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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang, and this is episode #461. As part of our Smithsonian Associates, Inside Science, Earth Optimism Initiative series, today's show is another in our series about the global conversation regarding climate. Over the past half-century, from historian Lynn White's influential 1967 essay attributing many of the causes of the ecological crisis to Latin Christianity to Pope Francis's 2015 addresses to Congress and the United Nations about the need to combat climate change, the Christian churches—and to some extent the other world religions—have made a momentous shift toward incorporating environmentalism into their teachings. The change is evident in the emergence of ideas such as integral ecology in Catholicism, eco-kashrut in Judaism, and green Buddhism, as well as various forms of religious environmental activism. Our guest today, ethicist and author Dr. William Barbieri answers our questions about how and why these religious traditions have adapted their teachings in response to ecological challenges, and about what we can learn from this process regarding the role of religions in the modern world. Dr. Barbieri discusses the ethical ramifications of the greening of Christianity, as well as other models of ecological spirtuality and ethics. Dr. William Barbieri is associate professor of ethics in the School of Theology and Religious Studies and director of the Peace and Justice Studies Program at Catholic University of America. My thanks to Dr. William Barbieri, joining us today to talk about Earth Optimism, and how the global conservation movement has reached a turning point, especially with religion. We all are aware, and it has been well documented the fast pace of habitat loss, the growing number of endangered and extinct species, and the increasing speed of global climate change. Yet while the seriousness of these threats cannot be denied, there are a growing number of examples of improvements in the health of species and ecosystems, along with benefits to human well-being, thanks to our conservation actions. Earth Optimism celebrates a change in focus from problem to solution, from a sense of loss to one of hope, in the dialogue about conservation and sustainability. Let's support and celebrate Earth Optimism. And my thanks always to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience. Remember, stay safe everyone, practice smart social distancing, and Talk About Better. The Not Old Better Show. Thanks, everybody. For details on Zoom from Smithsonian Associates, please go here> https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/greening-of-religion-ethics-and-environment Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Great American Road Trip - Allen Pietrobon Smithsonian Associates Artist Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang, and this is episode #460. As part of our Smithsonian Associates, Art of Living Streaming Series, our guest today is historian, academic, Dr. Allen Pietrobon. Dr. Allen Pietrobon will be presenting via Zoom at the Smithsonian Associates Streaming program, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, and the title of his presentation, and the subject of our conversation today is The Great American Road Trip. Details are available on our site about Zoom. Just in time for the summer road trip season, Dr. Allen Pietrobon, an assistant professor of global Affairs at Trinity Washington University and an award-winning historian, takes us on a literary journey that explores the nature and impact of American travel stories. Perhaps no genre of story is so typically American than the travel story narrative. From chronicles of the settlement of the West to the modern cross-country road trip, travel story narratives have infused American history and popular culture. Many of these stories are written from the perspective of travelers who found themselves to be outsiders along the way. From Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi to John Steinbeck's Travels With Charlie to Jack Kerouac's On The Road, in most of these stories, the protagonist is positioned as an explorer in a new and unfamiliar landscape (whether that be Jim Crow-era Alabama or the American West) on a journey of self-discovery to encounter the "real" America. What is so compelling about travel stories? What can they teach us about American history, culture, and society? Dr. Allen Pietrobon will answer those questions and more during our interview. Dr. Allen Pietrobon is a historian and academic. Dr. Allen Pietrobon will be presenting via Zoom at the Smithsonian Associates program, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, and the title of his presentation is The Great American Road Trip. Details are available on our site about Zoom. Thank you to the Smithsonian, for arranging today's interview and for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience. Please practice smart social distancing, be well, be healthy, and Talk About Better. The Not Old Better Show. For more information about Smithsonian Associates Streaming Series, via Zoom, please check here> https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/great-american-road-trip Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Mix Up Your Exercise Post COVID 19 Fitness Friday Series with Sabrena Jo Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang, and this is episode #459. Today's show is brought to you by Theragun. Staying in during COVID-19 restrictions shouldn't mean spending hours on the couch, especially for those of us in The Not Old Better Show audience. Our guest today, returning favorite, Sabrena Jo, Director of Science and Research Content, at the American Council on Exercise, knows this subject well and will share much with us today to help us protect our health during COVID 19, and promote better health. It is always important for older adults to exercise to help improve their overall immunity, but especially now during the spread of COVID-19 when they are at greater risk of complications from the virus. Other benefits to exercising include increasing strength and flexibility, which can help reduce the risk of falls, stress relief, and better sleep. So, what can active adults do easily at home? Here are simple exercises that can be done while watching your favorite show or outside in your backyard getting some fresh air. On the Fitness Friday program, we talk with Sabrena Jo about exercise and fitness. But, with all of us facing the 'new normal,' of COVID - 19, we are more aware than ever that the COVID - 19 pandemics has rapidly changed how we live, work, exercise, and learn. First and foremost, I want to assure everyone that the safety of older adults, a population is known to be at high risk, is paramount to us here at The Not Old Better Show. As a matter of fact, today we'll be talking to Sabrena Jo about adjusting to the 'new normal,' exercising in light of social distancing, and staying fit during the pandemic. All of us in The Not Old Better Show audience are at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19 which may result in increased stress during a crisis. Fear and anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions, which exercise can lessen. My thanks always to Sabrena Jo, ACE Director of Science and Research Content for joining us today. My thanks to Theragun for sponsoring today's show, and to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience, look after yourself during this health crisis because looking out for yourself means looking out for all of us, to flatten the disease transmission curve. Please get the facts on COVID 19, protect each other, be kind, be well, stay safe, and practice smart social distancing, and remember to Talk About Better. The Not Old Better Show. Thanks, everybody. Find out more: https://notold-better.com SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: * Try Theragun RISK-FREE for THIRTY-DAYS. There is no substitute for the Theragun Gen FOUR - with an OLED screen, personalized Theragun app, and the quiet and POWER you need. * Starting at only one hundred ninety-nine dollars. * Go to Theragun dot com slash [NOTOLDBETTER] Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Paul Glenshaw, The Dawn of Flight in Washington, DC Smithsonian Associates Artist Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang and this is episode #458. As part of our Smithsonian Associates, Art of Living Series, our guest today, Paul Glenshaw, has been here before. Paul Glenshaw will be presenting via Zoom at the Smithsonian Associates program on, Saturday, June 27, 2020. Details are available on our site about Zoom. Paul Glenshaw is a real audience favorite, and I'm thrilled Paul agreed to join us again to talk about The Dawn of Flight in Washington, DC. Think of the invention of the airplane and places like Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, or Dayton, Ohio, come to mind. How about Washington, D.C.? You'd likely be surprised that the nation's capital is home to several significant sites connected to the beginnings of the airplane. Together, they tell a story of large and small moments that helped launch flight as we know it today. Join me, and Wilbur and Orville Wright scholar Paul Glenshaw for a virtual tour that visits locations across the area to discover the crucial role Washington played in the earliest days of powered flight. Drawing on a variety of visual sources, including contemporary and historic photos, he covers an itinerary that brings to life the people, places, and events that shaped an era of discovery. Fort Myer in Northern Virginia is where Orville Wright successfully demonstrated the first military aircraft, and his brother Wilbur trained the first military officers to fly at College Park, Maryland, establishing the oldest continually operating airport in the world. The third secretary of the Smithsonian, Samuel Pierpont Langley, created some of the first successful powered models of heavier-than-air flying machines inside the historic Castle on the National Mall. His full-scale manned version had a disastrous crash off Hains Point nine days before the Wright brothers succeeded. Harry Atwood landed one of the brothers' planes on the South Lawn of the White House in 1911, completing the first-ever flight from Boston to Washington. Tour stops also include the Air and Space Museum, which houses several significant examples of early aircraft; the burial sites of pioneering aviators at Arlington National Cemetery and the National Cathedral; the U.S. Air Force Memorial; and the Southeast Washington street where Al Welsh, one of the Wright brothers' early students and the first Jewish-American pilot, grew up. Please welcome to The Not Old Better Show, via Internet phone, Paul Glenshaw. You're welcome, Paul Glenshaw. Paul Glenshaw is a historian and filmmaker. Links and ticket details for Paul Glenshaw's Smithsonian Associates presentation, via Zoom, will be available at the NotOld-Better.com and the Smithsonian Associates web site, all of which we'll link to. Thank you to the Smithsonian, for arranging Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

First Day Back at the Gym - Sabrena Jo Fitness Friday Series with Sabrena Jo Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang, and this is episode #457. Today's show is brought to you by True Botanicals and Sun Basket Food. The new normal was tested, at least for me, this morning as we entered Phase 2 of COVID 19 coronavirus reopening. As of Monday, gyms and fitness outlets can now officially reopen in Northern Virginia, where I live, with restrictions and many new regulations. But working out isn't going to be the same for a while. My gym has reopened, and I'll say from my 3 early morning workouts, things are different but in a good way. Our guest today, Director of Science and Research Content for the American Council on Exercise, Sabrena Jo will be discussing all this and more… That of course is our guest today, Sabrena Jo, and we're talking about getting back to exercise, visiting your re-opened gym, and I will tell you that in my experience, the gym has changed…Visually the gym has been reconfigured so that each gym member is six feet or more apart when exercising. The studios for spin and pilates will also re-start with a reduced class schedule to make time for sanitizing pilates machines. There are many new regulations, for example, all members, tennis players, spin/pilates class attendees will be required to line up outside, six-feet apart, and wait for an instructor to open the doors. Gym members must get their temperature read before entering, and will be getting an email [explaining] that bathrooms, lobby space, water dispensers, steam room, child care, etc., will be temporarily unavailable. Since gyms were forced to close in mid-March, my gym has been running free classes via their web Live five days a week to keep their community engaged. From what I can see when exercising recently is that only a small percentage of members want to resume in-person workouts. In conversation with my gym management, they found about 50 percent were eager to return, while the other half was hesitant. Northern Virginia gyms are able to reopen with 30% capacity, and I wasted no time getting in there early this morning to get my workout in and resume my new normal, hopping right back on my favorite machines, but at 6 to 10 feet apart. What does it all mean, should you stay away, individual choices and decisions to be sure, but we'll be joined by Sabrena Jo to discuss it… Don't say away, and please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Sabrena Jo. Please support our sponsors: ● You've just got to try True Botanicals for yourself. Get FIFTEEN PERCENT OFF your FIRST purchase at TRUE BOTANICALS dot COM slash NOTOLDBETTER Https://truebotanicals.com/NOTOLDBETTER ● Right now, Sun Basket is offering $35 off your order when you go right now to SUN BASKET dot com slash NOB and enter promo code NOB at checkout: Https://SunBasket.com/NOB Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Creativity in Dark Times: Artists and Writers of the New Deal - David A. Taylor Smithsonian Associates Artist Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang, and this is episode #456. When the U.S. and world economies collapsed into the Great Depression in 1929, creatives of all kinds faced a bleak future. The Jazz Age was dead. Among government programs designed to spur the economy back to life, President Franklin Roosevelt included the Federal Writers' Project and the Federal Arts Project. No one expected an American renaissance. Yet FDR said, "One hundred years from now, my administration will be known for its art, not its relief." And yet another quote I love, for many reasons: HARD TIMES: Somebody once said that the great oxygen of the US is optimism. What happens if we can't breathe, or eat, or go to work, go outside? We need arts. That of course, is our guest today, David A. Taylor, who'll be appearing via Zoom at the Smithsonian Associates presentation, Creativity in Dark Times: Artists and Writers of the New Deal. Check out the web site for Zoom details. Artists and writers comprised the Federal Writers Project and produced scores of travel guidebooks, histories, and a trove of thousands of life histories including the narratives of former slaves. Artists supported by the government produced landscapes, murals, street scenes, portraits, sculptures, and abstracts. Author David Taylor looks at some of the artists and writers for whom the government's programs gave them a new purpose: recording American life. Some later ranked among the most creative minds of the 20th century as screenwriters, poets, bestselling novelists, ands artists. They included recipients of the National Book Award, the National Medal of Arts, and the Nobel Prize for Literature. David A. Taylor will discuss with us how, in focusing on America, those artists could stir controversy, seen in censored travel books, banned works, and murals denounced by citizens' committees even up to the present. By tracing how these artists and works cut against the grain of public opinion and convention, Taylor examines art's power in shifting American identities. David A. Taylor teaches writing at Johns Hopkins University and was lead writer and co-producer of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Soul of a People: Writing America's Story. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, via internet phone, David A. Taylor. Please go here for more information about David A. Taylor's upcoming presentation at Smithsonian Associates: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/creativity-in-dark-times-artists-and-writers-of-new-deal Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

What is 'Natural,' Food, Life, and Religion - Alan Levinovitz Art of Living Author Interview Series... Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang, and this is episode #455. As part of our Art Of Living author interview series, today's show is fascinating. We'll be speaking with author, academic, and journalist Alan Levinovitz about his new book, 'Natural: "How Faith in Nature's Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads…". Dr. Levinovitz will be reading a passage from his new book, too. I loved the book, and let me tell you a bit about this subject: Debates about what can be called 'natural' might seem unnecessary today, or even quaint, but not so this one, especially because our guest Alan Levinovitz answers our questions about how this focus on 'natural" drives more attention to COVID, religion, and the climate crisis From 'clean eating' to the countryside to Goop, 'natural' is assumed to be good and is almost a new religion, Dr. Levinovitz tells us today. Additionally, we'll hear from Dr. Levinovitz, who is an assistant professor of religion at James Madison University and a freelance journalist about our collective enchantment contradictions with what is "Natural," and with the concept of "natural," and tells us that often what qualifies as Natural is not simply a nutritional issue, but a moral one. "Natural" equates to "goodness," according to Dr. Levinovitz, "Seeking out natural products is about health, yes, but holistic health," he wrote. "Physical and spiritual, personal, and planetary. Nature becomes a secular stand-in for God, and the word 'natural' a synonym for 'holy, and even religion." Let's hear from Dr. Alan Levinovitz, reading from his new book, That of course is our guest today, author, academic, and journalist Alan Levinovitz reading from his new book, 'Natural: "How Faith in Nature's Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads…" Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, author, academic, and journalist Alan Levinovitz. My thanks to the author, academic and journalist Alan Levinovitz, 'Natural: "How Faith in Nature's Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads…"And, my thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience. Please be safe, practice smart social distancing, be well, and remember, Let's Talk About Better. The Not Old Better Show. Thanks, everybody. Please find out more at https://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.

A Decade of Disruption - Garrett Peck The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang, and this is episode #454. As part of our Smithsonian Associates, Art Of Living author interview series, today's show is one to listen to. They all are :) But, returning guest, historian, Garrett Peck, has written a new book, A Decade of Disruption. Garrett Peck is a popular guest here on the program, and his new book, again, A Decade of Disruption, is getting rave reviews online already, and it is excellent. We'll be speaking with Garrett Peck about his new book, A Decade of Disruption, and also about his upcoming Zoom presentation at Smithsonian Associates. Yes, I said "Zoom presentation." Of course, Smithsonian Associates—the world's largest museum-based educational program— is presenting a new online learning initiative, Smithsonian Associates Streaming. Live programs through June 11 are offered free of charge with an expanded slate of virtual programming, inspired by the full range of topics Smithsonian Associates offers year-round, available for streaming beginning June 16. It just so happens, that Garrett Peck will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates, June 16, 2020, via Zoom, and the title of his presentation, to coincide with his new book, is A Decade of Disruption: America in the New Millennium. Details are available on our website. As I say, Garrett Peck's new book is getting rave reviews, and we'll hear from Garrett Peck about the book, the unprecedented sweep of events and upheavals in the years that spanned 2000 to 2010, The 9/11 terrorist attacks. Enron and WorldCom. The Iraq War. Hurricane Katrina. The disruptive nature of the internet. An anxious aging population redefining retirement. The gay community demanding full civil rights. A society becoming ever more racially diverse. The housing bubble, and much more, including a reading from Garrett Peck, from his new book related to climate change, another catastrophic disruptive event… That of course is our guest today, author, historian, Garrett Peck, reading from his new book, A Decade of Disruption. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Bette Show, author, historian, Garrett Peck. My thanks to Garrett Peck, author of the new book, A Decade of Disruption. Garrett Peck will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates, June 16, 2020, via Zoo Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The CEO's Time Machine - Geoff Thatcher & Zoe Thatcher The Not Old Better Show, Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang, and this is episode #453. Today's episode is brought to you by Lightstream. As part of our Art of Living, author interview series, today's show is a very special one. Our guests are father, daughter author team, Geoff Thatcher and Zoe Thatcher. Geoff Thatcher and Zoe Thatcher have co-written the new book, THE CEO'S TIME MACHINE. THE CEO'S TIME MACHINE will transform how you view leadership and innovation. The title says it all…wouldn't it be great to have a time machine in business, and in our lives? It is impossible to predict the future of innovation and business success—but what if you had a time machine? Where would you take it? Does going to the future provide you with answers? Are you missing the obvious in the present? What can be learned from the past? For CEO's for all of us, there are problems that come from trying to see the future, but, there's a test for that… That was Geoff Thatcher and Zoe Thatcher reading from THE CEO'S TIME MACHINE. Zoe Thatcher did all the art, and when you buy the book, which I encourage you to do, check out page 55, and the accompanying artwork, which beautifully depicts the giggle test." And, that was Zoe Thatcher. You've got to see her artwork, which we'll add an image of to the site. As I say, you'll love this book, and it's great for all audiences and all families. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better show via internet phone, Geoff Thatcher, and Zoe Thatcher. My thanks to Geoff Thatcher and Zoe Thatcher, authors of the new book, THE CEO'S TIME MACHINE. My thanks to Lightstream for sponsoring today's show. Please check out Lightstream, go to LIGHTSTREAM DOT COM SLASH NOTOLD And, my thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience. Please stay safe, practice smart social distancing, and be well. Let's Talk About Better. The Not Old Better Show. Thanks, everybody. Support our sponsors: * Apply today to get a special interest rate discount and save even more * The ONLY way to get this discount is to go to LIGHTSTREAM DOT COM SLASH NOTOLD * L-I-G-H-T-S-T-R-E-A-M DOT COM SLASH NOTOLD. Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Fitness and Gyms, Post COVID-19 Fitness Friday Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang, and this is episode #452. Today's show is brought to you by SunBasket and True Botanicals! Our show today is part of our Fitness Friday series, and it's another great one in our Fitness Friday programs. We'll be hearing from returning guest, Sabrena Jo. On the Fitness Friday program, we talk with Sabrena Jo about excise and fitness. We all know that exercise is important, especially for our physical and mental health. Returning to exercise after an illness is often a very tough battle, and during our COVID 19 quarantine period, when we've cooped up, without our gyms, we need to be mindful of easing ourselves back into exercise again, particularly after the current Coronavirus outbreak. I love speaking with Sabrena Jo, American Council on Exercise (ACE) Fitness Director of Science and Research Content, because of her research orientation. Research, fact-based analysis, and outcomes orientation is critical to our Not Old Better Show audience. I spent considerable time researching some questions to ask Sabrena Jo, and we'll talk about steps back to exercise, such as: 1. You might feel as if you are starting from scratch but your fitness will return quickly once you begin. 2. Take it slowly..don't overdo it and fatigue right out of the gate 3. Listen to your body, and do what feels right, even something easier until you're back to full strength. 4. Always remember to rest and recover, and heal yourself, then add more and more exercise until you're feeling your previous levels of strength. 5. Stay positive, and pace yourself. Things return gradually. It might feel like you're taking baby steps at first but will be surprised at how quickly you will regain your fitness. Remember that being active will help to keep your immune system in good shape to fight off future infections. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show via interview phone, ACE Fitness' Sabrena Jo. My thanks always to Sabrena Jo, ACE Director of Science and Research Content for joining us today. Of course, my thanks to SunBasket and True Botanicals for sponsoring the show…remember, please support our sponsors by checking out their products, which you can do with full discounts right from our show notes. 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. Practice smart social distancing, be safe and be well. Remem Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.