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Pickleball for Dummies - Author Mo Nard The Not Old Better Show, Fitness Friday Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Fitness Friday Interview series on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is brought to you by POM Wonderful; 100% Pomegranate Juice is “health in a bottle.” We have an excellent new year program for all of us, making fitness resolutions and having some plain old fun. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 682d episode, when I spoke to Sam Mulaim, to help us understand the challenges of building an online business using the website development tools from WordPress.  Two weeks ago, I spoke with Robert Ellsberg about his long-time friend, PBS star and humanitarian Sister Wendy Beckett. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. We have talked about pickleball on the show for some time now.  I’ve started to play, and grown more and more interested, along with the world…pickleball is the fastest growing US sport, played by all ages, but more and more of us in the Not Old Better Show audience…certainly are playing. The game with the funny name was created in the 1960s and is, as I mentioned, today the fastest-growing sport in America. We have a two-part show today that will take you through the hows of the game. In today’s episode, we talk to pro player, certified teaching pro, and author of the new book Pickleball for Dummies, Mo Nard.  Mo Nard will tell us that pickleball is easy to understand and appropriate for newbies as well as advanced players. We cover it all, from scoring, serving, dinking, places to play, and getting more involved in the community.   Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Fitness Friday, New Year edition, Mo Nard.   We we’ll be right back with author of ‘Pickleball for Dummies,’ Mo Nard…please stay tuned. My thanks to POM Wonderful; 100% Pomegranate Juice is “health in a bottle,” for sponsoring today’s show.  My thanks always to the Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Sam Mulaim - How To Series: WordPress, Woo Commerce The Not Old Better Show, Business Buildout Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Business Buildout interview series on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and we have an excellent holiday program about building a business, what it takes, and how it’s done…I hear from so many of you about what I do, how I started, and what it takes that I want to share some tips for your New Year’s business planning. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 681st episode, when I spoke with Robert Ellsberg about his long-time friend, PBS star and humanitarian Sister Wendy Beckett.  Two weeks ago I spoke with physicist, NASA scientist, author, and Smithsonian Associate Les Johnson about A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars: The Possibilities of Interstellar Exploration. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us.  As you’ve heard me say over the years since starting my radio shows and podcasts, entrepreneurship isn’t just for the young. So many in our Not Old Better Show audience are finding that starting a business can be the perfect way to turn a lifetime of experience into something meaningful, take control of their time, counter workplace ageism, and, in some cases, make a lot more money.   But where to start, and how do you use your age as an advantage?  My guest, Sam Mulaim, today on The Not Old Better Show Business Buildout interview series, will help you understand the challenges of building an online business, using the website development tools from WordPress, the ubiquitous solution to creating your online presence, and what a ‘plugin’ is and why they’re so important. Israeli business founder Sam Mulaim has over 15 years of experience in digital industries and has helped hundreds of companies, like mine, grow and start their online companies.  Sam Mulaim founded FixRunner WordPress Support in Israel, the US, and Croatia, with the goal of giving all of us a head start online, using SEO, helping businesses worldwide compete for your website to rank high and often, and some very special advice for older entrepreneurs interested in starting a WordPress site and using FixRunner WordPress services. I’ll tell you right up front that Sam and FixRunner make my website work, but I pay Sam for this service, and today’s show is all about Sam’s company FixRunner, purely editor Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Sister Wendy Beckett - Interview with Robert Ellsberg: Dearest Wendy: A Story of Faith and Friendship The Not Old Better Show, Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living author Interview series on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is brought to you by POM Wonderful; 100% Pomegranate Juice is “health in a bottle.” We have an excellent holiday program about a surprising story of faith and friendship. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading his new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 680th episode, and I spoke with physicist, NASA scientist, author, and Smithsonian Associate Les Johnson about A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars: The Possibilities of Interstellar Exploration Two weeks ago, I spoke to Smithsonian Associate Clay Jenkinson about Gulliver’s Travels and the fascinating story within a story, not just for children.  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Many people, as I did, first came to know Sr. Wendy Beckett in the 1990s through her popular television program, "Sister Wendy's Odyssey." She was an unlikely celebrity: diminutive, dressed in a medieval-looking black habit of her own design, her lively and intelligent features offset by large spectacles. Yet countless viewers became entranced by her tour of famous galleries around the world, and by her incisive and empathetic commentary on the works of art she encountered along the way. In 2018 Sister Wendy Beckett passed away.  Several years prior to Sis Wendy’s passing she began corresponding with our guest today author Robert Ellsberg.  The book Dearest Sister Wendy . . . A Surprising Story of Faith and Friendship that resulted from those letters, emails, conversations and contact is out now, I’ve read it, and we’ll be talking with Robert Ellsberg about it today on The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. That of course is our guest today, author, publisher Robert Ellsberg reading fr Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

A Traveler's Guide to the Stars: The Possibilities of Interstellar Exploration- Interview with Les Johnson The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Interview series on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates Inside Science interview series, and we have an excellent program about interstellar spaceflight, rocket science, and solar sails and their impact on interplanetary travel…you’re going to want to hear this. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading his new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 679th episode, and I spoke with historian, author, and Smithsonian Associate Clay Jenkinson about Gulliver’s Travels and the fascinating story within a story, not just for children.  Two weeks ago had another great conversation with the author and NFL legend, a member of the only team in NFL history to be undefeated, and very entertaining guest Larry Csonka. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. The age-old dream of venturing forth into the cosmos and perhaps even colonizing distant worlds all may one day become a reality, according to our guest today, physicist, NASA consultant, and Smithsonian Associate Les Johnson. Les Johnson will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up soon, so please check out our show notes today for more details about Smithsonian Associates.  Les Johnson and I will talk today about the known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship and Breakthrough Starshot advancing the idea of interstellar travel, and how and when in our lifetimes we will be boarding rocket ships! Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Clay Jenkinson - Gulliver's Travels: A Satire Not Just for Children The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview series on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living author historian interview series, and we have an excellent program about history, the optimism of the enlightenment, the role of Houyhnhmn’s, and if you still don’t know, we are talking about ‘Gulliver’s Travels’…you’re going to want to hear this. Thank you so much for listening. And as the music, we’re listening to Smithsonian Folkways recording of Woody Guthrie, Hard Traveling. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading his new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 678th episode, and I spoke to NFL legend, a member of the only team in NFL history to be undefeated, and very entertaining guest Larry Csonka.  Two weeks ago had another great conversation with author and Smithsonian Associate Carole Adrienne about her new book, ‘Healing a Divided Nation. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Smithsonian Associate and popular returning guest Clay Jenkinson will be presenting at Smithsonian Associates coming up, so please check out our show notes for more details. I always enjoy speaking with Clay Jenkinson because I learn so much, and from your emails, to me after Clay appears on the show, you agree!  Clay is funny, too, and I laugh out loud.  Clay is a historian, a lecturer, and a Jeffersonian, in fact, Clay Jenkinson was the main commentator for Ken Burns’ PBS documentary on Thomas Jefferson.  He is a CNN TV personality, and we have Clay Jenkinson today!  Jonathan Swift's  Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Larry Csonka - Head On The Not Old Better Show, Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, author interview series on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and we have an excellent program as we pull back the curtain on the life and career of NFL legend Larry Csonka, a member of the undefeated Miami Dolphins…hasn’t happened since, and hadn’t before: a perfect season and a life well lived…you’re going to want to hear this. Thank you so much for listening.  As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading his new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 677th episode, and I spoke to Smithsonian Associate Carole Adrienne about her new book, ‘Healing a Divided Nation. Two weeks ago, I had another great conversation with author and Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland, an award-winning author and who has written the amazing new book, ‘The Escape Artist,’   Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Larry Csonka’s amazing life will come to life today in his own authentic voice and unfiltered brand of storytelling.  We’ll hear today about Larry Csonka’s insightful, compelling, humorous, vulnerable, and refreshingly frank life in the NFL and growing up in Ohio as an active kid. For fans of the game—or anyone who loves high adventure—Csonka’s new book, which is excellent Head On is a captivating, nostalgic account of grit, grace, and gumption told by an iconic Hall of Famer who continues to gain ground—figuratively, literally, and unapologetically—every day. Our guest today Larry Csonka is still going strong and joins us today for a wonderful conversation.  Please join me in welcoming  to The Not Old Better Show author interview series on radio and podcast, the Miami Dolphins undefeated, Head On, Larry Csonka. Check out Larry Csonka’s new book, Head On, Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Healing A Divided Nation - Carole Adrienne The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview series on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living author interview series, and we have an excellent program about history, the Civil War, and the practice of medicine…you’re going to want to hear this. Thank you so much for listening.  As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading her new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 676th episode, and I spoke to Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland, an award-winning author and Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland, has written the amazing new book, ‘The Escape Artist,’  Two weeks ago, I had another great conversation with author Lola Jaye, about her new book, The Attic Child.  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. That’s Pete Seeger from Smithsonian Folkways singing ‘Lincoln and Liberty,’ to set the history and Civi l War tone today.  At the start of the Civil War, the medical field in America was rudimentary, unsanitary, and woefully underprepared to address what would become the bloodiest conflict on U.S. soil. However, in this historic moment of pivotal social and political change, medicine was also fast evolving to meet the needs of the time. Unprecedented strides were made in the science of medicine, and as women and African Americans were admitted into the field for the first time. The Civil War marked a revolution in healthcare, laying the foundations for the system we know today. Drawing on her new book Healing a Divided Nation, Carole Adrienne tracks this remarkable and fierce transformation in its cultural and historical context, illustrating how the advancements made in these four years reverberated throughout the western world for years to come. Adrienne is an author and documentary filmmaker. She has served on advisory panels for the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historic Res Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Escape Artist - Jonathan Freedland The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview series on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and today’s show is in honor of the upcoming International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 2023…just around the corner. Thank you so much for listening.  As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading his new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 675th episode, and I spoke to Lola Jaye, about her new book, The Attic Child.  Two weeks ago I spoke with Dr. David Berger to answer your questions about CBD, hemp, THC, and the medical benefits of marijuana.  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. As I mentioned in our opening, January 2023 will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and I encourage remembrance in a world scarred by genocide. Our guest today, award-winning author and Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland, has written the amazing new book, ‘The Escape Artist,’ which we will be discussing today in anticipation of Jonathan Freedland’s upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation.  Please check our show notes for details to see and hear Jonathan Freedland at Smithsonian Associates. ‘The Escape Artist; The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World,’ This is a true story, and as you heard from Jonathan Freedland’s wonderful reading, the ‘Him” is Rudolf ‘Rudi’ Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Attic Child - Lola Jaye The Not Old Better Show Author Interview Series Welcome to the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is brought to you by Uncommon Goods and Indeed.com. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and for all of us in The Not Old Better Show audience who love to read historical fiction like me, we have a wonderful guest today in author Lola Jaye.  Thank you so much for listening.  As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading her new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 674th episode, and I spoke to Dr. David Berger to answer your questions about CBD, hemp, THC, and the medical benefits of marijuana.  Two weeks ago, in another great interview, I spoke with Stephen Pitalo is the founder of the Music Video Time Machine.   Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Our guest today is Lola Jaye. Lola Jaye is an author, a registered psychotherapist, and a speaker who has penned six novels and a self-help book. Lola Jaye was born and raised in London, England, and has lived in Nigeria and the United States, and her most recent book, The Attic Child, is a hauntingly powerful and emotionally charged novel about family secrets, love and loss, identity and belonging. It’s an amazing book, which I can’t recommend enough to you, about two children trapped in the same attic, almost a century apart, bound by a shared secret. That of course is our guest today, author Lola Jaye reading from her new book, ‘The Attic Child,’ Please join me in welcoming to the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast author Lola Jaye. Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

CBD, Hemp, THC, and the Latest Science and Medical Use for Cannabis The Not Old Better Show, Science Interview Series Welcome to the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is brought to you by  Amazon Pharmacy.  Yes, that Amazon. Amazon Pharmacy delivers a better pharmacy experience that delivers directly to your door and works with most insurance plans. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and for all of us in The Not Old Better Show audience who are asking a lot of questions about CBD, THC, medical marijuana, hemp and what these terms mean to us for health purposes, we have an amazing guest today who’ll unpack all of that and more. Thank you so much for listening.  As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, one that I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 673d episode, and I spoke to Stephen Pitalo is the founder of the Music Video Time Machine.   Two weeks ago, in another great interview, I spoke to Smithsonian Associate and author, physician and scientist Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, about animal and human health.  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Well, onto our guest today…I’ve done shows not the subjects of CBD, THC, pain relief, medical marijuana, hemp, and what these subjects mean to our audience here on the Not Old Better Show.  Today’s guest will help us get current, learn of new legislation, and how medical cannabis is quickly gaining support for pain, sleep, and our pets! Our guest today is Dr. David Berger.  Dr. David Berger is a board-certified physician with more than 25 years of clinician experience and has gained a national reputation for his expertise as a medical cannabis specialist.  Dr. Berger launched his Wholistic ReLeaf clinic in 2016 to help qualified patients use medical cannabis as a treatment option. After recognizing the need for heartfelt education about medical cannabis that extends beyond his medical practices and reaches non-patients and colleagues worldwide, in 2021 Dr. David launched his media and education company, DrDavidMD, with his video series, Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.