10/02/2025
Kind of long post/announcement, so stick with me on this one.
For more than a couple decades I have been wanting to make a documentary basically about what people wanted to be when they grew up and how that changed throughout the year. A few months ago I realized, "why do one documentary when I could tell so many more stories." and so with that in mind I present you with a new project I am embarking on - Lanterns We Lit:
Lanterns We Lit will be a podcast about childhood dreams, grown-up detours, and the wisdom found along the way. Each episode begins with a simple question: “What did you want to be when you grew up?” From there, we explore how those early ambitions shifted through high school, college, and into adulthood, often landing somewhere very different from where they began.
The focus isn’t on the people who “made it” exactly as planned, but on those whose lives took unexpected turns. Guests reflect on why their dreams changed, what obstacles they faced, and, most importantly, what they learned in the process. Even if the dream was never reached, the pursuit of it, the journey beyond it and how it still shaped who they are today.
This is a podcast about the gap between expectation and reality, about resilience, and about finding meaning not in what we became, but in what we discovered along the way.
If you’d like to be interviewed, apply here: https://forms.gle/oAByorBeuZTUC8Df9
Every dream, even unfulfilled, still lights the way forward.
Please feel free to share this post and form out to anyone else you think might be interested in sharing their story and journey.
Thank you for your interest in being a guest on Lanterns We Lit. This podcast explores the dreams we carried as kids, how they changed as we grew up, and the lessons we found along the way. Please fill out this short form to tell us a little about your story.
