COVID Fact Check, Aging Cells, News Roundup. Jan 8, 2021, Part 1
Fact Check My Feed: What’s Up With These COVID-19 Mutations?It’s a new year, and that means there’s a whole slew of new COVID-19 news to dive into, including an overwhelming amount of new information...
View ArticleMarlo Thomas Is Her Mother's Revenge
Marlo Thomas thought marriage was "nothing that I wanted to be a part of" after watching her mother give up her singing career for her father's acting dreams. But then, at 42 years old, she changed her...
View ArticleBeverly Glenn-Copeland's Gifts From The Universe
The 76-year-old musician reflects on his complex relationship with his parents growing up, finding new audiences late in life, and why he loves "being cared for" by his younger bandmates. Listen to his...
View Article'Dick Johnson Is Dead'
[REBROADCAST FROM OCTOBER 6, 2020] In order to cope with the end of her father’s life, documentarian Kirsten Johnson tries something unusual: staging various versions of her father’s death and filming...
View ArticleWhat 'Your Wise Elders' Want You to Know About Aging
Anna Sale, host of the WNYC Studios podcast Death, Sex & Money, and Jo Ann Allen, news host at Colorado Public Radio and the host of the podcast "Been There Done That," about the lives and stories...
View ArticleWhat The Border Taught Norma Elia Cantú About Being Free
When Dr. Norma Elia Cantú was growing up in Laredo, Texas, on the U.S./Mexico border, she was the oldest of what would eventually be eleven siblings—so she stepped into the role of coparent early....
View ArticleGetting Real About Getting Older, Live
We opened the phones for a national radio call-in, to hear from you about life after 60 right now. We've been sharing stories from listeners and guests over 60 all month long. Check out our previous...
View ArticleAgeism is on the Rise Worldwide
Ageism is on the rise worldwide. That’s according to a new report from the World Health Organization, which found that one in two people, globally, are ageist against older people. Age-based...
View ArticleThe Dirty Drug and the Ice Cream Tub
This episode, a tale of a wonder drug that will make you wonder about way more than just drugs. Doctor-reporter Avir Mitra follows the epic and fantastical journey of a molecule dug out of a distant...
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Aging While Queer
October is LGBTQ+ History month. For some of the members of the LGBTQ+ community, that history is not just an academic exploration to be researched in books but a lifetime of memories of years of...
View ArticleAging While Queer: Affirming Housing for LGBTQ-SGL Elders
Dr. Imani Woody is about to break ground on a project long in the making. After Dr. Woody’s father fell ill, her family moved him into what they thought was a “good” home but they quickly discovered...
View ArticleAging While Queer: Pat and Paulette Martin on Finding Love Later in Life
In our ongoing series, Aging while Queer, we’ve been exploring the lives and labors of members of the LGBTQ community living in their later years.This week we spoke with Pat and Paulette Martin. They...
View ArticleSkeptical Supreme Court Could Determine Future of Abortion Care Nationwide...
Skeptical Supreme Court Could Determine Future of Abortion Care NationwideThis Monday, the Supreme Court heard arguments for three hours on legal challenges to the Texas law that bans most abortions...
View ArticleFired at 59: Lessons on Job Insecurity in the U.S.
Broadcast journalist Ray Suarez was 59 when he lost a dream job that took decades to reach. What he did next reveals a harsh reality of class blindness and the consequences of job insecurity in the...
View ArticleDo Climate Summits Like COP26 Really Matter? 2021-11-16
Do Climate Summits Like COP26 Really Matter?The summit was seen as one of the most important international climate negotiations in recent history. But how effective are these kinds of summits? And do...
View ArticleAging While Queer: Aging with HIV
In the early days of HIV and AIDS, a positive diagnosis was a death sentence. During the helm of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, on average, a patient died within 15 months of diagnosis. Today, new...
View Article'Demented:' A Podcast On Caring For Aging Parents
A new podcast from Texas Public Radio, Demented, uses interviews and audio diaries to explore the challenges that come with taking care of aging parents. Journalist and host Kitty Eisele shares her...
View Article'Demented' Podcast, Revisiting the Making of the Beatles' 'Let It Be,'...
A new podcast from Texas Public Radio, Demented, uses interviews and audio diaries to explore the challenges that come with taking care of aging parents. Journalist and host Kitty Eisele shares her...
View ArticleAging While Queer: Coming out at An Older Age with Chris Bolan
Pat Henschel and Terry Donahue met on an ice rink in Saskatchewan, Canada in the late 1940s and fell in love, but spent decades hiding their relationship from the world. Their love story, which also...
View ArticleAging While Queer
Aging While QueerMichael Adams is the CEO of SAGE, the country’s largest and oldest organization dedicated to improving the lives of LGBT older people. He discusses the many unique challenges facing...
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