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Uncommon Ground with Van Jones Welcome to a special episode of The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and this is part of our series on introducing you, our wonderful Not Old Better Show audience to great new, notable podcasters and podcasts. Pursuit of the common good is something we talk about a lot on The Not Old Better Show.  And, giving back is part of who we are and important to all of us, but particularly so to members of The Not Old Better Show. Are you concerned about the future? Tired of divisiveness? Join political commentator and changemaker Van Jones on a journey to find unifying solutions to our country’s biggest problems. Each week, Van and his guests explore topics that affect us all—from climate change to prison reform, from voting rights to political polarization. In Uncommon Ground with Van Jones, you’ll hear inspiring, hopeful, and unique perspectives on what it takes to create meaningful change in a divided nation.  New episodes of Uncommon Ground with Van Jones release weekly, every Wednesday. Listen here: wondery.fm/UG_NotOldBetter Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Film & Music: The Heartbeat of Film - Rachel Franklin Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Oh my gosh, we all remember that scene from the Hitchcock film, ‘Psycho.” Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I’m Paul Vogelzang and we’re celebrating music and film with Smithsonian Associate Rachel Franklin, Doctor of Musical Arts. The great film director Norman Jewison said: "The marriage of the moving image and music is perhaps the most powerful visual communication we have.”— Film music can inspire and romance us. It can make emotional statements that a script simply can’t, subvert a plot with a completely different subtext, and inject irony, fear, or humor when there is apparently none on screen. Music can salvage a bad movie and make a good one great. Great film scores by composers such as Bernard Herrmann, Max Steiner, Ennio Morricone, and John Williams have engraved iconic scenes into our collective memory with their extraordinary music, even if the rest of the movie might have faded. We are listening to Bernard Herrmann’s Alfred Hitchcock ‘Psycho” film soundtrack with “The Knife” scene music and music from the finale of the film. Join us today with popular speaker and concert pianist Rachel Franklin in our conversation that explores the stories behind some of the greatest film music ever composed. We’ll be discussing the purpose of a fine score and how it both supports and transforms the film. Rachel Franklin will play selections from each of the films we discuss, so fasten your seatbelts…it’s going to be a fabulous ride! Please join me in welcoming you to the Not Old Better Show on KSCW, jazz, and classical music pianist, composer, Rachel Franklin. My thanks to Smithsonian Associates for their ongoing support of the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful audience here on KSCW, please talk about better. The Not Old Better Show. Thanks, everybody and see you next week. Remember, you can find everything on our website: notold-better.com For more details, please check out Smithsonian Associates: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/subscriptions/series/?id=175510 Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Soldiers and Dioramas - Brigitte Blachere Smithsonian Associates, The Not Old Better Show Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and it is so great to be with you following another excellent Community Chat with Gary Cohen.  We have an excellent show today here on KSCW, very timely and important, with our guest today,  Smithsonian Associate, Brigitte Blachere. In the early morning of December 27, 1941, Royal Air Force aircraft and British army and naval forces surprised and quickly overtook German troops positioned on the Norwegian islands of Maaloy and Vaagso. This first true combined tri-service operation carried out by British forces was intended to damage German morale and to engage German forces defending Norway that might otherwise be deployed on the Eastern Front. The raid, codenamed Operation Archery, successfully destroyed German coastal defenses and resources on the islands, including oil and fish factories, a power station, stores, and ships. Seven Samurai, director Akira Kurosawa’s influential 1954 film set in war-torn 16th century Japan, traces an unexpected partnership between a team of masterless samurai and a poor mountain village in need of protection from raiders. The action-packed epic is filled with scenes of training, attacks, and counterattacks—all accompanied by plenty of mud, horses, swords, arrows, and firearms. The story realistically reflects complex relationships among farmers, samurai warriors, and bandits, with some characters based on historical figures. Creating a village diorama and engaging in strategy games pitting samurais against raiders bring this film to life on a miniature scale. Explore pivotal battles recounted in history, film, and classical mythology in miniature through these specially designed Fall and Winter Adventures. Each session includes four hours of live online instruction with Al Gaspar and Taliesin Knol. Themed sessions focus on discovering the history of a significant encounter; facilitated diorama construction in which participants make their own terrain boards; and virtually simulated conflicts using troops of 1/72-scale soldiers in war games that offer vivid insights into military strategies.  Find out more on our web site, but listen to our guest today as we’ll talk about soldiers and dioramas and more with returning guest, Brigitte Blachere. My thanks to Smithsonian Associates for their ongoing support of the show.  My thanks to you, my wonderful audience here on KSCW, please talk about better.  The Not Old Better Show.  Thanks, everybody and see you next week.  Remember, you can find everything on our website: notold-better.com Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Planting Trees to Combat Climate Change - Joe Fargione - The Nature Conservancy The Not Old Better Show, Climate Change Briefing Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I’m Paul Vogelzang and today’s show is brought to you by SimpliSafe and Chess.com   Joe Fargione is Science Director for The Nature Conservancy’s North America Region. Joe’s research reveals nature’s hidden benefits to people, including how nature can help mitigate climate change.  The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. And, life depends on all that and more, according to our guest, Joe Fargione.  Over the past decade, interest in reforestation has soared. Climate change, an increase in wildfires, and the need for huge carbon sinks to remove emissions from the atmosphere have increased the demand for trees and dense forests.  But while there’s a huge focus on planting trees, there’s little on where those seedlings will come from. A study published in February in Frontiers in Forest and Global Change, authored by 17 environmental scientists, including ones from the Nature Conservancy, the USDA Forest Service, American Forests, and academic institutions, outlines that we are already short more than 2 billion seedlings per year—and that’s just to get halfway to meeting the reforesting potential of the lower 48 states. Joe Fargione says “There were increasing public calls for dramatically scaling up reforestation, and the people that work in the industry were aware that would be hard to do because of the seed challenges. But most people outside the industry weren’t aware at all.” We’ll be talking to Joe Fargione today about Nature Conservancy, climate change and the new project to help nurseries with seed collection and storage, and how we can all get involved, which is critical to our national carbon removal ambitions. Please join me in welcoming you to The Not Old Better Show, Joe Fargione is Science Director for The Nature Conservancy. My thanks to Joe Fargione, Science Director for The Nature Conservancy for his generous time and preparation today.  Of course, my thanks to SimpliSafe and  Chess.com for sponsoring today’s episode, please check out Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Anna Lembke MD - Dopamine Nation The Not Old Better Show Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I’m Paul Vogelzang and today’s show is brought to you by Raycon Everyday Ear Buds Our smartphones are turning us into dopamine addicts, addiction expert Professor Anna Lembke says. As chief of Stanford University's dual diagnosis addiction clinic, Dr. Anna Lembke has treated patients addicted to everything from heroin to water (yes, you read right), and she refers to the smartphone as the "modern-day hypodermic needle". Her new book, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence examines how we can beat our digital dependencies, with its central thesis attempting to find out why with more abundance than ever, we remain less happy than we were in the past. In my conversation with Dr. Anna Lembke today, we’ll talk about her new book "Dopamine Nation,” defining dopamine, and the interconnection between pleasure and pain, and how that connection helps explain addiction. Dopamine is the neurotransmitter, the chemical messenger, that's most connected with processing, rewarding pleasurable behavior. The more dopamine a drug or behavior releases, the more addictive it is. Dr. Lembke is a psychiatrist who's the medical director of addiction medicine at Stanford University and chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic. Dopamine is the key here, the key to pleasure and pain. That of course is our guest today, Dr. Anna Lembke reading from her new book, Dopamine Nation about pleasure and pain.  Dr. Lembke will illustrate today how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. You’ll hear about the lived experiences of her patients, which are the gripping fabric of her new book. Their riveting stories of suffering and redemption give us all hope for managing our consumption and transforming our lives. My conversation with Dr. Lembke shows that the secret to finding balance is combining the science of desire with the wisdom of recovery.  Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show via internet phone, Dr. Anna Lembke. My thanks to Dr. Anna Lembke, author new book, Dopamine Nation for her generous time and preparation today.  Of course, my thanks to  Raycon Everyday Ear Buds for sponsoring today’s episode, please check out  Raycon Everyday Ear Buds for a wonderful in-ear audio experience…just like the Not Old Better Show…  My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience…please be safe, get your flu shots and your booster shot for COVID, recommend others do the same and Let’s Talk About Better.  The Not Old Better Show.  Thanks, everybody.   Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Dr. Kevin Ban - Vaccine, Flu Shot? What to Know Now The Not Old Better Show Briefing... Today's show is brought to you by Chess.com “Measures like social distancing, mask-wearing and increased flu vaccinations contributed to very few flu cases last season, however, as communities return to everyday activities amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, it is critical that people remain diligent about getting their flu vaccine,” says our guest today Kevin Ban, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Walgreens.  My thanks to Dr. Kevin Ban for his generous time and preparation today. Of course, my thanks to Chess.com for sponsoring today’s episode, please check out Chess.com/notold for chess instructions, excellent games to play, and you can find me there, too. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience…please be safe, get your flu shots and your booster shot for COVID, recommend others do the same and Let’s Talk About Better.  The Not Old Better Show.  Thanks, everybody.   Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Bill Glass - Progressive Parenta-Life Coach The Not Old Better Show - Healthy Living September Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  Today’s show is brought to you by Privacy.com. We have an excellent interview with actor Bill Glass today.  Bill Glass is shocked by the popularity of his Progressive Insurance ads, where he plays the helpful, Parenta-Life Coach, Dr. Rick, about not becoming your parents.   Dr. Rick, who’s played by actor Bill Glass is hilarious and is the man who teaches us not to become our parents as Dr. Rick in the Progressive Insurance ads.   Bill Glass spent five years at Kansas University, leaving just shy of a journalism degree. Bill Glass says he decided on journalism because he saw a connection to his love for improvisational comedy. In the early 90s, ESPN was sort of comedy sportscasting, according to Glass. Glass thought he loved being the class clown….and thought about the possibility of having fun being an ESPN journalist. ESPN never happened, but a role on stage at Chicago’s Second City comedy troupe lead to more steady work in commercials and various sitcoms. But it’s his role in the Progressive commercial series for which the recently-turned-50-year old is finding perhaps his greatest success. As for whether he’ll take a page from his parents when it comes to his two sons’ futures, he says, for now, he’s content to let the teens do their own thing. Bill Glass says that If they come to him and ask about college, he’ll talk it through with them. They’ll have to have a plan. They’ll have to show me the road map they want to take, according to Glass. Bill Glass s not worried about sounding like his parents in the future because he says he already does. Here’s how Dr. Rick describes his work, and how Dr. Rick got into his line of Parenta-Life Coaching:   That of course is our guest today, actor and comedian Bill Glass, from his most recent bit, and we’ll be chatting with Bill Glass about that and more, so please stay tuned… And now our full interview with actor, comedian Bill Glass, so please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, actor, writer, comedian, and Parenta-Life Coach, Bill Glass. My thanks to actor, comedian, writer Bill Glass.  My thanks to Privacy.com for sponsoring today’s show.  Please check out our show notes for links to support our sponsor, Privacy.com.  My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience.  Please be safe, if you haven’t, please get vaccinated and encourage those who’ve Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Power of Nothing to Lose - William Silber The Not Old Better Show, Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is brought to you by SimpliSafe.   As part of our Art of Living Author Interview Series, today’s guest is Dr. William Silber.   William Silber is an expert in banking, finance, securities pricing and trading, futures and options, and financial institutions and markets. During his career, Dr. Silber has made significant contributions in economics and finance and provided expert witness testimony in class certification and at trial. Professor Silber has testified before Congress and consulted with various government agencies, including the Federal Reserve Board, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget, the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and the President’s Commission on Financial Structure and Regulation.  Professor Silber has published articles in leading professional journals, and was an associate editor of the Journal of Finance and the Review of Economics and Statistics.  His book Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence was named the China Business News (CBN) 2013 Financial Book of the Year, and was a finalist for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs 2012 Business Book of the Year Award. His latest book, "The Power of Nothing to Lose: The Hail Mary Effect in Politics, War, and Business,"  shows how presidents, generals, dictators, and ordinary people have used the power of downside protection to alter history. A simple strategy, similar to the Hail Mary pass in football, encourages risky ventures that favor the ‘deciders’ but hurts innocent bystanders, causing collateral damage that requires attention. That was our guest today,  Dr. William Silber reading from his new book, "The Power of Nothing to Lose: The Hail Mary Effect in Politics, War, and Business," Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman wrote, "This book addresses an important issue that deserves a wide readership. It is lucid and clear and deals with some very important episodes in American history." Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Dr. William Silber. We’ll be right back with our guest, Dr. William Silber, author of the new book, "The Power of Nothing to Lose: The Hail Mary Effect in Politics, War, and Business," Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Brain Health Trainer - Ryan Glatt Art of Living Healthy Aging Month interview series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  Today’s show is brought to you by NORD VPN, and Inside Tracker.   As part of our Art of Living Healthy Aging Month interview series, we have a great interview with Ryan Glatt.   Ryan Glatt is a psychometrist and Brain Health Coach at the Brain Health Center in the Pacific Neuroscience Institute. With a strong background in exercise science and human health, Ryan Glatt develops curricula specifically targeted towards those with dementia, Parkinson’s disease, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and traumatic brain injury, coaching individuals towards optimal brain health. We will be discussing brain health, cognitive decline, specific exercises to prevent cognitive decline, including what Ryan Glatt refers to as ‘exer-gaming,’ and the modern solutions that come from video game playing! Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Brain Health Director from the Pacific Neuroscience Institute, Ryan Glatt. My thanks to NORD VPN and Inside Tracker for sponsoring today’s show.  Please check out our show notes for details on both sponsors, and please support our show sponsors.  My thanks to Ryan Glatt for his generous time, expertise, and depth of preparation today.  Of course, my thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience.  Please be safe, stay well, politely promote vaccinations to those not yet vaccinated and talk about better.  The Not Old Better Show.  Thanks, everybody. Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

No Spring Chicken - Francine Falk-Allen The Not Old Better Show, Healthy Aging Month Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Healthy Aging Month special program on post COVID travel with our guest, Francine Falk-Allen.  Today’s show is brought to you by Raycon Everyday Ear Buds.    Our guest today, Francine Falk-Allen is the author of the excellent new book, No Spring Chicken: Stories and Advice from a Wild Handicapper on Aging and Disability, she offers her humorous take on navigating the complications of aging, especially when traveling.  You’ll love this book and our inspirational interview today.  Let’s listen as Francine Falk Allen reads a passage from her book: There’s humor, sincere effort, and energy you hear from Francine Falk Allen and lots of great advice.   Francine Falk Allen will share with us an informative guide to living your best and longest life―whatever your physical challenges and age. Join me in welcoming to the Not Old Better Show via internet phone, Francine Falk Allen. We’ll be right back with more in our September is Healthy Aging Month special interview with Francine  Falk Allen, so please stick around… We’re back with Francine Falk Allen… My thanks to Francine Falk Allen for her generous time with us today.  Hopefully, you’ve been inspired because as we age, we all begin to have physical difficulties to contend with. My thanks to Raycon Everyday earbuds for sponsoring today’s show.  Please check out Raycon earbuds in our show notes and support our sponsors. My thanks to you our wonderful Not Old Better Show audience.  Please be safe, politely encourage vaccinations to those who aren’t yet, and let’s Talk About Better.  The Not Old Better Show, Healthy Aging Month special.  Thanks, everybody. Please support our sponsors: buyraycon.com/notoldbetter Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.