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Someone turns 65 every 8 seconds in this country, and as our elderly population grows, so does the need to build an economy around our future selve...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KDNK


  • Added: Jun 13, 2019
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Many LGBT seniors grew up facing stigma and discrimination, including from doctors. As they get older they have more health problems. And they end ...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA


  • Added: May 07, 2019
  • Length: 21:37
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ted Davis’ completed (and oddly shaped) Sudoku puzzles from a book called “Tricky Sudoku”
Pat and Ted Davis have been married for more than fifty years. But since Ted started showing signs of depression and dementia, he has become so qui...

  • Added: Nov 27, 2018
  • Length: 10:52
Caption: Pat Stark shows her first handwritten catalogue of  Sam Feinstein’s paintings.
Fifteen years ago, Pat Stark discovered a lifetime of artwork in her home. Most of the art she found had never been seen by anyone but the artist, ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 27, 2018
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Tip McClure of the Estate Experts., Credit: Charles McGuigan
this is the conclusion of 2828 Story of a House. It’s about a man named Leroy Basham who hoarded for several decades, and the people who dug throug...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2018
  • Length: 22:09
Caption: Carter McClure of the Estate Experts in front of 2828., Credit: Charles McGuigan
2828: Story of a House is about hoarding, and two people who can make order of chaos and find treasure in trash. It's also about a man whose life w...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 26:05
Caption: www.TheForgottenFamous.com
One of American music's original crossover kings, his music transformed a city and an industry forever. 

  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 18:45
Caption: www.TheForgottenFamous.com
Cloaked in mythology by the age of 40, this original hero of the Wild West embodied the term "living legend." So why have we forgotten him?

  • Added: Mar 07, 2018
  • Length: 17:16
Caption: www.TheForgottenFamous.com
He was the brawny icon of sports' Golden Age, and his singular popularity revolutionized live entertainment forever. So how did this legend get for...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2018
  • Length: 12:13
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In a time when women couldn't even vote, she wielded incredible power, blazing her own trail to unrivaled fame and fortune. So why don't we remembe...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2018
  • Length: 14:33
Caption: Al Ledner outside of the Cointreau home he designed out on Park Island in New Orleans. , Credit:  Roy Beeson
TriPod: New Orleans at 300 brings us another edition of TriPod Xtras. Host Laine Kaplan-Levenson sat down with 92 year old Architect Al Ledner. Led...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2017
  • Length: 08:49
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Sacramento is considered one of the most integrated and diverse cities in America. But neighborhoods in California's capital are changing, in part,...

Bought by KZYX, KUAF Public Radio, KVCR, and KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Oct 14, 2017
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 4
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A 75-year-old actress confronts her fear of aging while writing and performing on Cape Cod.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 02, 2017
  • Length: 04:37
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Frannie and Steve sitting on the front lawn, Spring 2017., Credit: Photo by Justine Yan
Steve Plant was many other things before he became a caregiver for 96-year-old Frannie Cahoon. Now they spend the afternoons together. This is the ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 02, 2017
  • Length: 07:39
  • Purchases: 1
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In February 2017, Claire Woodward died at home with the support of her family and hospice care. This is a documentary about the final three weeks o...

  • Added: May 10, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: The Wine Fellers
Does the mere wearing of cologne overpower a fine wine tasting? The Wine Fellers is an upbeat, good chemistry driven show created for anyone who h...

Bought by CI Dolphin Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
  • Purchases: 1
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As we approach the shortest days of the year, we take a longing look at the therapeutic aspects of daylight. One researcher found that light therap...

Bought by KENW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2016
  • Length: 03:20
  • Purchases: 3
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This hour-long special is about the unspoken challenges of caring for a family member with dementia. The show explores the experience of ambiguous ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., WFAE and more


  • Added: Oct 12, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 22
Caption: Peter Simon and his archives
In Peter Simon’s 50-year career, he’s photographed The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, and so much more. Now, at age 69, he’s thin...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 08, 2016
  • Length: 04:54
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Triptych photo illustration, Credit: Doug Dobey.
For the longest while I would think of my mother as a husk like the shell left behind by a cicada, all the internal meat gone, just a crisp skin re...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2016
  • Length: 27:38
Caption: Mom and Uncle Harodl, Credit: Stephanie Guyer-Stevens
Most often family members are the ones that step up and provide care when a parent or loved one needs it. According to the Family Caregiver Allianc...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 12:39
Caption: Alana Theriault, disability benefits counselor in Berkeley, California and Alice Wong, Making Contact Community Storytelling Fellow, Credit: Alice Wong
Whether you’re a paid home care provider, or rely on personal assistance to meet your daily needs, or a family member caring for a loved one, the n...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WVAS, and WRIR


  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Raymond Summerville, Credit: Meredith Turk
Raymond Summerville uncovers the surprising and troubled past of George Hatton, a beloved citizen of Columbia, Missouri, whom neighborhood children...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2015
  • Length: 06:58
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An audio essay that combines science, personal moments, and the wit and wisdom of four 100-year-old (and up) women.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2015
  • Length: 10:26
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On July 17th, 1981 The Kansas City Hyatt Hotel Skywalk fell onto the unsuspecting attendants at one of the hotel’s popular Tea Dances. 114 people w...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2015
  • Length: 10:26