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Gwen Lafleur - Creativity and the Aging Brain Smithsonian Associates, The Not Old Better Show Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang and today's show will be enjoyed by all, especially if you enjoy creativity, are yourself creative, or viewing the arts and creativity. Arts positive effects on aging, both for the creator and viewer will rock your soul. Experts from around the world cite research on how creative endeavors — storytelling and singing, weaving and dancing, and painting and poetry — make people's lives better as they grow older and deal with the challenges of aging. So great to be with you today, and again welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm your host, Paul Vogelzang, and as part of our Smithsonian Associates Art Of Living interview series, we have an excellent interview with mixed media artist Gwen Lafleur, and we're talking about art today. It is well known that therapeutic art experiences can supply meaning and purpose to the lives of older adults in supportive, nonthreatening ways. Neurological research shows that making art can improve cognitive functions by producing both new neural pathways and thicker, stronger dendrites. Recent clinical research validates what some professionals and others who work with older adults have known for years—that making art is an essential, vital component of activities that offer a wide range of health benefits. Several studies show that art can reduce the depression and anxiety that are often symptomatic of chronic diseases. Other research demonstrates that the imagination and creativity of older adults can flourish in later life, helping them to realize unique, unlived potentials, even when suffering from Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease. Neurological research shows that making art can improve cognitive functions by producing both new neural pathways and while brains inevitably age, creative abilities do not necessarily deteriorate. Actually, the aging brain responds well to art by allowing the brain's two hemispheres to work more in tandem. This ability to use one's creativity throughout a lifetime and the impact of crystallized intelligence gained from the years of accumulated knowledge and life experiences, help to cultivate the aging, creative brain. Experts in the field of aging recognize and applaud the importance of both creating art as well as viewing it. Today's guest, Gwen Lafleur is an artist, instructor and will attest to the significance of expressive art activities. We'll talk about creating art, learning about art, Gwen Lafleur's artistic journey and all the benefits that come as an artist and as someone appreciative of art and the joy that art offers. Gwen Lafleur is a lif Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning: A Reinvented Life - Fiona Sampson The Not Old Better, Smithsonian Associates Show Art of Living Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living Series with Smithsonian Associates. Our guest today is author Fiona Sampson, who'll be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates, August 17, and more details are available on our website. The title of Fiona Sampson's presentation at Smithsonian Associates is Elizabeth Barrett Browning: A Reinvented Life. Fiona Ruth Sampson, a Member of the British Empire, and is a British poet and writer. Fiona Sampson has authored 28 books of poetry and nonfiction, including the acclaimed In Search of Mary Shelley. Fiona Sampson's new book titled 'Two Way Mirror,' the Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Britain's most famous female poet. "How do I love thee? Let me count the ways." With these words, Elizabeth Barrett Browning has come down to us as a romantic heroine, a recluse controlled by a domineering father and often overshadowed by her husband, Robert Browning. But she defied cultural constraints—a modern figure whose life is a study in self-invention. Born in 1806 when women were denied property, a university education, or the vote, Barrett Browning seized control of her private income, overcame long-term illness, eloped to revolutionary Italy with Browning, and achieved lasting literary fame. A feminist icon, political activist, and international literary superstar, she inspired writers from Emily Dickinson to George Eliot, Oscar Wilde, and Virginia Woolf. That of course is our guest today, author Fiona Sampson, reading from her new book: 'Two Way Mirror,' the Life of Elizabeth Barrett Browning. We'll be discussing Elizabeth Barrett Browning's extraordinary life, her prolific writing, and feminist icon. Join us today with our guest, acclaimed writer and poet Fiona Sampson for a nuanced, comprehensive portrait of Britain's most famous female poet, a woman who invented herself and defied her times. Please join me in welcoming you to The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living series, Smithsonian Associate Fiona Sampson. My thanks to our guest today for her generous time and expertise, Fiona Sampson. Fiona Sampson will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates, August 17, and more details are available on our website. The title of Fiona Sampson's presentation at Smithsonian Associates is Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Dr. Vonda Wright - Aging is The Most Natural Part of Life The Not Old Better Show Art of Living Interview Series We're talking about exercise, fitness, cognition, and more today with a real superstar, Dr. Vonda Wright. Often this subject is just 'the same old song,' in other words, exercise and fitness is good for our aging bodies, blah, blah, blah. Not the case with our guest today, Dr. Vonda Wright, and we'll get into all that, but, it is so great to be with you following another excellent Community Chat with Gary Cohen, and good morning and welcome to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW. I'm Paul Vogelzang, and as part of our Smithsonian Associates Fitness program, we have an excellent show ourselves and interview with Dr. Vonda Wright. Dr. Vonda Wright is a double-boarded orthopedic sports surgeon, internationally recognized authority on active aging and mobility. In addition to her surgical practice, Dr. Wright regularly contributes to national TV shows including "Dr. Oz," "The Doctors" and the "Today" show. Dr Wright is frequently quoted in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today and U.S. News & World Report, and Dr Wright has written 4 books on topics surrounding active aging and precision longevity, she has created the non-profit, "Women's Health Conversations" which ignited a national conversation on women's health, and performed award-winning research that is reshaping the way we think of aging in this country. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW, Dr. Vonda Wright. My thanks to Dr. Vonda Wright for her time, expertise, and thoughtful preparation in joining me today about the complex subject of health, fitness, and aging…It's NOT the Same Old Song from Dr. Wright. My thanks, always, to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. Of course, my thanks to you, our wonderful Not Old Better Show audience here on KSCW. Please keep your emails coming to me at info@notold-better.com. Remember, let's talk about better. The Not Old Better Show on KSCW. Thanks, everybody. Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Science of CBD - Dr. Steven Grant The Not Old Better Show, Inside Science Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW. I'm your host, Paul Vogelzang, and as part of our Smithsonian Associates Science Makes Us Safer series, our guest today is Dr. Steven Grant. Dr. Steven Grant is a neuroscientist and is formerly the Senior Program Officer at the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health, and we'll be examining today what the research on cannabidiol, or CBD, —and more importantly — what the science has discovered about this elusive chemical's potential benefits for chronic pain and the potential risks. Pain can be physical. It can also be emotional. And we're going to talk about physical pain on today's show on KSCW and we're going to discuss the science of CBD, and how CBD can help with the pain. People with chronic pain are increasingly turning to cannabis or CBD, which is an ingredient in marijuana and hemp that does not produce a high). In 2020, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), reviewed hundreds of studies and published The Role of Cannabidiol (CBD) in Chronic Pain Management, and found substantial evidence for its use in chronic pain. Additionally, the NIH found that cannabis and CBD can be helpful and relatively safe for older adults. I'll put citations to these studies in the notes today on our website. But, CBD may cause dizziness or confusion in high doses, affect blood pressure and heart rate, and interact with medications such as blood thinners and anti-seizure drugs. If you want to try CBD for pain, be sure to tell your primary care provider and "start low and go slow." Your primary care provider can help with finding the right dose that helps your symptoms. Of the more than 100 related chemicals found in cannabis plants, cannabidiol (CBD) has become almost as well-known as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), seemingly overnight. Now widely available in retail stores and websites, it has suddenly emerged as a popular consumer product. But, despite the claims and even some research, it has been difficult to demonstrate exactly what CBD does. It neither produces a high like THC nor does it have the same biological actions. And although promoted as a remedy for a wide variety of conditions, only one CBD product has received FDA approval—for the treatment of a specific type of severe childhood epilepsy. Much remains unknown about the effects, mechanism, long-term consequences, and legality of CBD, and we'll talk to Dr. Steven Grant about all that and more, so please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW, Dr. Steven Grant. Dr. Gr Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Jeffrey Kluger's Holdout: An Astronaut's Desperate Move for Justice Inside Science, Smithsonian Associates, The Not Old Better Show Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang and as part of our Smithsonian Associates Streaming Series, Inside Science author interview program, our guest today is author Jeffrey Kluger. Jeffrey Kluger will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates program on Aug. 4, 2021, more details are available on our website, but the title of Jeffrey Kluger's program is Holdout: An Astronaut's Desperate Move for Justice. Jeffrey Kluger will be in Conversation with Former NASA Astronaut Marsha Ivins. This will be an excellent program and our interview today will set the stage for Jeffrey Kluger's upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation. Jeffrey Kluger is a senior writer at Time Magazine. Coauthor of Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13, which was the basis for the movie Apollo 13, he is also the author of Moon Hunters: NASA's Remarkable Expeditions to the Ends of the Solar System. Walli Beckwith, a model astronaut, is 300 days away from completing her time on the International Space Station. But when a freak accident on board results in an order to return to Earth, she shocks the world—and jeopardizes her career—by refusing to leave her post. Beckwith takes command of the space station, defying orders from NASA, the White House, and space agencies around the globe. Her reason? Something terrible is happening in the Amazon rainforest and she feels she must do something. But how far will she go to accomplish what she knows is right? That was Jeffrey Kluger reading a passage from his new book, Holdout. As mentioned, astronaut Walli Beckwith is the heroine of our guest today award-winning science journalist Jeffrey Kluger. Jeffrey Kluger and I will talk about Holdout, and its inspiration the environmental activism on Earth, today's exciting space programs, and how his science writing background and access to classified research facilities and locales informed his storytelling. He also shares moments in his career reporting on space, which has taken him around the globe, from the Kennedy Space Center and Moscow Mission Control to the Oval Office and the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates Streaming series, Smithsonian Associate Jeffrey Kluger. My thanks to Jeffrey Kluger for his generous time today and for his reading from his new book, 'Holdout." Jeffrey Kluger will be presenting at the Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The Beatles: From Liverpool to Legend—A Musical Celebration - Saul Lilienstein The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates Interview Series "Get Back" from the Beatles. Lots of stories about that song, and today's show will tell you much about the Beatles, their music and their musicianship of timeless songs like 'Get Back.' There is an upcoming new documentary about The Beatles titled 'Get Back' compiled by Peter Jackson, which will be released soon. Paul McCartney who wrote the song, described the song 'Get Back" as a commentary about immigration, telling people to "get back" to their own countries. It was meant to mock Britain's anti-immigrant proponents. Paul McCartney, who wrote the song and sang lead, thought better of it and made the lyrics more palatable. Lots more about the Beatles music today here on The Not Old Better Show on KSCW. So great to be with you today, following, of course, another excellent Community Chat with Gary Cohen, and good morning and welcome to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW. I'm your host, Paul Vogelzang, and as part of our Smithsonian Associates Year of Music interview series, we have an excellent interview with Saul Lilienstein. Saul Lilienstein is a former student of Leonard Bernstein. In 2005, the Wagner Society of Washington, DC bestowed the Society's Award for "uncommon contributions" upon Lilienstein, who is honored to join past recipients Placido Domingo. Saul Lilienstein is a lover of fine music, and loves the Beatles for their very fine music. We'll talk to Saul Lilienstein about what gave John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr the power to reshape the pop music world of the 1960s—and the whole world for the next several decades? Beyond the Mod fashion, the cheeky Liverpudlian humor, and the friendly personalities that set a generation of girls screaming in adoration, the quartet's achievement as music-makers is their most lasting cultural legacy. Saul Lilienstein takes us on a joyful and serious look at their music, their stories, the musical roots and influences, and its relationship to the tumultuously exciting period of social change that provided a backdrop to their years at the top of the charts. Musical recordings and film clips highlight the program. Nothing speaks more eloquently than the Beatles' songs themselves. And with the pure pleasure of listening to more of their unforgettable music, with commentary by Saul Lilienstein, we'll be listening to the Beatles music, too. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW, and shaping a generation, Saul Lilienstein. Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

CNN's David Andelman - post COVID, Heat Waves in Pacific Northwest, Putin, and Ukraine The Not Old Better Show, Issues Briefing Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang and as part of our Newsmaker Briefing Interview Series, our guest today is David Andelman. David A. Andelman is a veteran foreign correspondent for CNN News, author, and commentator who contributes frequently to CNN on global affairs. A member of the Board of Contributors of USA Today, David Andelman served for more than seven years as Editor & Publisher of World Policy Journal. David Andelman was executive editor of Forbes.com; a domestic and foreign correspondent for The New York Times in New York, Southeast Asia bureau chief, based in Bangkok, and East European bureau chief, based in Belgrade. David Andelman then moved to CBS News where he served for seven years as a Paris correspondent. Andelman followed as a Washington correspondent for CNBC, news editor of Bloomberg News, and Business Editor of the New York Daily News. In the course of his career, he has traveled through and reported from more than 85 countries. Interestingly, David A. Andelman has joined the Center on National Security as a visiting scholar and director of its Red Lines Project. The project's conception arose from President Barack Obama's failure to enforce a red line in Syria when the dictator Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons on his own people, killing more than 1,400. Obama's cabinet disagreed strongly with his decision to walk away from the red line without military action to remove al-Assad from power. David Andelman has that mindset, as does the Red Lines Project, as we try to better understand this very important global security issue, we need to do so right now. This will be a fascinating interview and we'll talk about the Red Lines Project, cyber-security, the world in a post-pandemic state, Biden, Putin, and heart health. You'll love this interview. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, CNN's David Andelman. My thanks to CNN's David Andelman. HERE'S David Andelman's 'Red Line in The Sand' podcast. Hopefully, today's show will give you a sense of world events, national security, our place here, and what's going on. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience…be safe, and remember let's Talk About Better. The Not Old Better Show. Until next time, thanks, everybody. Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

How To Watch Movies Like a Film Professor - Marc Lapadula The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW on Sun City West Radio. I'm Paul Vogelzang and as part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Interview Series, our returning guest is Marc Lapadula. Joining me again today is Yale University film professor Marc Lapadula, and we'll dive into some remarkable examples of cinematic mastery that reflect technical innovation and complex thematic construction. Marc Lapadula will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates July 19, and the title of his Zoom presentation is How To Watch Movies like a Film Professor. Great film directors all have one thing in common—lofty artistic ambitions. They take on the toughest issues and most provocative social themes of their day hoping to eloquently bring them to life on screen. Utilizing the movie screen the same way great artists gaze upon their canvases, cinema artists know that every inch of the frame offers a crucial opportunity to leave audiences spellbound by their handiwork. The most challenging directors disguise their bold artistic intentions behind the mask of easily accessible genre forms, often burying something quite profound beneath a story's glossy surface. This sort of subtext and the prospect of unraveling a hidden encoded message in the fabric of the film's narrative is what drives some movie lovers (and film professors) to attempt to decipher what is really going on beneath the scenes playing out before our eyes and ears. There is always something mesmerizing to be uncovered in a great film. Marc Lapadula and I will chat about how he selects films that accomplish their missions by creating some of the most memorable and timeless moments and performances ever captured on celluloid. Clips from You Only Live Once, Sullivan's Travels, Touch of Evil, On the Waterfront, The Night of the Hunter, Rebel Without a Cause, Birdman, and other films will be discussed today. Please welcome via internet phone, film professor Marc Lapadula. My thanks to Marc Lapadula. Hopefully, today's show will bring a smile on your face. Remember to check out our website for more details about Marc Lapadula's upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Spark - Claudia Kalb The Not Old Better Show, Science Interview Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. I'm Paul Vogelzang and it is so great to be with you today, following, of course, another excellent Community Chat with Gary Cohen, and good morning and welcome to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW, and our guest today is New York Times best-selling author, and Newsweek Magazine Science writer, Claudia Kalb. Claudia Kalb is a New York Times bestselling author and journalist who writes about science, psychology, and human behavior. She is the author of the new book, Spark: How Genius Ignites, From Child Prodigies to Late Bloomers. This will be a fun interview, and Claudia Kalb has graciously agreed to read a passage from her new book today. Through engaging storytelling and historical, biographical, and scientific research, Claudia Kalb unravels the relationship between brains, talent, passion, creativity, willpower, and imagination. Claudia Kalb will tell us what propels some individuals to reach extraordinary creative heights in the earliest years of life while others discover their passions decades later? Claudia Kalb will answer our questions about whether prodigies are imbued with innate talent? And, for our Not Old Better Show on KSCW audience, how often are late in life inspirations triggered by propitious events, like Julia Child's first French meal at the age of 36? Do late bloomers reveal their talents because their skills require life experience and contemplation? Pay attention…we'll have fun and answer some important like knowing when you'll know what you want to be, and more Not Old Better questions. That of course is our guest today, author Claudia Kalb, reading from her new book, 'Spark.' Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW, via internet phone, New York Times bestselling author, Claudia Kalb. My thanks to Claudia Kalb, and her new book, 'Spark.' Hopefully today's show will give you a sense of ideas to keep in mind, and how to generate your spark. My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience…be safe, and remember let's Talk About Better. The Not Old Better Show. Until next time, thanks, everybody. Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Our Deceptive Universe - Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Series Welcome to The Not Old Better Show. As part of our Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Interview Series, we are talking to Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi, about his amazing life as an astrophysicist, cosmologist, inventor, educator, science communicator, actor, and author of the new book, A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars You're going to love this interview, and Dr. Oluseyi's book is amazing. Before Einstein published his theory of special relativity, Isaac Newton's view from centuries earlier was accepted as fact: that we live in a "clockwork universe" where time and space are constant. What Einstein first imagined, and what quantum physics later formulated, is the possibility that we operate in a multiverse—potentially an infinity of universes where different versions of our lives are playing out in ways both imaginable and unimaginable. Our guest today, astrophysicist Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi dives into this mystery—and why the universe we perceive is not the universe that actually exists. In trying to understand our deceptive universe, he examines spacetime, the illusion of mass, the large-scale structure of the universe, dark matter, and dark energy. But, please don't let the 'quantum physics' element here sound too deep because Dr Oluseyi explains the ideas with simple ease so all of us can understand, plus we talk about Dr. Oluseyi coming of age life, overcoming obstacles…crime, poverty, addiction, and work as a janitor, all to succeed beyond expectations. Including the fact that Dr.Oluseyi recently served as the space science education lead in the Space Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C., where he provided strategic leadership and management for the directorate's investments in science education and communications. Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on KSCW, Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi. Hakeem's new book, A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars (Ballantine Books) is available for purchase at Apple Books. Find out more about Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi's upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation HERE: https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/our-deceptive-universe Talk About Better™ The Not Old Better Show on Radio & Podcast! Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.