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Making The Most of Our Memory - Dr. Barry Gordon The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and as part of our Smithsonian Associates healthcare innovation interview series,  we have an excellent interview with Dr. Barry Gordon, founder of the Memory Clinic at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.  Dr. Gordon will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates program, June 22, and the title of his presentation is Making The Most of Your Memory.  More details are available on our website. Are you worried about your memory or someone else’s? Do you want to understand more about how your memory works?  How you might help it work better, and stave off declines? Dr.  Barry Gordon, a nationally recognized expert on memory and memory disorders, explains how each of us has many different kinds of memories, our own individual patterns of strengths and weakness, and how we might better appreciate what these patterns are. Dr. Barry Gordon tells us what memory and mental skills are likely to get worse with aging, which are incorrectly blamed on aging, and which may actually improve as we get older. Dr. Gordon describes useful memory and mental skills we should try harder to keep sharp, and Dr. Gordon suggests interventions and lifestyle changes that are most likely to help us to improve our ability to pay attention, to think, and to remember at any age.    Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, via internet phone, Smithsonian Associate, Dr. Barry Gordon.   My thanks to Dr. Barry Gordon, and the team at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.  Hopefully, today’s show will give you a sense of ideas to keep in mind, and to memorize, about your memory, memory lapses, and how to improve.  My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show.  My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience…be safe, and remember let’s Talk About Better.  The Not Old Better Show. Until next time, thanks, everybody.   For more information, please click HERE for the Smithsonian Associates website:  https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/making-most-of- Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Misinformation: Why It Exists - And How To Stop It - Helen Lee Bouygues The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and as part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living interview series, our guest today, Helen Lee Bouygues, is here to talk ‘Fake News,’ misinformation, and why it exists, but most importantly, how to stop it. Helen Lee Bouygues will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates program via Zoom, June 21, and the title of her presentation is Misinformation: Why it Exists - And How To Stop It.  More details are available on our website. Conspiracy theories have been part of our culture for centuries, dating back to the American Revolution. But it wasn’t until the 2016 Presidential election that Americans began to see how the internet could gin up a toxic stew of misinformation powerful enough to drive public opinion and elect a president. Today, algorithms control our news feeds and encourage emotional thinking. Conspiracy theories that were once relegated to fanzines are now heard even on the floors of Congress. Despite the wealth of resources that have been devoted to halting their dissemination, fake news, misinformation, and disinformation campaigns continue to attack democratic elections and unravel our social fabric. Banning liars and propagandists from Twitter and removing toxic websites won’t make the problem go away. The Reboot Foundation, founded by Helen Lee Bouygues— which promotes critical thinking through research—and others have found that education must play a primary role in tackling this problem. Despite calls for more media-literacy education, research shows that more than a third of American middle school students have had little or no instruction in how to identify a reliable website. Helen Lee Bouygues, president of the Reboot Foundation, discusses how to identify and combat fake news. She explains how society can balance free speech and new technologies, why people choose to reject or confirm information that competes with their worldview, and how media consumers can better resist becoming a victim of misinformation. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show via internet phone, Helen Lee Bouygues. My thanks to Helen Lee Bouygues.  Helen Lee Bouygues will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates, June 21, 2021, and the title of her presentation is Misinformation: Why It Ex Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Mercury Rising: John Glenn & Pres John Kennedy - Interview with Jeff Shesol The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and today’s show is an exciting historical story about astronaut John Glenn, President John F. Kennedy, and the battleground of the Cold War.  As part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living author interview series, our guest today is Jeff Shesol.  Jeff Shesol is the author of the new book, titled Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War.  Jeff Shesol will be appearing at the Smithsonian Associates on June 23, and we’ll have links and details to Jeff Shesol’s Zoom presentation for Smithsonian Associates in our show notes.   At the height of the Cold War, President John F. Kennedy saw outer space exploration as a race for survival—and one that America was losing. The Soviets seemed unstoppable in space. They had sent the first satellite into orbit, the first animal into orbit, and then, in 1961, the first man. The military implications were clear: The United States needed to catch up.  When John Glenn blasted off aboard Friendship 7 on February 20, 1962, he carried America’s hopes into orbit—and into a new and perilous Cold War battleground. He was perfectly suited to his mission. Though other astronauts called him “the Boy Scout,” they saw his ambition, his drive, and his fierceness of purpose. Glenn’s historic flight did not in itself win the space race, but it did shift the momentum by putting the United States on the path to the moon. Drawing on his new book, Mercury Rising, author Jeff Shesol examines how the astronaut’s heroics lifted the nation’s hopes in what Kennedy called the “hour of maximum danger.” One of the Washington Post's 20 Books to Read This Summer A riveting history of the epic orbital flight that put America back into the space race. If the United States couldn’t catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? Please join me in welcoming to the Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associate, and author Jeff Shesol. My thanks to Jeff Shesol.  Jeff Shesol will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates, June 23, 2021, and the title of his presentation is How Space Became a Cold War Battleground.  You can find out more in our show notes.   My thanks as well to the Smithsonian Associates team for all they do to support the show.  Of course, my thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience. Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Gloria Riviera - No One Is Coming to Save Us, Lemonada Media The Not Old Better Show Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is wonderful and important, at the same time.  As part of our Lemonada Media series, we’re introducing a new show, No One is Coming to Save Us, from Lemonada Media.  Our guest today, Gloria Riviera, the ABC News correspondent, is the host of No One is Coming to Save Us.  No One is Coming to Save Us is a limited, 4 part series on the important topic of child care in the United States of America today.   The United States has long failed families when it comes to childcare, as many in our Not Old Better Show audience know well, it takes a village, as Hilary Clinton says, but even with multi-generational families in place, the Covid-19 up-ending of our broken childcare system took things to an emergency crisis level – for parents, grandparents and child care providers alike.   Access to high-quality childcare and early education determines so much of a kid’s future…and their family’s sanity. Laugh, cry, be outraged, and hear solutions in this four-part series that explains why child care is broken and how we can fix it. No one is coming to save us — we need to save ourselves. Let’s listen as Gloria Riviera, who has reported from war zones,  shares an emotionally charged moment, and the compassion you’ll hear from Gloria Riviera on this subject is palpable, as Gloria Riviera describes her life as a reporter and what this issue means to her, trusting her child care with those who would give their lives…it’s just that important.  We’re all looking for someone, somewhere you trust with your child’s life.  That’s child care today.  That of course is our guest today, Gloria Riviera talking about her life, the issue of child care, and her new series, No One Is Coming to Save Us.   Child care is not an exact comparison to a war zone, but the toll taken on families is real, and Gloria Riviera along with Special Correspondent and actor Kristin Bell, together they cover child care issues but do so in an uplifting manner. As Gloria Riviera says, and then the pandemic hit, and what was just hard, became impossible.  It’s true, last year, everyone’s life fell apart, at least a little. If you were a woman — particularly a woman with children at home — your life likely fell apart a lot more. This spring, the Census Bureau estimated that 1.5 million America mothers have yet to return to the workforce, with women of color affected disproportionately. The American child care crisis, the subject of 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 Voice - Denise Woods The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang.  As part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Series, our guest today is vocal coach extraordinaire, Denise Woods. Denise Woods will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates, June 16, 2021, and the title of her presentation is The Power of Voice: Vocal Coach Denise Woods on Making Yourself Heard.  You can find out more in our show notes. But Denise Woods is our guest today and  Denise Woods is one of the nation’s most sought-after voice and dialect coaches. In her new book, The Power of Voice: A Guide to Making Yourself Heard, Denise Woods shares the secrets, tips, lessons, and stories that have helped Hollywood’s biggest stars become confident, effective communicators.  Denise Woods even coaches me in this interview…and you’ll want to hear her insightful tutelage.  I have to not only find my voice but to powerfully express myself so others will listen! One of the most sought-after vocal coaches in Hollywood, Denise Woods has worked with Halle Berry, Will Smith, Mahershala Ali, Jessica Chastain, Kirsten Dunst, Laurence Fishburne, Idris Elba, Ray Liotta, Taraji P. Henson, and Mike Myers, among many others, teaching them how to use their voice to enhance their art. Drawing on her new book The Power of Voice: A Guide to Making Yourself Heard, Woods shares proven, practical, and invaluable tools to change both how we communicate and ultimately how we see ourselves. From America’s number-one most feared task—public speaking—to asking for a raise, establishing your presence in video meetings to a marriage proposal, we’re judged by our voice, our most crucial instrument of expression. Woods discusses how to develop your voice and be heard in everyday life, and also addresses topics such as how to be heard as a person of color and how to convey who we are by embracing our culture, region, and heritage. In our conversation today on The Not Old Better Show Denise Woods traces her journey from a shy child in New York City to the successful performer, a teacher at the Julliard School (from which she graduated) and the California Institute of the Arts to her work with a host of stars to finding her origins.   Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

An Amazing Odyssey: A Congressman’s Solo Flight Around the World - Paul Glenshaw The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang.  As part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Series, our guest today, Paul Glenshaw has an unlikely story. Paul Glenshaw will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates, June 15, 2021, and the title of his presentation is An Amazing Odyssey: A Congressman’s Solo Flight Around the World You can find out more in our show notes. But Paul Glenshaw is our guest today and see if you can imagine this: a congressman risks his life for a self-funded world peace mission. The Smithsonian loans an airplane from its collection for a solo round-the-world flight. A pilot makes that flight and does nothing to exploit his achievement. Yet, as Glenshaw tells us, all these things happened, in 1951, to one Peter Mack. In 1951, Peter F. Mack Jr., a 34-year-old U.S. congressman from rural Illinois, made an extraordinary journey for peace. He borrowed a single-engine airplane from the Smithsonian, rechristened it the Friendship Flame, and flew it around the world alone on a self-funded, self-directed goodwill mission. Along the way, without aides or security, he met ordinary citizens and dignitaries and extended his hand in friendship, and became the first person to fly across the Pacific Ocean alone. As his constituent’s five and ten-dollar donations came in, Congressman Mack contributed $1500 of his own money, planned his route, and re-christened the plane Friendship Flame. On October 7, 1951, he took off from Springfield, Illinois on what he called the Abraham Lincoln Goodwill Tour. After crossing the Atlantic, Congressman Mack toured Western Europe, Scandinavia, and the British Isles. He tried in vain to enter the Soviet Union. He flew through the Middle East, Iran, Pakistan, into South Asia, then Vietnam and Korea (where the war was in full swing), and finally Japan.  He handed out what he called “friendship scrolls.” He met with dignitaries and ordinary citizens, assuring everyone he met that the people of the United States were interested only in peace. Aviation historian Paul Glenshaw offers a fascinating snapshot of a troubled globe in the aftermath of World War II and the start of the Cold War as he uses original images, film, news reports, and audio recordings made during Mack’s epic odyssey to tell this inspiring story. My thanks to Paul Glenshaw. Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Kate Eckman - The Full Spirit Workout The Not Old Better Show Fitness Friday Author Interview Series I’m Paul Vogelzang and our packed show today includes this week’s Healthy Headline about new research which confirms that early risers get a lot more than the worm, but they get relief from depression, too, along with today’s guest, Kate Eckman, who’s written the new book, The Full Spirit Workout about mental fitness for the mind.     So great to be with you today, and good morning and welcome to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW. I’m your host, Paul Vogelzang, and we’ve got a great show for you today on fitness, and a kind of fitness regimen for the mind.   Our guest today is author, Kate Eckman.  Kate Eckman is an international TV presenter and model, motivational speaker, and author of Love Yourself, Love Your Life, and her book, The Full Spirit Workout, which is all about sharing inspirational stories about self-confidence, healthy aging, personal growth, beauty, and fitness.  Just as strong physical fitness and strong muscles help you live more effectively, strong mental muscles can give you the power to navigate your internal world, as well as the external world. Just as physical fitness involves a strong core, mental fitness will help you develop a strong inner core. And just as consistent reps of exercise get the body fit, the reps and exercises in Kate Eckman’s new book, The Full Spirit Workout, will help you shed any self-doubt that holds you back from achieving the fun, fulfilling life we desire and deserve as we get better, not older! Kate  Eckman earned a BA from Penn State University on a swimming scholarship and went on to earn her master's degree in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Kate Eckman worked as a TV news anchor and reporter for nearly a decade.  Kate is also a meditation teacher and course creator for Insight Timer, the world’s number-one ranked free meditation app.  I think from our interview today you’ll find, as I did, that Kate Eckman is a dynamic, high-energy and entertaining guest.  Kate Eckman has the innate ability to not only capture our Not Old Better Show on KSCW’s audience attention—but also your hearts.  All this today on The Not Old Better Show on KSCW, but first our Healthy Headlines: Waking just one hour earlier cuts depression risk by double digits From the journal JAMA Psychiatry, and the University of Colorado, and Harvard, waking up just one hour earlier could reduce a person's risk of major depression by 23%! As people emerge, post-pandemic, from working and attending school remotely, —and being just generally isolated, a trend has begun leading many to shift to a later sleep schedule-according to Dr. V. Dr. V’s team of researchers found that even one hour earlier sleep t Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Dr. Rui Diogo - The Meaning of Life and Human Nature: Evolution, Gods, Conspiracy Theories, and Ghosts The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and as part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living series, our guest today is evolutionary biologist, Dr. Rui Diogo.  Dr. Rui Diogo will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates on June 10, 2021, so coming right up, and the title of Dr. Diogo’s presentation is The Meaning of Life and Human Nature: Evolution, Gods, Conspiracy Theories, and Ghosts. It’s only natural for humans to ask “Why?” and then come up with answers. Ask children why rivers exist, and they might tell us so that we can have water to drink. They’ll draw the sun with a smiling face—depicting it not as an inanimate object, but as a purposeful being with a day job. Even in adulthood, we never break free of such tendencies. Consider last year’s birth and spread of conspiracy theories about the origins of COVID-19. What makes us do this? Using case studies and research from diverse scientific fields, Rui Diogo, an evolutionary biologist, takes a scientific look at how humans have long made sense of their worlds. From understanding our tendency to seek purpose in life to our awareness of the inevitability and randomness of death to why we developed our beliefs in gods, conspiracy theories, and ghosts, Diogo looks at what our evolution can tell us about our tendency to wonder about life’s “cosmic purpose”. While often considered one of humanity’s most noble features it is also linked to some of the darker developments in human history, including witch hunts, misogyny, animal abuse, colonialism, racism, eugenics, terrorism, and the majority of wars. In order to prevent their repetition and to avoid an ecological point of no return, Diogo argues that we must move to an understanding of life that is more rational and empirical. In our quest for understanding of earthquakes, rainbows, birth defects, and aspects of our bodies—anything not directly related to purposeful choices made by living organisms—we should reframe our questions not as a "why" but as a “how did this occur” question: How did this thing occur or evolve rather than why did this occur or evolve? Diogo is an associate professor of anatomy at Howard University’s College of Medicine and a resource faculty member at George Washington University’s Center for the Advanced Study of Hominid Paleobiology. My thanks to the author, and evolutionary biologist, Dr. Rui Diogo. Enjoy his new book,  Meaning of Life, Human Nature, and Delusions.  Dr. Rui Diogo will be presenting at Smithsonian Associates, June 10, 2021, and more details can be found in the show notes today on our website.    My thanks Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Hero Code - Adm. William McRaven The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Author Interview Series Welcome to the Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang.  As part of our Smithsonian Associates author interview series, today’s guest is Admiral William McRaven.  Admiral McRaven will be presenting at Smithsonian Associates, June 7, 2021, and the title of his presentation is The Hero Code.   It’s been ten years since Admiral McRaven launched the successful Operation Neptune Spear, the May 2011 raid against Osama bin Laden.  And to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Operation Neptune Spear, we’re talking today with Admiral William McRaven. In December 2011, McRaven was runner-up for Time Person of the Year for his role in the operation.  To us, he is a hero, but as a young boy growing up in Texas, Bill McRaven only dreamed of being a superhero. McRaven longed to put on a cape and use his superpowers to save the Earth from destruction. But as he grew older and traveled the world, he found real heroes everywhere he went—and none of them had superpowers, much less capes or cowls. But each possessed qualities that gave them the power to help others, to make a difference, to save the world: courage, both physical and moral; humility; a willingness to sacrifice; and a deep sense of integrity. Turns out, the hero code is not a cipher, a puzzle, or a secret message. It is a code of conduct; lessons in virtues that can become the foundations of our character as we build a life worthy of honor and respect, and duty. That, of course, is our guest today, Admiral William McRaven, reading from his new book, The Hero Code.  Join me and Admiral McRaven, U.S. Navy (Ret.), about what it means to be a hero, duty, perseverance, lessons learned from the raid on bin Laden, his recollection of the moment when the ground force commander called out, "For God and Country. Geronimo, Geronimo, Geronimo.” And of course, "Geronimo" was the code word for bin Laden." That's about as exciting as it gets, right?  Jackpot, right? Given Admiral McRaven’s record of service and duty to his country as leader of the United States Special Operations Command, he is a true hero, it’s not a cliché to say it takes one to know one. Admiral McRaven knows the subject matter well.   His book The Hero Code: Lessons Learned From Lives Well Lived is excellent, and now please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Admiral William McRaven.   My thanks to Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Brad Stone -Amazon Unbound The Not Old Better Show, Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and our packed show today includes this week’s Healthy Headline about Laughter Therapy, along with today’s guest, Brad Stone has written the most current, up-to-date, tell-all about Jeff Bezos and the ubiquitous Amazon!   Shopping on Amazon.com has become part of our lives, and the Amazon delivery trucks can be seen everywhere, in nearly every country, and every neighborhood and block here in the US.  Half of US households are Amazon Prime members and Amazon’s annual 2020 revenue was $386 BN!   Brad Stone, author of the new book "Amazon Unbound," tells us all about Amazon, the inside-the-store look at the largest online retailer in the world.  Brad Stone tells us how he managed to get inside the Jeff Bezos bubble, despite the fact that Amazon is "a secretive company and Bezos is a secretive person." Brad Stone also says Bezos “won the Pandemic,” by providing products from A to Z (amazon’s logo), and delivery during the lockdown.  A real coup, benefit, and relief for all of us needing supplies but unwilling and prohibited from shopping without our masks.  Brad Stone’s new book, Amazon Unbound, is an unvarnished picture of Amazon’s unprecedented growth and its billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, revealing the most important business story of our time.  Listen as Brad Stone reads a passage from his new book, ‘Amazon Unbound,’ telling us the story of how Jeff Bezos fell in love with the ‘single cow burger.’ An amazing story… That of course was our guest today, author Brad Stone reading a passage from his new book, ‘Amazon Unbound.’ Brad Stone is senior executive editor of global technology at Bloomberg News. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon, which has been translated into over thirty-five languages. He has covered Silicon Valley for more than twenty years and lives in the San Francisco Bay area Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.