The Elkhart Tapes

The Elkhart Tapes

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  • Don Harness
    In September of 2015 I sat down with Don Harness in his kitchen. When I arrived, one of his daughters was cleaning up the kitchen after making breakfast. His wife was there and was very happy that we were conducting the interview.
    Don passed away a short time later in November. It was based of a suggestion from City commission hopeful, Shannon Dick. I had heard of Don in conversations about the Windsor and I had seen him around the town.
    I had a great time getting to know Don. At the time of the recording I was in a very bad place mentally. I was starting to feel that because of my illness that I would never be able to find any footing in myself. Don was handed a very challenging deck of cards. So many hardships that were out of his control, yet he chose to live right up until the very end minus complaint. He made me feel like anything was possible.
    Be like Don.
    44 min
  • Don Harness
    In September of 2015 I sat down with Don Harness in his kitchen. When I arrived, one of his daughters was cleaning up the kitchen after making breakfast. His wife was there and was very happy that we were conducting the interview.
    Don passed away a short time later in November. It was based of a suggestion from City commision hopeful, Shannon Dick. I had heard of Don in conversations about the Windsor and I had seen him around the town.
    I had a great time getting to know Don. At the time of the recording I was in a very bad place mentally. I was starting to feel that because of my illness that I would never be able to find any footing in myself. Don was handed a very challenging deck of cards. So many hardships that were out of his control, yet he chose to live right up until the very end minus complant. He made me feel like anything was possible.
    Be like Don.
    44 min
  • My Art Is My Story
    56, My Art Is My Story
    Ashley Maclure, aka Ms. Mac to her art students, shares her story and the story of her mother, Carolyn.
    Carolyn came from a time when familial issues and many important topics were shoved under the rug, they weren't spoken about. Carolyn was a victim, and was ultimately unable to share her own story.
    Ashley has embraced her life story and uses her art as a form of communication.
    Ashley hopes that people are listening now, both with their ears and with their eyes. Her work can be found at http://www.ashleymaclure.com/ and is an explosively expressive collection of all things Ashley.
    Read Ms. Mac's own words to describe a series entitled What We Pass On, 2018:
    "I created this series while I was awaiting the birth of my daughter. I’ve been haunted by the legacy of mental illness and dysfunction my mother left behind after she died in 2012. These represent the fear of what I may unknowingly pass onto my children."
    Ashley is sweet and fierce, and is showing up for herself, her daughter, and her mother. She is working each day to break the chains of intergenerational trauma while mothering without a mother. She leans on memories with her grandmother and those early years with her own mother to help in her day-to-day mothering.
    This is a Back Home Media production, recorded and produced in Phoenix, AZ.
    Additional production by Ian Releford.
    Music by Colen Lococo and The Revolving Birds.
    Like what you hear? Helped by what you heard? Have something to share?
    https://www.patreon.com/parentlesspodcast
    Instagram: @parentlesspodcast
    Voicemail: 623.396.6069
    You are not alone.
    1 hr 10 min

About The Elkhart Tapes

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The Elkhart Tapes is a podcast hosted by Derek Releford that dives into the rich history of the small town of Elkhart, Kansas. With 50 episodes available, the podcast features interviews with both…