Five Questions

In which Wendy talks about an unusual life at boarding school including living with different families and riding a horse; her love of insects and desire to raise goats; how flooding in Florence, Italy and the "mud angels" changed Wendy's life when she was 13; living in Japan; being sexually harassed by her boss; and so much more.

In which Queta describes the decision she made to move with her father to the US from Nicaragua, the current political upheaval in Nicaragua and the danger her family faces, what it's like to be a mom in Arlington, Christmas tamales, and much more.

In which Amy discusses the evolution of her music career, which isn't actually her career, adopting her son from Korea, writing about potatoes, and her most recent calling as an activist with Herd on the Hill.

In which Neena discusses helping raise her little brother, devoting her work life to good causes, the ability to do more than 24 hours of work in a day, losing her father to suicide, and more.

In which Cullen discusses his diverse vocations, including composing songs and playing piano, country line dancing, traveling around the world, and writing. Believe it or not, Cullen has a demanding day job as a radiologist. Shout out to Mrs. Hooks for reminding Cullen of her high expectations.

In May 2017 I interviewed my beloved friend Gay Gibson Cima for my Five Questions podcast. Twice during our conversation, her answers to my questions were about her wonderful husband Ron. On September 25, Ron died after suffering a heart attack 10 days earlier. I wanted to share with you these moments of Gay talking about Ron, who was a loving, kind, gentle, and thoughtful presence in the world. He will be greatly missed. We love you, Gay and Ron.

In which Regina talks about working in theatre, eating her way around the world, watching Jeopardy! with her husband, demonstrating compassion and discussing marginalization when she performs, feeling at home with creators, wanting to hone her Philipino cooking, the smell of Aquanet, and more.

In which Chris discusses the energy and passion of his students, his love of human geography, growing up gay in a small Virginia town, how he loves going out and coming home, the risk he took in moving to Atlanta, how Dead Poets Society got him into William and Mary, and so much more. 

Chris' favorite movies:

Auntie Mame

Amélie

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Angels in America

anything directed by Baz Luhrmann

In which Krissi talks about the beauty she finds in deteriorating, how she is inspired by her students and the drive to change the world, instantly becoming an adult when her mom died, changing her life at Camp Gladiator, pursuing her PhD after taking 10 years to earn her bachelor's degree, how graduate school in art history changed her perspective on religion, and so much more. 

Learn more about Cindy Sherman, one of Krissi's artistic role models, here: https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/1154

In which Lisa talks about being a Korean-American growing up in Alabama, not yet having adulthood figured out, evolving as a parent to meet the changing needs of your kids, overturning artificial rules of civility, what it meant to lose her mom, and much more.