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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 19: The Village Movement

Airs at: Tue, 07/24/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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19 The Village Movement: Redefining "Aging in Place." Lynn trainer, Villages Northwest, and Lee Radovich, Village member We discussed these issues: What is the Village movement (is that the right term, “movement?”).     Can you give us a little context:     How and whe... Read more

Corporate Media & U.S. Empire: Abby Martin

Airs at: Tue, 07/17/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Alternative Radio
  Renowned Indian writer Arundhati Roy once assured an American audience that the United States might enjoy a collective sigh of relief when it finally gives up on being an empire. But empires die hard. In response to eroding economic predominance, military spending in the... Read more

Retired...or ReWired? Episode 13: Defrauding the Elderly

Airs at: Mon, 07/16/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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13.  Criminal Activity:  Fraud Looking out for the exploiters.   Ellen Klem   Ellen Klem is Director of Consumer Outreach and Education in the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Oregon.  Her job is to educate seniors on how to be savvy consumers.  Ellen is a... Read more

Retired...or ReWired? Episode 12: Dealing with Dementia

Airs at: Fri, 07/13/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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  Prevalence of dementia and care option Ann Hill and Dr. Marian Hodges Hill is co-author with Dr. Marian Hodges, Medical Director of Senior Health for Providence - Oregon, of the Help is Here series of books.    Quoting Ann Hill: “We published the first book, Help is H... Read more

The End of Policing

Airs at: Mon, 07/16/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
  Alex Vitale is Professor of Sociology and coordinator of the Policing and Social Justice Project at Brooklyn College. Vitales book The End of Policing, is an accessible study of police history as an imperial tool for social control that continues to exacerbate class and ... Read more

Retired...or ReWired? Episode 11: Fitness for Older Adults

Airs at: Thu, 07/12/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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11.  Fitness: Physical fitness and training for elderly.   Mike Waters Mike is Director  of Health promotion at Timber Hill Athletic Club for the last 12 years.    He has a graduate  degree in exercise physiology – adult fitness  ( heart disease prevention)   and he wor... Read more

Retired...or ReWired? Episode 10: Intergenerational Issues

Airs at: Wed, 07/11/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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10.  Intergenerational Issues: Getting involved:  organizations and options. Since 1997 Donna Butts has been Executive Director of Generations United, She began her career in Oregon as a youth worker with the Salem YWCA. She’s held leadership positions with Covenant House,... Read more

Retired...or ReWired? Episode 9: Work and Volunteering

Airs at: Tue, 07/10/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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9.  Work and Volunteering: In this episode we discuss inding work and finding help with Elders in Action, and we talk about age discrimination with Jeannette Liardi, Barbara Bernstein, Executive Director, Elders in Action Overview of Elders in Action---the various programs... Read more