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013: Cared: The relationships and communities that sustain the last decades of our lives, 12/8/2023
From: Embodied
Series: Embodied
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For older Americans, social isolation is a public health crisis. As we age, our relationships evolve and our communities change — how do we accept ...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2023
  • Length: 58:23
StoryCorps: Jeffrey Perri and Tony Perri
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jeffrey Perri and Tony Perri on May 7th, 2022 at a family wedding., Credit: Jeffery Perri
Tony Perri speaks with his grandson, Jeffrey Perri, about being an older gay man and the closeness of their relationship.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 26, 2022
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 1
GN_3.37_Socks By Bob
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 3
Caption: Good News for a Good Planet - Change your focus, change your world.
Turns out you can teach an old dog new tricks! 88-year-old Bob Rutherford starts his own business to help those in need.

  • Added: May 17, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
StoryCorps Historias: Angela Ju and George Ju
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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In 1971 George Ju was working as a chef and running a Miami restaurant. One fateful night he met Angela Rivas, and in less than two weeks they were...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Mar 24, 2021
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
Sandra Claus
From: David Leins
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Getting ready for the holidays can be a stressful time. But for one metro Detroit woman...they provide a chance to share her unique collection with...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 18, 2019
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
Holding on to the Man in the Mirror
From: Zach Dyer
Caption: “Stranger in the Mirror.” Marlborough, MA. November 2003. , Credit: Stephen DiRado
Family has always been an important theme for photographer Stephen DiRado’s work. So when tragedy struck, it wasn’t a surprise that Stephen turned ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2016
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 1
Wedding Etiquette / Say Cheese! / Music to Our Ears / Connecting Beyond this Life / The Cannabis Craze
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Lizzie Post/wedding etiquette Segment 2: Cameron Smith/cheese whiz Segment 3: Catherine Cho/musician Segment 4: Janet Mayer/medium S...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
Nonagenarian Duo Shows Rushing To Marry Not Always A Bad Idea
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Boy meets girl. Boy marries girl. Boy is 93. Girl is 90. True story.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 03, 2015
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 3
Caregiving in Colorado
From: Vero Balderas Iglesias
Caption: For six years, Marisa Raygoza took care of her mother Isabel Garcia Beltran, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. Isabel passed away on June 25, 2014. Marisa warns of the challenges caregivers often face and advises other caregivers to plan ahead and re
According to official estimates, there are currently over 50 thousand older adults in Boulder County that are at least 60 years old. 13,000 are at ...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2014
  • Length: 06:07
The Laughing Table
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Everyone loves a good happy hour - a chance to socialize and sip spirits. But what about happy hour in an assisted living facility?

Bought by PRX Remix and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 2
These Foolish Things
From: Roo Kidd
Caption: Pete and Nan Hodge, Elloughton Church, East Yorkshire, October 12th 1940
An East Yorkshire woman recalls her wartime wedding. Audio messages recorded on vinyl and mailed across war-torn Europe provide a snapshot of the e...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 05:11
New York
From: Emma Miller
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City living proves less glamorous than anticipated to one wide-eyed newcomer -- but there are lessons about family to be learned.

Bought by American Voices


  • Added: Dec 02, 2012
  • Length: 10:23
  • Purchases: 1
Bea is 85.
From: Jaime Bedrin
Caption: Great Grandma Bea with Henry and Juliet, Credit: Jeff Slater
We recently celebrated my grandmother's 85th birthday. Her reflections here.

  • Added: Jul 16, 2012
  • Length: :54
Grey Areas
From: Dave Pickering
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This piece is called Grey Areas and it's about how close I am to my dad, in a literal sense, it's also a tribute to the the neighbour we buried in ...

  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
Peggy and Hugh: An Oral History
From: Laura Herberg
Caption: Peggy and Hugh, then and now.
Peggy grew up on the Canadian prairie listening to big band on the radio. Hugh grew up in Seattle and tried to stay out of trouble from his Welsh ...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2012
  • Length: 17:18
StoryCorps: Julian Walker and Julia Walker Jewell
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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75-year-old Julian Walker tells his daughter, Julia Walker Jewell, about an accident his father had as a young boy.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jul 18, 2011
  • Length: 03:06
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Betsy Brooks and John Grecsek
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Betsy Brooks tells her boyfriend, John Grecsek, about her father.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 15, 2011
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 2
Can I Have Your Attention
From: Sara Brooke Curtis
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A sonic impression of accentuated actualities revolving around my extended family gathering around the dining room table to listen to my grandfathe...

Bought by WRNC-LP, KMXT, KUT, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 16, 2011
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 4
The Nest
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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It's one thing to make it to living in your nineties, and another to get to that age and still live independently at home. Bob and Terry Rohe have ...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), WMPG, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 13, 2011
  • Length: 06:54
  • Purchases: 4
It's Right For Me
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
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Alice Loesch has lived through a century that has seen some of history’s most sweeping changes in the lives of women.

Bought by WTIP, Delta College Public Radio, KSFR, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KAWC / Border Radio - KOFA and more


  • Added: Jan 06, 2010
  • Length: 06:46
  • Purchases: 10
Love Over Time
From: Deborah Begel
Series: Calling America: Give Us Your Stories, Poems & Essays
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A reminder that love keeps changing

  • Added: Nov 12, 2008
  • Length: 04:01
This I Believe - David Greenberger
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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David Greenberger believes the elderly people he's met during his life will enrich his own older years.

Bought by WEZU and KJZZ


  • Added: Apr 23, 2007
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Muriel's Message
From: mira burt-wintonick
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Radio Portrait of a Grandma

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), KFAI Minneapolis, PRX to iTunes, Remix Radio, WYBC and more


  • Added: Nov 04, 2006
  • Length: 06:28
  • Purchases: 6
Mothers
From: David Greenberger
Series: Growing Old In East L.A.
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A mix of voices from senior centers in East L.A. revealing that more than just memories, mothers are an inner presence.

Bought by KUNM


  • Added: Jun 19, 2006
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 1
Jimmy & Jewel: A Love (?) Story [long version]
From: Jason Rayles
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A woman I had never met before handed me a rose at my grandfather's funeral.

Bought by KPFA


  • Added: May 04, 2004
  • Length: 15:58
  • Purchases: 1