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Jumpstarting Memories
From: Susanne Bard
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Scientists turn memories on and off in rats.

  • Added: Jun 08, 2014
  • Length: 01:00
Healthy Living, Golden Gate's Guardian, Believe It or Not, Nunsense, and Model Mortician
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
Series: 2 Boomer Babes Radio Hour
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First, Dr. David Agus, one of the world's leading cancer physicians and researchers, chronicled innovative steps we can take to prevent illness and...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: Jun 03, 2014
  • Length: 54:51
  • Purchases: 1
Mill City Commons: A Neighborhood for a Lifetime
From: Susan Gray
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We’re living longer on limited incomes with gloomy predictions there won’t be enough health care workers to care for those in need. Aging seniors ...

  • Added: May 31, 2014
  • Length: 04:57
My Mystery Magnum of Wine
From: Reese Erlich
Caption: Wine expert Narsi David, Credit: Reese Erlich 2014 (c)
Reese Erlich unravels a family tale and explores old wine making as he opens a mysterious magnum of Sebastiani Barbera.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 05:19
  • Purchases: 1
Are Male Baby Boomers Happy With Their Lives? [Boomerology Revealed TV # 03]
From: Shahar Boyayan
Series: Boomerology Revealed
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Are male Baby Boomers happy with their lives?

  • Added: May 30, 2014
  • Length: 21:57
Multi-Generational Living
From: Homefront Chronicles
Series: Homefront Chronicles
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Where do you turn when you can’t afford to live in the city?

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 04:43
  • Purchases: 1
The Quahog Poets
From: Alison Byrne
Caption: The Quahog Poets in 2013
The Falmouth, Massachusetts, Senior Center poetry group hosted a public event to read their work. But it turned out to be less about sharing their ...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 2
Women AirForce Service Pilots, Medal of Honor, Army Wives, Life After War, and Reunions!
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
Series: 2 Boomer Babes Radio Hour
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First, Deanie Bishop Parish is a WASP, a Women AirForce Service Pilot, and Associate Director of Wings Across America, an all volunteer non-profit ...

Bought by WJAB and WCWP


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 54:51
  • Purchases: 2
A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home and Frankenstein’s Cat
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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Bought by WCWP


  • Added: May 27, 2014
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
Keep Bowling As Long As You Can
From: Nancy Klingener
Caption: Nellie Kenyon , Credit: Nancy Klingener
Final advice from a bowling teammate has one veteran of a candlepin bowling league reconsidering whether to retire.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, WABE, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WXDU, New Hampshire Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 25, 2014
  • Length: 06:43
  • Purchases: 6
Romance, Intrigue and Senior Citizens
From: Nancy Klingener
Caption: Marilyn Colburn of Provincetown, Mass., author of "Maudie & Sophie," the first novel published by the Provincetown Public Press, Credit: Nancy Klingener
The Provincetown Public Library, a tiny library at the end of Cape Cod, has become the first public library in the country to create its own digita...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.


  • Added: May 25, 2014
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 2
Beloved Sitcoms, Luxurious Vacations, Women's Strength Training, L'Americain, and a Famous Name
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
Series: 2 Boomer Babes Radio Hour
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First, film critic Saul Austerlitz highlights many beloved TV classics, showing how these weekly 30-minute programs have evolved over the years. Th...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and WCWP


  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 54:51
  • Purchases: 2
88 Years of Harmonica-izing
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Jack Hopkins, left, and Frank Jamison, right, jam together at weekly meetings of the Capital Harmonica Club, which Jack founded in 1991., Credit: Eric Shimelonis
Jack Hopkins got his first harmonica at age 7, and nearly 90 years later, he is still going strong.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 2
A day with the Eviction Assistance Unit
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Deputies Joe Crittle and Diego Perez, Credit: Ninna Gaensler-Debs
When a landlord and a tenant are involved in a dispute, an eviction from the property is the last resort. And when evictions do occur in San Franci...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 18, 2014
  • Length: 08:52
  • Purchases: 1
Who Cares
From: Capital Public Radio
Series: The View From Here
Caption: Rick Rayburn cares for his wife Marianne who has dementia., Credit: Andrew Nixon | Capital Public Radio
If you're not a caregiver now there's a good chance you'll become one, joining an estimated 66 million adults who make up the "backbone" of America...

Bought by KUER, KALW, KOSU, KQED, KZYX and more


  • Added: May 12, 2014
  • Length: 54:03
  • Purchases: 20
Author Sister Madonna Buder a.k.a. the Iron Nun
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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A Roman Catholic Sister in her 80s who wrote “The Grace to Race, “ she’s the oldest person ever (man or woman) to finish an Ironman Triathlon. This...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: May 08, 2014
  • Length: 09:40
  • Purchases: 2
The Last Sanctuary, Farmer's Almanac, Million Dollar Listings, Staying Independent and Ticket to Ride!
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
Series: 2 Boomer Babes Radio Hour
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First, in Neil White tells the unlikely tail of a unique federal prison, home to lepers and criminals, where he found redemption and rediscovered t...

Bought by WCWP


  • Added: May 06, 2014
  • Length: 54:51
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Collin Smith and Ernest Greene
From: StoryCorps
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Collin Smith (23), who became quadriplegic after a car accident in high school, talks with Ernest Greene (72) who volunteered to go to college with...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: May 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
Mile High Club, American Fun, Breaking the Bond, The Grandparent Role, and Get a Digital Art Collection
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
Series: 2 Boomer Babes Radio Hour
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First, Erica Jong, author of Fear of Flying, gives insight on the novel, and tells what she thinks about modern feminism, romance and dating. Then,...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and WCWP


  • Added: Apr 29, 2014
  • Length: 54:51
  • Purchases: 2
New AARP President and Future Goals of the Organization
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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First, the outgoing and incoming presidents of AARP Robert Romasco and Jeanine English discuss what is being done in the organization in recent yea...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and WCWP


  • Added: Apr 29, 2014
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 2
15: Music and Memory (Standard Length)
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds (Standard Length)
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Nearly everyone has strong emotional connections to music, and one man realized that our relationship to music might improve the quality of life fo...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
Empty Nesting, Survival Doctor, Catching Flu, Building History, and Long Distance Running
From: 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour
Series: 2 Boomer Babes Radio Hour
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First, after sending her only child off to college Lynn Darling felt lost. She tells her story of getting lost, and eventually being found. Then, D...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and WCWP


  • Added: Apr 22, 2014
  • Length: 54:53
  • Purchases: 2
Dysfunctional Families
From: Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Older, middle and younger generation guests discuss dysfunctional families

Bought by WMPG


  • Added: Apr 21, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Acoustic Stories: Michael Goldberg On Winter - "November's Embrace, March's Imbalance."
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories
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Michael Goldberg contributes "The Last Word," his weekly topical essay to Northern Community Radio's Between You and Me program on Saturdays.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Apr 17, 2014
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
Amy Grant: Caring for My Dad
From: AARP Radio
Series: Prime Time Radio
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At a time when singer Amy Grant was emotionally struggling with her parents dementia, she had temporarily stopped touring to take care of her ill f...

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and WCWP


  • Added: Apr 15, 2014
  • Length: 59:55
  • Purchases: 2

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