Podcast Episodes
Back to Search358 Denise Poncher: Following Paths Leading to Creative Expression
Season 7 Episode 358
Denise Poncher, 73, has spent her life noticing experiences that call her to create. A multidisciplinary artist—-creative writer, documentary photogr…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
357 Lynn Hazan: A Passion for Performance
Season 7 Episode 357
From the moment you hear Lynn Hazan, 70, speak, one thing is unmistakable: performance isn’t just something she does — it’s the lens through which sh…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Darlene Norman: Belief in Your Own Advocacy Starts with Faith
Season 7 Episode 356
Long a member of the Apostolic Church of God in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Darlene’s faith has been a constant even as she experiences the…
4 months ago
Laurel Baer: Caregiving Offers a Deep Sense of Purpose
Season 7 Episode 355
When Laurel married in her late 50s, she never imagined she’d become her husband’s full-time caregiver just five years later. Now, twenty years into …
4 months, 1 week ago
354 Jody Wilhelm: From Rural Recluse to Global Filmmaker
Season 7 Episode 354
Jody’s life reads like a movie—one she ultimately wrote and directed herself. Growing up in isolation and surviving severe trauma, she moved through …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
353 Sophy Burnam: The Inner Experience of Being Old
Season 7 Episode 353
Sophy Burnham has lived many creative lives—and she’s still expanding. Known as a deeply imaginative and award-winning author, Sophy has written 17 b…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Karen Gershowitz: Inspiring Older Women to Travel the World—Solo Too
Season 7 Episode 352
At 17, Karen Gershowitz caught the travel bug—and never looked back. She’s now explored 100 countries, often returning to dig deeper than the “Disney…
5 months ago
Judy Smith: Discomfort & Humiliation Changed the Trajectory of Her Life
Season 7 Episode 351
Judy Smith discovered that 70 would be the best year of her life after a devastating public humiliation at 67 by her now ex. Allowing herself to open…
5 months, 1 week ago
Jan Golden: Jokes About Getting Older are Getting Old
Season 7 Episode 350
Jan Golden is a one-woman force when it comes to changing how the media and greeting card agencies represent aging. For 4 years, Age-Friendly Vibes h…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Phylis Rubin: Practicing Tikkun Olam—Repairing the World
Season 7 Episode 349
At 81, Phyllis Rubin embodies tikkun olam—repairing the world. After her husband’s death, and during the pandemic and political upheaval, she stepped…
5 months, 3 weeks ago