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Accent, Profanity, The President and the Machines That Talk Back with Dr. Chris Montgomery

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Failure to Treat: What American Medicine Won't Admit with Peter Kowey, MD

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Becoming Martian with Dr. Scott Solomon

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RULE OF LAW 101 with Prof Alexandra Natapoff

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"Fossils Against Fossil Fuels: Bill McKibben on Why Seniors Are Climate's Secret Weapon"

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AI in the Doctor’s Office: Is Your Physician Being Replaced? | Featuring Dr. Adam Rodman

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"Our Patients Are More Frightened and Sicker Than Ever" with Dr. Robin Canada and Elizabeth Whidden

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You Can't Retire From Purpose - What 40 Years of Cardiology Taught Dr. Alan Rozanski About Living

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The Nazi and The Psychiatrist with Jack El-Hai - the book upon which the movie Nuremberg was based

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Cognitive Benefits of Engaging with Tech as You Age with Dr. Michael Scullin

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Technology Made Gentle: A Senior’s Guide to AI with Dan Wilson

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Getting Older Without Getting Old with David Cravit and Larry Wolf

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Postcards to Voters with Tony the Democrat

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The Pen That Skewers Power: A Conversation with Steve Brodner

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Addiction Doesn’t Retire: Substance Misuse and the Aging American with Dr. Lee Tannenbaum

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Episode 108: Caroline's Cart with Drew Ann Long

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Episode 107: The Civic Firepower of Senior Activism at We the Seniors with Judy Loeb & Mary Mulvihill

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Episode 106: Narcissism and National Harm with Dr. Jocelyn Sze

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Episode 105: The Serious Side of Laughing at Trump with Dr. Sophia McClennen

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Episode 104: Memory Lane TV, calming videos for dementia management, with Alban Maino

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Episode 103: Medical Research in the Time of Trump with Stephen Spielberg, MD

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Episode 102: "Thank You for Your Interest", a short film, with Ethan & Carmel Barsh

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Episode 101: Veteran's Administration lays off 80,000 Employees with Elizabeth Jamison

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Episode 100: Senior Care and Trump's Budget with Nathan Boucher

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Episode 99: All Things Spaceflight with Astrophysicist Dr. Jonathan McDowell

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Episode 98: The Loss of Press Freedom with Professor Rebecca Hamilton

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Episode 97: Funding Cuts, Harmful Policies and Your Visit to National Parks with Alan Spears

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The Silencing of the Voice of America with Steve Herman

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The Citizens' Climate Lobby with David Cain

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The Constitutional Crisis of 2025 with Prof. Alexander Keyssar

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ACTIONCAST Center for American Progress 3-5-2025

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ACTION CAST Indivisible.org 3-1-2025

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Reclaiming Our Democracy with Sam Daley- Harris

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Survivng the Survivor with Joel and Karmela Waldman

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A Conversation with Bob Levey

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Beyond Babi Yar with John Pollick

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Making It Easier for Older Americans to Voter with Attorney Joan Bondareff

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Preventing Senior Moments with Dr. Stan Goldberg

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Culinary Characters Unlocked - a new podcast with David Page

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A Conversation About Mental and Physiological Aging with Ben Katz and Pamela Teaster

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Jews, Magic and the Holocaust

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Real Talk About Hospital Stays with Monique Nugent, MD, MPH

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A Rabbi, A Lawyer and a Chiropracter Walk Into a Comedy Contest,,,, with Bob Alper

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The Longevity Secret with Noelle Nelson

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From Detroit Cop to Filmmaker with Chad Richardson

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A Conversation with Maggie Scarf

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Services for Older Adults in Massachusetts with Elissa Sherman, PhD

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The Grand Canyon Run with Rick Mater

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Living with a disability with Lisa Iezzoni, MD

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The challenges of a long life with MT Connolly

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The Importance of Family Stories with Elizabeth Keating, PhD

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What to Expect as You Age - a gerontologist's viewpoint with Rosanne Leipzig, MD

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A Trump Second Term? with Jonathan Alter

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A Conversation About Book Banning in Florida wth Tania Galiñanes

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Don't Make Me Hate You with Maureen Langan

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A Trash-talking, Acid Wasted Golem is Revitalized in Brooklyn by Adam Mansbach

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An Hour with an Improv Coach - Matt Fear

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Three Men, Three Stories

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Eydish iz mayn mame-lshun (Yiddish is my native language) with Avi Hoffman

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The One and Only Robert Klein

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Hearing Loss and Treatment with Brian Taylor

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We’re Here to Help, When Guardianship Goes Wrong with Author, Diane Dimond

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Sleep your way to a sharper mind wth Dr. Jennifer Brinckerhoff and Jodi Bornstein

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You need a nurse, here's how to find one with Courtney Hogenson

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Dancing with the Muse in Old Age with Priscilla Long

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Boston Made: Innovations That Changed the World with Dr. Robert Krim

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"Best If Used By" a new play by Doug Brendel

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Food and Brain Health with Tina Reilly and John Ralston

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WIll American Democracy Survive? with Prof. Alexander Keyssar

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The Ageist in the Mirror with Judy Kugel

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Robert Krim Podcast Trailer

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The Star of Netflix's Jewish Matchmaking Aleeza Ben Shalom

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Free Advice with George Vail

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Challenge Your Brain with Jodi Bornstein and Melissa Day

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Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse with Kyrié Carpenter and Ryan Backer

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Unveiling the Masterpieces: Rob Surette's Speed Painting and Fine Art

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Exercise and Your Brain with Chris Young and Tim Parke

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Elder Abuse Awareness - Lori Mars, JD, LLM

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The Days of Wine and Cheeses - Adam Centamore

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No Snowflake in an Avalanche Ever Feels Responsible - James Geary

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Awakening in the Northwest Territories with Alastair Henry

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Alvaro Pascual-Leone MD, PhD - Brain Health & Cognitive Fitness

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Sorell Schwartz, PhD - What you must know about the meds you are taking

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Dan Steele - AI, ChatGPT and Tech

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Ageism, Feminism and Sexism with Jane Caro

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William Giannobile, DDS, DMSc - Dentistry as a healthcare profession

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Marty Stevens-Heebner - The Move

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The Three Ladies

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Fallproof with Debra Rose, PhD

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Why We Forget and How to Remember Better with Drs. Andrew Budson and Elizabeth Kensinger

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Natalie Dattilo-The Power of Laughter

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Sebastian Michaels - Living the Photoartistic Life

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Brett Johnson - Cybercrime and How to Protect Yourself

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Rick Sammon - Canon Explorer of Light

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Ashton Applewhite - This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism

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Howard Gleckman - Caring for Our Parents and Ourselves

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Charlie Crist for Governor Campaign with Mindy Koch

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The Social Brain with Drs. Xiaosi Gu & Daniela Schiller

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Laurence Gartel - The Father of Digital Art

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Dr. Riley Moynes -The Four Phases of Retirement