Questions I Wish I’d Asked My Parents cover art

Questions I Wish I’d Asked My Parents

Questions I Wish I’d Asked My Parents

Written by: Mel Foster
Listen for free

About this listen

Every episode of Questions I Wish I’d Asked My Parents features a guest with several impressive accomplishments – and one nagging question. No matter the books published, the patients cured, or the corporate ladders climbed, once we have lost our parents we realize how many things we left unasked. Our host, Mel Foster, a veteran interviewer and owner of Your Video Memoir and his co-host, Dr. Jeffrey London, is a retired child psychiatrist. Together they probe the question each guest wishes he or she had asked. Aiming not necessarily for an answer, but instead for an acceptance of one’s self as a son or daughter with an unresolved connection to a beloved parent.

Your Video Memoir Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • "Dad, You Were So Talented."

    "Dad, You Were So Talented."
    Apr 9 2026

    In Episode 4 of Questions I Wish I'd Asked My Parents we meet Mike Zadoorian, author of several novels including The Leisure Seeker, which was made into a motion picture featuring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland. Mike, who is obviously talented, wonders why his dad, a talented photographer, gave up on his aspirations.
    Show More Show Less
    33 mins
  • "I Would Love to Play 'What If" With My Mom"

    "I Would Love to Play 'What If" With My Mom"
    Mar 19 2026

    In Episode 3 of Questions I Wish I'd Asked My Parents we meet Natalie Pilcher, an actress, playwright and teacher. Her mother was an inspiration to her in many regards, but it was only later in life that she pursued one of her talents, sculpture. Natalie would love to ask her: "How did you see the trajectory of your life if you hadn't met dad?"
    Show More Show Less
    36 mins
  • I Carried a Briefcase to Elementary School. Why?

    I Carried a Briefcase to Elementary School. Why?
    Feb 20 2026

    In Episode 2 of Questions I Wished I'd Asked My Parents, we meet Mark Kaminski, a doctor who patented a cure for a type of lymphoma. His parents came to the U.S. from Poland. And Polish was the only language spoken in their home. Then Mark entered kindergarten. With a briefcase. He might as well have had a sign on his back that read: "Kick me, I'm a nerd who doesn't speak English."
    Show More Show Less
    31 mins
No reviews yet