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Diane Jones–From the Corporate World to Carnegie Hall
From: Nicole Christina
Series: Zestful Aging Podcast
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Diane Jones is a composer, musician, and host on WCNY Classic FM in Syracuse. After too many years in the administrative world, she left the corpo...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2023
  • Length: 27:58
The Definition of Essential Care, Through Physical Therapy
From: Lucas Woods
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Many healthcare services have been either cancelled or moved online due to the pandemic. Others are considered essential. But how do you decide wha...

  • Added: Apr 29, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
Infectious Agents and Alzheimer's Disease
From: Deborah Van Fleet
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Are Herpes Simplex 1 and other microbes contributing to, if not causing, the brain changes in Alzheimer's Disease? Prominent Alzheimer's researche...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2020
  • Length: 28:19
"I Didn't Forget It": LGBT Aging and Medical Care
From: Camille Petersen
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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
Shaping Up Your Personal Finances
From: The Steve Pomeranz Show
Series: On The Money Minute
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Quick, one minute financial tips that everyone can use to live their one best financial life.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, WETD, and KMXT


  • Added: Mar 31, 2016
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 3
ID Theft/ Women on the Front Lines/ Man behind the Chocolate/ RVs/ The Real Real
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Tanya Biank/women in military Segment 2&3: Dale Penn/identity theft Segment 4: Michael D'Antonio/Hershey Segment 5: Melanie Kaplan/RV sa...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge and KTSW 89.9


  • Added: Mar 12, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
Anatomy of a Crackdown: Florida gets tough on assisted living facilities
From: Kenny Malone
Series: Neglected to Death
Caption: Reporter Kenny Malone spent Christmas Morning at Shalom Manor, an assisted living facility just west of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. , Credit: Kenny Malone/WLRN Staff
I met Paul Encin on Christmas Morning at Shalom Manor, a 35-bed assisted living facility just west of Fort Lauderdale. Paul suffers from Paranoid S...

Bought by PRX Remix, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 27, 2011
  • Length: 06:01
  • Purchases: 3
Greed is Now Respectable, Part Two: Reverse Mortgages and Annuities
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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In part two in our series, “Greed is Now Respectable” we visit again with Attorney Prescott Cole, employed by California Advocates for Nursing Home...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2011
  • Length: 28:56
Older Americans, Still Working
From: Changing Gears
Series: Changing Gears: Remaking the Manufacturing Belt
Caption: Tom Malvetis, owner Unicorn Tavern. , Credit: Kyle Leppek
The number of older Americans working full time has been rising steadily for years. Many work because they have to. Some work because they want to ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 07, 2011
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 1
Day Two: The Accidental Life of Cannon Point
From: Kenny Malone
Series: Neglected to Death
Caption: The Cannon Point neighborhood is like nowhere else., Credit: Google Maps
Cannon Point is a one-block stretch in Broward County, Florida, with the highest concentration of mental health assisted-living facilities in the s...

Bought by PRX Remix, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KUT, KUOW, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 04, 2011
  • Length: 07:51
  • Purchases: 5
Going Local: The Ins And Outs Of "Washingtonian-ness"
From: Rebecca Sheir
Series: The Newcomer's Guide to Washington
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Paris has its Parisians, Boston its Bostonians. What does it take to be/become a Washingtonian?

  • Added: May 18, 2010
  • Length: 07:04
Wii and Wheelchairs
From: Berkeley J-School
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Jessica Meyers reports on a group of nursing home residents who play the same video games as their grandchildren. Only better.

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


  • Added: May 03, 2008
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 3
A New Kind of Boxing
From: Charles Lane
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Boxing has attracted a new type of pugilist: seniors, women, and cancer patients. A sound rich feature exploring the world of the non-traditional ...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 01, 2007
  • Length: 04:33
  • Purchases: 2