Migration is one of the oldest human experiences — and one of the most misunderstood.

In this episode, we follow three powerful journeys: a mother guiding her children out of Kabul in When the Moon is Low by Nadia Hashimi, a child’s solo border crossing in Solito by Javier Zamora, and a sweeping historical view in Migration: The Movement of Humankind from Prehistory to the Present by Robin Cohen.

These are stories of flight, fear, and quiet resilience — and of what it means to leave not just a place, but a life.

Some histories are not recorded — they’re endured.

In this episode, we trace the lingering shadows of the Armenian Genocide. Through The Gendarme by Mark T. Mustian, we confront a fictional reckoning with guilt and memory. In Armenian Golgotha, we hear the firsthand account of survival from priest Grigoris Balakian. And with Remnants by Elyse Semerdjian, we explore how trauma lives on — not just in stories, but in bodies.

This is a story of silence, survival, and the marks history leaves behind.

Before she became a legend, Maria von Trapp was a woman with a story — complicated, grounded, and not always in harmony with the myth.

In this episode, we explore how The Sound of Music reshaped a life into a legacy. Through Michelle Moran’s novel Maria, Maria von Trapp’s own memoir, and a behind-the-scenes look at the film that turned her into a symbol, we trace what was remembered, what was rewritten, and what remains when the music fades.