culture
Description:
Conversations with Strangers
Language:
English
Contact:
2029069215
Website:
http://www.anyhello.com/
Email:
jimwildmandc@gmail.com
Episodes
Hurricane Rescuer Who Ran for TX Governor
2/23/2019
From my voicemail: "Hey Jim, this is Paul Russell. I want to introduce you to Andrew White in Houston, Texas. ... Here's a guy who's a husband a father of three. He's a successful entrepreneur an investor. He jumped into the mix and took had his own boat to help rescue people from the flood waters of Hurricane Harvey and then he ran for governor. Do you think you could give him a call and ask him a few questions."
Duración:00:17:17
Journalist-turned-Police Officer: I-75 Series
2/15/2019
Taylor Dungjen is a rookie police officer in Toledo, Ohio. She'd been working as a newspaper writer on the crime beat -- then, wanting to put down roots in a community she loved and deeply desired to help, she moved with her son into the city and joined the city's police force.
Duración:00:15:12
Hard Streets, Harder Gym: I-75 Series
2/9/2019
Roshawn Jones is co-owner of Soul City Boxing in Toledo, Ohio. It's an inner city program that helps kids get off the streets—and our conversation is part of the Interstate 75 Series with folks from Michigan down to Florida.
Duración:00:11:46
Adults Excelling at Child's Play
2/2/2019
The DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville, Illinois believes children learn best through play. I find out why the approach is so important to the organization during a tour of the facility with four of the museum's executives: Elaine Drikakis, Thomas Sullivan, Kimberly Stull, and Alix Tonsgard.
Duración:00:19:59
I-75 Series: Reclaiming Detroit Through Art
1/26/2019
Robert Stanzler created the now-famous logo "Made in Detroit." It was an effort to take back the city from some of its negative—and, he says, unfair—stereotypes about crime, poverty, and economic stagnation.
Duración:00:10:01
I-75 Series: 'Social Warrior' Learning Curve
1/19/2019
Amy Worthing sits on Flint, Michigan's City Council. Despite the ups and downs of public service, she's still committed to fighting for her residents—and juggling her two children.
Duración:00:15:32
I-75 Series: Matt, Garden Family Guru
1/12/2019
Matt Bouvy helps run the Abele Greenhouse and Garden Center in Saginaw, Michigan. He comes from a long line of farmers—and raised his kids between the aisles of geraniums and hydrangeas.
Duración:00:17:23
I-75 Series: History in Character
1/5/2019
Craig Wilson lives in Mackinaw City, Michigan where he is curator for several state historic parks. Mackinaw City is close to the northern terminus of Interstate 75. We'll be talking to strangers down that highway over the next few weeks.
Duración:00:16:31
Retiring Salvation Army Bellringer
12/22/2018
Vera Stewart has greeted shoppers at the Southside Mall in Oneanta, New York for more than 20 years. She'll be retiring (as Mrs. Claus ringing a red bell) after this holiday season.
Duración:00:12:59
Roadside Hero
12/15/2018
Trucker Dusty Carty has travelled millions of miles with a clean safety record—and has been recognized for pulling over near an overturned car to help rescue passengers.
Duración:00:21:28
Sled Dog Racer
12/8/2018
Frank Moe is a veteran musher whose love for sled dogging—and the dogs—has him competing against mushers sometimes half his age.
Duración:00:19:08
Christmas Tree Sales Ninja
12/1/2018
Charles Deveaux works the afternoon shift in a northern Virginia roadside tree stand during the holidays. As he works to make ends meet, he says he wants to be "the greatest artist of my generation."
Duración:00:17:52
Hope As California Fires Burn
11/24/2018
James Turnes is a volunteer who leads evacuee care at an RV campground near Corning, California. He says the community has rallied around those who have lost everything.
Duración:00:18:59
Boarding School Newbie
11/17/2018
Khristi Adams has followed a student ministry career to a chaplaincy at a boarding school in Pennsylvania. The pace is frenetic—and, she says, it's an opportunity to focus on learning something every day.
Duración:00:16:12
Mayflower Descendant
11/10/2018
Kim Ostermyer can trace his family tree back to the Mayflower. He says it's a long lineage full of people with stories that never make the history books.
Duración:00:12:49
Firefighter Lifer
11/3/2018
Phyllis Fleming grew up around the Woodstock, VA Volunteer Fire Department—and eventually decided to join the force herself. At 67, she's still responding to emergencies and says about her many, many hours on the job: "I wouldn't have missed it for the world."
Duración:00:15:27
Keeper of the Fun Field
10/27/2018
Ross Armstrong oversees up an "agritainment" fun zone on weekends at a 600-acre farm in Markham, Virginia. The full-time assistant high school principal compares his joy at seeing former students graduate ... with families enjoying a farm for the first time.
Duración:00:14:47
Our Children, Our Politics
10/20/2018
John Tierney taught for decades in an Elko, Nevada middle school and won Teacher of the Year in 2016. As Democrats and Republicans cris-cross his state—and nation—John talks about the roots of how he taught the craft of useful discourse to children.
Duración:00:18:41
Her 92nd Year
10/13/2018
At 91, Maria Abbott reflects on the people she's influenced ... and wishes for "good surprises" in her 92nd year.
Duración:00:15:28
Bronze Star Surprise
10/6/2018
Marty Fleming was visiting Washington, DC with friends and family when I introduced myself. Turns out, he won a Bronze Star in Vietnam and spent 36 years in the press room at the Charlotte Observer.
Duración:00:13:25