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Zingerman's Ari Weinzweig - Smithsonian Associates 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 for all of us in The Not Old Better Show audience who love corn beef and kugel, we’ve got a great show for you today! Thank you so much for listening. John Jackson’s Breakdown, from Smithsonian Folkways, is our music today…a great song. And we’ve got a great guest today, whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 663rd episode, and we spoke to Smithsonian Associate David Maraniss about his new book on the life of Jim Thorpe.  Two weeks ago, I spoke with   Jenny Ashcraft about new headlines and what they teach us about ancestry from Newspapers.com.    Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, you can go back and check them out along with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOldBetter.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 Smithsonian Associate Ari Weinzweig, who’ll be presenting at Smithsonian Associates coming up.  Please check our website for more details about Ari Weinzweig’s upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation.  But, we have Ari Weinzweig today.  Ari Weinzweig is the founding partner of Zingerman’s Community of Businesses, including Zingerman’s Delicatessen, Zingerman’s Creamery, and Zingerman’s Bakehouse.  Google says Zingermans is one of the “iconic restaurants of Ann Arbor, Michigan.” But today’s interview is much bigger than just Ann Arbor, Michigan, although that might be enough… no, no, we have Ari Weinzweig today, and our conversation is about being your best self in work, your Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

David Maraniss - Jim Thorpe Story: A Path Lit By Lightning Smithsonian Associates Not Old Better Show Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates interview series on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and for all of us in The Not Old Better Show audience, we will remember ‘the greatest athlete of all time.”  Not Babe Ruth, not Wilt Chamberlain, and not Jim Brown, but Jim Thorpe.   Thank you so much for listening.  We’ve got a great guest today, whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 662nd episode, and we spoke to historian and genealogist Jenny Ashcraft about new headlines and what they teach us about ancestry from Newspapers.com.  Two weeks ago, I spoke with  Smithsonian Associate Dr. Marc Seifer about his new book, TESLA: Wizard at War, about Nikola Tesla’s war efforts and technology…  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, you can go back and check them out along with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOldBetter.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 Smithsonian Associate Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss.  David Maraniss will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up, and you can check our website in the show notes today for more details.  The title of David Maraniss’s presentation is Jim Thorpe: Outracing the Odds. We will be talking with David Maraniss today about his new book, ‘Path Lit By Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe.’ That, of course, Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Jenny Ashcraft - Genealogy, Newspaper Headlines, and Stories You'll Love Family Is Everything 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 Newspapers.com Please check out our show notes for more information about our sponsors, and please support our sponsors because they in turn, support the show.  Thank you so much for listening.  We’ve got a great guest today…a returning guest, whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 661st episode, and we spoke to the wonderful Tik Tok stars, The Old Gays, Robert Reeves, Mick Peterson, Bill Lyons, and Jessay Martin.  Two weeks ago, I spoke with author and Smithsonian Associate Michael Brenner, who’s written the new book, Hitler’s Munich, available HERE on Apple Books for pre-order now. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, you can go back and check them out along with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOldBetter.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Today’s interview is really amazing, so much fun, and extremely insightful…We are talking with Not Old Better Show returning guest, and audience favorite Jenny Ashcraft, who is a genealogist, a researcher, a lover of the written word and music, and who’ll join us today to talk about family history, new technology, and resources available at Newspapers.com.  Jenny Ashcraft loves uncovering stories and special unique nuggets about ancestors’ family details, and as a matter of fact, Jenny mentions some music today, Home Sweet Home, played on the Civil War Battlefields, which both the North and the South listened to…this is an amazing story, too, so stay tuned to hear Jenny’s great joy in helping others find their family nuggets of history.  Jenny Ashcraft feels completely at home immersed in dusty archives, pouring through manuscripts, or finding hidden gems in the pages of historic newspapers.  We’ll be talking with Jenny about headlines that lead to insights, details, and connections with family.  Headlines and archives you can find at Newspapers.com Hi, we’ll get to Jenny Ashcraft in just a moment Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

TikTok stars Robert Reeves, Mick Peterson, Bill Lyons and Jessay Martin — known collectively as the “Old Gays” The Not Old Better Show 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 Archives.com Please check out our show notes for more information about our sponsors, and please support our sponsors, because they in turn support the show.  Thank you so much for listening.  We’ve got a great guest line up today, as in plural, who I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 660th episode, and we spoke to author and Smithsonian Associate, Michael Brenner, who’s written the new book, Hitler’s Munich, available HERE on Apple Books for pre-order now. Two weeks ago, I spoke with  Smithsonian Associate, Dr. Marc Seifer  about his new book, TESLA: Wizard at War, about Nikola Tesla’s war efforts and technology…  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, you can go back and check them out along with my entire backlog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOldBetter.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Today’s interview is really amazing, so much fun, and extremely insightful…We are talking with the Old Gays.  Yes, the Old Gays…if you haven’t heard of them, please stay tuned for a wonderful interview… The Old Gays are sensational and much more than a fad.  They are taking over social media and have over 8.4 MM followers on Tik Tok!  People all over the world enjoy their Tik Tok videos, commentary, humor and genuine, wonderful personalities. The Old Gays are often described as “ Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Hitler's Munich - Dr. Michael Brenner The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and we’ve got another great show as part of our Smithsonian Associates Art Of Living author interview series.  Thank you so much for listening.  We’ve got a great guest today, who I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 658th episode, and we spoke to author ‘The PIrate’s Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd,’ available HERE on Apple Books for pre-order now. Two weeks ago, I spoke with  Kathy Kleiman about her new book, Proving Ground…a great interview about the first women programmers of the ENIAC computer  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, you can go back and check them out along with my entire backlog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOldBetter.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Today’s interview is really amazing and so eye-opening…We are talking with Smithsonian Associate Dr. Michael Brenner.  Dr. Michael Brenner will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up, so please check out our show notes for more details; but we have a wonderful interview with Dr. Michael Brenner today in anticipation of Michael Brenner’s Smithsonian Associates presentation titled, Insurrection in a Bavarian Beer Hall.Hitler’s Failed Putsch and Its Consequences In the aftermath of Germany's defeat in World War I and the failed November Revolution of 1918-19, the conservative government of Bavaria identified Jews with left-wing radicalism. Munich became a hotbed of right-wing extremism, with synagogues under attack and Jews physically assaulted in the streets. It was here that Adolf Hitler established the Nazi movement and developed his antisemitic ideas. Michael Brenner provides a gripping account of how Bavaria's capital city became the testing ground for Nazism and the Final Solution. Dr. M Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

TESLA: Wizard At War - Dr. Marc Seifer The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and we’ve got another great show as part of our Smithsonian Associates Art Of Living author interview series.  Thank you so much for listening.  We’ve got a great guest today, who I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 656th episode, and we spoke to author Kathy Kleiman about her new book, Proving Ground…a great interview about the first women programmers of the ENIAC computer.  Two weeks ago, I spoke with Claudia Clark about her book, ‘Dear Barack’ and the important but unlikely, especially in this divisive political day and age, of the political partnership between Pres. Barack Obama and German PM Angela Merkel.  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, you can go back and check them out along with my entire backlog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOldBetter.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Today’s interview is really fun and so eye-opening…We are talking with Smithsonian Associate Marc Seifer.  Marc Seifer will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up, so please check out our show notes for more details, but we have a wonderful interview with Marc Seifer today in anticipation of Marc’s Smithsonian Associates presentation. In the 21st century, the life and accomplishments of the inventor, engineer, and futurist Nikola Tesla have risen from almost total obscurity to topics of fresh interest. Our guest today, author Marc J. Seifer, one of the world’s leading Tesla experts, surveys for us his most significant discoveries that continue to influence today's military technology and diplomatic strategies.  Let’s listen as author Marc Seifer reads from his new book, TESLA: Wizard at War Marc Seifer offers us new insights into the brilliant scientist's particle-beam weapon (a.k.a. the "Death Ray") and explores his military negotiations with pivotal historical figures, including his links to Joseph Stalin; General Andrew McNaughton, Chur Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Pirate's Wife - Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos The Not Old Better Show Art of Living Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is generously brought to you by FindAGrave, Ka’Chava, and Talkspace.  I love our sponsors, and please support them each by checking each out in today’s show notes…more to come. But we have a packed show today with the author, historian, and journalist Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos.  Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos has written an excellent book, due to be released on November 8, 2022, titled, ‘The PIrate’s Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd,’ available HERE on Apple Books for pre-order now.  And we have author Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos right now, too, and she’s agreed to read a passage from her new book, live in just a moment… But, first, I mentioned our sponsors today, FindAGrave, the world’s largest online gravesite collection. Look on FindAGrave first before leaving home. Use maps to find the location for all your genealogy research… Welcome back to the show, and now let’s hear from Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos as she reads to us about the wife of Captain Kidd, the subject of her book The Pirate’s Wife, the remarkable true story about her life and the buried treasure associated with one of the most notorious pirates ever to prowl the seas.   That, of course, is our guest today, author, journalist, and historian Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos reading from her upcoming book, ‘The Pirate’s Wife,’ available 11/8/22.  This is a great interview, and we’ll learn all about the dramatic and deliciously swashbuckling story of Sarah Kidd, the wife of the famous pirate Captain Kidd, charting her transformation from New York socialite to international outlaw during the Golden Age of Piracy Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast Daphne Palmer Geanacopoulos.   My thanks to our sponsors today, FindAGrave, Ka’Chava, and Talkspace, for generously sponsorin Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The ENIAC Programmers: The Women Behind the First Modern Computer-Kathy Kleiman The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and we’ve got another great show as part of our Smithsonian Associates Art Of Living author interview series.  Thank you so much for listening.  We’ve got a great guest today, who I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 656th episode, and we spoke to author Peter Alagona about his new book, Accidental Ecosystem…a great interview about the rise in animals living in urban America.  Two weeks ago, I spoke with Dr. Chantel Prat about how we’re wired and the human brain’s adventure for each of us.  If you missed those shows, you can go back and check them out along with my entire backlog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOldBetter.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 said, our guest today is Kathy Kleiman, author, author, educator, and attorney who’s written the new book, Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer and will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up…check our show notes for details and more information. After the end of World War II, top-secret research continued across the United States as engineers and programmers rushed to complete their confidential assignments. Among them were six pioneering women tasked with figuring out how to program the new Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC). The world’s first general-purpose, programmable, all-electronic computer, ENIAC, was built to calculate a single ballistic trajectory in 20 seconds rather than 40 hours by a human hand—but there were no instruction codes or programming languages in existence to guide the women. They succeeded, but their story was never told to the reporters and scientists fascinated by the huge computer after it became public—and it was lost. That, of course, is our guest today, author Kathy Kleiman, reading from her new book, Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed th Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Dear Barack - Claudia Clark The Extraordinary Partnership Between Barack Obama and Angela Merkel Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is generously brought to you by Ka’Chava, Elysium Health, and Newspapers.com Working with people who are dissimilar in personality and thought can prove perplexing, if not impossible, yet it doesn't mean that successful working partnerships cannot be developed.   One such partnership nearly didn’t happen; then, after it did, it nearly died.  One of the great political friendships of the modern world is between US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as two of the world’s most influential leaders, together at the center of some of the biggest controversies and most impressive advancements of our time. But while their friendship has been the subject of both scrutiny and admiration, few know the full story. Our guest today, author Claudia Clark, tells us about the two world leaders taking office at the height of the 2008 global recession; Obama was keenly aware of the fractured relationship between the US and Europe. And for her part, Merkel was suspicious of the charismatic newcomer who had captivated her country, a state visit, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom award…let’s listen as Claudia Clark reads a passage from her new book. That, of course, is our guest today, Claudia Clark reading from her new book, Dear Barack, which is a thoroughly researched document of the parallel trajectories that led to Obama and Merkel meeting on the world stage and the trials, both personal and political, that they confronted in office. Join Claudia Clark and me as we discuss a story of camaraderie on a global scale; Clark’s book and our interview today about ‘Dear Barack’ shows that it is possible for political adversaries to establish bonds of respect—and even friendship—in the service of the free world. My thanks today to our sponsors, Ka’Chava Newspapers.com and Elysium Health.  Please check out our show notes for more information about our sponsors, and please support our sponsors because they, in turn, support the show. My thanks to Claudia Clark, author of the new book ‘Dear Barack.’ You can find out more about Claudia Clark, Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Accidental Ecosystem - Dr. Peter Alagona The Not Old Better Show, Inside Science Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show Inside Science Interview Series on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is brought to you by Ka’Chava Archives.com and Elysium Health.  Please check out our show notes today about each sponsor and support our sponsors as they support the show.  Peregrine falcons nesting on high-rise ledges, cougars prowling in yards, and seals lolling on urban beaches: these are now familiar sights to city-dwellers and to those who follow them on social media. As environmental studies professor Peter S. Alagona shows in his new book THE ACCIDENTAL ECOSYSTEM: People and Wildlife in American Cities this relatively new phenomenon of thriving animal life in urban areas is more than an eye-catching curiosity or an example of society encroaching on nature. Instead, it's a whole new ecosystem, one that shows how animals and humans can live together peacefully, how species can adapt in extremely short time periods, and how we can start to right the ecological sins committed when urban sprawl first began. Peter Alagona will be reading a brief passage and description from his book in just a moment, but let me give you a quick message from one of our partners today, Ka’Chava… I’ve asked our guest, Peter Alagona, to introduce his reading selection today for us… That of course, is our guest today, Peter Alagona reading a passage from his new book, THE ACCIDENTAL ECOSYSTEM: People and Wildlife in American Cities.  Let’s jump in and meet historian of science, conservation scientist, and nature-culture geographer Peter Alagona, our guest today. My thanks today to our sponsors, Ka’Chava Archives.com and Elysium Health.  Please check out our show notes for more information about our sponsors, and please support our sponsors because they, in turn, support the show.  My thanks to Dr. Peter Alagona, author of the new book ‘THE ACCIDENTAL ECOSYSTEM: People and Wildlife in American Cities.’ You can also find out more about Dr. Alagona and her work in the show notes today.  Please be Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.