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19 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 10, 2009 27 mins
Season 2 opener: Suzanne Braun Levine ("Fifty Is the New Fifty"), therapist Terrence Real and psychiatrist Janet Taylor discuss how baby boomers changed the marriage model. Also: Hearst Magazines president Cathie Black on older workers and the modern workplace; comic Eric Kornfeld on mortality.
Episode 2
Thu, Sep 10, 2009 27 mins
The baby boomer-Gen X-Gen Y generation gaps are discussed with social psychologist Jane Adams, business consultant Tamara Erickson and Yankelovich president J. Walker Smith. Also: comic Eric Kornfeld on aging; behavioral scientist Gary Small on how the Internet and texting may physically alter the brains of the younger generations.
Episode 3
Thu, Sep 17, 2009 27 mins
Issues faced by caregivers are discussed by physician Esther Sternberg ("The Balance Within"), novelist Tommy Hays ("The Pleasure Was Mine") and writer Gail Sheehy ("The Caring Passage"). Also: Joy Behar; author Alix Kates Shulman ("To Love What Is").
Episode 4
Thu, Sep 17, 2009 27 mins
The doctor-patient relationship is discussed by Mayo Clinic physician Michael Brennan, psychologist Dan Shapiro ("Mom's Marijuana") and physician Esther Sternberg ("The Balance Within"). Also: Evan Handler ("Sex and the City") on overcoming a serious illness; writer-producer Bill Persky on taking care of one's own health.
Episode 5
Thu, Sep 24, 2009 26 mins
Family financial matters are discussed by financial planner Ross Levin, social psychologist Jane Adams and financial expert Chris Farrell. Also: Dr. Marianne Legato ("Why Men Die First") on the gender differences of aging; novelist-TV producer Ron Fried on not becoming a cliché.
Episode 6
Thu, Sep 24, 2009 26 mins
Ageism is discussed with attorney Michael Harper, sociologist Vincent Roscigno and workplace researcher Jacquelyn James. Also: Phil Donahue reflects on his career; Columbia English professor Edward Mendelson on how literature can inform one's understanding of aging.
Episode 7
Thu, Oct 1, 2009 27 mins
Advice for baby boomers reentering the dating scene. Also: Gail Sheehy on why many women thrive after turning 50; Barneys New York creative director Simon Doonan on not growing old graciously.
Episode 8
Thu, Oct 8, 2009 27 mins
The evolving spiritual lives of baby boomers are discussed. Also: Columbia professor---and Buddhist monk---Robert Thurman on the benefits of meditation; Air America's Lionel on the touchy-feely aspects of aging.
Episode 9
Thu, Oct 8, 2009 27 mins
Happiness is discussed. Also: David Hyde Pierce on Alzheimer's disease; writer Joe Queenan ("Balsamic Dreams") on growing older.
Episode 10
Thu, Oct 15, 2009 27 mins
An interview with Alzheimer's Association early-stage adviser Mary Ann Becklenberg, who was diagnosed with the disease at age 62. Also: former U.S. poet laureate Billy Collins on fading memories.
Episode 11
Thu, Oct 15, 2009 27 mins
Brain fitness is explored. Included: advice from biological psychiatrist P. Murali Doraiswamy, cognitive neuroscientist Denise Park and psychiatrist Gary Small. Also: Billie Jean King on dealing with her body's aches and pains; author Nelson DeMille ("The Gate House") on the perks of growing old.
Episode 12
Thu, Oct 22, 2009 27 mins
"Empathy suits," which teach students how it feels to be old, are featured. Also: physician Dennis McCullough, psychologist John Cacioppo ("Loneliness") and orthopedist Thomas Shives on the aging body; Martha Stewart on geriatric care; comedy writer Patricia Marx on the stages of life.
Episode 13
Thu, Oct 22, 2009 27 mins
How to stay slim. Also: Mike Huckabee on losing more than 100 pounds; Vanity Fair's Maureen Orth on why Tina Turner is her role model.
Episode 14
Thu, Oct 29, 2009 27 mins
The Purpose Prize, which is awarded to social entrepreneurs over age 60, is discussed. Also: Harvard sociologist Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot on her book "The Third Chapter"; author-editor Harold Evans on his hobby: Ping-Pong.
Episode 15
Thu, Oct 29, 2009 27 mins
The benefits of pursuing a second career in retirement; seniors who contribute to society through meaningful or novel forms of work. Also: former newsanchor Carol Jenkins on why she opted out of retirement.
Episode 16
Thu, Nov 5, 2009 27 mins
How different ethnic groups treat senior citizens is discussed with Dr. Jerry C. Johnson (Penn's Institute on Aging), Melvin Delgado (Boston University) and Dr. Giang T. Nguyen (Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania). Also: Dr. Linda Fried (Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health) on retiring baby boomers; author-attorney Linda Fairstein (the Alex Cooper crime novels) on her two careers.
Episode 17
Thu, Nov 5, 2009 27 mins
Whether to stay put or move is discussed with Dr. Robert Kane ("It Shouldn't Be This Way"), David Savageau ("Retirement Places Rated") and Nancy Henkin (Temple University). Also: journalist Dan Buettner, discusses his book "The Blue Zones," about lessons drawn from long-living people; comedy writer Tom Leopold on his pride in being a baby boomer.
Episode 18
Thu, Nov 12, 2009 27 mins
How baby boomers are redefining the grandparent role is discussed with therapists Iris Cornelius and Joshua Coleman, and writer Allan Zullo ("The Boomer's Guide to Grandparenting"). Also: Dr. Dennis McCullough ("My Mother, Your Mother"); NPR's Juan Williams.
Episode 19
Thu, Nov 12, 2009 27 mins
Facing adversity is discussed with physician Stephen Kopecky, author Kate Braestrup ("Here if You Need Me") and clinical psychologist Cheryl Gore-Felton. Also: Rutgers women's basketball head coach Vivian Stringer; Michael Gates Gill.