Archive - Le Mobile Feast

Juneau: The City that Gold Built

Founded on the gambling spirit, the city hardly allows gambling today.

May 9 •

26:16

April 2025

Saigon's Fall, the U.S. Evacuation, and My First 40 Days

I’ve always suspected that, possibly, the most intense short period of my entire life so far was the first 40 days, between March 21 and April 30, 1975.

Published on Le Mobile Feast • Apr 30

The Shortest Distance Between Two Human Beings

How generous listening can lead to deeper connection and understanding.

Apr 18 •

36:54

March 2025

Transforming Pain and Grief

A veteran deals with disillusionment in the aftermath of war.

Mar 14 •

December 2024

“Once a place touches you like this…”

My favorite way to learn about a place is through the life experiences of people who live there, as I did in Luverne, Minnesota.

Dec 12, 2024 •

November 2024

A Sense of Community in Livingston, Montana

Where what you've accomplished is less important than who you are to your neighbors.

Nov 17, 2024 •

1:14:55

October 2024

September 2024

An Immigrant Story, Part 1: The New World

My family's immigration story from Vietnam to France to the United States, and the geopolitical context for the Vietnamese diaspora.

Sep 26, 2024 •

"Water is life"

A story about the fragility of land ownership and water rights, and the 130-year persistence of two Native American tribes in Montana.

Sep 5, 2024 •

August 2024

Welcome back to school! Maybe you should consider dropping out…

What a high-school dropout taught me, a former teacher, about the different paths to achievement and financial well-being.

Aug 30, 2024 •

1:00:59

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