The Snow Goose

Gregory Heitmann reflects on Chapter 50 of The Colonel and the Kid, using a spring snow goose hunt and a set of family memories to explore grief, preservation, and the value of record-keeping. He ties the chapter to the death of his father, the legacy of his grandfather, and the emotional pull of keeping those memories alive through the memoir and podcast.

In this episode, Gregory Heitmann shares a personal chapter from his memoir, recounting a New Year’s Day phone call about his father’s death, a later snow goose hunt that became a lasting memory, and the taxidermy mounts that now symbolize both family history and hunting tradition. He also pauses for his usual recurring segmen ...