MAMF Media

TOGETHER WE SERVE: Rick Tavares

MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner interviews Rick Tavares about why he thinks Brats should tell their stories, his role as one of MAMF's all-volunteer board members, moving, his books, and more.  

For more info, click on the links below:

It Began in Japan 

After Japan: The Pursuit

MAMF on Facebook

This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.

 

AT EASE: Sarah Doran

MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner and author Sarah Doran discuss writing, military life, and Sarah's book The Peppered Sky. For more information about her book, or to learn more about these sales platforms,  check out the links below.

Amazon: https://a.co/d/bqixI5O

Spouse-ly: https://spouse-ly.com/product/the-peppered-sky-hardcover/?fbclid=IwAR0wd92IFSt9YBp2rB6CVIuOZupFz1f5KBaDPj790V9ZknfxSASOfQrdai4

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AuthorSarahDoran?fbclid=IwAR3-9YB84SnRMgh6VamzKj_uUgnpoAzfkxEuXAzWQBif7dVI_dRJg8moBwQ

This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.

VFCC: Paul Smith, VA Peer Support Program

MAMF Director speaks with Hot Springs VA (South Dakota) Peer Support Specialist Paul C. Smith about the VA's program, certification and more. This podcast is brought to you by the museum's Veteran•Family•Community Collaborative. The museum's podcasts are sponsored in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the NM Humanities Council. 

 

Together We Serve: Brian Martinez

MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner speaks with Brian Martinez, the host of "You Think You're Popular," a new Youtube Channel about what it's like starting a new podcast, and his vision for it. Check out the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@youthinkyourepopular

The Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center is located in Tijeras, NM just east of Albuquerque. We collect stories in a variety of formats. Check us out, and if you're interested, send us a story...or two...or three! We will accept short video or audio files, as well as written posts for our blogs. Query us or send a written story to: mamfwriter@gmail.com

Audio Podcasts: Together We Serve: "Service" stories from Brats, Vets, Spouses & Others, Schooling With Uncle Sam: Teachers & Students talk about their DOD school stories, America Remembers 'Nam: Veterans and their families share their thoughts on Vietnam, Brat Time Stories: Can't sleep? Check out our middle-of-the-night bedtime stories, written by, about and for the insomniac Brat.

This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.

Veteran*Family*Community Collaborative: Children & Difficult Topics

MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner and Dr. Natalie Williamson discuss how to prepare children for stressful events and how to discuss difficult topics.Because every situation is different, the opinions shared on this podcast won’t work for everyone or in every situation, but we hope the listener might get some useful tips. 

Topics covered in this podcast are: moving, loss, grief, bullying, communication, death, and suicide. 

Some useful links are: 

New Mexico Grief Center

National Alliance on Mental Illness

National Suicide Prevention Hotline:

"Call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 (para ayuda en español, llame al 988). The Lifeline provides 24-hour, confidential support to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Call 911 in life-threatening situations. If you are worried about a friend’s social media updates, you can contact safety teams at the social media company. They will reach out to connect the person with the help they need.

The Veterans Crisis Line connects Service members and Veterans in crisis, as well as their family members and friends, with qualified Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) responders through a confidential toll-free hotline, online chat, or text messaging service. Dial 1-800-273-8255 and Press 1 to talk to someone or send a text message to 838255 to connect with a VA responder.  You can also start a confidential online chat session at Veterans Crisis Chat."

National Education Association

Military One Source

AT EASE: ZOË YEOMAN

MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner  speaks with brat-actor and Frankfurt American High School alum Zoë Yeoman, who has recently started a theater company in Albuquerque. Check out Actor's Studio 66 and the Black Cat Cultural Center.

This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. We are located in Tijeras, NM just east of Albuquerque. We collect stories in a variety of formats. Check us out, and if you're interested, send us a story...or two...or three! We will accept short video or audio files, as well as written posts for our blogs. Query us or send a written story to: mamfwriter@gmail.com

Audio Podcasts: Together We Serve: "Service" stories from Brats, Vets, Spouses & Others, Schooling With Uncle Sam: Teachers & Students talk about their DOD school stories, America Remembers 'Nam: Veterans and their families share their thoughts on Vietnam, Brat Time Stories: Can't sleep? Check out our middle-of-the-night bedtime stories, written by, about and for the insomniac Brat

Our Blogs:

We Served Too,

Passports & Pedagogy: Schooling with Uncle Sam; Military Family Stories ;

Frontlines to Homefront: https://militaryfamilymuseumwarstories.wordpress.com

And the MAMF Library: https://militaryfamilymuseumlibrary.wordpress.com;

 

This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.

 

HOST NATION HOSPITALITY: Allen Dale Olson

MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner interviews her father Ole Olson about his life overseas, starting with his experiences as a young soldier in Germany in the 1950s, his career with DODDS, and later, with Schiller University and the friends he made along the way. 

This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry

HOST NATION HOSPITALITY: Karin Tramm

This is first in a series of podcasts focusing on travel, food, living abroad. MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner talks to teacher and author Karin Tramm about her teaching career overseas, her new book "100 Days Smart"  and teaching Kindergarten on line during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

 

Click here to learn more about Elva Resa and to buy 100 Days Smart. 

Click on the titles to purchase the museum's anthologies: 

Host Nation Hospitality.      Schooling With Uncle Sam

Our podcasts are brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center and our podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.

 

AT EASE: Rick Kaempfer

MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner speaks with publisher and writer Rick Kaempfer author of "Back in the DDR."

Eckhartz Press can be found here. 

This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. We are located in Tijeras, NM just east of Albuquerque. We collect stories in a variety of formats. Check us out, and if you're interested, send us a story...or two...or three! We will accept short video or audio files, as well as written posts for our blogs. Query us or send a written story to: mamfwriter@gmail.com

Audio Podcasts: Together We Serve: "Service" stories from Brats, Vets, Spouses & Others, Schooling With Uncle Sam: Teachers & Students talk about their DOD school stories, America Remembers 'Nam: Veterans and their families share their thoughts on Vietnam, Brat Time Stories: Can't sleep? Check out our middle-of-the-night bedtime stories, written by, about and for the insomniac Brat

Our Blogs:

We Served Too,

Passports & Pedagogy: Schooling with Uncle Sam; Military Family Stories ;

Frontlines to Homefront: https://militaryfamilymuseumwarstories.wordpress.com

And the MAMF Library: https://militaryfamilymuseumlibrary.wordpress.com;

The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.

At Ease: Lisa Stice & Randy Brown

Poet Lisa Stice and Middle West Press Founder Randy Brown talk with MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner about poetry, publishing, family, war, and more.

Lisa Stice has a website: https://lisastice.wordpress.com

Middle West Press can be found here: http://www.middlewestpress.com

This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.

 

 

E Pluribus Unum: Valerie Bonham Moon on Community

"Community"  is again the focus in a conversation between Writer-in-Residence Valerie Bonham Moon and MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner. How does Valerie define "community?" By S.O.S of course! It appears that all military connected people can share an SOS story...

To purchase a copy of E Pluribus Unum, click here. 

This podcast is brought to you by the Museum of the American Military Family & Learning Center. We are located in Tijeras, NM just east of Albuquerque. We collect stories in a variety of formats. Check us out, and if you're interested, send us a story...or two...or three! We will accept short video or audio files, as well as written posts for our blogs. Query us or send a written story to: mamfwriter@gmail.com

Audio Podcasts: Together We Serve: "Service" stories from Brats, Vets, Spouses & Others, Schooling With Uncle Sam: Teachers & Students talk about their DOD school stories, America Remembers 'Nam: Veterans and their families share their thoughts on Vietnam, Brat Time Stories: Can't sleep? Check out our middle-of-the-night bedtime stories, written by, about and for the insomniac Brat

Video Podcasts:  One Takes: Like the name implies, people share their stories in a short, unedited format, Kitchen Table Convos: The best conversations happen around the kitchen table,  At Ease!  Arts, Entertainment, Literature & Travel-there's a little something for everyone…Here are two of our blogs:

We Served Too

Passports & Pedagogy: Schooling with Uncle Sam;

The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.

E Pluribus Unum: Brandon Palma

Navy Brat Brandon Palma shares some of his art for the museum's GRAICE project, as well as insights on his creative process, design company and products. To purchase a copy of E Pluribus Unum, please click this link.To see Brandon's website visit: https://8thdaycreate.com

After the interview, MAMF Director Circe Olson Woessner wanted to clarify that what she had heard was correct: If Brandon types a sentence like "Make me a pink castle with golden spires" his AI program? robot? will create a picture. Brandon texted back, "Yes, here's your castle." 

The museum’s podcasts are supported, in part by New Mexico Arts, the New Mexico Humanities Council, Sandia Area Credit Union and organizations like Military Brat Seal and Military Brats Registry.