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Seeking Shelter: Building Housing and Community for LGBTQ Elders
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender seniors are much more likely than their straight counterparts to be alone and isolated as they age. Housing ...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Don Fidel
From: American Student Radio
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Don Fidel, an immigrant to the United States, opened a staple restaurant in Chicago, but for his family, it was more than restaurant.

  • Added: May 09, 2013
  • Length: 16:26
Sicilian Grandmother Takes on The Godfather
From: Nancy Greenleese
Caption: Pina Maisano Grassi is a fabrics store owner and dedicated activist in the fight against the Mafia. Her husband was murdered in 1991 for refusing to pay the Mafia’s extortion tax., Credit: Nancy Greenleese
An 84-year-old grandmother and business owner is taking on the mob in Sicily. Organized criminals demand that business owners pay protection money...

  • Added: Mar 30, 2013
  • Length: 04:21
The Great Race
From: Emma de Campo
Caption: Pete Stringer, approaching the finish of his 212th marathon. , Credit: Photo-Chambers
Pete Stringer loves to run. Really long distance. Since he began a running log in 1976, he's run over 80,000 miles in competitions and training. Th...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 04:32
My Particular Wishes
From: Patricia McMillen
Caption: Narrator at Matsushima Bay, Japan, Credit: Sam Bader
Meditations on aging, death, and end-of-life health care

  • Added: Nov 10, 2012
  • Length: 10:00
Grey Areas
From: Dave Pickering
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This piece is called Grey Areas and it's about how close I am to my dad, in a literal sense, it's also a tribute to the the neighbour we buried in ...

  • Added: May 22, 2012
  • Length: 03:00
The Choice to Work
From: Voices of Our World
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The case study of Vita Needle Company and its commitment to an elderly workforce.

  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 27:59
Elder Care Remix
From: Voices of Our World
Caption: Dr. Allan Teel
Taking care of our elders.

  • Added: Jan 25, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
The Tail of A Stone Carver's Dream
From: Lori Ann Brass
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Tim Dibble has waited his whole life to work full-time as a sculptor. Now, at 65, he's finally doing what he wants. In his rustic workshop on Cape ...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WCAI / WNAN


  • Added: Dec 07, 2011
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 2
The Emotion Roadmap: How to deal with the emotional challenges of aging parents
From: Chuck Wolfe
Series: The Emotion Roadmap: Take the Wheel & Control How You Feel
Caption: Mom Mike and Chuck
Are you beginning to recognize that your parents are no longer able to live independently. Are they struggling with remembering people, events, dat...

  • Added: Oct 01, 2011
  • Length: 45:10
Wrinkles Episode Four "Life with Mother"
From: Joan Chandler
Series: Mishoo miinwaa Noki ~ You, Me and Wrinkles
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For years her husband abused her; now that he's had a stroke, she's getting her revenge. A wife who can't properly care for her invalid husband, o...

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 12:16
"Wrinkles" Episode Two "The Golden Roof"
From: Joan Chandler
Series: Mishoo miinwaa Noki ~ You, Me and Wrinkles
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Scams: A widow is cheated through a scam and no one can give her recompense or guidance.

  • Added: Aug 03, 2011
  • Length: 11:42
Understanding Alzheimer's with Gerise Thompson
From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique
Caption: http://www.alz.org/brain/09.asp, Credit: Alzheimer's Association
On this edition of "Culture Clique" Gerise Thompson, Regional director for the Alzheimer's Association visits with KQAL's Terese Tenseth. Chances a...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 01, 2011
  • Length: 46:19
  • Purchases: 1
Preventive Medicine
From: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow- Phil Mariage
Series: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
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Generational discussion on Preventive Medicine

  • Added: May 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
After the Flood
From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies
Caption: Mae Savage Home, Credit: Dead River Area Historical Society
Many Mainers come to Flagstaff Lake to kayak, hunt or snowmobile. But the story of the lake is largely untold. Sixty years ago this spring, three s...

Bought by WMPG and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 06, 2011
  • Length: 08:02
  • Purchases: 2
Still Singing the Blues: New Orleans and South Louisiana
From: Richard Ziglar
Series: Still Singing the Blues
Caption: Louisiana blues diva Carol Fran performs at her 76th birthday party., Credit: Photo by Barry Yeoman
Still Singing the Blues: New Orleans and South Louisiana features musicians in New Orleans and South Louisiana who continue to perform the blues—of...

Bought by Red River Radio Network, Red River Radio Network, WUIS, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KRCB-FM and more


  • Added: May 11, 2010
  • Length: 55:00
  • Purchases: 20
StoryCorps MLI: Florence and Audrey Newman
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Audrey Newman talks with her mother, Florence who has Alzheimer's, about her father, Joe Newman.

Bought by KFOK-LP and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 21, 2010
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 2
Putting a Younger Face on Alzheimer's Disease
From: WRVO
Caption: Sue Dublin with her dog, Rose, Credit: Jasmyn Belcher
A 54-year-old woman living with Alzheimer's disease in Central New York is sounding the alarm, as more and more Americans face the same diagnosis.

Bought by WAMC and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 16, 2010
  • Length: 05:01
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Fanni Green and Danyealah Green-Lemons
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Fanni Green tells her daughter, Danyealah(Dan - YAY - lah), about moving her mother, Pauline, into an assisted living facility, after her health be...

Bought by KWMU, KFOK-LP, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Dec 21, 2009
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 3
Stimulus Checks, Fort Sumner
From: Rogi Riverstone
Series: KUNM News
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Federal stimulus checks are arriving for retired railroad workers, veterans and people on Social Security Disability and SSI. Rogi Riverstone inte...

  • Added: May 08, 2009
  • Length: 04:23
Spare Time
From: Sarah P. Reynolds
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Sam Eaton has been lobstering for 73 years and has no plans to quit despite his wife's genuine concerns for his safety out on the water.

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Nov 10, 2008
  • Length: 05:33
  • Purchases: 1
Goat Auction in North Carolina
From: Alix Blair
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Curtis Ring sells off all his goats: this story presents an intimate look at what is happening to farmers across the country

Bought by Remix Radio and The Nature Podcast


  • Added: Sep 10, 2008
  • Length: 08:04
  • Purchases: 2
Baby Boomers' Changing Lifestyles
From: Marianne Gardner
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A baby boomer couple reevaluate life and make a change

Bought by WAMC and Georgia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Mar 03, 2008
  • Length: 03:09
  • Purchases: 2
Veterans and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
From: KLCC
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Veterans and PTSD

Bought by WAMC


  • Added: May 04, 2007
  • Length: 07:10
  • Purchases: 1
Mom's Good Move Special
From: Long Haul Productions
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An hour-long special about starting over late in life.

Bought by KUNM, WSKG, Public Radio Remix, Marfa Public Radio, WSKG and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2007
  • Length: 58:59
  • Purchases: 13