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The Not Old – Better Show is a radio show that is broadcast over the Internet using podcast technology discussing the hottest issues and topics that fascinate and inform those 50+ age Americans and are of interest and concern to boomers. Not Old – Better viewers and listeners can “tune in” whenever they want, giving them the freedom to enjoy the show in the gym, in the car, at home or work.A SHOW FOR THOSE 50+, BY THOSE 50+ Talk About Better®
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Snack Smarter, Spend Less (healthy bites that won't bust your grocery budget)
10/05/2026
Snack Smarter, Spend Less (healthy bites that won't bust your grocery budget)
You know the moment. You’re standing in the grocery aisle with a small bag of snacks in your hand. The front says “high protein.” The price says seven dollars. And you’re wondering whether it will actually taste good, fill you up, or be worth buying again. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and this is The Not Old Better Show. Welcome to another conversation in our Good Better Best series with Good Housekeeping. Stef Sassos is back with us. She leads Good Housekeeping’s Nutrition and Fitness Lab, where food claims and popular trends get a closer look. Today, I’m asking her to help us shop with a little more confidence. We’ll talk about satisfying snacks, what’s worth paying for, and what a viral recipe might leave out. And with the holidays ahead, I want to spend time with Stef’s High-Protein Mediterranean Cookbook. Stef and the Good Housekeeping team put real work into those recipes. I’ll ask what she’s proudest of, and what she’d bring to a holiday table. So, Stef, let’s start with trust. A diet or fitness tip can look convincing in a thirty-second video. What does your team do today to earn our listeners’ confidence?
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Before We Knew the Ending: America, Fascism, and the Warnings We Were Still Learning to Hear William I. Hitchcock on A Shadow Over the World
10/01/2026
Before We Knew the Ending: America, Fascism, and the Warnings We Were Still Learning to Hear William I. Hitchcock on A Shadow Over the World
⚠️ History looks obvious after we know the ending. Living through it is another matter entirely. That idea shaped my conversation with historian William I. Hitchcock, author of A Shadow Over the World. Americans in the 1930s were not reading a history book. They were listening to radio broadcasts, reading competing newspaper accounts, hearing political speeches, and trying to decide whether events overseas represented another European crisis or something far more dangerous. 🎙️ Our conversation asks some uncomfortable questions. Why were intelligent Americans so divided? Why did some warnings break through while others were dismissed? What made propaganda persuasive? And how did Franklin Roosevelt judge when the country was ready to move? For those of us over 60, there is another layer. Many of us grew up close to the World War II generation, then lived through Vietnam, Watergate, the Cold War, 9/11, and a dramatic change in the way Americans receive information. 📚 Which leads to perhaps the biggest question of the episode: Does living through more history make us better at recognizing the next turning point, or simply more confident that we know what we are looking at? William I. Hitchcock joins me on The Not Old Better Show for A Shadow Over the World.
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🎙️ Your Home, Your Taste: Good Housekeeping’s Lis Engelhart on Timeless Style, Holiday Smarts & Ignoring the Influencer Noise
09/30/2026
🎙️ Your Home, Your Taste: Good Housekeeping’s Lis Engelhart on Timeless Style, Holiday Smarts & Ignoring the Influencer Noise
🏡 What happens when home design stops being about trends and starts being about judgment? That question is at the center of my latest conversation with Lis Engelhart, Visual Styling Director at Good Housekeeping, for our Good Better Best Interview Series on The Not Old Better Show. Lis has spent years creating beautiful spaces for magazines and real people. But what interested me most was her belief that a home should work for the people who actually live there. Not the imaginary version of ourselves we think we’re supposed to become. Not the algorithm. Not the latest design trend. 🎄 We talk about holiday decorating, family traditions, clutter, budget, organization, and a question that matters especially to adults 60+: How do you edit a home without editing your life out of it? There’s a bigger media story here too. In a culture driven by influencers, affiliate links and fast-moving trends, trusted editorial judgment still matters. Good Housekeeping has built its reputation over generations by helping consumers separate what works from what merely looks good online.
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🔧 One Month Became Eight Years: Tim Leatherman and the Tool That Built a Life 🧰
09/22/2026
🔧 One Month Became Eight Years: Tim Leatherman and the Tool That Built a Life 🧰
A loose bolt. A leaking pipe. A car that refuses to cooperate. Most of us see aggravation. Tim Leatherman saw an invention. In 1975, Tim and his wife, Chau, were traveling through Europe on a tight budget in a temperamental $300 Fiat. Tim carried a scout knife, but every roadside repair and questionable hotel sink left him wishing for one more thing. Pliers. He wrote down four words: “Add pliers to pocketknife.” Simple idea. Brutal journey. Tim thought he could build the prototype in one month. It took three years. Then came rejection after rejection. Knife companies said it was a tool. Tool companies dismissed it as a gadget. For years, the market had no category for what Tim had created. Then, in 1983, Cabela’s ordered 500 Pocket Survival Tools. A new product category was born. More than four decades and 90 million multi-tools later, Tim Leatherman has built something new. This time, it has pages. The Leatherman Book, written with journalist Chris Kornelis, turns Tim’s story into a field guide for anyone carrying an unfinished idea, starting a second act, or wondering whether the door has already closed. Today, we’ll talk about persistence and its price. We’ll ask how to tell commitment from stubbornness, what rejection teaches that success cannot, and why usefulness may be one of the finest legacies a person can leave. Our guest today is inventor, engineer, author, and Leatherman founder Tim Leatherman. Tim, welcome to The Not Old Better Show.
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No Power. No Pharmacy. Now What? 🔦💊 Dr. Sue Anne Bell on Emergency Preparedness After 60
09/12/2026
No Power. No Pharmacy. Now What? 🔦💊 Dr. Sue Anne Bell on Emergency Preparedness After 60
🚨 NO POWER. NO PHARMACY. NOW WHAT? 🔦💊 We tend to think about emergency preparedness as bottled water, flashlights and a go-bag. But after 60, preparedness can become much more complicated. What happens when the systems supporting our everyday independence suddenly aren’t available? For this National Preparedness Month edition of The Not Old Better Show, I speak with University of Michigan disaster researcher and experienced disaster responder Dr. Sue Anne Bell. Her work asks us to think beyond the emergency itself and consider what happens when healthcare, medications, electricity, transportation and communication are disrupted. ⚡ What happens when someone depends on powered medical equipment?
💊 How do you prepare for interruptions in prescription access?
🚗 When should you evacuate rather than shelter in place?
👥 What changes when you’re caring for an older spouse or living alone?
📱 And what happens when the smartphone containing so much of your life no longer works? One finding from Bell’s research particularly caught my attention: among older adults surveyed who used electricity-dependent medical equipment, only about one-quarter had backup power in place. That turns a power outage from an inconvenience into something potentially much more serious. Preparedness is also about independence. The goal isn’t to live frightened about what might happen. It’s to identify the weak points while we still have time to do something about them. 🎙️ No Power. No Pharmacy. Now What? Dr. Sue Anne Bell on Emergency Preparedness After 60
The Not Old Better Show 🔦 Prepare now. Protect your independence later. #NationalPreparednessMonth #EmergencyPreparedness #HealthyAging #OlderAdults #AgingWell #Caregiving #NotOldBetter
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Small Home Fixes, Big Peace of Mind 🏠
08/28/2026
Small Home Fixes, Big Peace of Mind 🏠
🏠 Small home fixes can bring big peace of mind. Dan DiClerico, Home Improvement and Outdoor Director at the Good Housekeeping Institute, returns to The Not Old Better Show with practical advice for making home life safer, brighter, and easier. We talk no-electrician kitchen lighting, including under-cabinet upgrades, simple mosquito protection without a science lecture, indoor air quality basics, and smart water leak detectors that can warn you before a small leak becomes a costly mess. For adults 60+, this is about comfort, confidence, and staying ahead of problems at home. 🎙️ Listen to the full conversation on The Not Old Better Show.
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Still in the Groove: Martha Reeves Keeps Searching
08/21/2026
Still in the Groove: Martha Reeves Keeps Searching
Still in the Groove: Martha Reeves Keeps Searching 🎙️ What does a life of creative longevity sound like? In Martha Reeves’ case, it still has plenty of rhythm, purpose and joy. 💃🏾🎶 Martha Reeves has spent more than six decades giving people reasons to dance. Her voice powered Motown landmarks like “Dancing in the Street,” “Heat Wave,” “Jimmy Mack,” and “Nowhere to Run,” songs that still spill from radios and playlists with enough spark to lift a room. Now, as she approaches her 85th birthday, Reeves isn’t interested in nostalgia. She’s still chasing the next song. “The word retirement doesn’t mean a thing to me,” she says with a laugh. That outlook fuels Searching, her first new album in 22 years. Recorded in New Orleans and co-produced by acclaimed trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis and her longtime manager Chris Roe, the project blends Motown soul with jazz, blues, gospel, and rhythm and blues. Rather than revisiting old triumphs, Reeves sounds energized by fresh collaborators and a new musical setting. Ask her about the recording sessions and she laughs before finishing the first sentence, as if she’s still standing in the middle of them. “It was a magic carpet ride,” she says. “The collection of musicians, the place, the studio—it was just beautiful.” Players arrived from Cuba, New York, Alabama, Georgia, and beyond, gathering in New Orleans to build a sound that lets Motown shake hands with the Big Easy. Horns rise in bright bursts, the rhythm section settles deep into the beat, and Reeves’ unmistakable voice ties it all together with warmth that hasn’t faded. She lights up when talking about Marsalis, recalling the quiet authority he brought to the sessions. “He was very, very serious,” she says. “Anything he said he was going to do, he did it.” Having watched legendary producers at work during her Motown years, Reeves knows disciplined musicianship when she sees it. She remembers watching Marsalis conduct the horn section and seeing the respect he commanded from every player in the room. “To see Delfeayo work with those horns and the magic that happened with these arrangements—I can’t wait for people to hear it.” The experience also gave Reeves something she deeply appreciated: a genuine creative voice.
“I was asked my opinion. I was asked to add lyrics or add songs that I had written,” she says. “It’s like I’ve graduated.”
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Your Cells Are Changing: Roxanne Khamsi on the DNA We Acquire as We Age
08/12/2026
Your Cells Are Changing: Roxanne Khamsi on the DNA We Acquire as We Age
Right now, inside your body, cells are dividing. Each time they divide, they must copy an enormous instruction manual: your DNA. Most copies are remarkably accurate. Some acquire changes. We tend to think of DNA as fixed. You receive it from your parents, carry it through life, and perhaps pass part of it to your children. But scientists are finding that inheritance is only the opening chapter. As we grow older, our cells collect mutations. Sunlight can leave its mark on skin cells. Tobacco smoke can alter cells in the lungs. Inflammation, infection, copying errors, environmental exposures, and simple chance can all play a part. Most of those changes may never matter. Some help our immune system recognize new threats. A few give one population of cells an advantage over its neighbors. And some are associated with cancer, cardiovascular disease, or other health risks. That means the cells in your body do not all carry precisely the same genetic story. For those of us in our 60s, 70s, 80s, and beyond, this raises a fascinating question: How much of our health is inherited, and how much continues to be written as we live? Our guest is award-winning science journalist and Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, The New York Times, WIRED, The Economist, and other leading publications. Her new book is Beyond Inheritance: Our Ever-Mutating Cells and a New Understanding of Health. Roxanne Khamsi, welcome to The Not Old Better Show.
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From Peacocks to Penguins: Chloe Chapin on the Sartorial Revolution
08/05/2026
From Peacocks to Penguins: Chloe Chapin on the Sartorial Revolution
👔 The most powerful costume may be the one we stopped noticing. In Suitable: The Sartorial Revolution and the Fashioning of Modern Men, fashion historian and former Broadway costume designer Chloe Chapin follows an extraordinary transformation. Men moved from colorful coats, patterned waistcoats, and elaborate display to the plain, dark suit. That change carried political meaning. During the early American republic, restrained clothing came to represent democracy, rationality, masculinity, seriousness, and public authority. Plainness became a choice that looked increasingly natural. Chapin also asks us to consider the cost. As men presented themselves as standing outside fashion, fashion became more closely associated with women, frivolity, and cultural unseriousness. Around the world, the Western suit also displaced traditional forms of male dress. Our Smithsonian Associates Interview Series conversation ranges from George Washington’s badly fitting trousers to cotton technology, domestic manufacturing, race, gender, and the visual signals we still use to decide who looks credible. 🎙️ Listen to The Not Old Better Show and ask yourself: Why does power still dress in dark wool? #TheNotOldBetterShow #SmithsonianAssociates #ChloeChapin #Suitable #FashionHistory #AmericanHistory #Democracy #Menswear #CulturalHistory
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🦬 The Wild East Returns: Elk, Bison, Wolves and the Fight to Make Room 🐺🌲
08/02/2026
🦬 The Wild East Returns: Elk, Bison, Wolves and the Fight to Make Room 🐺🌲
🦬 Before highways, subdivisions and shopping centers, the American East belonged to giants. Bison moved through Indiana and Illinois. Elk ranged across Appalachia. Wolves and cougars lived in forests we now consider entirely human territory. Then they disappeared. Now, some are returning. 🌲 But recovery gets complicated when an elk crosses a highway, a bison needs a fence or a wolf appears near someone’s home. Environmental writer Andrew Moore joins me to discuss his fascinating new book, The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America’s Eastern Wilderness. 🎙️ How much land, control and comfort are we willing to give up to make room for something truly wild? Listen to The Not Old Better Show.
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1,100 Miles Later: What the Trail Teaches About Aging Better
07/27/2026
1,100 Miles Later: What the Trail Teaches About Aging Better
🌲🧭 Some lives begin again at the trailhead. On this episode of The Not Old Better Show, I speak with Melanie Radzicki McManus, author of Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail. Melanie hiked 1,100 miles across Wisconsin in 36 days, moving through forests 🌲, prairies 🌾, wetlands 💧, farms 🚜, glacial landscapes 🪨🧊, and small-town gathering places 🤝. The mileage is impressive. The message is even better: there is no one way to hike. You can section hike. Use a shuttle. Stay in a motel. Walk with friends. Start small. Begin safely. 👣 For adults 60+, that is a powerful model for healthy aging: adapt without apology, stay curious, keep moving, and let the outdoors reconnect you to people, place, and purpose. 💪🌅✨ We talk about women in the outdoors, trail community, ambition after midlife, and the adventure still ahead. 🎙️📚 🎧 Listen now at notold-better.com
#NotOldBetter #ThousandMiler #IceAgeTrail #HealthyAging #ActiveAging #WomenOutdoors #PurposefulLiving #Hiking #OutdoorLife
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Working for the Common Good: The People Behind America's Smithsonian
07/23/2026
Working for the Common Good: The People Behind America's Smithsonian
Working for the Common Good: The People Behind America's Smithsonian The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series 🏛️ What if one of America's greatest career opportunities is hiding inside a museum? 🤔 Discover the people, purpose, and passion behind the Smithsonian with Fredie Adelman. 🎙️ Listen now! 🇺🇸✨ #Smithsonian #America250 🏛️ What if museums are some of the most innovative workplaces in America? Most of us think of museums as places to visit. But they're also places where scientists, engineers, educators, conservators, veterinarians, cybersecurity experts, communicators, and researchers work every day to improve our understanding of the world. 🌎🔬 🎙️ In this fascinating episode of The Not Old Better Show, Fredie Adelman of Smithsonian Associates takes us behind the scenes of America's Smithsonian as our nation marks its 250th anniversary. ✨ Discover hidden careers. 🤖 Learn how AI is changing museum work. 🦖 Explore groundbreaking research. ❤️ Hear how thousands of people work for the common good. This conversation may change forever the way you think about museums. 🎧 Listen today at notold-better.com Important links and resources from Fredie Adelman: For people who are interested in the work of museums around the world: International Council of Museums () and in the US, the – they’re responsible for an annual survey of museum-goers and learned that 60% of visitors believe that all museums support emotional well-being; 69% of museum-goers think museums provide intellectual stimulation and support cognitive health, and 9 out of 10 visitors think that museums help them feel more connected to others, half of those responded that they feel stronger connections to other cultures and half feel more connected to nature. These results are from surveys conducted by . We’ve also learned that museums rank among the top 3 most trusted institutions in a survey with ten options and 1 out of 3 US adults think that museums are non-partisan / neutral sources of information. As for Smithsonian specific info; here are a few links: , , , , and and of course . Here too are some resources about the and the gold nugget. As for beekeeping, I should have fact-checked b/c it seems that the ‘Insect Zoo’ at the Natural History Museum is undergoing transformation and will re-open in the spring, so here’s an article about . Finally, should anyone be interested in following up about internships, there's here's a link to the and for fun, here’s the link to and an article about the current . #Smithsonian #America250 #Museums #Curiosity #LifelongLearning #Innovation #HealthyAging #Podcast
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Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening?
07/20/2026
Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening?
👂🫀 Is your body trying to tell you something? 🤔 Bestselling author, reveals what science says about listening to your body for better health, strength, and longevity. 🎧✨ Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening? The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series 🫀 We spend a lot of time asking what’s new in health. 🤔 Maybe the better question is… what has our body been trying to tell us all along? That question became the foundation of one of my favorite recent conversations on The Not Old Better Show with physician and bestselling author, , author of the new book, Organ Speak, 📚 We talked about muscles as an active organ, why recovery is part of exercise rather than a break from it, how the immune system responds to stress, and why the strongest evidence for healthy aging still points toward remarkably simple habits. 💪😴🥗 Walk more. Sleep well. Preserve muscle. Recover. Stay socially connected. These ideas aren’t trendy. They’re supported by decades of research, and scientists continue learning more about why they matter. If you’re interested in practical, evidence-based conversations about healthy aging, resilience, and living well after 60, I hope you’ll join us. 🎧 I’d enjoy hearing your thoughts after you listen. #HealthyAging #Longevity #Science #Leadership #PreventiveHealth #Podcast #Wellness #AgingWell #SmithsonianAssociates For more information, please check out:
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Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening?
07/20/2026
Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening?
👂🫀 Is your body trying to tell you something? 🤔 Bestselling author, reveals what science says about listening to your body for better health, strength, and longevity. 🎧✨ Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening? The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series 🫀 We spend a lot of time asking what’s new in health. 🤔 Maybe the better question is… what has our body been trying to tell us all along? That question became the foundation of one of my favorite recent conversations on The Not Old Better Show with physician and bestselling author, , author of the new book, Organ Speak, 📚 We talked about muscles as an active organ, why recovery is part of exercise rather than a break from it, how the immune system responds to stress, and why the strongest evidence for healthy aging still points toward remarkably simple habits. 💪😴🥗 Walk more. Sleep well. Preserve muscle. Recover. Stay socially connected. These ideas aren’t trendy. They’re supported by decades of research, and scientists continue learning more about why they matter. If you’re interested in practical, evidence-based conversations about healthy aging, resilience, and living well after 60, I hope you’ll join us. 🎧 I’d enjoy hearing your thoughts after you listen. #HealthyAging #Longevity #Science #Leadership #PreventiveHealth #Podcast #Wellness #AgingWell #SmithsonianAssociates For more information, please check out:
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Fitness Freedom: Exercising While Traveling or On the Go, Episode 2
07/02/2026
Fitness Freedom: Exercising While Traveling or On the Go, Episode 2
Fitness Freedom: Exercising While Traveling or On the Go, Episode 2 The Not Old Better, American Council on Exercise (ACE) Live Long Better Interview Series Travel is an obstacle course with coffee. ☕✈️ Dr. Sabrena Jo shares how adults 60+ can stay mobile in airports, hotels, cars, and real life. #FitnessFreedom Travel has a way of telling the truth about our bodies. ✈️ The airport is not just an airport. It is an obstacle course with coffee: long corridors, heavy bags, tiny seats, rental cars, hotel beds, unfamiliar chairs, and the occasional gate change that feels suspiciously like interval training. In this upcoming American Council on Exercise Live Long Better conversation, I’ll talk with Dr. Sabrena Jo about fitness freedom while traveling or on the go. This is not about turning vacation into boot camp. It is about staying connected to movement when routine disappears. We’ll cover hotel-room workouts, bodyweight exercises, travel-friendly tools, and smart strategies for adults 60+ who want to keep moving through airports, road trips, family visits, conferences, and everyday life away from home. The best fitness plan is not the one that only works when everything is convenient. The best one travels. 🧳💪 🎧 Coming July 2026 on The Not Old Better Show. #TravelFitness #HealthyAging #LiveLongBetter #FitnessOver60 #NotOldBetter #MovementMatters
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Maintaining Independence Through Functional Fitness, Episode 1
06/30/2026
Maintaining Independence Through Functional Fitness, Episode 1
Maintaining Independence Through Functional Fitness, Episode 1 The Not Old Better, American Council on Exercise (ACE) Live Long Better Interview Series Fitness after 60 deserves a better headline. It is not about vanity. It is not about punishment. And it is certainly not about pretending we are all training for the Olympics. At its best, fitness is about freedom: the freedom to rise from a chair, climb stairs, carry groceries, reach a shelf, and keep participating in the life we have built. 🏡 In this upcoming American Council on Exercise Live Long Better conversation, I’ll speak with Dr. Sabrena Jo about functional fitness and aging in place. We’ll look at the daily movements that quietly determine independence: strength, mobility, flexibility, balance, and confidence. This episode asks a simple but powerful question: what if the real fitness test is not what happens in the gym, but what happens in the kitchen, the garden, the hallway, the grocery store, and the home we hope to keep living in? For adults 60+, movement is not just exercise. It is preparation. It is protection. It is a vote for future independence. 💪 🎧 Coming July 2026 on The Not Old Better Show. #HealthyAging #FunctionalFitness #AgingInPlace #LiveLongBetter #NotOldBetter #ExerciseScience
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The Anti-Hype Beauty Episode: Good Housekeeping’s April Franzino on Testing, Trust, and Aging Well Core Promise to the Listener
06/25/2026
The Anti-Hype Beauty Episode: Good Housekeeping’s April Franzino on Testing, Trust, and Aging Well Core Promise to the Listener
The Anti-Hype Beauty Episode: Good Housekeeping’s April Franzino on Testing, Trust, and the Aging Well Core Promise to the Listener The Not Old Better Show Good Housekeeping Good Better Best Interview Series Beauty advice has moved from the department store counter to the magazine page to the endless scroll. That shift matters, especially for adults 60+. Today, consumers are trying to make sense of sunscreens, retinol, dark spot correctors, fragrance, skin-tightening products, “anti-aging” claims, and social media recommendations that often sound more certain than the evidence allows. On this episode of The Not Old Better Show, I speak with April Franzino, Senior Beauty and Style Director at Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, and Prevention. April brings the perspective of a journalist, editor, product tester, and consumer guide. We talk about the Good Housekeeping Beauty Awards, the role of Beauty Lab testing, why sunscreen remains central to skin care, and how readers can separate practical guidance from polished salesmanship. For me, the larger question is trust. Who has earned it? What has been tested? What should we question before spending money? Experience matters. Longevity matters. And in beauty, as in health journalism, confidence should never outrun evidence. 🎙️🧴✨ Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-not-old-better-show/id1085682174
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👀 LOOK TWICE: What a Former CIA Officer Wants You to See Before Trouble Finds You: Vol 3 🛡️✈️
06/23/2026
👀 LOOK TWICE: What a Former CIA Officer Wants You to See Before Trouble Finds You: Vol 3 🛡️✈️
👀 LOOK TWICE: What a Former CIA Officer Wants You to See Before Trouble Finds You: Vol 3 🛡️✈️ The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living Interview Series 🛡️ “Safety isn’t about fear — it’s about preparation.” – Tim Beard, former CIA officer, Marine, and now author of the Look Twice safety series. Tim has protected U.S. assets in hostile regions across the globe. But now, his mission is closer to home—helping seniors and families protect themselves from threats in daily life. 👁️ From elevators and ATM lines to phishing emails and parking garages, Look Twice teaches you how to spot what others miss—and act before danger escalates. This is the episode to share with your family. If you’re caring for aging parents, living alone, or just want to sharpen your awareness, Tim’s advice could be life-saving. 🎧 Tune in to The Not Old – Better Show to hear how to protect your future with simple, powerful preparation: Apple Podcasts, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-not-old-better-show/id1085682174
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The Call Before the Crisis: Ken Duckworth on Men, Mental Health, and the Families Who Notice First
06/17/2026
The Call Before the Crisis: Ken Duckworth on Men, Mental Health, and the Families Who Notice First
The Call Before the Crisis: Ken Duckworth on Men, Mental Health, and the Families Who Notice First The Not Old Better Show, Healthy Living Interview Series A man can say “I’m fine” and still may be asking, in the only way he knows how, for someone to notice. That is where this episode begins. 🎙️ For June 2026 and Men’s Health Month, I’m joined on The Not Old Better Show by Dr. Ken Duckworth, longtime Chief Medical Officer at NAMI and author of You Are Not Alone. His work is rooted in medicine, family experience, and the stories of people who have lived with mental illness and learned what helped. We talk about men, silence, shame, depression, suicide risk, partners who are worried, adult children who are scared, and the hard question many families face: when is this more than a rough patch? This conversation is for the man who keeps saying he is fine. It is also for the wife, husband, partner, brother, sister, daughter, son, friend, or neighbor who sees the change and does not know how to start. Listen to the episode. Then do one small thing today: call, text, stop by, or ask the second question. “How are you really doing?” 💙 If someone is in immediate danger, call emergency services. In the U.S., if you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, call or text 988. Listen on Apple Podcasts!
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When the Guru Falls: Meryl Davids Landau on Yoga Bind, Betrayal, and the Courage to Begin Again 🧘♀️🔥
06/12/2026
When the Guru Falls: Meryl Davids Landau on Yoga Bind, Betrayal, and the Courage to Begin Again 🧘♀️🔥
When the Guru Falls: Meryl Davids Landau on Yoga Bind, Betrayal, and the Courage to Begin Again 🧘♀️🔥 The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living Interview Series Today, we’re talking about story, spirit, betrayal, friendship, and the search for something steady when life throws us off balance. My guest is award-winning author, independent health journalist, certified yoga teacher, and returning fan favorite, novelist Meryl Davids Landau. Meryl is the author of what she calls mindful women’s novels, including Downward Dog, Upward Fog, the award-winning Warrior Won, and now her third novel, Yoga Bind. This new book brings us back into a circle of spiritually seeking women, but this time, the ground underneath them shifts. Janelle, the central character, is moving along her spiritual path when a serious accusation against her revered yoga guru forces her to ask a painful question: If the teacher is tainted, are the teachings tainted too? That’s a powerful question. And it’s not only about yoga. It’s about trust. It’s about community. It’s about how we hold complexity when someone we admire disappoints us, or worse. And for many of us, especially as we get older, it’s also about how we keep growing without becoming cynical.
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Eat Strong, Move Smart: Stefani Sassos on Food, Fitness & Health Claims That Matter After 50
06/10/2026
Eat Strong, Move Smart: Stefani Sassos on Food, Fitness & Health Claims That Matter After 50
Eat Strong, Move Smart: Stefani Sassos on Food, Fitness & Health Claims That Matter After 50 The Not Old Better Show, Good Housekeeping, Good Better Best Interview Series 🥗 What does “healthy” really mean after 50? It’s a question many of us ask while standing in the grocery aisle, reading a supplement label, hearing about a new diet trend, or wondering whether our workouts are doing enough to keep us strong. On the Good Housekeeping Interview Series from The Not Old Better Show, Paul Vogelzang welcomes Stefani Sassos, MS, RDN, CDN, Nutrition and Fitness Director for the Good Housekeeping Institute. Stefani is a registered dietitian and certified personal trainer who helps people make sense of food, fitness, and the health claims we see every day. In this episode, Stefani talks about the Mediterranean way of eating, her High-Protein Mediterranean Cookbook, protein and muscle strength, why hamstrings matter for movement and balance, and how fitness and food work together as we age. We also get into the topics that make many people pause: SPF in a pill, supplements that may worsen hair loss, postbiotics, USDA food labels, and how Good Housekeeping reviews health information before sharing it with readers. For professionals, caregivers, adult children, and anyone focused on aging well, this is a smart and grounded conversation about staying curious, asking better questions, and making choices that support a fuller life. 🎧 Listen to the episode here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-not-old-better-show/id1085682174
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🚘🔥 Modesto, chrome, rock & roll, and American Graffiti Festival 2026
06/05/2026
🚘🔥 Modesto, chrome, rock & roll, and American Graffiti Festival 2026
🚘🔥 Modesto, chrome, rock & roll, and American Graffiti Festival 2026 The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living Interview Series 🚘 Some communities have landmarks. Modesto California has a soundtrack, a streetlight, a polished hood, and a story that helped shape American pop culture. On this episode of The Not Old Better Show, Paul Vogelzang talks with Steve Perry and Chris Murphy about the — a celebration tied to George Lucas, American Graffiti, classic cars, radio, rock and roll, and the culture of 1950s–70s Americana. But this conversation goes far beyond chrome. Steve and Chris share why the Graffiti USA Classic Car Museum matters as a civic project, an educational space, a home for local stories, and a way to preserve memories that may otherwise be lost. For donors, sponsors, volunteers, and local partners, this is a chance to help Modesto protect its own story — and share it with families, visitors, students, car lovers, and future generations. 🚗 History has horsepower. Community gives it a future. Watch/listen: notold-better.com
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Rachel Carson’s Question: What Are We Not Seeing?
06/04/2026
Rachel Carson’s Question: What Are We Not Seeing?
Rachel Carson’s Question: What Are We Not Seeing? Smithsonian Associates Interview Series with Rebecca Henson 🛑 Before the headlines… before the movement… there was a question: ❓ What are we not seeing? Rachel Carson—📖 writer, 🔬 scientist, ⚖️ truth-teller—challenged a nation at the height of its confidence. Her words didn’t just inform—they unsettled, awakened, and changed the course of history. 🎙️ Smithsonian Associate Rebecca Henson joins us to reveal Carson’s full story—her wonder, her courage, and why her message hits just as hard today. 🎧 Listen now: notold-better.com #NotOldBetter #RachelCarson #LiveWithPurpose #AgingWell #EnvironmentalInsigh
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🧠 The Math Lie: You Were Never Bad at Math—You Were Taught to Fear It 🔥
05/28/2026
🧠 The Math Lie: You Were Never Bad at Math—You Were Taught to Fear It 🔥
🧠 The Math Lie: You Were Never Bad at Math—You Were Taught to Fear It 🔥 🧠 What if math was never the problem—only the way we were taught to see it? In this episode of The Not Old Better Show, Paul talks with award-winning author Junaid Mubeen about Think Like a Mathematician and the surprising tools math gives us for everyday life: spotting patterns, weighing choices, escaping all-or-nothing thinking, and understanding why small actions can change everything. 🔥 From combinatorics to chaos theory, this is math without the panic and with real purpose—especially for adults 60+ who are still curious, still learning, and still rewriting old stories. 🎧 Listen now and retire “I’m not a math person” for good. Because better thinking is healthy aging, too. ✨ Tune in now.
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America at 250: Celebration… or Stress Test? 🇺🇸
05/22/2026
America at 250: Celebration… or Stress Test? 🇺🇸
🇺🇸 America turns 250… but what exactly are we celebrating? And who gets to decide the story of the United States? 🤔📜 This week on The Not Old – Better Show, award-winning host Paul Vogelzang sits down with Princeton historian and CNN political analyst Dr. Julian Zelizer for a timely conversation about democracy, polarization, patriotism, and the future of America itself. From the founders’ vision 🇺🇸 to today’s battles over elections, misinformation, and civic trust, Dr. Zelizer explains why America 250 may become a defining test for the nation. 🎧 Thoughtful. Provocative. Essential listening. Listen now on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-not-old-better-show/id1085682174 #America250 #HistoryMatters #Democracy #JulianZelizer #SmithsonianAssociates #TheNotOldBetterShow #CivicEngagement #AmericanHistory
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The Mental Health Benefits of Movement
05/14/2026
The Mental Health Benefits of Movement
The Mental Health Benefits of Movement Live Long Better, Fitness Interview Series with Dr. Sabrena Jo What if one of the best things you can do for your mood, your memory, your confidence, and your independence does not require a gym, a stopwatch, or a brand-new pair of shoes? What if it starts with standing up, taking a walk down the hall, stretching while the coffee brews, or practicing balance beside the kitchen counter? Welcome to the April Live Long Better series from The Not Old Better Show. Today, we are talking about “The Mental Health Benefits of Movement,” and here is the provocative truth: after 50, movement is far more than exercise. It is a daily vote for steadiness, self-trust, sharper thinking, lower stress, and a stronger sense of possibility. Our guest is . She joins us to reframe movement as something joyful, useful, and deeply human—not a chore, not a punishment, and never a test you have to pass. We will talk about the brain-body connection, movement after a fall, balance training, fear, confidence, and the small steps that can help us feel more like ourselves again.
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Behind Closed Doors: Why Historic House Museums Are Rewriting the Story of America’s Past”: America 250
05/11/2026
Behind Closed Doors: Why Historic House Museums Are Rewriting the Story of America’s Past”: America 250
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 conversation hits deeper than expected. For more information, please check out the Smithsonian Associates website: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/programs/historic-house-museums Listen here: notold-better.com
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Robert Watson: Declaration: The Untold Stories Behind America’s Founding Document:
05/07/2026
Robert Watson: Declaration: The Untold Stories Behind America’s Founding Document:
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 perspectives that shaped the American experiment in his book, Declaration: The Story of American Independence. Along the way, he explores the document's philosophical roots, its political impact, and the enduring struggle to realize its lofty promises of liberty and equality. Learn more about Watson's new book Declaration: The Story of American Independence
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Live Long Better: The Science of Strength, Sleep, and Morning Sunlight
05/06/2026
Live Long Better: The Science of Strength, Sleep, and Morning Sunlight
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 the day can help regulate sleep cycles, improve mood, and even support metabolic health. The takeaway is simple and encouraging: small, consistent actions can lead to meaningful improvements in how we feel and function.
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Anthony Horowitz: Murder, Mystery, and the Power of a Second Act
04/30/2026
Anthony Horowitz: Murder, Mystery, and the Power of a Second Act
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, structure, discipline, and staying curious. It’s a conversation about craft, ambition, and why the next chapter can still be your strongest. Check out on Apple Books! https://books.apple.com/us/book/a-deadly-episode/id6751496045
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