Episodes

  • GDM-born in 1954, not so sure she's a Joneser!
    Jul 11 2024

    GDM was raised on a farm in western Illinois, spent years in the Peace Corps in various parts of Africa, married a fellow Peace Corps volunteer, and settled into a career in New Zealand over 30 years ago. She has dual U.S.-New Zealand citizenship. Born in 1954, the youngest of four, she feels like a solid Baby Boomer, not so much part of Generation Jones. Let's find out why.

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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Dan from Montana
    Mar 19 2024

    In this interview, I talk to Dan from Montana. Dan was born in South Dakota, moved a lot when he was a child, and lived most of his life in the American West. When he retired a few years ago, he and his wife set out to travel the world. Dan’s observations of life in the Western U.S. reveal an America that became more corporate and less personal, yet one which offered technological advancements that allow him to expand his horizons in the world.


    00:00-00:27 Introduction to episode

    00:31-00:57 Introduction to guest

    00:58-5:27 Childhood

    5:36-14:50 Education

    14:58-30:50 Employment

    31:03-37:51 World or national events

    38:00-46:34 Family life

    46:43-51:09 Shifts in cultural attitudes

    51:15-55:33 Technology in personal life

    55:43-1:03:06 Word association & final thoughts

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Cheryl Green - Hamilton, New Zealand
    Jan 4 2024

    In this interview, I talk to Cheryl Green.  Cheryl is a recently retired referee of the Disputes Tribunal in Hamilton,  New Zealand.  She was born and raised in New Zealand to English parents who thought of themselves as working class.  She was told that people like them didn’t attend college.  Following a somewhat non-traditional path, she eventually got a college degree and became a lawyer.  I know Cheryl personally, and I find her to be extremely organized, enthusiastic, and fun. 

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Michael Jensen, World Traveler & Writer, born 1963
    Nov 13 2023

    In this interview, I talk to Michael Jensen.  Michael is one-half of the husband & husband team of writers behind the popular travel blog, Brent and Michael are Going Places (www.brentandmichaelaregoingplaces.com), where they chronicle their lives as digital nomads where they’ve been living in the larger world for the past several years.  Michael begins his story describing the importance of books as an early inspiration in his life.  He describes how it feels to navigate the world as a gay man in his young adulthood, his work life as a writer, and his concern about public discourse in America. 

    0:00-Introduction to episode

    0:36-Introduction to guest

    1:22-Childhood

    6:15-Education

    17:11-Employment

    25:22-Major cultural events

    33:20-Family life

    38:33-Technology

    43:32-Shifts in cultural attitudes

    51:09-Final thoughts

    54:59-Outro


    Kim's suggested playlist:

    World of Imagination, Gene Wilder

    Leaving on a Jet Plane, Bob Denver

    Poetry Man, Phoebe Snow

    That's What Friends Are For, Dionne Warwick & friends

    Come Together, The Beatles

    The Times, They Are A'Changin', Bob Dylan

    Don't Stop Me Now, Queen

    We Are the World, USA for Africa

    Fly Like an Eagle, Steve Miller

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    55 mins
  • Cecilia Webster, born in 1955, Victoria, Australia
    Nov 9 2023

    In this interview, I talk to Cecilia Webster, from the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria, Australia. Although Cecilia describes herself as “ordinary”, I think she is anything but. Cecilia has kept a keen eye on the nursing profession, the environment, and aged care – all while raising 3 children, helping care for ill family members, and advocating at the grassroots for positive change in social policy.   

    0:00:00-Introduction to episode

    0:00:36-Introduction to guest

    0:01:09-Childhood

    0:15:40-Primary education

    0:27:36-Sex education early 1970's

    0:44:14-Nursing career

    01:05:28-Pandemic nursing

    01:13:33-Technology in nursing

    01:26:52-Family life

    01:33:00-Shifts in cultural attitudes

    01:36:47-Word association

    01:50:25-Final thoughts

    01:58:38-Outro


    Kim's suggested playlist, songs on Spotify:

    He Ain't Heavy, He's my Brother, The Hollies

    She blinded me with Science, Thomas Dolby

    Let's Misbehave by Cole Porter, sung by Janice Hagan

    She Works Hard for the Money, Donna Summer

    Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Simon & Garfunkle

    You've Got a Friend, James Taylor

    Imagine, John Lennon

    Just the Way You Are, Billy Joel

    What a Wonderful World, Louis Armstrong

    Kookaberra Sits, ABC Kids

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    2 hrs and 6 mins
  • Mark Dotson, born in Flint, Michigan, 1957
    Oct 28 2023

    In this episode, I talk to Mark, who was born in Flint, Michigan in 1957. Mark's family moved into an upper middle-class mostly white neighborhood in Flint in the 1960's, and his family was harassed because they were African-American. He was a first-hand witness to white flight and what it did to the community. Nevertheless, his mother was an educator and instilled in the importance of education. Mark broke racial barriers at the University of Michigan, as a pharmacist, and as a lawyer and law professor. Hear his story here.

    0:00-Introduction of episode

    0:40-Introduction of guest

    01:33-Childhood

    18:03-Typical day and education

    27:20-Employment

    47:38-Family

    1:00:54-Technology in personal life

    1:07:19-Shifts in cultural attitudes

    1:17:15-Final thoughts

    1:20:48-Outro

    Kim's suggested playlist, found on Spotify

    What's Going On, Marvin Gaye

    The Swimming Song, Louden Wainwright III

    Think, Aretha Franklin

    Indigo Blue, Hank Crawford

    Heart of Gold, Neil Young

    Revolution, The Beatles

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Nan, a 59-year-old woman from Montana
    Oct 15 2023

    In this episode, we will hear my discussion with Nan, a 59-year-old woman from Montana.  Nan was born in Havre, Montana, a city of about 9,000 people.  She grew up and lived her entire adult life in Havre, but recently she and her husband embarked on a nomadic life mostly outside the United States.  Nan discusses her upbringing in the household of her Italian grandparents, her career as a nurse, and life in a small town.

    0:00-Introduction of episode

    00:35-Introduction of guest 01:10- Early childhood

    14:52-Typical childhood day compared to son's

    17:24-Education

    25:01-Career as a nurse

    37:39-Major cultural events

    44:00-Technology in personal life

    52:12-Family life

    56:30-Cultural attitude shifts

    61:57-Word association

    68:12-Closing thoughts

    69:30-Outro by Kim

    To see a written transcript, go to https://www.genjoneschronicles.com/gen-jones-stories-on-spotify


    Kim's suggested playlist (songs available on Spotify)

    Don’t Fence me In, Ella Fitzgerald

    I think its Going to Rain Today, Joe Cocker

    Small Town by John Cougar Mellencamp

    Lean on Me, Bill Withers

    Stay Away, Randy Newman

    Telephone, Lady Gaga

    Volare, Dean Martin

    River, Joni Mitchell

    Life is a Highway, Tom Cochrane

    Fly Like an Eagle, Steve Miller Band

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Brendan Cullen, Hamilton New Zealand
    Oct 14 2023


    In this episode, we hear my discussion with Brendan Cullen.  Brendan was born to immigrant parents in Dunedin on New Zealand’s South Island. He has lived most of his adult life in Hamilton, New Zealand, where he has been an involved member of the community, practicing law &, along with his wife Cheryl, raising their daughter. Brendan’s careful reflection adds to our journey to find common characteristics of Gen Jonesers.

    To read a transcript of this interview, go to www.genjoneschronicles.com, on the page "Gen Jones Stories".


    01:32-Childhood

    07:06-Career

    26:34-Significant national or international events

    33:10-Family life & parenting

    40:53-Technology in personal life

    44:33-Shifts in cultural attitudes

    50:04-Word association

    58:20-Final thoughts


    Kim’s suggested playlist for this episode with artist performance available on Spotify:

    Welcome Home (Dave Dobbyn)

    Bicycle Race (Queen)

    I’m on Hold (Alex Cornell)

    Fly Me to the Moon (Joytastic Sarah)

    That’s the Way I Always Heard it Should Be (Carly Simon)

    Video Killed the Radio Star (The Buggles)

    Hello Goodbye (The Beatles)

    Kol Nidre (Max Bruch)

    Camelot (Frederick Lowe Broadway cast)

    Fly Like an Eagle (Steve Miller Band)

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    1 hr and 4 mins