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Sky Dylan-Robbins: How Will Millennials Care For Their Parents?
In the next fifty years the population of Americans over age 65 will double. Where do millennials fit in? That's the question posed by filmmaker and visual journalist Sky Dylan-Robbins in her documentary short for NBC Left Field titled, “Millennials Stepping Up: How...
Episode 168: Gayle Kirschenbaum on her film “Look At Us Now, Mother!”
If you’re having a hard time caring for a family member or friend, chances are there are lingering wounds in the relationship. But choosing the path of forgiveness can heal even the most fractured bonds. Take it from filmmaker Gayle Kirschenbaum, whose emotional...
Episode 167: The Best Seven Years of My Life
George and Carol Shannon were on their last night of vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico when Carol had a stroke. A day later, in a hospital back in their hometown of Pittsburgh, PA, a million questions went through George's mind. He was still working. How...
Episode 166 – Medication Overload: America’s Other Drug Problem
UPDATE: Shannon Brownlee stepped down from her leadership role at the Lown Institute as of April 1, 2021. We hear a lot about how the opioid crisis is destroying families and communities. But the scope and impact of medication overload is much bigger: in the last two...
Episode 165 – Brian LeBlanc: Living Well with Alzheimer’s
58-year-old Brian LeBlanc is an international Alzheimer's advocate who speaks at conferences, workshops, symposiums, and even on dementia-friendly cruises. He's got a sense of humor that will knock you over. But don't call him an Alzheimer's patient. And...
Ronni Bennett: Time Goes By
No one knows what it’s like to be old until they get there. That’s the view of Ronni Bennett, a former radio producer in her 70s who also spent over two decades as a writer and producer in network television in New York City. These days Ronni is busy with her...