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A report finds thousands of veterans had VA claims improperly denied during the pandemic
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Veteran Marc Session points to some of his Navy mementos on display in his Chula Vista, California home., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront
A VA Inspector General's report has found that the agency improperly denied benefits to thousands of veterans who couldn't see a doctor.

Bought by Texas Public Radio, KMXT, and KPCC


  • Added: Jan 12, 2021
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 3
The Junot Files - Jeannine Riley
From: Jim Junot
Series: Lights, Camera, Author!
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An interview with Jeannine Riley, author of "The Bolder Woman - It's About Time."

  • Added: Dec 22, 2020
  • Length: 25:25
11262020: Elder Wisdom: Sage Insights on Growing Old through Passionate Living with Elizabeth Marshall Thomas & Elaine Mays, 11/26/2020
From: KBUU
Series: Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio
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Purpose-driven and consciously prepared brain food from the beaches of Malibu, California. Join us on this week’s show focusing on Elder Wisdom: Sa...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2020
  • Length: 55:55
A 95-year-old veteran remembers fighting WWII in the Pacific - and racism at home
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: 95-year-old World War II veteran Luther Hendricks poses with some of his military honors. He was a member of the Montford Point Marines, a group of African-American troops who trained at a segregated camp in North Carolina., Credit: Hendricks family
President Roosevelt opened all branches of the military to Black troops in 1941, but for African-American service members like Luther Hendricks, ra...

Bought by WUSF, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Colorado Public Radio, KPBS, Texas Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 09, 2020
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 6
Covid-19 Specialist, Tampa General Emergency Room Medical Director Dr. Jason Wilson MD on The Front Lines- Just The Facts.
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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Covid-19 Specialist, Tampa General Emergency Room Medical Director Dr. Jason Wilson MD on The Front Lines- Just The Facts. How have things changed ...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Jul 03, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
Storytelling Health, Seniors and Suicide, Prescribing Food as Medicine
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: Top of Mind with Julie Rose
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Topic 1: A pediatrician who promotes public health awareness through writing for TV shows. Topic 2: The risk of suicide among seniors is a growing ...

  • Added: Feb 18, 2020
  • Length: 49:32
A VA program can help war veterans pay for long-term care, but applying for it can be an ordeal
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Gene Popiolek, 68, (left) visits his father Bernie, 95, at an assisted living facility outside Baltimore. Bernie, a WWII veteran, pays to live here with help from the VA's Aid and Attendance benefit., Credit: Stephanie Colombini / American Homefront
The VA Aid and Attendance benefit can help some vets and spouses pay for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and home health care. But the a...

Bought by KPBS, KPCC, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 17, 2020
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 3
The Healthy Happy Feet Show with Dr Sohan Patel Podiatrist
From: Ken Grey
Series: Maximum Health Radio "Quality Living" with Dr Ken Grey Holistic Physician
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The Healthy Happy Feet Show with Dr Sohan Patel Podiatrist. What are some ways to prevent and heal plantar fasciitis, heel spurs, diabetic foot iss...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Feb 17, 2020
  • Length: 27:39
  • Purchases: 1
The VA's new smoking ban is sparking complaints from some veterans and employees
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Air Force veteran Ronald West, 70, said he leaves his hospital room several times a day to smoke outside the Tampa VA property., Credit: Stephanie Colombini/American Homefront
The VA has eliminated the designated smoking areas at its hospitals, clinics, and other buildings. It's a difficult transition for some patients, v...

Bought by KPBS and Colorado Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 23, 2019
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 2
A holiday harmonica concert is part of the therapy for veterans with lung disease
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Veteran David Wheaton said he's noticed his COPD has improved since he began playing the harmonica. He said he used to be able to exercise for only a few minutes, but now can work out longer., Credit: Stephanie Colombini/American Homefront
Some Florida veterans are putting on a holiday performance at their local VA, but not just to spread cheer. It’s part of a program that uses harmon...

Bought by KPCC, KPBS, Colorado Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 18, 2019
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 5
Female Sex Drive
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Older, Middle and Younger generations guests discuss the nature of female sex drive over time.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2019
  • Length: 51:26
Male Sex Drive
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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We humans like to discuss all kinds of topics, but we seem to have trouble when it comes to sex. We are very interested in it even though our comfo...

  • Added: Sep 30, 2019
  • Length: 51:26
Lee Plaza, Caregiver
From: Ruxandra Guidi
Series: Surviving California
Caption: Lee Plaza at one of her organizing meetings, Credit: Photo by Rebecca Ressler
Like many low-wage immigrant workers in Los Angeles, Aleja "Lee" Plaza spends her days taking care of the elderly — emptying bedpans, giving sponge...

  • Added: Jul 27, 2019
  • Length: 07:35
Centenary Celebration
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Centenarians are on Sandip Roy's mind as Lawerence Ferlinghetti turns 100

  • Added: Mar 18, 2019
  • Length: 06:00
The Pentagon has settled a lawsuit over allegedly defective earplugs. Now veterans are suing, too.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: Gen. William J. Gothard (right) receives a spent shell casing as part of his 2014 retirement ceremony at Fort Jackson, S.C. Gothard says his 36 years of service left him with hearing loss and tinnitus., Credit: Shantelle Campbell / U.S. Army
The settlement with earplug manufacturer 3M has focused attention on service-related hearing loss, one of the most common health problems among vet...

Bought by KPBS, WUSF, Texas Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, KPCC and more


  • Added: Mar 11, 2019
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 6
Most veterans who kill themselves are 55 or older. The VA is trying to learn why.
From: American Homefront Project
Caption: 76 year old Army veteran Robert Neilson writes notes of encouragement to fellow veterans who have contemplated suicide. He's struggled with mental health issues since he left the Army in the 1960s., Credit: Matt Bowler / KPBS
Veterans are about twice as likely as non-veterans to die by suicide. But the majority of those suicides are among veterans aged 55 or older -- who...

Bought by WUSF, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, North Country Public Radio, KRZA, and Texas Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 13, 2018
  • Length: 03:35
  • Purchases: 5
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
Coordinated Care for High Use Patients: CareMore Health CEO Sachin Jain on Improving Outcomes
From: CHC Radio
Series: Conversations on Health Care
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This week, hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter speak with Dr. Sachin Jain, CEO of CareMore Health, a coordinated and integrated health care sy...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Jul 26, 2018
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
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
In the Department of Poetic Justice "What Do I Owe You? I Thought I Already Paid"
From: Susan J. Cook
Series: The River Is Wide
Caption: "The old gray mare...", Credit: Susan Cook
Reconciling one man's self-defined Free Trade Agreements (Eeew) is hard to do. A Poetic Tribute to the lyrical dilemma of paying $130000 for somet...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2018
  • Length: 02:45
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
C-Hit The WorkUp: Eldercare
From: Lynne DeLucia
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More than 34 million Americans provide unpaid care to an older adult every year, according to AARP. Managing an aging parent’s health care can be c...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2017
  • Length: 07:40
The Fight for the Peaceful Pill
From: Zach Dyer
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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
Exploring and Planning For Death At A New Kind of Festival
From: Side Effects Public Media
Caption: Tom Davis, 62, starts his tour of Crown Hill Cemetery at the Before I Die Wall. Davis suffered a heart attack on March 22., Credit: Jake Harper/Side Effects
The original Before I Die Festival was held in Cardiff, Wales in 2013, and the idea has since spread to the U.K. and now, Indianapolis. The purpos...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, and WNIN


  • Added: Apr 27, 2016
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 3
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