StoryCorps: Martin Levin, Jennifer Goebel and Zoe Crowe
Series: StoryCorps
From: StoryCorps
Length: 00:01:41
Martin Levin is 92 years old.
Here, he tells his granddaughters about meeting their mother, and about how he has dealt with her passing.
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Martin Levin is 92 years old.
Here, he tells his granddaughters about meeting their mother, and about how he has dealt with her passing.
Broadcast History
NPR Morning Edition 6/03/11.
Transcript
Martin Levin: There was a girl in the class that I was in who was the most obnoxious, most difficult and most awful person I've ever met in my life. When I was put up as president of the student body, she created a groundswell against me and I lost that job. And I hated her. So, I married her. (Laughter). Uh, that was the only way to get back at her. That marriage lasted 67 years.
Zoe Crowe: What is the hardest thing you've ever done?
ML: Deal with grief. That's hard for me. I had a relationship with my wife that was so complete that we did everything together. And so, when she died, I found a big vacuum of time open. I don't mind taking the dog for a walk, but that only takes about a half hour or so. (Laughter). Big problem is, everybody's given up on finding me a girlfriend.
Jennifer Goebel: That is not what I heard. (Laughter).
ML: I tell ya, I have lots of ladies who are fun to b...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO:Time now for StoryCorps... collecting personal histories of Americans from across the country.
Martin Levin spoke with his granddaughters at a StoryCorps booth in Atlanta.
He's 92 now, back in the 1930s, he went to college to become a teacher.
Here, Martin Levin talks about a classmate he just couldn't get along with.
OUTRO:Martin Levin, with his granddaughters Zoe Crowe (like the bird, Crow) and Jennifer Goebel (GO-bull).
Their conversation will be archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. And you can get the PODCAST at NPR dot ORG.
This is NPR News.
FUNDER: Principal Financial Group
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| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother of Pearl | Pram | The Museum of Imaginary Animals. | Merge | 2000 | 00:33 |
Additional Credits
The Corporation of Public Broadcasting and Principal Financial Group
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