The Medz Mamas Podcast
Celebrating Armenian Grandmothers!
TheMedzMamas™ is a heartfelt space created to honor and celebrate our beautiful Armenian grandmothers from across the globe.
Founded in late 2020, TheMedzMamas was born from a deep desire to preserve and uplift the lives, stories, wisdom, and perspectives of Armenian grandmothers — a generation of women whose voices have so often gone undocumented, yet whose impact is immeasurable.
In 2023, we shifted from audio portraits to a podcast platform, opening the door to real conversations, richer storytelling, and moments that feel like sitting at your grandmother’s kitchen table.
At its heart, TheMedzMamas exists to amplify the voices of Armenian women, with a special focus on this cherished generation. Their resilience, humor, faith, traditions, and lived experiences form a vital thread in the fabric of Armenian identity and collective memory.
While we specifically feature Armenian grandmothers worldwide, these stories can be enjoyed by anyone. We aim to be a multi-generational experience that celebrates the value of Armenian grandmotherhood within the fabric of our collective humanity.
The Medz Mamas Podcast
Elmon Pilgian Mouradian
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Welcome featured Medz Mama, Elmon Piligian Mouradian!
Granddaughter Talar Keoseyan is proud to pay homage to her maternal grandmother Elmon Piligian Mouradian.
In this episode, Granddaughter Talar beautifully describes her grandmother’s resilient, creative, and humorous nature.
Elmon was born in Yenikhan in Sepastia (Sivas, Turkey). She became an orphan at the age of ten, during the Armenian Genocide.* At such a young age Elmon lost her parents, two brothers, a sister, and extended family. At the orphanage, she meets her future husband and together they have five beautiful daughters. Her journey takes us to Aleppo, Syria where her legacy is passed down to her daughters and grandchildren. Lovingly referred to as “Nene,” Medz Mama Elmon continues to make a huge impact on Talar’s creative life as a writer and community activist.
Medz Mama Elmon’s resilience and strength shine through the voice of her proud granddaughter, Talar.
*For the survivors and their descendants, the Armenian Genocide (1915-1923), is an open wound, because Turkey denies it to this day. One hundred and six years later, Armenians still suffer from this continued genocidal agenda. On September 27, 2020, amid the COVID pandemic, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and mercenaries backed by Turkey shelled and attacked the civilian population in Artsakh. This forced 100,000 Armenians to leave their ancestral homeland of several millenniums.
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TheMedzMamas™ was established in late 2020 to celebrate and honor Armenian grandmothers' lives, stories, and perspectives.
TheMedzMamas™ aims to amplify the voices of Armenian women, with a focus on this particular generation of women.
While we specifically feature Armenian grandmothers worldwide, anyone can enjoy the collection of stories. We serve as a multi-generational experience that teaches the value of our unique Armenian grandmotherhood experience within the fabric of our collective humanity.