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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
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50 Years of Country is a blend of legendary country artists and traditional Country music from the 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond. We have coined the phr...

Bought by WPCA-LP and Raven Radio


  • Added: Jul 02, 2022
  • Length: 02:02:58
  • Purchases: 2
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Journey Into Melody is a blend of Adult Contemporary music, Soft Rock and Easy Listening music. We have coined the phrase "Adult Contemporary Hits"...

  • Added: Jul 02, 2022
  • Length: 02:01:24
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Richard and his grandson Sam sing old favorites together while daughter Erika explores her father’s influence on Sam.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2020
  • Length: 10:03
Caption: The Hadley Park Line Dancers in action, Credit: David Condos
Before the pandemic, a group of older Nashvillians founded a free line dancing class at the Hadley Park Community Center. The bonds they’ve formed ...

Bought by iPondr


  • Added: Oct 01, 2020
  • Length: 05:06
  • Purchases: 1
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Richard and his daughter Johanna explore the physical, emotional, and spiritual planes of our existence while exercising on Zoom.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2020
  • Length: 08:47
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Meet Joann Jones. She's 79 years old, and she loves to dance. So, she helped start a line dancing class for senior citizens at the Hadley Park Comm...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 15, 2020
  • Length: 15:57
  • Purchases: 1
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95-year-old Richard and his daughter Margaret struggle with the technical details of their recording project.

  • Added: Sep 05, 2020
  • Length: 06:41
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Joann Jones co-founded a community dance class that helps senior citizens fight inactivity and isolation. But as she gets older, Joann has to fight...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 12, 2020
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Senior Singing Ensemble Alive & Kickin, Credit: photo: courtesy of Alive & Kickin
Alive & Kickin is a rockin’ senior singing ensemble with all the members over the age of 60. Directed by founder Michael Matthew Farrell, the singe...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jan 01, 2020
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
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Getting ready for the holidays can be a stressful time. But for one metro Detroit woman...they provide a chance to share her unique collection with...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 18, 2019
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
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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Checkers Barker has obsessed over drums and drumming for more than 50 years. In one year – 1979 – he founded a music shop, joined a successful cove...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2019
  • Length: 03:17
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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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For those who are dying, palliative medicine can go a long way in relieving the pain and suffering that often accompanies the final stages of death...

Bought by KWMR


  • Added: Apr 24, 2018
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: www.TheForgottenFamous.com
One of American music's original crossover kings, his music transformed a city and an industry forever. 

  • Added: Mar 30, 2018
  • Length: 18:45
Caption: www.TheForgottenFamous.com
Cloaked in mythology by the age of 40, this original hero of the Wild West embodied the term "living legend." So why have we forgotten him?

  • Added: Mar 07, 2018
  • Length: 17:16
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The sound-rich journey of an opulent movie palace's transition from working class fantasy land to revered community asset.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2018
  • Length: 07:00
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In a time when women couldn't even vote, she wielded incredible power, blazing her own trail to unrivaled fame and fortune. So why don't we remembe...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2018
  • Length: 14:33
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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: Frannie and Steve sitting on the front lawn, Spring 2017., Credit: Photo by Justine Yan
Steve Plant was many other things before he became a caregiver for 96-year-old Frannie Cahoon. Now they spend the afternoons together. This is the ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 02, 2017
  • Length: 07:39
  • Purchases: 1
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Daniel Noah talks Cannes, grief, and being sound-centric.

  • Added: Sep 16, 2016
  • Length: 19:35
Caption: Mom and Uncle Harodl, Credit: Stephanie Guyer-Stevens
Most often family members are the ones that step up and provide care when a parent or loved one needs it. According to the Family Caregiver Allianc...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 12:39
Caption: Alana Theriault, disability benefits counselor in Berkeley, California and Alice Wong, Making Contact Community Storytelling Fellow, Credit: Alice Wong
Whether you’re a paid home care provider, or rely on personal assistance to meet your daily needs, or a family member caring for a loved one, the n...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WVAS, and WRIR


  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
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Meet Jstar, the sexagenarian karaoke singer. After raising 7 kids, surviving abuse, and overcoming alcoholism, Jstar (aka Joyce Korsak) became a re...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 06:52
  • Purchases: 1