About this episode

Garrison Keillor reflects on his relationship with his mother and shares anecdotes from her life.

I was not a good son. A good son is one who visits his mother regularly and I was too busy to do that. I ran around a lot. Sometimes I traveled in fancy company. I was once in a movie directed by Robert Altman and financed, in part, by the Pohlad family. Carl Pohlad, the richest man in Minnesota, sat next to my mother at the premiere, and the two of them carried on an extensive conversation, which didn’t faze her a bit. I was proud of her. My mother was one of thirteen children of William and Miriam on Longfellow Avenue South in Minneapolis and sometimes during the Depression she went door-to-door peddling peanut butter sandwiches she’d made. When Mr. Pohlad said, “You must be very proud of your son,” she replied, “I am very proud of all my children,” which is the correct answer. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit garrisonkeillor.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Garrison Keillor

Topics covered

• family
• nostalgia
• motherhood
• personal stories
• Minnesota history

Keywords

• mother
• family
• Minnesota
• Robert Altman
• Carl Pohlad
• nostalgia
• personal stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pohlad family

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