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Retired...or Rewired:? Episode 18: The MIT AgeLab

Airs at: Mon, 07/23/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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18.  The Future of Aging   Julie Miller is a Research Associate at the MITAgeLab and a Lecturer at Northeastern University. She is a gerontologicalsocial worker by training and studied at The University of California, Berkeley, and at Northeastern University in Boston. Jul... Read more

Retired...or ReWired? Episode 17: The Centers for Disease Control Brain Health Program

Airs at: Fri, 07/20/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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17.  Center for Disease Control ---Healthy Brain Initiative Dr. Lisa McGuire Dr. Lisa McGuire is the Epidemiology and Surveillance Team Leader in the Obesity Prevention and Control Branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. McGuire earned a Ph.D. i... Read more

Retired...or ReWired? Episode 16: Care-Giving

Airs at: Thu, 07/19/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Viki Kind  Viki Kind is a clinical bioethicist, professional speaker and hospice volunteer.  Her award winning book, The Caregiver’s Path to Compassionate Decision Making:  Making Choices For Those Who Can’t, guides families, conservators and other professionals through th... Read more

Retired...or ReWired. Episode 15: Alzheimer's Disease

Airs at: Wed, 07/18/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Dr. Allison Lindauer is Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Schools of Medicine and Nursing at OHSU Alison Lindauer is a nationally-certified gerontological nurse practitioner with a PhD. In gerontological nursing. As an assistant professor at OHSU's Layton Aging and A... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 4: The Hollywood Center

Airs at: Thu, 07/05/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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We meet with Amber Kerns Johnson, Driector of the Hollywood Center, and learn about programs.  Or tour includes a discussion with the teachers of the ukelele and writing classes and a visit to the gift shop.  Read more

Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion

Airs at: Mon, 07/23/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is a program that was first developed in King County/Seattle, WA. According to the LEAD National Bureau: In a LEAD® program, police officers exercise discretionary authority at point of contact to divert individuals to a community-b... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 3: Medical Overview

Airs at: Wed, 07/04/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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Dr. Mark Williams is  Board-certified in geriatric medicine and internal medicine.  He has a clinical practice in Wilmington, NC.  He’s Clinical Professor of Medicine, UNC and Professor Emeritus, UVA.  And he’s the author of a leading book on the medicine of aging,  The Art... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 2: Retirement in Portland

Airs at: Tue, 07/03/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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In this episode we interview Dr. Keren Brown Wilson, “grandmother of assisted living” in Oregon, and President, JFR Foundation.   Keren has over 30 years’ experience in long-term care and supportive housing. She was the principal architect of the Oregon model of assisted ... Read more

John Callahan: Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot

Airs at: Thu, 07/12/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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  John Callahan was the most unlikely of cartoonists, a quadriplegic who was only able to grip a pen after extensive physical therapy.  Yet he became a comics phenomenon, transforming personal and cultural demons into abrasive yet hilarious single-panel gags that earned hi... Read more

World Drug Report

Airs at: Sun, 07/01/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
This week on Century, UN Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director Yuri Fedotov answers questions from reporters at a news conference to announce the release of the UN's annual World Drug Report; plus, we look at new research showing how the federal crackdown on pain med... Read more