What Elaine Olson has said about Grandparents
1 quote · 1 episode · Oct 19, 2026
Elaine Olson, Juliana Bontrager's 81-year-old grandmother, an avid collector of coincidences, has been quoted on Grandparents once in 1 episode of This American Life, most recently on October 19, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Elaine Olson defended her restaurant encounter as a genuine coincidence given the many places both parties could have gone.
“The fact that I ran into her at that restaurant, I think, is a coincidence. I think she could have gone any place, too”
This American Life: 489: No Coincidence, No Story! (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 18:20
Episodes
489: No Coincidence, No Story!This American Life · Oct 19, 2026 · 1 h 1 min
Guest host Sarah Koenig presents listener coincidence stories—grandmothers, love, coins in the shower, lost fathers, and a pocketknife—while weighing skepticism against meaning.