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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
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending June 9, 2017
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Trump Budget Poses Grave Threat to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid;...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: May 31, 2017
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Essayist and poet Dave Smith on memory, creative writing and hunting dogs...
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Dave Smith
In the other half of this conversation with Dave Smith, the author of more than 20 books of poetry, essays, memoir and fiction, he talks about the ...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: May 24, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Food Sleuth Radio, Martha Clare Morris Interview
From: Dan Hemmelgarn
Series: Food Sleuth Radio
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Did you know that eating certain foods can offer protection against Alzheimer’s Disease? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Meli...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 18, 2017
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Bridge for Brain Health and World Peace with New York Times and International Columnist Bridge Expert Phillip Alder
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Bridge for Brain Health and World Peace with New York Times and International Columnist Bridge Expert Phillip Alder. More than just a game, for dec...

  • Added: Apr 28, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
StoryCorps: Claudia Dewane and Bill Dewane
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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When Bill and Claudia met in 1973 Bill had recently suffered a spinal cord injury that left him partially paralyzed. They came to StoryCorps to tal...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2017
  • Length: 02:37
StoryCorps: Judy Charest and Harold Hogue
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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A woman speaks with one of the men who saved her life on Christmas Eve 1956, after her mother jumped with her off a bridge and into the river below.

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU


  • Added: Jan 19, 2017
  • Length: 02:31
  • 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
Sam Farr on Trump and 23 Years in Congress
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious visits with outgoing California Congressman Sam Farr, who represents Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties. He's retiring after 23 ½ year...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2016
  • Length: 29:01
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
Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine for the week ending December 16, 2016
From: Scott Harris
Series: Between The Lines Radio Newsmagazine
Caption: Timely, in-depth, progressive analysis since 1991
This week's summary of under-reported news followed by these interviews: Trump Cabinet Pick Advocates Privatization of Medicare; Women's March on W...

Bought by WRIR, WMUU-LP, and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Dec 07, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Stacy Davies interview with Nancy Sinatra, The Celluloid Lounge
From: Stacy Davies
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Interview on KUCI 88.9FM with Nancy Sinatra from 2002.

  • Added: Nov 30, 2016
  • Length: 57:46
StoryCorps OutLoud: Leslye Huff and Mary Ostendorf
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Leslye Huff (left) and Mary Ostendorf (right)
When they met in 1983, Leslye was open about her sexuality while Mary kept hers private. With a family Thanksgiving approaching, that all changed.

Bought by KRVS, Radio Catskill, WMUU-LP, and Public Radio for All


  • Added: Nov 29, 2016
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 4
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
StoryCorps: Idella Hansen and Sandi Talbott
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Idella Hansen (left) and Sandi Talbott (right)
Two big rig truckers with more than 9 million miles in the driver’s seat between them discuss friendship, adventures, and why they’ll never retire.

Bought by PRX Remix, WMUU-LP, WGUC/ WVXU, and WOUB


  • Added: Sep 27, 2016
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 4
RDD: Capturing Rock with Rockwood
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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When The Rough Draft Diaries contacted John Rockwood he was feeling a little under the weather... a lil too under the weather for a face-to-face in...

  • Added: Sep 20, 2016
  • Length: 06:31
StoryCorps: Larry Kushner and Eileen Kushner
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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As an adult, Eileen was diagnosed with a learning disability. At StoryCorps, she remembers how she overcame the challenges she faced at work.

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU


  • Added: Sep 19, 2016
  • Length: 02:38
  • Purchases: 1
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
StoryCorps: John Matlock and Carol Matlock
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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John and Carol met in 1964 when a computer dating service matched them up. This December, they will have been married for 52 years.

Bought by WMUU-LP and WEZU


  • Added: Aug 15, 2016
  • Length: 01:49
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Carolyn Shoemaker and Phred Salazar
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Carolyn Shoemaker (left) and her son-in-law, Phred Salazar (right)
Astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker remembers her late husband, renowned astrogeologist Gene Shoemaker, whose ashes are buried on the Moon.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2016
  • Length: 02:16
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
Monuments Men/ Fads/ Robotic Surgery/ Tinkering/ Brain Health
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
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Segment 1: Robert Edsel/Monuments Men/ Segment 2&3: Jonah Berger/Fads Segment 4: Watson&Hanley/robotics Segment 5: Karen Wilkinson/tinkering Segmen...

Bought by WHCP-LP Cambridge


  • Added: May 17, 2016
  • Length: 01:48:00
  • Purchases: 1

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