Episodes
Jan. 30, 2023
Here’s What You Need to Know about Long-term Care Insurance
As we get older, many of us are going to need long-term care. In fact, someone turning age 65 today has almost a 70% chance of needing some type of long-term care service and support in their remaining years. And yet, many fa...
Jan. 23, 2023
A Pragmatic (and Light-Hearted) View of Turning Shades of Gray
As we get older, it’s important to find ways to embrace aging with grace, dignity and positivity. And yes, a little humor, too. In today’s episode, Barbara Paskoff and Carol Pack, two long-time friends and former award-winnin...
Jan. 16, 2023
The Inspiring Journey of a Tireless Advocate for Patient Safety
If you or a member of your family have ever been affected by medical errors—a serious public health problem and a leading cause of death in the U.S.—you should know about Pulse: The Pulse Center for Patient Safety Education &...
Jan. 9, 2023
Connections are the Essence of Life—and a Key to Health Longevity
The next time you go to the supermarket, you may notice that some products have what’s known as a BBE (“Best Before” date) stamped on the packaging. It’s the date after which the food may be OK, but perhaps not at its best, i...
Dec. 19, 2022
As the World Reopens, How Can Seniors Get Out Again and Travel?
As the world opened up again after two years of a brutal pandemic, Americans have returned –for the most part—to socializing, dining out, enjoying entertainment and community events and booking travel and tours they put off f...
Dec. 12, 2022
An Acclaimed Critic Reviews His Lifelong Intoxication with Movies
With the year-end season of major movie releases upon us, it’s the perfect time to listen to the wide-ranging perspective of an acclaimed film critic who’s been in the cinematic trenches for five decades—Ty Burr. Ty, who has ...
Dec. 5, 2022
How a Legendary Financier Became a Blockbuster Novelist
For 40 years, Jay Newman was a legendary hedge fund portfolio manager, traveling across the globe to recover billions of dollars in debt defaults by countries like the Congo, Panama, and Argentina. When he retired in 2016, he...
Nov. 28, 2022
Experiencing the ‘Tornado’ of Life of an Emergency Physician
Many of us have been to an emergency room during our lifetime, but rarely have we had the opportunity to see it through the eyes of someone like Jay Baruch—a veteran emergency physician who is also an extraordinary storytelle...
Nov. 21, 2022
‘Give and Live Better’: The Remarkable Vision of Stephen G. Post
In an age driven by science and technology, Dr. Stephen G. Post is a rare blend of scientist and humanist, a best-selling author and transformative speaker who has inspired thousands of people with his profound work on giving...
Nov. 14, 2022
The Multigenerational Challenge of Family Caregiving
November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to honor caregivers across the country, raise awareness about caregiving issues and increase support for the roughly 53 million family caregivers across America. There’s so...
Nov. 7, 2022
The Braver Angels Story: Finding Ways to Unite a Polarized Nation
On the cusp of what many observers are calling one of the most important mid-term elections in decades, we’re bombarded every day with political advertising for both Democrats and Republicans, each side lambasting the other a...
Oct. 31, 2022
A Life in Light: An Acclaimed Author’s Memoir of Aging with Grace
A few decades ago, when Mary Pipher was a working mother in the midst of a busy career as a clinical psychologist, she realized she might find some precious time during her days to do what she always wanted to do: To write. S...
Oct. 24, 2022
Exploring the Third Dimension to Our Well-Being: “Social Health”
Everywhere we look these days we’re bombarded by talk: social media, TV news and opinion shows, podcasts, blogs, emails, texts. And yet, we’re living in an age where social isolation and loneliness are on the rise, leading ma...
Oct. 17, 2022
It’s Kickoff Time for Medicare’s Open Enrollment. Are You Ready?
Every October 15 marks the beginning of Medicare’s annual open enrollment period, when Medicare recipients can change their Medicare health plans and prescription drug coverage for the following year. It’s an important time f...
Oct. 10, 2022
Where Do We Find the Resources to Successfully Age in Place?
As we kick off National Aging in Place Week, surveys tell us that an overwhelming majority of older adults want to remain in the comfort and security of their own homes for as long as possible. But many families are not equip...
Oct. 3, 2022
Project Independence : A Unique Model for Aging in Suburbia
More than a decade ago, officials from the Town of North Hempstead on Long Island noticed a significant trend in the Town’s Census data: the region’s older population—residents aged 75 to 84—increased 40%, while those over 85...
Sept. 26, 2022
As You Age, Here’s How to Extend Your Home’s “Best Before Date”
The next time you go to the supermarket, you may notice that some products have what’s known as a BBE (“best before end” date) stamped on the packaging. What does this mean? It’s not that the food will be unsafe after that da...
Sept. 19, 2022
How to Fight Against Consumer Scams—and Stop Blaming the Victims
Every year, millions of consumers are affected by fraud and scams—especially elderly Americans. These incidents have been growing at an alarming rate and have assumed troublingly creative tactics: a variety of identity theft ...
Sept. 12, 2022
A Trailblazing Basketball Player & Coach Remembers the Early NBA
As a child in the 1940s in Philadelphia, Ray Scott idolized the Harlem Globetrotters, whom he credits with introducing him to professional basketball in an era when it was a predominantly white spectator sport. So when he was...
Aug. 29, 2022
The Caregiver’s Toolbox: New Resources for Quality Home Care
Growing up in Concord, Mass., Ryan McEniff went off to college in Rhode Island, where he studied business administration, and then headed west to Colorado to enjoy the sunshine, skiing, and the great outdoors. But in 2011 his...
Aug. 22, 2022
Looking for a Specialist to Help Mom or Dad Secure Medicaid?
As we get older, the odds that any of us will need some type of long-term care grows dramatically. In fact, for someone is turning 65 today, there’s almost a 70 percent chance they will need at least a few years of long-term ...
Aug. 15, 2022
Lessons from Both Sides of the Teacher’s Desk: The Final Chapter
Today’s episode is the final chapter of a 3-part conversation that I began earlier this summer, focusing on of a terrific book, What Went Right: Lessons from Both Sides of the Teacher’s Desk, by co-authors Roberta Israeloff a...
Aug. 8, 2022
Lightness in August: Taking Time to Enjoy a Good Laugh
Life is challenging for everyone these days. If it’s not one bill, it’s another. If it’s not culture wars, it’s inflation. We’re faced with constant feelings of insecurity, not knowing if we will be OK tomorrow. So how do we ...
Aug. 1, 2022
Supporting Mental Wellness in a Time of Crisis—the War in Ukraine
A few months ago, Dr. Sherry Kelly, a widely recognized neuropsychologist, was a guest on 45 Forward, talking about how we can maintain mental wellness in an age of social media overload—on top of the social isolation, trauma...