PRX - Pieces for Topic: Senior

Can't find it? Try Advanced Search
View by:

69 results


Lending in the Probate Context
From: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Series: ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk
Piece image
What is probate lending and why you should consider including a spendthrift clause in a will is discussed by ACTEC Fellow Professor David Horton.

  • Added: Nov 06, 2018
  • Length: 06:57
Navigating Between the Hard-Knock Life and Easy Street When Passing Assets to Children
From: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Series: ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk
Piece image
The rights of children to receive property from intestate estates and how to pass property effectively to children is discussed by Judge Butts and ...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2018
  • Length: 11:03
Funeral Arrangements and Disposition of Human Remains
From: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Series: ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk
Piece image
Legal and practical challenges are evolving with the respect of funeral arrangements and disposition of human remains. Listen to issues that may be...

  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 11:09
As America's veterans grow older, the VA faces a long-term care crisis
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Participants in Oxnard Family Circle's Adult Day Healthcare program get transportation to and from home on weekdays., Credit: Libby Denkmann/American Homefront
The number of veterans in the VA healthcare system who are 70 or older is expected to grow 30 percent in the next eight years.

Bought by Texas Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WUSF, KMUD, and KPBS


  • Added: Aug 21, 2018
  • Length: 03:50
  • Purchases: 5
Elder Financial Abuse: The Crime of the 21st Century
From: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Series: ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk
Piece image
As the tradition of the close-knit family generation vanishes in America an epidemic of elder financial abuse is sweeping the country. ACTEC Fellow...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2018
  • Length: 09:04
Situs and the Resident Trust | Trust Situs and State Taxation
From: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Series: ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk
Piece image
Can a change in situs have result in saved taxes? Trust situs and state statutes are discussed by ACTEC Fellows in this podcast.

  • Added: Aug 20, 2018
  • Length: 08:29
The Digital Will Revolution
From: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Series: ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk
Piece image
Digital will, electronic will, e-will… no matter what you call it, practitioners will be confronted with this new type of will in the very near fut...

  • Added: Aug 20, 2018
  • Length: 06:28
Letters to The Dead
From: Terence Mickey
Series: Memory Motel
Caption: PRX default Piece image
In the United States, the obituary article is reserved for the famous, to remember their greatest achievements and notable struggles.

  • Added: Feb 01, 2017
  • Length: 30:47
The Fight for the Peaceful Pill
From: Zach Dyer
Piece image
Dr. Roger Kligler had been fighting prostate cancer for 14 years before he got the news: it's terminal. With no more treatment options, Roger sued ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2016
  • Length: 07:40
  • Purchases: 1
Brightening the Shadows of Dementia
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
Piece image
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
Helping callers with unemployment, perfectionism, procrastination, retirement
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Looking out for you
Quick moving show dealing with four callers all with clear needs and wanting help. The show has some humor and practical tips along with helping pe...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2016
  • Length: 52:48
The Challenge of ALS
From: Avery Hall
Caption: In eye-popping plaid pants and a pea-green jacket, Dr. Bedlack wears positivity into his office at the Duke ALS clinic., Credit: Avery Hall
ALS: a heartwrenching medical quandary for both doctors and patients. As research progresses, one local doctor takes a positive approach.

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 03:32
  • Purchases: 2
Beyond the Face of Alzheimer's -Parts 1-4
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
Piece image
Barb's Story / The Fabulous 3 / Take Your Oxygen First / A Few Good Men

  • Added: Nov 08, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
The Innocence Project / Born to be Wild! / Money, Money / Conscious Coupling / Ferry Tales!
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
Piece image
Segment 1: Michael Morton/Getting Life Segment 2: Chris McIntyre/motorcycle adventures Segment 3: Nicole Middendorf/finance Segment 4: Angie Hal...

  • Added: Oct 12, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
Affordable by design: the fight to save one of Silicon Valley’s last mobile home parks
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Erika Escalante stands in front of her home at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, Credit: Angela Johnston
Buena Vista is a diverse community, made up of seniors, families, people with disabilities. The majority of residents are low income, and Latino. P...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2015
  • Length: 08:08
Boomerangs! / Letters Lost? / Combating Violence / Lust for Life! / Something Fishy
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
Piece image
Segment 1: Cash Nickerson/Boomerangs Segment 2: Shaun Usher/Letters Segment 3: Dr. Jackie Campbell/MyPlan App Segment 4: Rabbi Boteach/Kosher Lust...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
Beyond the Face of Alzheimer's -Parts 5-8
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
Piece image
Mel and Judy / Ellen Proxmire-Patricia Stewart / Chris and Stacy-Tom and Mary / Patti Hoffman-Dr Karlawish

  • Added: Jun 28, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
Robotic seals comfort dementia patients but raise ethical concerns
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Paro the seal, charging by its electronic pacifier , Credit: Angela Johnston
At the Livermore Veteran’s Hospital, there are a few animals residents can see: wild turkeys that run around the grounds, rattlesnakes that hide ou...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 13, 2015
  • Length: 08:27
  • Purchases: 2
From Graduation to Deadly Confrontation: A WWII Story...
From: D. 'Fitz' Allgood
Series: The Allgood News
Piece image
It was 1945, Joe Prinster was just hours into his high school diploma when he was told to "pack and be ready to get on the train in the morning...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2014
  • Length: 01:35
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
Keep Bowling As Long As You Can
From: Nancy Klingener
Caption: Nellie Kenyon , Credit: Nancy Klingener
Final advice from a bowling teammate has one veteran of a candlepin bowling league reconsidering whether to retire.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXDU, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 25, 2014
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 6
Romance, Intrigue and Senior Citizens
From: Nancy Klingener
Caption: Marilyn Colburn of Provincetown, Mass., author of "Maudie & Sophie," the first novel published by the Provincetown Public Press, Credit: Nancy Klingener
The Provincetown Public Library, a tiny library at the end of Cape Cod, has become the first public library in the country to create its own digita...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: May 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 2
From AIDS to housing crises, they’ve seen it all: Castro’s long-time residents fight to stay
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Jeremy Mykaels stands outside San Francisco's City Hall after speaking out against Ellis evictions., Credit: Liz Mak
Jeremy Mykaels is in his early 60s, and he has AIDS. As a young gay man, he moved to the Castro, where he has lived for almost 40 years. He's been ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 07:41
  • Purchases: 1
Living with HIV as a senior
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Piece image
People 50 years or older now make up the majority of HIV and AIDS cases in San Francisco. Since HIV emerged in the 1980's, treatments have improved...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Mar 12, 2014
  • Length: 08:14
  • Purchases: 1
Veterans find peace and community through mindfulness
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Piece image
Nathan and Lesley Keith met on a military base in Kuwait, in 2006. They’re both Navy veterans, and together they served for a cumulative 27 years. ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 1