#445 Earth Optimism - Earth Day 2020 Cat Kutz & Brian Coyle
Release Date: 04/21/2020
Behind Closed Doors: Why Historic House Museums Are Rewriting the Story of America’s Past”: America 250
The Not Old - Better Show
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...
info_outline
Robert Watson: Declaration: The Untold Stories Behind America’s Founding Document:
The Not Old - Better Show
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...
info_outline
Live Long Better: The Science of Strength, Sleep, and Morning Sunlight
The Not Old - Better Show
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...
info_outline
Anthony Horowitz: Murder, Mystery, and the Power of a Second Act
The Not Old - Better Show
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,...
info_outline
😴 What’s Really Ruining Your Sleep? The Mattress Myths, Cooling Claims & Bedding Fixes That Actually Matter 🛏️🔬✨
The Not Old - Better Show
😴 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,...
info_outline
Before Independence… There Was Doubt 🇺🇸😳 What Really Happened in 1776?
The Not Old - Better Show
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...
info_outline
ROAR: Michael Clinton on Why It’s Time to Stop Acting Old—and Start Living Loud Again
The Not Old - Better Show
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,...
info_outline
🔥 Brad Taylor: Shadow Strike, Pike Logan, and the Price of Stopping Chaos 🌍🎯
The Not Old - Better Show
🔥 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....
info_outline
🇺🇸 AMERICA AT 250: The Story We Tell… vs. The Truth We Live 🚗🔥
The Not Old - Better Show
🇺🇸 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. ...
info_outline
This Is Your Life, Carolyn Forté: Good Housekeeping’s Queen of Clean Opens the Big Red Book
The Not Old - Better Show
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...
info_outlineEarth Optimism - Earth Day 2020 Cat Kutz & Brian Coyle
Science & Technology Interview Series
Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I’m Paul Vogelzang and this is episode #445.
As part of our Smithsonian Associates, Inside Science, Earth Optimism Initiative, today’s show is another in our series, our third, and with one day away from the big event.
The 50th anniversary of Earth Day is this week, starting April 22, and on that day as is year’s past, people from around the world will celebrate planet earth.
Given the social distancing we are all practicing, one of the truly great ways to join in the celebration is to join the digital Earth Optimism event, April 22 - 24.
Our guests today, Cat Kutz, Earth Optimism Communications, and Brian Coyle, Behavioral Ecologist, Conservation Producer, both of whom are among the many organizers of the Earth Optimism event, will be joining us to tell us more, including some of the optimistic stories of both small and large-scale actions that frame the conversation and demonstrate that success is possible, despite dire warnings to the contrary.
The Earth Optimism event is just that: an event of optimism about our planet earth, and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day is the right time to celebrate.
Because meeting the shock and awe of extreme floods, droughts, storms, and fires from California and the Mississippi to Venice and the Caribbean calls for plans and action, as well as optimism. As the planet faces changes in climate and increased extreme weather events, adaptation is higher than ever before on the global agenda. But, we have to start thinking we can do this…don’t doubt, have faith, and please listen and act on what Cat Kutz, and Brian Coyle, Smithsonian Institution, will share with us.
Our in-person interactions will return, but right now we have the Earth Optimism Digital Summit story to tell you with our guests, Cat Kutz and Brian Coyle, via internet phone.
For more information about Earth Optimism Digital Event, please check out:
https://earthoptimism.si.edu
Other great links:
https://environmental-action.org/
Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast!
Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.