The “Too Old” President and Political Doppelgängers
The House has opened a formal impeachment inquiry into President Biden. On this week’s On the Media, find out exactly what Republicans are looking for–and why they should’ve already found it. Plus,...
View Article'The Pandemic Skip' and Our Warped Perception of Time
Katy Schneider, features editor at New York Magazine, reflects on "the pandemic skip," which she describes in a recent essay in The Cut as "the strange sensation that our bodies might be a step out of...
View ArticleKate Bowler — On Being in a Body
We love the theologian Kate Bowler's allergy to every platitude and her wisdom and wit about the strange and messy fullness of what it means to be in a human body. She's best known for her 2018 book...
View ArticleEllen Burstyn at 90 Today
Anna and Ellen Burstyn check in 9 years after they first spoke. Ellen talks about the relationships that make up her life in this moment, her dog, and finding novelty in the everyday. You can listen to...
View ArticleMatthew Sanford – The Body's Grace
A wondrous, buried treasure from the 20-year On Being archive, with renowned yoga teacher Matthew Sanford. Be prepared, as you listen to what follows, to take in subtleties and gracefulness you've...
View ArticleIntervention
Host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about people inserting themselves into the lives of others—in their own best interests.In Simon Rich’s “Relapse” friends rally ‘round when one of their number...
View ArticleSocial Connections Keep Us Physically and Mentally Healthy As We Age
As people age, health often becomes a larger focus in their lives—their joints become a little more achy, or their vision less sharp. Some might even be dealing with a new diagnosis.To handle these...
View ArticleNews from City Hall; Sen. Gillibrand; Ten Question Quiz: Black History Month;...
On today's show: Mayor Adams holds one off-topic press conference per week, where reporters can ask him questions on any subject. Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, recaps what he talked about...
View ArticleA New Memoir Offers A Lesson on Living Life
In her new memoir, cultural influencer Lyn Slater explains how she followed her passions and started her fashion blog, Accidental Icon, at age sixty-one. She joins us to discuss aging gracefully and...
View ArticleEmbracing Change
On this episode of Selected Shorts, host Meg Wolitzer presents three stories about change. A playful fantasy, a domestic dilemma, and a private struggle help us to adjust to the idea of transformation,...
View ArticleMiranda July’s New Novel Takes on Marriage, Desire, and Perimenopause
Some time in her forties, something shifted in Miranda July. She started having “this new, grim feeling about the future, which was weird, because I’m, like, a very excited, hopeful person,” she tells...
View ArticleMiranda July’s New Novel Takes on Marriage, Desire, and Perimenopause
Some time in her forties, something shifted in Miranda July. She started having “this new, grim feeling about the future, which was weird, because I’m, like, a very excited, hopeful person,” she tells...
View ArticleHush Money Trial Update; Reporters Ask the Mayor; 10-Question Quiz: 'TED...
Loading...Coming up on today's show:Andrea Bernstein, journalist reporting on Trump legal matters for NPR, host of many podcasts including "Will be Wild" and "Trump, Inc." and the author of American...
View ArticleYour ‘Biological Age’ Could Be Different Than How Old You Are
Aging often looks very different on different people. There are some 70-year-olds that exercise regularly, have no trouble going for a walk around the block, and remain mentally sharp. Others really...
View ArticleCollecting records and reviving dreams in 'Flipside'
Filmmaker Chris Wilcha tells a personal story of reckoning with youthful dreams in middle age as he tries to save an old record store in 'Flipside.' The film weaves together the perspectives of many...
View ArticleAtul Gawande — On Mortality and Meaning
We are strange creatures. It is hard for us to speak about, or let in, the reality of frailty and death — the elemental fact of mortality itself. In this century, western medicine has gradually moved...
View ArticleReluctant to Retire
As Joe Biden knows, stepping away from a high-powered job can be a difficult decision to make. Charley Locke, freelance writer, discusses her reporting on why some people put retirement off, and...
View ArticleBrian Lehrer Weekend: A Mask Ban in Nassau County; Reluctant to Retire; Tree...
Three of our favorite segments from the week, in case you missed them.Why Nassau County Republicans Ban on Masks in Public(First) | Reluctant to Retire (Starts at 22:20) | Tree Resiliency and Extreme...
View ArticleDNC Recap Night 1; Harris on Fracking; Humphrey and the 1968 DNC;
Loading...On today's show: Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall and The Big Deal with Errol Louis, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast You...
View ArticleLater-In-Life Aging Spurts
Stanford Medicine researchers recently found that we undergo two periods of rapid molecular aging during our life span, averaging around age 44 and age 60. Listeners call in to share how their bodies...
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