Mementos

Series produced by Lori Mortimer

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The emotional backstories to the objects we keep. Each memento is a deeply personal container for memories, emotions, and connections ... because with mementos, sometimes what we really keep is on the inside.

The emotional backstories to the objects we keep. Each memento is a deeply personal container for memories, emotions, and connections ... because with mementos, sometimes what we really keep is on the inside.


5 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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A delightful story of a man, Jared, meeting his match in a creature small in stature but large in attitude, who also changed Jared's life for the b...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2021
  • Length: 17:09
Caption: The letters Cherie inherited, Credit: Cherie Louise Turner
Cherie inherits a stack of 33 letters, written by her grandfather, who died during the Korean War, and who Cherie’s family never talked about. Befo...

  • Added: Sep 24, 2021
  • Length: 19:47
Caption: Crystal Chandler wearing her memento, Credit: Lori Mortimer
Crystal Chandler finds the perfect memento of her grandfather, a former Seventh Day Adventist pastor, to take with her when she moves to New York.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2021
  • Length: 18:26
Caption: The memento that spawned a podcast, Credit: Steve Nelson
Mementos Podcast pilot: How did an old dusty box in the back of a garage spawn a burst of grief, a period of reflection about a mother and daughter...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 29, 2019
  • Length: 12:06
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The eagle t-shirt made by Karen Krolak, Credit: Steve Nelson
Interdisciplinary artist Karen Krolak tells us about the t-shirt she hand-stitched for her father and why it's so important that she hold on to it.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 29, 2019
  • Length: 15:38
  • Purchases: 1