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Caption: The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series
The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Interview Series

  • Added: Dec 01, 2023
  • Length: 32:35
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
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Sky Bergman talks wise words, forgotten history, and living life to the limit.

  • Added: May 08, 2018
  • Length: 17:42
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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
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
Caption: Roland Stock
Roland Stock, after retirement, re-kindles a youthful dream of being a guitar maker, and builds a dream guitar using Brazilian Rosewood.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2015
  • Length: 07:00
Caption: The widows of Vrindavan
Some 60 widows in white saris from the town of Vrindavan made thier way to Kolkata for the festival of the Goddess Durga. Something many of them ha...

  • Added: Oct 07, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
Caption: Veterans Commons resident Jesse Breedwolf, 74, Credit: Liz Pfeffer
California has the largest concentration of homeless veterans in the nation, and in San Francisco, it’s likely that more than 700 homeless vets wil...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2013
  • Length: 07:22
Caption: Raging Grannies Show Their Stuff, Credit: Ruth Robertson
This story highlights the women who inspired documentary filmmaker Pam Walton's latest film, "Raging Grannies: The Action League." Interviews with ...

Bought by KZYX, KZYX, KZYX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KRCB 104.9 and more


  • Added: Jul 30, 2009
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 7
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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