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🇺🇸 AMERICA AT 250: The Story We Tell… vs. The Truth We Live 🚗🔥

Release Date: 04/08/2026

Behind Closed Doors: Why Historic House Museums Are Rewriting the Story of America’s Past”: America 250

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Behind Closed Doors: Why Historic House Museums Are Rewriting the Story of America’s Past: America 250 The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series We don’t just inherit history—we decide how it’s told. 🏠 In this episode, shares why historic house museums are at a turning point. These aren’t just preserved spaces. They’re places where real lives—complicated, human, unfinished—still speak. What happens when we stop admiring the furniture… and start listening to the stories? For those of us thinking about legacy, community, and meaning—this...

Robert Watson: Declaration: The Untold Stories Behind America’s Founding Document:

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Dr. Robert Watson, Distinguished Professor of American History at Lynn University, reveals the lesser-known stories, surprising twists, and forgotten voices behind the most iconic document in U.S. history. Drawing from a wealth of primary sources—including letters, diaries, newspapers, and diplomatic communiqués—Watson reconstructs the debates, drafts, and drama that surrounded the creation of the Declaration of Independence. Focusing on the influence of women, enslaved individuals, and Indigenous peoples, Watson brings to light the varied cast of often-forgotten characters and...

Live Long Better: The Science of Strength, Sleep, and Morning Sunlight

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What if better health didn’t require drastic change—just smarter habits? In this episode of The Not Old Better Show, I speak with Dr. Sabrena Jo from the American Council on Exercise about two highly effective, accessible strategies: strength training and morning light exposure. For adults over 50, maintaining muscle, balance, and mobility is essential for independence. Dr. Jo explains how simple resistance exercises—done just a few times a week—can make a measurable difference. We also explore emerging research on morning sunlight. Just 10–20 minutes early in...

Anthony Horowitz: Murder, Mystery, and the Power of a Second Act

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Anthony Horowitz: Murder, Mystery, and the Power of a Second Act The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living Interview Series What if your finest work comes later? 📚 In this episode of The Not Old Better Show, Anthony Horowitz reflects on a career that keeps finding new life. From Foyle’s War and Alex Rider to Marble Hall Murders and A Deadly Episode, he continues to surprise readers and viewers with wit, nerve, and remarkable range. What stayed with me most is this: growth does not end with early success. For writers, readers, and anyone in a second act, Anthony speaks candidly about risk,...

😴 What’s Really Ruining Your Sleep? The Mattress Myths, Cooling Claims & Bedding Fixes That Actually Matter 🛏️🔬✨

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😴 What’s Really Ruining Your Sleep? The Mattress Myths, Cooling Claims & Bedding Fixes That Actually Matter 🛏️🔬✨ The Not Old Better Show, Good Housekeeping Good Better Best Interview Series 😴 Poor sleep affects far more than your nights. It can shape focus, mood, recovery, and how you show up the next day. 🌙 In recognition of National Sleep Awareness Month, Good Housekeeping’s Good Better Best features Grace Wu and Amanda Constantine from the Good Housekeeping Institute’s Textiles, Paper & Apparel Lab. Their work combines lab analysis,...

Before Independence… There Was Doubt 🇺🇸😳 What Really Happened in 1776?

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Before Independence… There Was Doubt 🇺🇸😳 What Really Happened in 1776? 1776 wasn’t inevitable 🇺🇸⚡ At the start of that year, most Americans weren’t calling for independence. They were asking for fairness… representation… a better version of the system they already knew. And yet, in just twelve months, something extraordinary happened. People changed their minds. Not overnight. Not easily. But through a steady collision of ideas 📜, lived experience, and undeniable reality. Pamphlets like Common Sense didn’t just inform—they reframed the debate. What once felt...

ROAR: Michael Clinton on Why It’s Time to Stop Acting Old—and Start Living Loud Again

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ROAR: Michael Clinton on Why It’s Time to Stop Acting Old—and Start Living Loud Again The Truth About Aging No One Tells You—and What to Do About It Now Today’s episode is brought to you by We don’t talk enough about what happens after success. In my latest conversation with Michael Clinton—former President of Hearst Magazines and author of —we explored a question many professionals quietly face: What now? For decades, the narrative has been clear—work hard, achieve, and then eventually step aside. But what if that model no longer fits the reality of longer,...

🔥 Brad Taylor: Shadow Strike, Pike Logan, and the Price of Stopping Chaos 🌍🎯

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🔥 Some episodes stay with you. This one grabs hold. Brad Taylor joins Paul Vogelzang on The Not Old Better Show for a conversation about Shadow Strike (available for pre order on !), Pike Logan, old enemies, global stakes, and the hidden cost of keeping others safe. Taylor’s fiction reads like a diplomatic cable with a lit fuse—headline-hot, tense, and deeply human. For listeners who know that duty leaves marks, and that reinvention can arrive later in life, this episode hits home. Thriller fans, readers, writers, and anyone who loves a bold second act will find something here....

🇺🇸 AMERICA AT 250: The Story We Tell… vs. The Truth We Live 🚗🔥

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🇺🇸 AMERICA AT 250: The Story We Tell… vs. The Truth We Live 🚗🔥 The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, commemorating 250 Years of Independence in 2026 Welcome to The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates Interview Series—on radio and podcast. For ten years now, The Not Old Better Show has celebrated health, wellness, culture, and the stories that remind us we’re not old—we’re better. Now, as America commemorates 250 years of independence in 2026, this special series offers a dynamic exploration of America’s past, present, and future. ...

This Is Your Life, Carolyn Forté: Good Housekeeping’s Queen of Clean Opens the Big Red Book

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This Is Your Life, Carolyn Forté: Good Housekeeping’s Queen of Clean Opens the Big Red Book The Not Old Better Show, Good Housekeeping Interview Series: Good Better Best Today’s episode is brought to you by , Every Style Every Home. And today’s episode is special. Today’s guest is special. we open a very large, very red book… and it begins with a familiar scene: a kitchen. A sink. A dish towel. And someone—possibly you—asking, “Do I really have to pre-rinse this?” Carolyn Forté has spent more than 40 years at Good Housekeeping, moving from the Textiles Lab to...

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🇺🇸 AMERICA AT 250: The Story We Tell… vs. The Truth We Live 🚗🔥

The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, commemorating 250 Years of Independence in 2026

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates Interview Series—on radio and podcast.

For ten years now, The Not Old Better Show has celebrated health, wellness, culture, and the stories that remind us we’re not old—we’re better.

Now, as America commemorates 250 years of independence in 2026, this special series offers a dynamic exploration of America’s past, present, and future.

Explore the people, ideas, conflicts, and aspirations that have shaped America–and how the past informs the challenges and possibilities ahead.

At 250, America is still young enough to dream, and seasoned enough to know that freedom asks something of every generation.

Through our Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, we invite you to hear that story with fresh perspective, honest reflection, and renewed purpose.

This is The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, commemorating 250 Years of Independence in 2026.

Anniversaries matter. Meaning matters more.

History is never just behind us. Sometimes it sits right beside us, asking who we are, what we value, and what we owe the future.

Stay with us as Paul Vogelzang continues this Smithsonian Associates conversation on the people, ideas, and moments that still call us to be better.

Thanks for joining us this week on The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, commemorating 250 Years of Independence in 2026—on radio and podcast.

To hear more about today’s stories, catch our new Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, and enjoy our extensive back catalog of previous shows, please visit notold-better.com.

This is a production of N.O.B.S. studios.

I’m Paul Vogelzang. Thanks for spending this time with us. Join me again next time as we continue sharing stories that remind us we’re getting better, not just older. Because 250 years later, Better is still a conversation worth having.

Let’s talk about Better.

This is The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates Interview Series, commemorating 250 Years of Independence in 2026

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