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Artists from around the world collaborated to make one of the most cherished Christmas animation movies from the past half century.  It was one of Susanne's favourites.  Find out how it came together, and watch out, there's singing.

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When harvest rolls around, we want to show our appreciation.  One autumn Susanne and Manfred created a Corn Queen to honour the bounty of the harvest.  This week you'll hear how they accomplished it. 

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Susanne has plugged the combine while harvesting corn.  Listen where she wanders to as she reflects on the dangers that have faced farmers in the past and how they coped with them. 

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Susanne takes you into the combine with her as they race against the weather and the setting sun to finish up a soybean harvest. 

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Susanne re-imagines how her family could have come together to make a safe landing spot for her parents who were trying to get home in their small aircraft before dark.  It's a unique look at rural families who flew private aircraft from their own farms in the 1960's.  

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Creating stories and fairy tales comes naturally to children as Susanne realizes when 11 year old her grandson describes his new experiences making his first stop-motion animation film. It's where the real stars are created. 

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When Robert Redford died last week, Susanne thought about the lessons she had learned from the movie star who "wasn't her guy".

You'll also find out why she chose the jaunty theme music for this podcast.

So join her as she re-enters that golden age of film making with Newman and Redford. 

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When a grandson's graduation gift flies out of sight, Susanne and family are on a misadventure to the soybean field.  Will they find the misguided gift or return with only scratches and  bad memories?  Find out by listening to Doomed Maiden Voyages. 

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Manfred and Susanne delight over the beauty of the barn swallows that take up residence every summer in an old dairy barn on their farm. Follow the turns and tales that have kept these beautiful little birds housed here for almost one hundred years. 

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Susanne has been on some surprising horse purchasing adventures with her daughter. Hi ho ..... 

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