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Turning Long-Term Care Into a Long-Term Career

From: Tradeoffs

Caption: The career ladder at her home health agency allowed Serena Maria to go from home health aide to manager of care teams in four years., Credit: Constanza Hevia H. for Tradeoffs

There’s a severe shortage of people to care for older Americans in their homes and nursing facilities. And it’s only expected to get worse. Could ...

StoryCorps: Ashley Cosme and Nicholas Cosme

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Ashley and Nicholas Cosme at their StoryCorps interview in Chicago, Illinois on July 27, 2022., Credit: Taken for StoryCorps

Ashley Cosme sits down with her husband, Nicholas, to talk about how they are keeping alive her father’s memory and his love of cars.

Bought by WYAP

Unions -recorded 7/2003

From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow

A generational comparison on Unions and their imporatnce.

Lee Plaza, Caregiver

From: Ruxandra Guidi
Series: Surviving California

Caption: Lee Plaza at one of her organizing meetings, Credit: Photo by Rebecca Ressler

Like many low-wage immigrant workers in Los Angeles, Aleja "Lee" Plaza spends her days taking care of the elderly — emptying bedpans, giving sponge...

Aging Isn't a Problem, Ageism Is

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

Someone turns 65 every 8 seconds in this country, and as our elderly population grows, so does the need to build an economy around our future selve...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and KDNK

Philosophy of Retirement

From: Philosophy Talk
Series: Philosophy Talk

Is retirement just an evil scheme invented by capitalists to get rid of higher-paid workers?

Bought by KMUN, KSKQ, KSKQ, KICI Iowa City, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle and more

StoryCorps: Father Noel Hickie and Marcia Hilton

From: StoryCorps

Father Noel Hickie was working as a hospital chaplain when he met Marcia Hilton, a bereavement counselor, at a hospital in Eugene, Oregon. For 25 y...

Bought by WEZU

StoryCorps: Anthony "Tony Bees" Planakis

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Tony Bees shows off his bee-themed tattoos. The scroll reads in Latin: “Go to the honeybee, thy poet, consider her ways and be wise.”

When bee season in New York City begins in early spring, that means retired police detective (and unofficial NYPD beekeeper) Anthony “Tony Bees” Pl...

Bought by WEZU

StoryCorps: Larry Kushner and Eileen Kushner

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

As an adult, Eileen was diagnosed with a learning disability. At StoryCorps, she remembers how she overcame the challenges she faced at work.

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU

StoryCorps: William Chambers and Ceceley Chambers

From: StoryCorps

Caption: William Chambers and Ceceley Chambers

William’s mother is a chaplain providing spiritual support to seniors and hospice patients. At StoryCorps they discuss how her work affects them both.

A Lifetime of Caregiving: Mom and Uncle Harold

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Mom and Uncle Harodl, Credit: Stephanie Guyer-Stevens

Most often family members are the ones that step up and provide care when a parent or loved one needs it. According to the Family Caregiver Allianc...

Caring Relationships: Negotiating Meaning and Maintaining Dignity

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Alana Theriault, disability benefits counselor in Berkeley, California and Alice Wong, Making Contact Community Storytelling Fellow, Credit: Alice Wong

Whether you’re a paid home care provider, or rely on personal assistance to meet your daily needs, or a family member caring for a loved one, the n...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WVAS, and WRIR

Robby Stern and Steve Garey, Puget Sound Advocates for Retirement Action

From: KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio
Series: We Do the Work

Interview by Ken Winkes: Robby and Steve, members of the Puget Sound Alliance for Retirement Action, disclose what they have in mind regarding ret...

Affordable by design: the fight to save one of Silicon Valley’s last mobile home parks

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Erika Escalante stands in front of her home at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, Credit: Angela Johnston

Buena Vista is a diverse community, made up of seniors, families, people with disabilities. The majority of residents are low income, and Latino. P...

StoryCorps: Len Berk and Joshua Gubitz

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Joshua Gubitz (L) and Len Berk (R)

Len Berk talks to his friend, Joshua Gubitz, about becoming a salmon slicer after retiring from a 40 year career in accounting.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

StoryCorps: Gay Talese and Bob Walsh

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Gay Talese interviews Bob Walsh, one of the ironworkers who built the the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge,...

Bought by Blue Mountain Radio , WTJU, and PRX Remix

StoryCorps: Storm Reyes and Jeremy Hagquist

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Storm Reyes tells her son, Jeremy Hagquist, about growing up in migrant farm worker camps during the early 1960s.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WEZU, WTJU, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

StoryCorps: Dean Smith

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Dean Smith, who spent 40 years as a stunt double for Hollywood Westerns, talks with his wife, Debby, and son, Finis.

Bought by WEZU and KMUD

StoryCorps MVI: Veterans Crisis Line

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Elizabeth Olson and her colleagues at the Veterans Crisis Line, the only national suicide prevention hotline for service members, talk about helpin...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WEZU, and WRST-FM Oshkosh

Where do older prisoners go when they get out?

From: KALW

The older we get, the harder it is to think of ourselves as “old.” But as far as the government is concerned – specifically, the federal correction...

Don Fidel

From: American Student Radio

Don Fidel, an immigrant to the United States, opened a staple restaurant in Chicago, but for his family, it was more than restaurant.

Creating Your Best Marriage and Affair Proofing It

From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio

First, although most people plan careers or finances, something society doesn't teach people how to plan is a strong marriage. Gary Neuman has crea...

Bought by WCNY

Chapter 1 - The Making of a Political Consciousness

From: Margaret Poethig
Series: On the Sidewalks of New York

Richard receives an early political education from his Socialist cigar maker grandfather, by hearing over-the-counter conversations at the butcher ...

Bought by WCNY

AARP’s Work Re-imagined Program

From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio

First, AARP’s President, Rob Romasco, explains how AARP’s innovative Work Re-imagined Program will help experienced workers. Then, Jeanne Cooper lo...

Bought by WCNY and KFOK-LPFM

The Obvious Solution To Our Social Security Problem

From: Dick Meister

It's essential that we raise Social Security benefits.

PRX - Pieces for Topic: Labor

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