The Colonel & the Kid Podcast - Chapter 45 - The Heart Attack

Gregory L. Heitmann returns with chapter 45 of The Colonel and the Kid, reflecting on his memoir, his grandfather Lieutenant Colonel Edwin P. Hagen Jr., and the lasting impact of a 1998 heart attack. He also spends time on the emotional weight of finishing the memoir, the role the podcast has played in self-examination, and several recurring updates from his life in Santa Fe.This episode is a solo episode with Gregory as the only speaker. The main topics are memoir reflection, his grandfather’s heart attack and medical care, and a set of lighter recurring segments on sports, hummingbirds, local conditions, and found objects.

Key topics

• Gregory explains that the podcast exists to preserve family history and record his memoir in audio and video form.
• He ...