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How Much Is Enough?: Buddhist and Western Perspectives on Greed, Prosperity, and Happiness The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang, and this is the Smithsonian Associates Art of Living author interview series. Our guest today is Dr. Steven Emmanuel. Dr. Steven Emmanuel is the dean of the Susan S. Goode School of Arts and Humanities at Virginia Wesleyan University. Dr. Emmanuel will be presenting via Zoom on May 25, 2021, and the title of Dr. Emmanuel's presentation is How Much is Enough? Buddhist and Western Perspectives on Greed, Prosperity, and Happiness. It has become fashionable in recent decades to assert that greed is good—or more accurately, that greed can be a productive force for good. This is not a new idea: As early as the 18th century, philosophers such as Adam Smith noted that vices such as avarice and vanity contributed to the advancement of society by spurring industry and prosperity. At the same time, Smith was deeply aware of the social and psychological costs of a competitive market system—not least anxiety, inauthenticity, inequality, and indifference to the misery of the poor. He frequently observed how the relentless pursuit of wealth disrupts the tranquility and contentment necessary to human happiness. Modern critics of free-market capitalism have long complained that it promotes economic growth at the expense of virtue and happiness. But does the capitalist model for alleviating poverty force us to choose between the useful and the good? Is some measure of unhappiness simply the price we pay for human progress? Though it may seem an unlikely source, the Buddhist tradition offers us a useful conceptual framework for thinking about this question. Our guest today, Steven M. Emmanuel, dean of the Susan S. Goode School of Arts and Humanities at Virginia Wesleyan University will answer our questions about whether there is value in greed, the dangers of wealth acquisition as it pertains to happiness, and an ennobling form of economic activity that is not only compatible with moral and spiritual growth but promotes the conditions for a peaceful, prosperous, and happy society. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associate Dr. Steven Emmanuel. My thanks to Dr. Steven Emmanuel, who will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates program on May 25, 2021, and the title of Dr. Emmanuel's presentation is How Much is Enough? Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

How To Break A Democracy - Jon Grinspan The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang. As part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living interview series, our guest today is Jon Grinspan. Jon Grinspan is Curator Division of Political and Military History at the Smithsonian, in the National Museum of American History, and will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates program May 25, 2021, and the title of Jon Grinspan's Zoom presentation is How to Break a Democracy: Lessons from an Age of Acrimony. Americans may claim we are more divided than we've been since the Civil War but forget that the lifetime after that conflict saw the loudest, roughest political campaigns in our history. Presidential elections from the 1860s through the early 1900s produced the highest turnouts, the closest margins, and the most political violence: The period was marked by three presidential assassinations, two presidents who won the White House while losing the popular vote, and one impeachment. Widespread political participation and frustration went hand in hand until the reforms of the early 20th century traded that participation for civility. Join me and Jon Grinspan today as we discuss his new book, The Age of Acrimony: How Americans Fought to Fix Their Democracy, 1865-1915, one of "the loudest, closest, most violent elections in US history." (Hint: we're not talking about our most recent US election, either!), and what Jon Grinspan learned in his research that might give our audience reassurance that we, as a country, will move beyond this current political dysfunction. A great subject for today. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show via internet phone, author, historian, curator, and Smithsonian Associate Jon Grinspan. My thanks to Jon Grinspan, who will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates program May 25, 2021, and the title of Jon Grinspan's Zoom presentation is How to Break a Democracy: Lessons from an Age of Acrimony. More details in today's show notes. Also, my thanks to the Smithsonian Associates team for all they do to support the show. My special thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience. Please be safe, practice smart social distancing, get the vaccine, 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.

Moving Together Outside - Sabrena Jo The Not Old Better Show, Fitness Friday Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang. As part of our Fitness Friday series our interview today is with Sabrena Jo, Director of Science and Research Content at the American Council on Exercise. I always love speaking with Sabrena Jo, American Council on Exercise (ACE) Director of Science and Research, because of her research orientation. Research, fact-based analysis, and outcomes orientation are critical to our Not Old Better Show audience. With the coronavirus causing some gym-goers and regulars at the local recreation center to reconsider their workout spot, staying physically active means getting creative with an exercise routine closer to home. There are lots of safe ways to work out while maintaining a physical distance. Spring and early summer is a prime time to go outdoors to walk, run or bicycle, and play golf or tennis. Coronavirus transmission risk appears to be reduced outdoors, but according to the NIH the virus is constantly changing and we are constantly learning about this virus. The NIH and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention both recommend exercising outdoors where comfortable, but do so safely and with the coronavirus causing some gym-goers and regulars at the local recreation center to reconsider their workout spot, staying physically active means getting creative with an exercise routine closer to home. There are lots of safe ways to work out while maintaining a physical distance. My thanks always to Sabrena Jo, ACE Director of Science and Research for joining us today. Please check out the ACE #acesciencesaturday, which we'll link to here, for more great tips, resources, and information. And to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience. Please keep your emails coming to me with show ideas, suggestions, and comments: @ info@notold-better.com. Remember, stay safe everyone, practice smart social distancing, get the vaccine, 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.

Amy Shira Teitel - Fighting For Space The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang. As part of the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, Because of Her Story Series, our guest today is Amy Shira Teitel. Amy Shira Teitel will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates program on May 26, 2021, and the title of Amy Shira Teitel's Zoom presentation is Fighting for Space: Pilots Jackie Cochran and Jerrie Cobb Amy Shira Teitel has had a lifelong passion for spaceflight; she specialized in space history throughout her academic life, culminating in her MA thesis about the little-known Gemini-Rogallo wing When the space age dawned in the late 1950s, Jackie Cochran held more propeller and jet flying records than any pilot of the 20th century—man or woman. She had led the Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots during WWII, was the first woman to break the sound barrier, ran her own luxury cosmetics company, and counted multiple presidents among her friends. She was more qualified than any woman in the world to make the leap from the atmosphere to orbit. Yet it was Jerrie Cobb, 25 years Cochran's junior and a record-holding pilot in her own right, who finagled her way into taking the same medical tests as the Mercury astronauts. The prospect of flying in space quickly became her obsession. As the American and international media fell in love with the idea of a nonexistent "woman astronaut" program, Cochran and Cobb struggled to gain control of the narrative, each hoping to turn the rumored program into their own ideal reality—an issue that ultimately went all the way to Congress. Drawing on her new book Fighting for Space: Two Pilots and Their Historic Battle for Female Spaceflight, space historian and television host Amy Shira Teitel tells the fascinating story of these trailblazers who spent years as adversaries in search of the same goal: creating a place for women in the male-dominated arena of aviation and space flight. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show via internet phone, Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Dr. Brian Rose - Moviegoing in America The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang. As part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living interview series, our guest today is Dr. Brian Rose. Dr. Brian Rose will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates program May 12, 2021, and the title of Dr. Rose's Zoom presentation is Moviegoing in America: Nickelodeons to Movie Palaces to IMAX to Streaming Ever since the movie industry was born in the 1890s, audiences have been thrilled to watch stories come to life on the big screen. At first, this screen wasn't very big—nor was attending the stuffy local nickelodeon all that pleasant. But by the 1920s, extravagant movie palaces were constructed in downtowns all over the country and moviegoing was transformed into a luxury experience. Sadly, this would end in the 1950s with the rise of the suburbs and the explosion of drive-in theaters, followed by shopping-mall multiplexes. Today, going to the movies can be either overwhelming—at seven-story IMAX theaters—or thoroughly unpleasant, as your neighbor gobbles nachos and beer and teenagers talk and text throughout the film. And with the advent of the pandemic, for most of us, moviegoing is now just a memory. Our guest today, Dr. Brian Rose will be talking with us about those subjects and more, including upcoming trends we'll see in the near future at theaters either in-home or at a movie house. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show via internet phone, Smithsonian Associate Dr. Brian Rose. My thanks to Dr. Brian Rose, who will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates program on May 12, 2021, and the title of Dr. Rose's Zoom presentation is Moviegoing in America: Nickelodeons to Movie Palaces to IMAX to Streaming. More details on Dr. Rose's presentation are available in today's show notes. Also, my thanks to the Smithsonian Associates team for all they do to support the show. My special thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience. Please be safe, practice smart social distancing, get the vaccine, and Talk About Better. The Not Old Better Show. Thanks, everybody. For more details on tickets and other information, please click HERE>. https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/moviegoing-in-america-nickelodeons-to-movie-palaces-to-imax-to-streaming Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Anna Sale - Let's Talk About Hard Things The Not Old Better Show, Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang with another great show for all of us who aren't old, we're better. My guest today is Anna Sale. Many will know Anna Sale from her work on the WNYC Radio show and podcast, 'Death, Sex & Money.' Anna Sale describes her show, again 'Death, Sex, & Money,' "the things we think about a log and need to talk about more." Anna Sale began talking about 'hard things' when from 2010 - 2013 she reported on politics for the WNYC show "The Takeaway." While covering Anthony Weiner's second sexting scandal during his destined-to-fail mayoral campaign, Anna Sale, who at age 33 was newly divorced thought that a new show where people would be given room to talk about hard things that had shaped their lives might be a great show idea. Anna Sale heard herself say the words "Death, Sex, & Money" one day and the show took shape and gathered steam. After debuting at the top of the Apple Podcasts chart in 2014, Death, Sex & Money was named the #1 podcast of the year by New York Magazine in 2015. Anna Sale won a Gracie for best podcast host in 2016 and the show won a 2018 Webby for best interview show. Anna Sale has written a new book, titled, Let's Talk About Hard Things, which is her empathetic debut. If you're a fan of 'Death, Sex & Money,' or new to Anna Sale's work, you'll find, like I did that the book is a familiar guide to talking about the important stuff of life. Anna Sale and I talk about connecting aging for all of us after COVID, and what it means to do so after lockdown and isolation, what she learned while writing the book and doing her show, and importantly, about the state of our country and why it's so important that especially now we 'Talk About Hard Things." As a special discussion item, please stick around to the end as Anna Sale and I learn of the jury verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial while live during our interview. Great stuff from Anna Sale. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, journalist, author of 'Let's Talk About Hard Things," Anna Sale. 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.

Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt's Roaring '20s - Dr. Raphael Cormack Smithsonian Associates, The Not Old Better Show Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang. As part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living interview series, our guest today is Dr. Raphael Cormack. Dr Raphael Cormack has written a new book, Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt's Roaring '20s and will be introducing and reading a section from his book, which is excellent, getting great reviews and absolutely a winner! One of the world's greatest 20th-century cosmopolitan cities, Cairo was a magnet for the ambitious and talented. During the 1920s and 30s, a lively music, theater, film, and cabaret scene flourished, dominated by women—as stars but also as impresarios, entrepreneurs, owners, and promoters of the arts industry. Buffeted by crosswinds of colonialism and nationalism, conservatism and liberalism, religious and secular values, patriarchy and feminism, this new generation of celebrities offered a new vision for women in Egypt and throughout the Middle East. Raphael Cormack, an award-winning editor and translator, pulls back the curtain on these boundary-breaking women in entertainment. Dr. Cormack unveils the rich histories of independent, enterprising figures like vaudeville star Rose al-Youssef who launched one of Cairo's most important literary newspapers. That was Dr. Raphael Cormack reading from his new book, Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt's Roaring '20s Dr. Carmack will be presenting at Smithsonian Associates program, entitled, Midnight in Cairo: The Divas of Egypt's Roaring '20s, May 20, and we have him today. Please join me in welcoming Smithsonian Asssociate, Dr. Raphael Cormack. My thanks to Dr. Raphael Cormack for joining us today. You'll find links to Dr. Raphael Cormack's Smithsonian Associates presentation on our website, along with more details. My thanks to the Smithsonian Associates team for all they do to support the show, and my special thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience. Please be safe, practice smart social distancing, get the vaccine, and Talk About Better. The Not Old Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

CULINASIA Explores the Future of Asian Food in America Smithsonian Associates, The Not Old Better Show Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang. As part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living interview series, our guest today is talented business owner, writer, restauranteur, Simone Jacobson. Simone Jacobson, a co-owner at award-winning Burmese restaurant Thamee in DC, and is the official curator for CULINASIA Since its introduction to the United States more than 150 years ago, Chinese and Asian cuisine has become an American staple. Its cooking techniques, from stir-frying and smoking to steaming and braising, have grown in popularity over the decades. At the same time, Chinese Americans have been ridiculed, shunned, excluded, and discriminated against. Asian Americans were reportedly targeted at least 500 times in the first two months of this year, according to the advocacy organization Stop AAPI Hate, with nearly 3,800 complaints received in the past year. More than two-thirds of these complaints were of verbal harassment, while 11% involved physical assaults; and the majority of victims have been women and elderly persons. In the COVID-19 era, anti-Asian racism and violence against Asian Americans have been widespread, and many-storied institutions—from small mom-and-pop shops to massive dim sum banquet halls—have permanently closed their doors. Why is the survival of Chinese restaurants so essential to the future of American culture and to the soul of our cities? How do we preserve the legacy of Asian food in America, and why do these efforts matter now? Join me and our guest Simone Jacobson along with Simone's hand-picked panel of chefs, advocates, and activists who discuss the future of Chinatowns across the country. The panelists include food writer Grace Young, a James Beard Award-winning cookbook author and co-creator of Coronavirus: Chinatown Stories; Brandon Jew, chef and owner of Mister Jiu's, Moongate Lounge, and Mamahuhu in San Francisco, and author of Mister Jiu's in Chinatown: Recipes and Stories from the Birthplace of Chinese American Food (Ten Speed Press); Jennifer Tam and Victoria Lee, founders of Welcome to Chinatown, a grassroots initiative supporting New York City's Chinatown businesses; Daphne Wu, co-organizer of Save Our Chinatowns, an arts and culture initiative uplifting Bay Area Chinatown communities; and Wellington Chen, executive director of the Chinatown BID/Partnership in New York. Also on the panel are celebrity chefs and restaurateurs Jet Tila, Food Network star and chef-partner in Pei Wei Restaurant Group, and Christine Hà, the first blind contestant of "MasterChef"—and winner of its third season in 2012—and owner of The Blind Goat and Xin Chào in Houston. This will be a wonderful series so please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better S Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Dr. Jessica Bacal - The Rejection That Changed My Life... The Not Old Better Show Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm your host, Paul Vogelzang As part of our Art of Living Author interview series, today's guest is powerhouse writer and educator Jessica Bacal. Dr. Jessica Bacal is the author of the best-seller, Mistakes I Made at Work, which 'FAST COMPANY' magazine ranked as a "Top 10 Book You Need to Read This Year" that was 2014. Now, in 2021, Jessica Bacal's new book, The Rejection That Changed My Life: 25+ Powerful Women on Being Let Down, Turning It Around, and Burning It Up at Work is really a 'handbook.' In our conversation today, Dr. Jess Bacal shares stories of women professionals and their experiences with rejection and growth.Dr. Bacal tells us about early rejections how, when viewed from the distance of an otherwise successful career, they may end up being, unfortunately, discouraging as they make rejection seem like a low hurdle to be easily overcome. The overarching lessons from Dr. Bacal are to "see the experience of rejection, including our own reactions to it, as just data" and to practice receiving rejection "like a muscle." Dr. Bacal's tips are helpful, her message of normalizing setbacks comes across most powerfully in a conclusion considering universal themes of struggle and renewal. This affirming compilation is perfect for The Not Old Better Show audience and anyone else seeking to find their footing in a complicated new work world, either those of us in 'second acts,' or those on their first act, so we don't avoid rejection but learn from it, and don't take a first rejection as an absolute. That of course is our guest today, Dr. Jess Bacal, reading from her new book, The Rejection That Changed My Life: 25+ Powerful Women on Being Let Down, Turning It Around, and Burning It Up at Work My thanks to Dr. Jessica Bacal, author of the new book, The Rejection That Changed My Life: 25+ Powerful Women on Being Let Down, Turning It Around, and Burning It Up at Work. Links to Dr. Bacal, her work, and her new book are available in the show notes. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience. My hope is that you've either had your vaccine or you're standing in line for the vaccine listening to the show, right now! Please stay safe, practice smart social distancing, and let's talk about better. The Not Old Better Show. Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

David Smith - The Cost of Care Podcast Interview The Not Old Better Show Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang. As part of our Art of Living Interview series, today's show features my interview with David Smith, host of the new podcast from Lemonada Media, titled 'The Cost Of Care.' Today's interview with David Smith is the perfect antidote for our year of isolation and since the pandemic has impacted us all, we're all vaccine patients, dealing with COVID, and a community of people thinking about care, what it costs, and the community of all of us. Well, first off, what's your life worth? Healthcare in the United States can bankrupt you, demoralize you—or actually kill you. Healthcare economist David Smith grew up in a Mormon community in Utah, and lost his father, sister, and brother to the same deadly epidemic. David Smith spent his career exploring whether their deaths were preventable and how we can make health a priority for everyone. Today on The Not Old Better Show, we discuss David Smith's new show, 'The Cost of Care," David and I chat about patients, medical experts, and policymakers – and David will reveal how the wealthiest nation on earth ended up with one of the most expensive, worst-performing health care systems in the world and provide solutions to fix it, together. That's a brief clip from David and his new podcast 'The Cost of Care,' from Lemonada Media, and now please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show via internet phone, David Smith. My thanks to David Smith for his time today. Thanks, also, to Lemonada Media for reaching out with such an important new show from them, and this important health subject. Check out the Cost of Care podcast when it debuts April 15, anywhere you listen to podcasts, and we'll have links in our show notes today. 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.