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Mary Trageser, Self-Deprecating Matriarch. A Conversation with Charlie Trageser

February 02, 2022 • Charlie Trageser • Season 5 • Episode 6

Mary Trageser is about to celebrate her 100th birthday this April, but she doesn't want any fuss about it. She's had a very adventurous life, growing up as a child of the Great Depression, surviving bombings in London during World War II, then working for the UN in Paris after the war. But she doesn't want any fuss about all that, either.

Mary now has four kids, seven grandchildren, and soon to be four great grandchildren. She's the family matriarch, though her grandkids affectionately call her "G."

In this special episode, producer Claire Trageser interviews her father Charlie about his mom.

Artwork by Paula Mangin (@PaulaBallah)

Music composed and performed by Andrea Perry

Producer: Claire Trageser

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