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The Write Question - Rita Sommers-Flanagan - 362
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Rita Sommers-Flanagan discusses her novel, Boomers. She also reads two short passages.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 28, 2018
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2
The Digital Will Revolution
From: The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Series: ACTEC Trust and Estate Talk
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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
LIVES WELL LIVED -- Sky Bergman Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Sky Bergman talks wise words, forgotten history, and living life to the limit.

  • Added: May 08, 2018
  • Length: 17:42
At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
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Dr. Samuel Harrington, MD, is the author of At Peace: Choosing a Good Death After a Long Life. He argues the case for taking a clear-eyed yet compa...

Bought by WETS and KPIP-LP


  • Added: Feb 15, 2018
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
David Wynn and Carolyn Lyon
From: StoryCorps
Caption: David Wynn (left) and Carolyn Lyon (right)
The scene could be a bleak one — a hospital room, a patient near death, and no family or loved ones present during their final moments. But David W...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Nov 28, 2017
  • Length: 03:57
  • Purchases: 1
LUCKY -- John Carroll Lynch Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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John Carroll Lynch talks souls, the five longevities, and the special light that Harry Dean Stanton radiated.

  • Added: Oct 06, 2017
  • Length: 17:45
Living in the Moment: With Alzheimer's
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Ina Gordon and her husband Edward Dick share their experiences with Ina's suffering of Alzheimer's disease. The story of their marriage, their live...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jun 28, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Exercise
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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This timely generational discussion on the value of exercise features a very active 83 year old mother of 9, the perspective of a well respected ph...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 51:56
Rohan Spong on his documentary Winter at Westbeth
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Rohan Spong's new film Winter at Westbeth shines a light on artists and aging.

Bought by WTJU, WMUU-LP, and WNJR


  • Added: Dec 15, 2016
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 3
Advances in Heart Failure Care (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason promo
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- New technologies change the game for medical professionals - Simulated sunlight brightens the lives of dementia patients - Making cancer treatmen...

Bought by Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 25, 2016
  • Length: :29
  • Purchases: 1
Advances in Heart Failure Care (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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- New technologies change the game for medical professionals - Simulated sunlight brightens the lives of dementia patients - Making cancer treatmen...

Bought by WCNY, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KEDT, WMUU-LP, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2016
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 7
Advances in Heart Failure Care (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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- New technologies change the game for medical professionals - Simulated sunlight brightens the lives of dementia patients

Bought by WJCT, KRZA, KKRN, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WUGA (part of GPB) and more


  • Added: Nov 25, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 8
MAX ROSE -- Daniel Noah Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Daniel Noah talks Cannes, grief, and being sound-centric.

  • Added: Sep 16, 2016
  • Length: 19:35
StoryCorps: William Chambers and Ceceley Chambers
From: StoryCorps
Caption: William Chambers and Ceceley Chambers
William’s mother is a chaplain providing spiritual support to seniors and hospice patients. At StoryCorps they discuss how her work affects them both.

  • Added: Sep 08, 2016
  • Length: 03:23
The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious revisits a conversation with Dr. Gene Cohen, author of “The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain.” His book describes h...

  • Added: Jul 05, 2016
  • Length: 29:01
StoryCorps: Suzanne Lynch, Patricia Mishler, and Janette Lynch
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Patricia Mishler discusses with her daughters what it is like living with ALS, and her thoughts on knowing that the disease will one day take her l...

Bought by WEZU and Blue Mountain Radio


  • Added: May 06, 2016
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 2
"How to Think Philosophically About Aging" with Sharona Hoffman
From: Prairie Public
Series: Why? Philosophical Discussions About Everyday Life
Caption: Sharona Hoffman
Everyone gets older, but not everyone plans for it. Even fewer people think about that planning philosophically. We look closely at one author’s pr...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 53:59
  • Purchases: 1
The "New Normal" Relationship / Leadership Expertise / Nips and Tucks / Spice Up Your Life / Weather
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Dr. Pepper Schwartz/"normality" in sex and love Segment 2 &3: Shar McBee/leadership and volunteerism Segment 4: Dr. Rob Sigal/plastic...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Apr 07, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Midlife eating disorders/ Professional Volunteers/ Trailblazing attorney/ Turning 50/ Shelter dogs
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Cynthia Bulik/eating disorders Segment 2&3: Steve Sox/volunteer Segment 4: Judy Harris/lawyer Segment 5: Liisa Kyle/turning 50 Segment ...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Apr 02, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
REBROADCAST: Adventures of a Stuntman / Experiencing the Everyday / Wags to Riches / Inventing Success / Yoga for Boomers
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Hal Needham/stuntman Segment 2&3: Alexandra Horowitz/On Looking Segment 4: Bob Vetere/Wags to Riches Segment 5: Jeffrey Nash/reinvent...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Mar 27, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Targeting Boomers / Reentering The Job Market / Modern Guide to Manners / Sacrifices of Military Families / Crossword Puzzles!
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Matt Thornhill/boomer marketing Segment 2&3: Gwen Rosener and Linda Murphy/women's employment Segment 4: Henry Alford/manners Segment 5:...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: Mar 12, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bemidji Community Food Shelf
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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About thirty years ago, Bemidji churches got together to address a basic need: hunger. Since then, the Bemidji Community Food Shelf has provided me...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2016
  • Length: 11:51
Kathy Braud at the Crossing Arts Alliance
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
Caption: Four Clucks, Credit: Kathy Braud
The Crossing Arts Alliance in Brainerd has some selected works up now through March. The artist is Kathy Braud, a one-of-a-kind watercolorist. Kath...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2016
  • Length: 13:07
Mysterious! / Wine Time! / Guest Ready / Aging Gracefully / Healthy Eating, Active Living!
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Mary Higgins Clark/writer Segment 2: Leslie Sbrocco/wine pairings Segment 3: Courtenay Smith/holiday entertaining tips Segment 4: Ann Br...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
Out of the Closet / The Art of Writing / Bucket List! / How to be a Leader / Time Out
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Dannielle Owens-Reid/parenting gay children Segment 2: Deborah Davis/writer Segment 3: Patricia Schultz/1000 Places Segment 4: Vinny Bo...

  • Added: Nov 30, 2015
  • Length: 54:00