Podcast Episodes
Back to Search375 Kathleen Harrison: Project Harambee: Transforming Lives in Sub-Sahara Africa
Season 7
In 2001, Kathleen (Keen) Harrison, PhD, took a leave from her university faculty position in medical genetics to travel with the Semester at Sea prog…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
374 Phyllis Mitzen: A Lifetime of Leadership in Aging
Season 7
At 84, Phyllis Mitzen is still reshaping how communities care for older adults — with curiosity, courage and a fierce commitment to action.
Phyllis sp…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Mariann Aalda: Becoming ‘age-full’: Snapping out of internalized ageism
Season 7
Mariann Aalda—actor, hypnotherapist, and joyful “pro-aging evangelist”—invites us to rethink what it means to grow older. She interrogates ageism, as…
7 months ago
371 Sandra Taenzer: Leading the Way In Early Childhood Special Education
Season 7
At 86, Sandra “Sandy” Taenzer reflects on a lifetime of innovation in Early Childhood–Special Education that began in the 1960s in Germany and still …
7 months, 1 week ago
371 Karen Olson: An Undying Passion for Helping the Homeless
Season 6
Some people discover their purpose early in life. For Karen Olson, 81, that moment came at age 18 when she offered a simple sandwich to a homeless wo…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
370 Ilana Landsberg Lewis: Across cultures, older women bring social change and justice to human family
Season 7
Ilana Landsberg-Lewis went to law school to understand how power works—so she could help transform it in the service of justice, especially for women…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Arlene Bomer: Living a Life of Adventure with Purpose
Season 7
At 75, Arlene Borner may not be running marathons, but she is still running—and skiing on snow and water and playing pickleball. She may no longer be…
8 months ago
368 Diane Heiler: Once a Divorcee, Once a Widow — Now a Partner Re‑Engaged in Life
Season 7
Diane Heiler shares her deeply moving journey of caring for her husband during his 20‑month “death sentence” from an incurable disease — a journey sh…
8 months, 1 week ago
Patricia Koko: Turning Ideas into Services with Lasting Impact
Season 7
When Patricia (Pat) Koko, age 82, reflects on her life’s work as a young homemaker turned consummate volunteer and community change-maker, she often …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
366 Suzi K Edwards: A Chaotic Life Reignited by Yoga
Season 7
Living high throughout the 1960s and early ‘70s filled Suzi’s life with glitter, dazzle, and celebrities who sadly, broke her heart. As a luxury desi…
8 months, 3 weeks ago