Separate Paths: Why Canada Rejected America’s Revolution
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📚 What if Canada had become part of the United States? In 1774, the Continental Congress sent heartfelt letters to Quebec—inviting Canadians to join the American Revolution. When the letters didn’t work, they tried something else: invasion. joins The Not Old Better Show in partnership with Smithsonian Associates to explain this little-known history. Smithsonian Associate Ralph Nurnberger will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates on August 21, 2025, and the title of his presentation is From diplomatic missions with Benjamin Franklin to failed military campaigns in the Canadian snow,...
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Birth of a City: From New Amsterdam to New York
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🚢 History wasn’t just written—it was negotiated. And in 1664, the fate of a small but thriving colony on Manhattan Island changed forever. I recently spoke with historian and author Russell Shorto, whose new book, Taking Manhattan: The Extraordinary Events That Created New York and Shaped America, pulls back the curtain on the overlooked moment when New Amsterdam became New York—not through bloody battle, but through bold negotiation. This story isn’t just about the Dutch and English. It’s about Indigenous displacement, the early seeds of American capitalism, and the founding...
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Grill Smarter, Cook Wilder: Inside BBQ’s Hottest Trends with Nicole Papantoniou!
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🔥👩🍳 Ready to revolutionize your grilling experience? Today on The Not Old Better Show, we're sizzling with Nicole Papantoniou, Director of Good Housekeeping’s Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab! From the timeless debate—charcoal vs. gas—to futuristic smart grills controlled by AI and Bluetooth, we’ve got the juiciest grilling insights just for you. 🌭📲🔥 Nicole shares expert tips on embracing eco-friendly grilling, experimenting with plant-based BBQ, mastering live-fire cooking, and even achieving restaurant-quality pizza right in your backyard oven. 🌱🍕🌿...
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Chains, Chords and Grace: The Redemption of John Lee Hooker, Jr
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🎸 From prison cell to pulpit. 🎤 From opening for his father to praying with Keith Richards. 🙏 From blues to grace. Rev. John Lee Hooker, Jr. has lived a life most wouldn’t believe—if it weren’t all true. Born into blues royalty as the son of John Lee Hooker, he seemed destined for the stage. But addiction, crime, and incarceration rewrote the script… until faith and purpose gave him a new one. In this episode of The Not Old Better Show, I sat down with Rev. Hooker to talk about: 🔁 Returning to Soledad Prison—first to perform, then to serve time, then again as a prison...
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Dignity, Data, and the Decisions That Shape Our Later Years
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📊 Over 450,000 voices. One powerful message: dignity in aging matters. I recently had the privilege of interviewing Liz Pearce, Senior Living Product Director at U.S. News & World Report, on The Not Old – Better Show. Liz and her team help families across the country navigate one of life’s biggest transitions: choosing the right senior living community. 🏡 U.S. News’ 2025 Best Senior Living Ratings are more than numbers—they reflect real experiences from residents and their loved ones. Their input shapes how communities are recognized for outstanding care, safety, and...
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Dignity, Data, and the Decisions That Shape Our Later Years
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📊 Over 450,000 voices. One powerful message: dignity in aging matters. I recently had the privilege of interviewing Liz Pearce, Senior Living Product Director at U.S. News & World Report, on The Not Old – Better Show. Liz and her team help families across the country navigate one of life’s biggest transitions: choosing the right senior living community. 🏡 U.S. News’ 2025 Best Senior Living Ratings are more than numbers—they reflect real experiences from residents and their loved ones. Their input shapes how communities are recognized for outstanding care, safety, and...
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Dignity, Data, and the Decisions That Shape Our Later Years
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📊 Over 450,000 voices. One powerful message: dignity in aging matters. I recently had the privilege of interviewing Liz Pearce, Senior Living Product Director at U.S. News & World Report, on The Not Old – Better Show. Liz and her team help families across the country navigate one of life’s biggest transitions: choosing the right senior living community. 🏡 U.S. News’ 2025 Best Senior Living Ratings are more than numbers—they reflect real experiences from residents and their loved ones. Their input shapes how communities are recognized for outstanding care, safety, and...
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Dignity, Data, and the Decisions That Shape Our Later Years
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📊 Over 450,000 voices. One powerful message: dignity in aging matters. I recently had the privilege of interviewing Liz Pearce, Senior Living Product Director at U.S. News & World Report, on The Not Old – Better Show. Liz and her team help families across the country navigate one of life’s biggest transitions: choosing the right senior living community. 🏡 U.S. News’ 2025 Best Senior Living Ratings are more than numbers—they reflect real experiences from residents and their loved ones. Their input shapes how communities are recognized for outstanding care, safety, and...
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Riding with History: Jefferson, Madison, and the Journey that Shaped a Nation
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🐎 When Friendship Shapes Nations: The Untold Journey of Jefferson & Madison 🇺🇸 Ever imagine two founding fathers on horseback, pondering America's future as they ride through rugged landscapes, confronting pest infestations, cultural discoveries, and their own biases? Thomas Jefferson and James Madison did exactly that in their remarkable 1791 journey through Upstate New York and New England. 📚 , author, historian Louis Masur explores this intriguing chapter in his compelling new book, A Journey North: Jefferson, Madison, and the Forging of a Friendship. Their trip wasn't...
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🔥 Forget boring BBQs… it’s time to grill with flavor, joy, and purpose! - Kate Merker
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We’re talking grill season like you’ve never heard it before with Good Housekeeping's Kate Merker Good Better Best, The Not Old Better Show, Good Housekeeping Interview Series 🔥 Summer just got a whole lot more delicious — and more intentional. This week on The Not Old Better Show, I had the pleasure of speaking with Kate Merker, Chief Food Director of the Hearst Lifestyle Group and the culinary genius behind Good Housekeeping’s legendary Test Kitchen. We’re talking smart summer grilling — not just sizzling steaks, but heart-healthy, high-flavor meals that celebrate aging,...
info_outlineWelcome back to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates interview series on radio and podcast, your trusted source for enriching content tailored to the vibrant lives of aging adults over the age of 60 and their families. I'm Paul Vogelzang and today we embark on a captivating journey through the annals of history, a journey that unravels the enigmatic connection between literature, espionage, and the battle for hearts and minds during the tumultuous Cold War era.
Picture this: The world divided by ideology, where the mightiest nations on Earth, the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain, engaged in a shadowy war of words. In this riveting episode, we delve deep into the clandestine world of spies, secret agents, and literary warriors, where every word written held the power to shape destinies and change the course of history.
Smithsonian Associate and author Duncan White is our esteemed guest today, a cultural historian and literary scholar who has uncovered the secrets of those who fought with their pens and keyboards, not on battlefields, but in the pages of novels, essays, and poems. He is the author of "Cold Warriors: Writers Who Waged the Literary Cold War’ and is our guest today. Smithsonian Associate and author Duncan White will be presenting at Smithsonian Associates coming up and the title of his presentation is Fighting the Cold War with Words. Please check out our web site for more details about Duncan White’s new book and his Smithsonian Associates presentation.
Today with Duncan White, we will journey back in time together. Duncan White will answer our questions about spies from the Spanish Civil War era to the fall of the Berlin Wall, as we explore the lives and works of literary giants such as George Orwell, Mary McCarthy, Graham Greene, and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Their words were not just stories; they were weapons that could win hearts, provoke governments, and even risk their very lives.
But this episode isn't just about espionage and intrigue; it's about the personal sacrifices, the betrayals, the love stories shattered by political fissures, and the artists who found themselves caught in the crossfire.
So, dear listeners, fasten your seatbelts as we step into a world where words were the sharpest weapons, and where the battle for hearts and minds unfolded not on the battlefield, but in the pages of books and magazines.
Stay tuned as we dive deep into "
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