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TriPod Xtras: Architect Al Ledner
From: WWNO
Series: TriPod: New Orleans At 300
Caption: Al Ledner outside of the Cointreau home he designed out on Park Island in New Orleans. , Credit: Roy Beeson
TriPod: New Orleans at 300 brings us another edition of TriPod Xtras. Host Laine Kaplan-Levenson sat down with 92 year old Architect Al Ledner. Led...

  • Added: Oct 19, 2017
  • Length: 08:49
Remembering the Debunked "Primal Scream" Founder
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious revisits a conversation with "Primal Scream" founder Dr. Arthur Janov, who died on October 1, 2017. The therapeutic method promoted b...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Oct 11, 2017
  • Length: 29:01
  • 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
RDD: A Piece of History
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This week on The Rough Draft Diaries we're going back in time! I visit with Betty Metts the current president of The Oregon-Jerusalem Historical So...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 1
74: How To End Ageism - Ashton Applewhite, Activist & Author
From: KALW
Series: Inflection Point with Lauren Schiller
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Ashton Applewhite is on a mission as old as humanity itself -- to change our attitudes about age and aging. Her book is "This Chair Rocks. A Manife...

Bought by WNIN, KWIT, KWMR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KUT and more


  • Added: Aug 17, 2017
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 14
StoryCorps: Wally Funk and Mary Holsenbeck
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Wally and Mary, circa 1993. , Credit: Photo courtesy of Mary Holsenbeck.
When Wally Funk was 8 years old, she jumped off the roof of her barn while wearing a Superman cape, hoping to fly. That desire never left her, and ...

  • Added: Aug 08, 2017
  • Length: 02:32
StoryCorps: Father Noel Hickie and Marcia Hilton
From: StoryCorps
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Father Noel Hickie was working as a hospital chaplain when he met Marcia Hilton, a bereavement counselor, at a hospital in Eugene, Oregon. For 25 y...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Aug 01, 2017
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 1
Alzheimer's Disease: A Psychiatrist's Personal Perspective -- Parts One & Two
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious visits with clinical psychiatrist, Dr. Betty J. Lacy, whose focus is the prevention, care and treatment of dementia, including Alzh...

  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 58:02
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
StoryCorps: Anthony "Tony Bees" Planakis
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Tony Bees shows off his bee-themed tattoos. The scroll reads in Latin: “Go to the honeybee, thy poet, consider her ways and be wise.”
When bee season in New York City begins in early spring, that means retired police detective (and unofficial NYPD beekeeper) Anthony “Tony Bees” Pl...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 01:56
  • Purchases: 1
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

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