Paul Taylor Vogelzang is an award-winning blogger, podcaster, writer, producer and style fanatic, known for his down to earth accessible reporting and advice for men and women 50 + age, and their families. Paul was one of the founding editors of MommyCast & MommyCast Latina, the wildly popular, very first mom podcasts in audio and video, and its producer from 2004 to 2009. Paul’s current, but also award winning podcast, The Not Old - Better Show launched in 2014. Paul continues to share vibrant, focused, entertaining content on the show, and writes frequently about the subjects of fashion, grooming and the “senior man.” Paul lives just outside of Washington DC, with his lovely wife, Gretchen (also a MommyCast founder), and where the two of them are active in many arts, business and philanthrophic organizations, love to feed the Northern Wren, and are the parents of two sons.
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- #694 Koalas: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future - Dr. Danielle ClodeKoalas: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future - Dr. Danielle Clode The Not Old Better Show, Inside Science Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Inside Science author interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s episode is brought to you by POM Wonderful. Check out why POM Wonderful is called the science Antioxidant Superpower. We have a special program about koalas. Yes, that’s right, koalas. Koalas are cute and cuddly but with razor claws. Koalas are the million-dollar babies. They raise more funds than any other species in the world, but they are endangered, like so many animals today, and yet in some places on earth, they thrive…we’ll talk more about koalas and their amazing qualities and their many contradictions in a bit. Thank you so much for listening. We’ve got a great guest today in Dr. Danielle Clode, who, after reading her new book, Koala: ‘A Natural History and an Uncertain Future,’ I’ve been looking forward to speaking with her for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 692d episode, when I spoke to author Joe Hart about his new book ‘Take Command: Find Your Inner Strength, Build Enduring Relationships, and Live the Life You Want.‘ Two weeks ago, I spoke with Smithsonian Associate Rick Steves about his new book, Italy is for Food Lovers. Wonderful subjects for our Not Old Better Show audience…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you, there on our website, NotOld-Better.com The story of the koala has taken our guest today, Dr. Danielle Clode, all over the world, across continents and cultures, into the distant past, and through an incredibly wide range of knowledge systems: botany, ecology, Indigenous knowledge, evolution, paleontology, anatomy, conservation biology, history, toxicology, psychology, veterinary and nutritional science, and animal behavior. Dr. Danielle Clode studied politics and psychology at University of Adelaide before completing her Ph.D. in Zoology as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. Dr. Clode worked as a zookeeper before completing her doctorate in zoology at Oxford University, studying seabirds and feral mink in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. We’ll hear today from Dr. Clode about koala's habits, their history, changing habitats, and their joy in being themselves, sleeping, and eating. That, of course, is our guest today, Dr. Danielle Clode reading from her new book, Koala: ‘A Natural History and an Uncertain Future,’ Please join me in welcoming to the Not Old Better Show, Inside Science interview series, Dr. Danielle Clode. My thanks to POM Wonderful, called the science Antioxidant Superpower. for sponsoring today’s show. My thanks to Dr. Danielle Clode for her time, expertise, and willingness to read from her new book, Koala: ‘A Natural History and an Uncertain Future,’ Dr. Clode’s book is available on Apple Books. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast.0 comments0
- #693 Breast Implant Illness - Dr. Ruth HeidrichBreast Implant Illness - Dr. Ruth Heidrich The Not Old Better Show, Fitness Friday Interview Series Hi, I’m Paul Vogelzang. and a welcome welcome to the Not Old Better Show. Today’s show is brought to you by POM Wonderful and Word Collect. As part of our Fitness Friday series, we’re joined today by author, super athlete, multiple Ironman contestant, and returning guest, Not Old Better Show favorite Dr Ruth Heidrich. We’ve got a packed Fitness Friday episode today with long time guest Dr. Ruth Heidrich. Dr Ruth Heidrich is a six-time Ironman Triathlon finisher, holder of more than 900 gold medals from every distance from 100 meter dashes to 5K road races to ultra marathons and triathlons. She has completed more than 60 marathons all over the world, including Boston, New York, Moscow, and has held 3 world fitness records in her age group at the famed Cooper Clinic in Dallas, Texas. She also was named one of the "Top Ten Fittest Women in North America" in 1999. Dr Ruth Heidrich is the author of Senior Fitness, A Race For Life, The CHEF Cook/Rawbook, several videos and co-host of a weekly talk show, Nutrition & You on KWAI, Honolulu, Hawaii. Most recently, Dr Ruth Heidrich is the author of the brand new important book, ‘Breast Implant Illness: A Living Nightmare,’ Dr. Ruth’s personal experience with breast implant illness. Dr Ruth Heidrich is a graduate of UCLA, and she has taught in this field at the University of Hawaii, and at age 47 was diagnosed with rapidly spreading breast cancer. Today, Dr Ruth Heidrich is 82, a plant based vegan diet saved her, and she’s here today to talk about the subject of erectile dysfunction, an important one for The Not Old Better Audience. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Fitness Friday show on radio and podcast Dr. Ruth Heidrich. My thanks to our sponsors today: POM Wonderful and Word Collect. Please support out sponsors and check our show notes today for more details. My thanks to our guest today, Dr Ruth Heidrich. You’ll find more information about Dr Ruth Heidrich on our web site, where there’ll be links to her books, and other resources, but as you just heard from Dr. Heidrich herself, you can go to ruthheidrich.com and “Ask Dr. Ruth” and she’ll respond quickly, privately and with her notable expertise. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast; thanks, everybody. Please check it out. Thanks everybody.0 comments0
- #692 TAKE COMMAND - Joe HartTAKE COMMAND - Joe Hart The Not Old Better Show, Author Interview Series Welcome to on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and we have an excellent program about building relationships, professional development, leadership training, customer service, and employee engagement. Thank you so much for listening. We’ve got a great guest today in , who, after reading his new book, co-authored with Michael Crom, I’ve been looking forward to speaking with him for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was ourwhen I spoke to author and Rick Steves about his new book, . Two weeks ago, I spoke with about his new science book Wonderful subjects for our Not Old Better Show audience…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you, there on our website, For more than one hundred years, the wisdom of Dale Carnegie, author of the enduring bestseller has provided millions of individuals, including me, around the world with a richer, more fulfilling, and happier way of life. Now ; by our guest today, Joe Hart combines decades of Dale Carnegie’s award-winning training and timeless principles into a master text that tells you everything you need to know about the art of human relations. Many in our Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast will certainly be familiar with Dale Carnegie and the legend that is book is a classic and was first published in 1936. The classics never fail, and taught me the true art of thinking. It made me confident in dealing with people. Joe Hart has written a book for today, but with a nod to the history of Dale Carnegie, as the book ‘ is co-authored with Michael Crow, the grandson of Dale Carnegie himself. Joe Hart is the CEO of Dale Carnegie Training, a company that has transformed itself into meeting the needs of today’s people, managers, and businesses of all sizes: small mom-and-pop to Fortune 500 companies. Joe Hart tells us about that transformation and what it means for anyone in the Not Old Better Show audience who’s leading, working, living their lives, and doing what you want. How to get that “best life” is what Joe is all about, and the book describes the principles Dale Carnegie taught in his life and in that book is the foundation of the interpersonal skills that are fundamental to humans interacting with each other in a positive way. All of us. Please join me in welcoming you to on radio and podcast, the author of the new book, and the CEO of Dale Carnegie Training. My thanks to the author Joe Hart, who, along with co-author Michael Crom has written the new book, ’ Please check out our show notes today for more details about Joe Hart, Michael Crom and My thanks to the team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast,0 comments0
- #691 Rick Steves - Eating in Italy: A Cultured ConversationWelcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates interview series. We have an excellent program about travel in these days post pandemic, other culture, food and specifically the food of Italy, as we talk to Rick Steves about his new book, co-authored by Rick Steves and Fred Plotkin, Italy for Food Lovers. Thank you so much for listening. We’ve got a great guest today in Rick Steves, who, after reading his new book, ‘ Italy for Food Lovers. I’ve been looking forward to speaking with him for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 690th episode, when I spoke to author and Smithsonian Associate Dr. Eric Chudler and his new book, Neuropedia: A Brief Compendium of Brain Phenomena. Two weeks ago, I spoke with first-time author Danny Olmes about his new book, Memoirs of an Ordinary Guy: The Everyday Experiences that Changed My Life. Wonderful subjects for our Not Old Better Show audience…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you, there on our website, NotOld-Better.com As I’ve said so many times, I’m so grateful for what I get to do, talking to so many wonderful people…many of whom we don’t know, but should. Today our guest, Rick Steves, is someone we do know, love and are so impressed with his approach to the family of humanity. Our guest today, Smithsonian Associate Rick Steves, is a popular expert on European travel, PBS star, and, along with Fred Plotkin has written the new book, Italy for Food Lovers. Rick Steves, America's most respected authority on European travel, empowers Americans to have European trips that are fun, affordable, and culturally broadening. Rick Steves will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up…please check our web site for more information about Rick Steves at Smithsonian Associates, the title of Rick’s presentation is Rick Steves on Eating in Italy: A Cultured Conversation with Fred Plotkin. Smithsonian Associate Rick Steves is a specialist in Italian cuisine and culture. We’ll talk about many of Italy’s secret culinary pleasures. Today Rick and I discuss the unique ways in which Italy’s cuisine developed, the food specialties of Italy’s different regions, and what travelers miss if they only visit Rome, Florence, and Venice. And their shared insights about Italy’s hidden gems ensure that a trip to Italy is unforgettable. As well as delicious. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series on radio and podcast, Smithsonian Associate Rick Steves. My thanks to the author and Smithsonian Associate Rick Steves and his new book, Italy for Food Lovers. Rick Steves will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up, so please check out our show notes today for more details about Rick Steves at Smithsonian Associates. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Interview Series.0 comments0
- #690 A Journey Into The Brain - Dr. Eric ChudlerA Journey Into The Brain - Dr. Eric Chudler The Not Old Better Show, Inside Science Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates Inside Science interview series. We have an excellent program about the brain, its function, the new science about the brain which tells us many new things, and why each brain is different for each of us in The Not Old Better Show audience. The brain has fascinated and puzzled scientists and philosophers, and all of us, for thousands of years. Although we know a great deal about the brain, there is still so much more to learn. For example, we still do not have effective treatments and cures for many neurological and psychiatric disorders, and our understanding of how the brain generates consciousness is unclear. Join me and our guest, Smithsonian Associate Eric Chudler, a neuroscientist at the University of Washington, as he tells us about the fascinating interactive journey into the brain. Dr Eric Chudler will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up. Please check out our website for more details on Dr. Chudler’s presentation titled Journey Into The Brain. Today with Dr. Chudler, we’ll chat about his presentation at Smithsonian Associates and how he’ll use Zoom to engage our audience. And we’ll talk about the basic function and structure of the brain and several common brain myths. For example, do we only use 10% of our brains? And did dinosaurs have two brains? Dr. Chudler also reveals why he believes everyone, not just scientists, should learn about the brain. Dr. Chudler will give us a guided tour of our most important organ; he will offer insights into our current knowledge of the brain and suggests the directions future brain research may take, including understanding Einstein’s brain! That, of course, is our guest today, Smithsonian Associate Dr. Eric Chudler reading from his new book, Neuropedia: A Brief Compendium of Brain Phenomena. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science interview series, Dr. Eric Chudler. My thanks to author and Smithsonian Associate Dr. Eric Chudler and his new book, Neuropedia: A Brief Compendium of Brain Phenomena. Thanks, Dr. Chudler, for reading today. Dr. Eric Chudler will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up, so please check out our show notes today for more details about Dr. Eric Chudler at Smithsonian Associates. You’ll find more information about artist and illustrator Kelly Chudler HERE on her website. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Interview Series. https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/journey-into-brain0 comments0
- #689 Memoirs Of An Ordinary Guy - Daniel Stuart OlmesMemoirs Of An Ordinary Guy - Daniel Stuart Olmes The Not Old Better Show, Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is brought to you by POM Wonderful and Harry’s Shaving. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading his new book ‘Memoirs From An Ordinary Guy .’ I’ve been looking forward to talking to him for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 688th episode, when I spoke with Smithsonian Associate Glory Liu, about her new book, ‘Adam Smith’s America.’ Two weeks ago, I spoke with Smithsonian Associate Mary Beth Albright about her new book, ‘Eat & Flourish: How Food Supports Emotional Well-Being.’ Wonderful subjects for our Not Old Better Show audience…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you, there on our website, NotOld-Better.com Memoirs of an Ordinary Guy: The Everyday Experiences that Changed My Life is a new book by first-time author and our guest today, Daniel Stuart Olmes. I know him as Danny, know him well, as a matter of fact. I’ll tell you all right up front that Danny is a good friend. You all know from listening to the show that I read a lot, interview a lot of authors from my reading, and love books. And, there are a lot of books written each year, so I’m picky about what I read, only interviewing authors of those books. Danny’s book is special. You’ll hear Danny read a passage from the book in just a moment, but briefly, Danny is a husband, father of twins, entrepreneur, and aerospace and defense executive. Danny is a busy guy. We’ll talk about that, plus what’s changed since writing his first book, how to get started and keep going when writing, good old-fashioned perseverance, and what it means to be an observer and an ordinary guy. That, of course, is our guest today, first-time author Danny Olmes, reading from his new book, Memoirs of an Ordinary Guy: The Everyday Experiences that Changed My Life . Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast Danny Olmes. My thanks to POM Wonderful and Harry’s Shaving for generously sponsoring today’s show. My thanks to our guest today, Danny Olmes, the author of the new book, available for pre-order: Memoirs of an Ordinary Guy: The Everyday Experiences that Changed My Life. Thanks, Danny, for reading today. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast.0 comments0
- #688 Adam Smith's America - Glory LiuAdam Smith's America - Glory Liu The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Author Interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates author interview series, and we have an excellent program about Adam Smith’s ‘America,’ the new book by our guest today, author, economist and Smithsonian Associate Glory Liu. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading her new book, ‘Adam Smith’s America,’ I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 687th episode, when I spoke with Smithsonian Associate Mary Beth Albright about her new book, ‘Eat & Nourish: How Food Supports Emotional Well-Being.’ Two weeks ago, I spoke with National Pickleball Ambassador Nikki Weigel. Wonderful subjects for our Not Old Better Show audience…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com Our guest today is author, educator, and Smithsonian Associate Glory Liu. Glory Liu will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates via Zoom coming up. Please check out our website for more information about Glory Liu’s presentation at Smithsonian Associates titled, Adam Smith’s America. Glory Liu has written the new book, ‘Adam Smith’s America.’ As so many in our audience will know from our school years, Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, originally published in 1776, was lauded by America’s founders as a landmark work of Enlightenment thinking about national wealth, statecraft, and moral virtue. Today, Adam Smith is one of the most influential icons of economic thought in America. Our guest today, Smithsonian Associate Glory Liu, a lecturer in social studies at Harvard University and author, will trace with us how generations of Americans have read, reinterpreted, and weaponized Smith’s ideas over time. Glory Liu will answer our questions about how Adam Smith charts the enduring fascination that this humble philosopher from Scotland has held for American readers over more than two centuries. Glory Liu tells us about how Adam Smith continues to be a vehicle for articulating perennial moral and political anxieties about modern capitalism today. That, of course is our guest today, Smithsonian Associate Glory Liu reading from her new book, ‘Adam Smith’s America.’ Glory Liu will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up, but we have Glory Liu today, so please join me in welcoming author Glory Liu to The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates interview series on radio and podcast. My thanks to author and Smithsonian Associate Glory Liu and her new book, ‘Adam Smith’s America.’ Thanks, Glory, for reading today. Glory Liu will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up, so please check out our show notes today for more details about Glory Liu at Smithsonian Associates. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast, Smithsonian Associates Author Interview series… For more information about this program and other Smithsonian Associates programs, please CLICK HERE: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/adam-smiths-america0 comments0
- #687 Nourish Your Mental Health - Mary Beth AlbrightNourish Your Mental Health - Mary Beth Albright The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Author Interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates author interview series, and we have an excellent program about food, and the power food has to nourish our mind, and, importantly how food supports our emotional health and wellness in profound ways through both nutrients and pleasure. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading her new book, ‘Eat & Fourish,’ I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 686th episode, when I spoke with National Pickleball Ambassador Nikki Weigel. Two weeks ago, I spoke with Smithsonian Associate Marion Turner about her new book, The Wife of Bath: A Biography. Wonderful subjects for our Not Old Better Show audience…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. On to today’s show: Food has the power to nourish our minds, supporting emotional wellness through both nutrients and pleasure. Our guest today, journalist Mary Beth Albright will tell us all about this from her new book, Eat and Flourish: How Food Supports Emotional Well-Being. Mary Beth Albright will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up. Please check out our website for details on Smithsonian Associate Mary Beth Albright and her presentation titled, Nourish Your Mental Health. But we have Mary Beth Albright today who’ll tell us all about the cutting-edge research to explain the connection between food and mood. Mary Beth Albright redefines emotional eating based on science, revealing how eating triggers biological responses that affect humans’ emotional states both immediately and long-term, and the complex studies from the new field of nutritional psychology and offer straightforward suggestions for what to eat and how to eat it all focused on the latest foods. The art and science of how and what to eat for emotional well-being. That, of course, is my guest today, Mary Beth Albright, reading from her new book, ‘Eat & Flourish,’ Mary Beth Albright is a Smithsonian Associate, writer, editor, and executive producer at the Washington Post. She was a project director and subject-matter expert for the U.S. Surgeon General and has appeared on the Food Network. Please join me in welcoming Smithsonian Associate Mary Beth Albright. My thanks to author and Smithsonian Associate Mary Beth Albright, and her new book, ‘Eat & Fourish: How Food Supports Well-Being.” Thanks, Mary Beth, for reading today. Mary Beth Albright will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up, so please check out our show notes today for more details about Mary Beth Albright at Smithsonian Associates. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast, Smithsonian Associates Author Interview series… For more information about Smithsonian Associates, please click HERE: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/nourish-your-mental-health0 comments0
- #686 Pickleball Part 2 - National Pickleball Ambassador Nikki WeigelWelcome to The Not Old Better Show, Fitness Friday Interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part 2 of our Pickleball series. We have an excellent new year program for all of us, making fitness resolutions and having some plain old fun. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading her new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 685th episode, when I spoke with Smithsonian Associate Marion Turner about her new book, The Wife of Bath: A Biography. Two weeks ago, I spoke with Smithsonian Associate Katie Hickman about her new book, ‘Brave Hearted: The Women of the American West. Wonderful subjects for our Not Old Better Show audience…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. We have talked about pickleball on the show for some time now. I’ve started to play, and grown more and more interested, along with the world…pickleball is the fastest growing US sport, played by all ages, but more and more of us in the Not Old Better Show audience…certainly are playing. The game with the funny name was created in the 1960s and is, as I mentioned, today the fastest-growing sport in America. I mentioned recently that we have a two-part show, and today is part 2 of that series, when we will take you through the hows of the game. In today’s episode, we talk to pro player and Official Pickleball Ambassador Nikki Weigel. The Pickleball community will know Nikki Weigel, and so, very soon, will our audience here on The Not Old Better Show.. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Fitness Friday, New Year edition, Nikki Weigel. My thanks always to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to Official Pickleball Ambassador Nikki Weigel for her time today. Remember you can find last week’s, part 1, episode and interview with Mo Nard about her new book, “Pickleball for Dummies” is available now. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show Fitness Friday audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast; thanks, everybody.0 comments0
- #685 Chaucer's The Wife Of Bath - Marion TurnerThe Wife Of Bath - Marion Turner THE NOT OLD BETTER SHOW, SMITHSONIAN ASSOCIATES INTERVIEW SERIES Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Author Interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates author interview series, and we have an excellent program about Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, the Wife of Bath. As a matter of fact, we’re listening to the Smithsonian Folkways recording of Chaucer’s Wife of Bath poem, which has been described by many scholars, including our guest today, as "some of the finest poetry produced in the English language prior to Shakespeare." Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading her new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 684th episode, when I spoke with Smithsonian Associate, Katie Hickman about her new book, “Brave Hearted: The Women of the American West.” Two weeks ago I spoke with Mo Nard, pickleball pro, National Champion, about her new book Pickleball for Dummies. Wonderful holiday and New Year’s relevant shows…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. I mentioned we are listening to the Smithsonian Folkways recording of Chaucer’s Wife of Bath poem, read by Old English poet Charles W. Dunn, Scottish scholar and author. Today our guest is Smithsonian Associate Marion Turner. Marion Turner will be appearing via Zoom at Smithsonian Associates coming up and the title of her presentation is ‘The Wife of Bath.’ Please check out our show notes for more information about Marion Turner’s Smithsonian Associates presentation. But we have Marion Turner today. Marion Turner will share with us an entertaining and enlightening talk. Marion Turner is a professor of English literature at the University of Oxford; Marion Turner will tell us the fascinating story of the origin of Chaucer’s favorite character, how she related to contemporary real women, and how she has been represented since the 14th century, both in literature, from Falstaff and Molly Bloom to real social movements, such as #MeToo, why the poem is still so important, including to many who, like me support Black Lives Matter. That of course is our guest today, Marion Turner, reading from her new book, The Wife of Bath: A Biography. Please join me i welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series on radio and podcast, Smithsonian Associate Marion Turner. My thanks to author and Smithsonian Associate Marion Turner, and her new book, ‘The Wife of Bath: A Biography.” Thanks, Marion, for reading today. Marion Turner will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up, so please check out our show notes today for more details about Marion Turner at Smithsonian Associates. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast, Smithsonian Associates Author Interview series… FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SMITHSONIAN ASSOCIATES, PLEASE CLICK HERE: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/wife-of-bath0 comments0
- #684 BRAVE HEARTED: The Women of the American WestWelcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Author Interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates author interview series, and we have an excellent program about the true-life stories of women's experiences in the 'Wild West.’ These stories are more gripping, more heart-rending, and more stirring than all the movies, novels, folk-legends and ballads that popular imagination has been able to create. Please stay tuned… Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading her new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 682d episode, when I spoke with Sam Mulaim about his WordPress and Woo Commerce support work for online businesses and over-age 55 entrepreneurs. Two weeks ago I spoke with Robert Ellsberg about his new book and his friend, PBS star Sister Wendy Beckett. Wonderful holiday and New Year’s relevant shows…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Smithsonian Associate and our guest today, successful writer, journalist, travel writer, and novelist, Katie Hickman has written the new book, ‘Brave Hearted: The Woman of the American West.’ Katie Hickman will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up, so please check out our show notes today for more details about Katie Hickman at Smithsonian Associates. But we have Katie Hickman today to talk about her new book, her upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation about the hard-drinking, hard-living poker players and prostitutes of the new boom towns; wives and mothers traveling two and a half thousand miles across the prairies in covered-wagon convoys, some of them so poor they walked the entire route; African American women in search of freedom from slavery; Chinese sex workers sold openly on the docks of San Francisco; Native American women brutally displaced by the unstoppable tide of white settlers. And all were women forced to draw on huge reserves of resilience and courage in the face of tumultuous change. That of course is our guest today, Smithsonian Associate and author Katie Hickman reading from her new book, ‘Brave Hearted: The Women of the American West.’ Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates author interview series, Smithsonian Associate Katie Hickman. My thanks to author Katie Hickman, and her new book, ‘Brave Hearted: The Women of the American West. Thanks, Katie, for reading today. Katie Hickman will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up, so please check out our show notes today for more details about Katie Hickman at Smithsonian Associates. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast, Smithsonian Associates Author Interview series…0 comments0
- #683 Pickleball for Dummies - Author Mo NardPickleball for Dummies - Author Mo Nard The Not Old Better Show, Fitness Friday Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Fitness Friday Interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is brought to you by POM Wonderful; 100% Pomegranate Juice is “health in a bottle.” We have an excellent new year program for all of us, making fitness resolutions and having some plain old fun. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 682d episode, when I spoke to Sam Mulaim, to help us understand the challenges of building an online business using the website development tools from WordPress. Two weeks ago, I spoke with Robert Ellsberg about his long-time friend, PBS star and humanitarian Sister Wendy Beckett. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. We have talked about pickleball on the show for some time now. I’ve started to play, and grown more and more interested, along with the world…pickleball is the fastest growing US sport, played by all ages, but more and more of us in the Not Old Better Show audience…certainly are playing. The game with the funny name was created in the 1960s and is, as I mentioned, today the fastest-growing sport in America. We have a two-part show today that will take you through the hows of the game. In today’s episode, we talk to pro player, certified teaching pro, and author of the new book Pickleball for Dummies, Mo Nard. Mo Nard will tell us that pickleball is easy to understand and appropriate for newbies as well as advanced players. We cover it all, from scoring, serving, dinking, places to play, and getting more involved in the community. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Fitness Friday, New Year edition, Mo Nard. We we’ll be right back with author of ‘Pickleball for Dummies,’ Mo Nard…please stay tuned. My thanks to POM Wonderful; 100% Pomegranate Juice is “health in a bottle,” for sponsoring today’s show. My thanks always to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to Mo Nard for her time today. Next week we’ll follow up with pickleball Ambassador Nikki Weigel…a great interview about the new sport and its national, international direction. Again, Mo Nark’s new book, “Pickleball for Dummies” is available now. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show Fitness Friday audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast; thanks, everybody. See you next time for our interview with pickleball Ambassador Nikki Weigel.0 comments0
- #682 Sam Mulaim - How To Series: WordPress, Woo CommerceWelcome to The Not Old Better Show, Business Buildout interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and we have an excellent holiday program about building a business, what it takes, and how it’s done…I hear from so many of you about what I do, how I started, and what it takes that I want to share some tips for your New Year’s business planning. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 681st episode, when I spoke with Robert Ellsberg about his long-time friend, PBS star and humanitarian Sister Wendy Beckett. Two weeks ago I spoke with physicist, NASA scientist, author, and Smithsonian Associate Les Johnson about A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars: The Possibilities of Interstellar Exploration. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. As you’ve heard me say over the years since starting my radio shows and podcasts, entrepreneurship isn’t just for the young. So many in our Not Old Better Show audience are finding that starting a business can be the perfect way to turn a lifetime of experience into something meaningful, take control of their time, counter workplace ageism, and, in some cases, make a lot more money. But where to start, and how do you use your age as an advantage? My guest, Sam Mulaim, today on The Not Old Better Show Business Buildout interview series, will help you understand the challenges of building an online business, using the website development tools from WordPress, the ubiquitous solution to creating your online presence, and what a ‘plugin’ is and why they’re so important. Israeli business founder Sam Mulaim has over 15 years of experience in digital industries and has helped hundreds of companies, like mine, grow and start their online companies. Sam Mulaim founded FixRunner WordPress Support in Israel, the US, and Croatia, with the goal of giving all of us a head start online, using SEO, helping businesses worldwide compete for your website to rank high and often, and some very special advice for older entrepreneurs interested in starting a WordPress site and using FixRunner WordPress services. I’ll tell you right up front that Sam and FixRunner make my website work, but I pay Sam for this service, and today’s show is all about Sam’s company FixRunner, purely editorial, and hopefully, you’ll get a sense as to why this works for me, and how it might work for you. I reached out to Sam requesting this interview, and there’s been no fee paid by Sam, nor is Sam sponsoring today’s episode. As you know, from time to time my show is sponsored, but often it’s not and is purely editorial. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show Business Buildout interview series on radio and podcast entrepreneur and business founder, Sam Mulaim. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to Sam Mulaim for his time today. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast; thanks, everybody.0 comments0
- #681 Sister Wendy Beckett - Interview with Robert EllsbergSister Wendy Beckett - Interview with Robert Ellsberg: Dearest Wendy: A Story of Faith and Friendship The Not Old Better Show, Author Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living author Interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is brought to you by POM Wonderful; 100% Pomegranate Juice is “health in a bottle.” We have an excellent holiday program about a surprising story of faith and friendship. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading his new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 680th episode, and I spoke with physicist, NASA scientist, author, and Smithsonian Associate Les Johnson about A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars: The Possibilities of Interstellar Exploration Two weeks ago, I spoke to Smithsonian Associate Clay Jenkinson about Gulliver’s Travels and the fascinating story within a story, not just for children. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Many people, as I did, first came to know Sr. Wendy Beckett in the 1990s through her popular television program, "Sister Wendy's Odyssey." She was an unlikely celebrity: diminutive, dressed in a medieval-looking black habit of her own design, her lively and intelligent features offset by large spectacles. Yet countless viewers became entranced by her tour of famous galleries around the world, and by her incisive and empathetic commentary on the works of art she encountered along the way. In 2018 Sister Wendy Beckett passed away. Several years prior to Sis Wendy’s passing she began corresponding with our guest today author Robert Ellsberg. The book Dearest Sister Wendy . . . A Surprising Story of Faith and Friendship that resulted from those letters, emails, conversations and contact is out now, I’ve read it, and we’ll be talking with Robert Ellsberg about it today on The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. That of course is our guest today, author, publisher Robert Ellsberg reading from his new book, which he’s co-written, entitled: Dearest Sister Wendy…A Surprising Story of Faith and Friendship. We’ll hear more today from Robert Ellsberg about his new book, and his hope that those who read it and these letters will discover the person, in Sister Wendy, behind the television persona: a modern mystic, a genius of the spiritual life, a person of far-seeing sensitivities, a great lover of God whose capacity for love she was still discovering at the end of her life. And perhaps they will feel included in her final apostolate of friendship. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast, author Robert Ellsberg. We are listening to ‘Monastery Bells’ from Smithsonian Folkways today My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to Robert Ellsberg for his time today. Again, Robert Ellsberg’s new book, Dearest Sister Wendy…A Surprising Story of Faith and Friendship. is available now. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast; thanks, everybody.0 comments0
- A Traveler's Guide to the Stars: The Possibilities of Interstellar ExplorationA Traveler's Guide to the Stars: The Possibilities of Interstellar Exploration- Interview with Les Johnson The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates Inside Science interview series, and we have an excellent program about interstellar spaceflight, rocket science, and solar sails and their impact on interplanetary travel…you’re going to want to hear this. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading his new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 679th episode, and I spoke with historian, author, and Smithsonian Associate Clay Jenkinson about Gulliver’s Travels and the fascinating story within a story, not just for children. Two weeks ago had another great conversation with the author and NFL legend, a member of the only team in NFL history to be undefeated, and very entertaining guest Larry Csonka. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. The age-old dream of venturing forth into the cosmos and perhaps even colonizing distant worlds all may one day become a reality, according to our guest today, physicist, NASA consultant, and Smithsonian Associate Les Johnson. Les Johnson will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up soon, so please check out our show notes today for more details about Smithsonian Associates. Les Johnson and I will talk today about the known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship and Breakthrough Starshot advancing the idea of interstellar travel, and how and when in our lifetimes we will be boarding rocket ships! Les Johnson is a scientist, an author, and the Deputy Manager for NASA's Advanced Concepts Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show Inside Science interview series on radio and podcast Les Johnson. My thanks to Les Johnson for his time today. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast…please be well and be safe, which I’m mentioning in every show because I want to bring attention to the issue of assault rifles, which aren’t safe, in anyone’s hands but the military and law enforcement. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: schools! Please, let’s work together to eliminate assault rifles, and let’s do better. Let’s talk about Better…the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Interview series… For more information, please click here for Smithsonian Associates: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/interstellar-exploration0 comments0
- Clay Jenkinson - Gulliver's Travels: A Satire Not Just for ChildrenWelcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living author historian interview series, and we have an excellent program about history, the optimism of the enlightenment, the role of Houyhnhmn’s, and if you still don’t know, we are talking about ‘Gulliver’s Travels’…you’re going to want to hear this. Thank you so much for listening. And as the music, we’re listening to Smithsonian Folkways recording of Woody Guthrie, Hard Traveling. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading his new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 678th episode, and I spoke to NFL legend, a member of the only team in NFL history to be undefeated, and very entertaining guest Larry Csonka. Two weeks ago had another great conversation with author and Smithsonian Associate Carole Adrienne about her new book, ‘Healing a Divided Nation. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Smithsonian Associate and popular returning guest Clay Jenkinson will be presenting at Smithsonian Associates coming up, so please check out our show notes for more details. I always enjoy speaking with Clay Jenkinson because I learn so much, and from your emails, to me after Clay appears on the show, you agree! Clay is funny, too, and I laugh out loud. Clay is a historian, a lecturer, and a Jeffersonian, in fact, Clay Jenkinson was the main commentator for Ken Burns’ PBS documentary on Thomas Jefferson. He is a CNN TV personality, and we have Clay Jenkinson today! Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels is often regarded as a children's book, but only by people who have never read it through. Swift was filled with "savage indignation" at the problems in the human character. According to our guest today, Clay Jenkinson, Gulliver's Travels is a work of genius, a witty, enchanting, and unrelenting critique of the optimism of the Enlightenment. Join me today for a wonderful conversation with humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson as Clay sorts out the meaning of ‘Gulliver’s Travels,’ and leads us on a journey into the dark recesses of the severest satirist in the English language. For more information please check out the Smithsonian Associates website: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/gullivers-travels0 comments0
- The Life and Grit of NFL's Undefeated Larry Csonka; HEAD ONWelcome to The Not Old Better Show, author interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and we have an excellent program as we pull back the curtain on the life and career of NFL legend Larry Csonka, a member of the undefeated Miami Dolphins…hasn’t happened since, and hadn’t before: a perfect season and a life well lived…you’re going to want to hear this. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading his new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 677th episode, and I spoke to Smithsonian Associate Carole Adrienne about her new book, ‘Healing a Divided Nation. Two weeks ago, I had another great conversation with author and Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland, an award-winning author and who has written the amazing new book, ‘The Escape Artist,’ Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Undefeated season with Miami Dolphins, NFL Hall of Fame Larry Csonka’s amazing life will come to life today in his own authentic voice and unfiltered brand of storytelling. We’ll hear today about Larry Csonka’s insightful, compelling, humorous, vulnerable, and refreshingly frank life in the NFL and growing up in Ohio as an active kid. For fans of the game—or anyone who loves high adventure—Csonka’s new book, which is excellent Head On is a captivating, nostalgic account of grit, grace, and gumption told by an iconic Hall of Famer who continues to gain ground—figuratively, literally, and unapologetically—every day. Our guest today Larry Csonka is still going strong and joins us today for a wonderful conversation. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show author interview series on radio and podcast, the Miami Dolphins undefeated, Head On, Larry Csonka. Check out Larry Csonka’s new book, Head On, HERE on Apple Books.0 comments0
- #677 Healing A Divided Nation - Carole AdrienneWelcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living author interview series, and we have an excellent program about history, the Civil War, and the practice of medicine…you’re going to want to hear this. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading her new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 676th episode, and I spoke to Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland, an award-winning author and Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland, has written the amazing new book, ‘The Escape Artist,’ Two weeks ago, I had another great conversation with author Lola Jaye, about her new book, The Attic Child. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. That’s Pete Seeger from Smithsonian Folkways singing ‘Lincoln and Liberty,’ to set the history and Civi l War tone today. At the start of the Civil War, the medical field in America was rudimentary, unsanitary, and woefully underprepared to address what would become the bloodiest conflict on U.S. soil. However, in this historic moment of pivotal social and political change, medicine was also fast evolving to meet the needs of the time. Unprecedented strides were made in the science of medicine, and as women and African Americans were admitted into the field for the first time. The Civil War marked a revolution in healthcare, laying the foundations for the system we know today. Drawing on her new book Healing a Divided Nation, Carole Adrienne tracks this remarkable and fierce transformation in its cultural and historical context, illustrating how the advancements made in these four years reverberated throughout the western world for years to come. Adrienne is an author and documentary filmmaker. She has served on advisory panels for the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historic Research Center and exhibitions on Civil War medicine and the 1918 flu epidemic for the Mutter Museum. My thanks to Carole Adrian who’ll be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up. Please check out our show notes from today for more details about Smithsonian Associates featuring author, filmmaker, and Smithsonian Associate Carole Adrienne. We’re grateful for Ms. Adrienne’s time and her generous reading, again the title of Carole Adrienne’s book is Healing a Divided Nation. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. And, my thanks to you, my wonderful audience here on radio and podcast. Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school. Let’s do better. Let’s talk about better. The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates interview series on radio and podcast. Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week. For more information about Smithsonian Associates and Healing A Divided Nation, please click here: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/healing-divided-nation0 comments0
- #676 The Escape Artist - Jonathan FreedlandWelcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang and today’s show is in honor of the upcoming International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 2023…just around the corner. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading his new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 675th episode, and I spoke to Lola Jaye, about her new book, The Attic Child. Two weeks ago I spoke with Dr. David Berger to answer your questions about CBD, hemp, THC, and the medical benefits of marijuana. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. As I mentioned in our opening, January 2023 will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and I encourage remembrance in a world scarred by genocide. Our guest today, award-winning author and Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland, has written the amazing new book, ‘The Escape Artist,’ which we will be discussing today in anticipation of Jonathan Freedland’s upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation. Please check our show notes for details to see and hear Jonathan Freedland at Smithsonian Associates. ‘The Escape Artist; The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World,’ This is a true story, and as you heard from Jonathan Freedland’s wonderful reading, the ‘Him” is Rudolf ‘Rudi’ Vrba, The Man who broke out of Auschwitz. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland. In April 1944, Rudolf Vrba became the first Jew to break out of Auschwitz and successfully make his way to freedom, one of just four whoever pulled off that near-impossible feat. He did it to reveal the truth of the death camp to the world and to warn the last Jews of Europe what fate awaited them at the end of the railway line. That of course is our guest today, Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland reading from his new book, which is excellent, ‘The Escape Artist; The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World,’ is the true story of Rudolf ‘Rudi’ Vrba. My thanks to Jonathan Freedland, who’ll be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up. Please check out our show notes from today for more details about Smithsonian Associates featuring Jonathan Freedland. We’re grateful for Mr. Freedland’s time and his generous reading, again the new book is: ‘The Escape Artist; The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World,’ is the true story of Rudolf ‘Rudi’ Vrba. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. And, my thanks to you, my wonderful audience here on radio and podcast. Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school. Let’s do better. Let’s talk about better. The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates interview series on radio and podcast. Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week. For more information about Smithsonian Associates and the Escape Artist, please click here: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/escape-artist0 comments0
- #675 The Attic Child - Lola JayeThe Attic Child - Lola Jaye The Not Old Better Show Author Interview Series Welcome to the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is brought to you by Uncommon Goods and Indeed.com. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and for all of us in The Not Old Better Show audience who love to read historical fiction like me, we have a wonderful guest today in author Lola Jaye. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading her new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 674th episode, and I spoke to Dr. David Berger to answer your questions about CBD, hemp, THC, and the medical benefits of marijuana. Two weeks ago, in another great interview, I spoke with Stephen Pitalo is the founder of the Music Video Time Machine. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Our guest today is Lola Jaye. Lola Jaye is an author, a registered psychotherapist, and a speaker who has penned six novels and a self-help book. Lola Jaye was born and raised in London, England, and has lived in Nigeria and the United States, and her most recent book, The Attic Child, is a hauntingly powerful and emotionally charged novel about family secrets, love and loss, identity and belonging. It’s an amazing book, which I can’t recommend enough to you, about two children trapped in the same attic, almost a century apart, bound by a shared secret. That of course is our guest today, author Lola Jaye reading from her new book, ‘The Attic Child,’ Please join me in welcoming to the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast author Lola Jaye. My thanks to Uncommon Goods and Indeed.com for all they do to support the show. Please support our sponsors, who in turn support the show…check out our sponsor links in the show notes today. My thanks to award-winning author Lola Jaye for her generous time and for reading from her new book ‘The Attic Child.’ My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast. Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school. Let’s do better. Let’s talk about better. The Not Old Better Show Inside Science interview series on radio and podcast. Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week.0 comments0
- #674 CBD, Hemp, THC, and the Latest Science and Medical Use for CannabisCBD, Hemp, THC, and the Latest Science and Medical Use for Cannabis The Not Old Better Show, Science Interview Series Welcome to the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is brought to you by Amazon Pharmacy. Yes, that Amazon. Amazon Pharmacy delivers a better pharmacy experience that delivers directly to your door and works with most insurance plans. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and for all of us in The Not Old Better Show audience who are asking a lot of questions about CBD, THC, medical marijuana, hemp and what these terms mean to us for health purposes, we have an amazing guest today who’ll unpack all of that and more. Thank you so much for listening. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, one that I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 673d episode, and I spoke to Stephen Pitalo is the founder of the Music Video Time Machine. Two weeks ago, in another great interview, I spoke to Smithsonian Associate and author, physician and scientist Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, about animal and human health. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Well, onto our guest today…I’ve done shows not the subjects of CBD, THC, pain relief, medical marijuana, hemp, and what these subjects mean to our audience here on the Not Old Better Show. Today’s guest will help us get current, learn of new legislation, and how medical cannabis is quickly gaining support for pain, sleep, and our pets! Our guest today is Dr. David Berger. Dr. David Berger is a board-certified physician with more than 25 years of clinician experience and has gained a national reputation for his expertise as a medical cannabis specialist. Dr. Berger launched his Wholistic ReLeaf clinic in 2016 to help qualified patients use medical cannabis as a treatment option. After recognizing the need for heartfelt education about medical cannabis that extends beyond his medical practices and reaches non-patients and colleagues worldwide, in 2021 Dr. David launched his media and education company, DrDavidMD, with his video series, Your Health, Your Choice, focusing on issues related to health, education, and medical choice on medical cannabis. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better show on radio and podcast Dr. David Berger. My thanks to the Amazon Pharmacy team for all they do to support the show. Please support our sponsors, who in turn support the show…check out Amazon Pharmacy in our show notes today. My thanks to Dr. David Berger for his generous time and for his commitment to educating us on medical cannabis. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast. Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school. Let’s do better. Let’s talk about better. The Not Old Better Show Inside Science interview series on radio and podcast. Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week.0 comments0
- #673 Music Video Time Machine - Stephen PitaloMusic Video Time Machine - Stephen Pitalo The Not Old Better Show, Music Today Interview Series Welcome to the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is brought to you by Uncommon Goods. Uncommon Goods. We’re all out of the ordinary. Thank you so much for listening. We’ve got a great guest today, whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 672d episode, and I spoke to Smithsonian Associate and author, physician and scientist Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz. Two weeks ago, in another great interview, I spoke to Smithsonian Associate Clay Jenkinson about The Future of the US Constitution. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. So many of us here in the Not Old Better Show audience love music, but especially love the music videos associated with the song. For sure that’s me, and it’s also very much part of our guest today’s expertise. Stephen Pitalo is a journalist, an author, and a music video historian. Stephen Pitalo is also the founder of the Music Video Time Machine. Music Video Time Machine magazine is the only magazine that takes you behind the scenes of music videos during their heyday, known as the Golden Age of Music Video (1976-1994)! Read amazing stories and true tales from the people who were there through interviews with the bands, the music video directors, and the key figures that participated in the evolution of the music video. We are talking about music videos today, their unique history in the music world, their importance, and some of the wonderful behind the scene stories from our guest, the founder of Music Video Time Machine magazine, Stephen Pitalo. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Stephen Pitalo. My thanks to Uncommon Goods for sponsoring today’s show. Please check out Uncommon Goods in our show notes today, and support our sponsors as they in turn, support the show. My thanks, as well, to Stephen Pitalo, founder of Music Video Time Machine Magazine, and his generous time today. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast. Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school. Let’s do better. Let’s talk about better. The Not Old Better Show Art of Living interview series on radio and podcast. Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week.0 comments0
- #672 Sick As A Dog: Animal & Human Health - Dr. Barbara Natterson-HorowitzSick As A Dog: Animal & Human Health - Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Interview series. Thank you so much for listening. We’ve got a great returning guest today, whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 671st episode, and I spoke to Smithsonian Associate and author, historian, and educator Clay Jenkinson about The Future of the US Constitution. Two weeks ago in another great interview, I spoke to Pulitzer-prize-winning author Stacy Schiff about her new book titled “The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams.” Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. What do you call a veterinarian that can only take care of one species? A physician. As you just heard from our guest today, Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, who is a physician, who’ll share how a species-spanning approach to health can improve medical care of the human animal — particularly when it comes to mental health. Dr. Natterson-Horowitz is co-author of the amazing book and creator of the TV series, Zoobiquity, Zoobiquity explored how animal and human commonality can be used to diagnose, treat, and heal patients of all species. Through observation and research studying animals in natural settings, cardiologist and evolutionary biologist and Smithsonian Associate Barbara Natterson-Horowitz has uncovered evolved adaptations for some of these conditions. She explores how our vulnerability to illnesses has its roots in our ancient evolutionary past and how understanding physical and mental illness in wild animals—from depression and self-harm to cardiac disease—has the potential to make us physically and mentally healthier humans. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates via zoom very soon, but we’ve got Dr. Natterson-Horowitz today to answer our questions and give you a glimpse into her upcoming presentation at Smithsonian Associates, titled: "It's Possible to Be Sick as a Dog: Linking Human and Animal Health" My thanks to Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz. Dr. Natterson-Horowitz will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates via Zoom coming up, and the title of Dr. Natterson-Horowitz’s presentation at Smithsonian Associates is "It's Possible to Be Sick as a Dog: Linking Human and Animal Health" Please check our website for more details. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast. Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school. Let’s do better. Let’s talk about better. The Not Old Better Show Art of Living interview series on radio and podcast. Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week. Smithsonian Associates site details: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/2552350 comments0
- #671 The Future of the US Constitution - Clay JenkinsonWelcome to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Interview series. Thank you so much for listening. We’ve got a great returning guest today, whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 670th episode, and I spoke to Smithsonian Associate and Pulitzer-prize winning author Stacy Schiff about her new book and upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation about Samuel Adams, titled “The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams.” Two weeks ago in another great interview, I spoke to comedian and host of the popular podcast “Carson Podcast,” funny man himself, Mark Malkoff. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Our guest today is award-winning historian, author, and public humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson who’ll introduce us to the US Constitution…yes, the US Constitution which is a document worth paying A LOT of attention to these days, and a document getting A LOT of attention these days, for good reason, too. Clay Jenkinson will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up, but we have Clay Jenkinson today and will chat all about the United States Constitution, which was written in the 18th century, in a three-mile-per-hour world, by white privileged men in wigs and buckled shoes. It has been amended only 27 times in 235 years, the first 10 right off the bat in the Bill of Rights. The question we’ll talk about today with Clay Jenkinson is whether the Constitution is still the right blueprint for the most powerful country in the world at a time of breathtaking social and technological change, or whether it is time to amend or replace it with something more relevant to the opportunities and challenges of our times. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast, award-winning historian, author, and public humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson. Please check out our website for more details about Smithsonian Associates, and let’s welcome Clay Jenkinson. My thanks to Clay Jenkinson. Clay Jenkinson will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates via Zoom coming up, and the title of Clay Jenkinson’s presentation is the Future of the US Constitution at Smithsonian Associates. Please check our website for more details. Hopefully, today’s show will give you some hope and insights into this amazing document. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast. Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school. Let’s do better. Let’s talk about better. The Not Old Better Show Art of Living interview series on radio and podcast. Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week. Smithsonian Associates site details: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/future-of-constitution0 comments0
- #670 The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams - Stacy SchiffThe Revolutionary: Samuel Adams - Stacy Schiff The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to the Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates author interview series on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and for all of us in The Not Old Better Show audience who love American Revolutionary War history, today’s Smithsonian Associates author interview is just for you. Thank you so much for listening. We’ve got a great guest today, whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 669th episode, and I spoke to comedian and host of the popular podcast “Carson Podcast,” funny man himself, Mark Malkoff. Two weeks ago, in another great interview, I spoke to Smithsonian Associate and author, researcher and scientist, Dr. Sian Harding, who’s written the new book, The Exquisite Machine, The New Science of the Heart. Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, you can go back and check them out along with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. Thomas Jefferson once asserted that "for depth of purpose, zeal, and sagacity, no man in Congress exceeded, if any equaled Sam Adams." John Adams called him "the most elegant writer, the most sagacious politician, and celebrated patriot perhaps of all." But in spite of his celebrated status among America's Founding Fathers as a revolutionary leader, Samuel Adams' life and achievements have been largely overshadowed in the history books. In a spirited conversation today with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff who’ll be appearing at Smithsonian Associates with show favorite Rebecca Boggs Roberts, we will examine this often-overlooked US Constitution founder, Samuel Adams, following his transformation from the listless, failing son of a wealthy family into the tireless, silver-tongued revolutionary who rallied the likes of John Hancock and John Adams behind him. Including a wonderful reading by Stacy Schiff, from chapter 2 in her new book: ‘The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams.’ And ‘A Voice in the Darkness…A Knock on the Door.’ That, of course, is our guest today, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff, reading from her new book, ‘The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams.’ Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associate Stacy Schiff. We have another 5***** Review from: Deborah J. Evans 5***** 10/16/2022 Addictive all episodes "I have heard this show many times...Every time something new, I’ve learned much, some old unforgettable moments. Always wrapped in a new way... Awesome..."In the case of touching life, these are the words of peace."stay well." My thanks to Deborah and all of you for your wonderful ratings…they mean a LOT, so please keep it up. My thanks to the author and Smithsonian Associate Stacy Schiff, author of the new book ‘The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams.’ Stacy Schiff will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up…please check out the website for more details. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to Stacy Schiff for her generous time, reading, and answering all my questions. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast. Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons. Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school. Let’s do better. Let’s talk about better. The Not Old Better Show Inside Science interview series on radio and podcast. Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week. Smithsonian Associates site details: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/samuel-adams0 comments0
