Grandparents
Subject in Relationships
Grandparents has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including This American Life. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Elaine OlsonJuliana Bontrager's 81-year-old grandmother, an avid collector of coincidences
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
Podcasts
- This American Life · 1 episode
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.