Arts/Culture

Retired...or ReWired? Episode 16: Care-Giving

Airs at: Thu, 07/19/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Viki Kind Viki Kind is a clinical bioethicist, professional speaker and hospice volunteer. Her award winning book, The Caregiver’s Path to Compassionate Decision Making: Making Choices For Those Who Can’t, guides families, conservators and other professionals through th... Read more

Episode 1 — Fun Facts about Ireland

Airs at: Fri, 07/13/2018 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Produced for: Irish Ways

On the first of Irish ways Rhona talks about interesting and fun facts about Ireland. Read more

Retired...or ReWired? Episode 13: Defrauding the Elderly

Airs at: Mon, 07/16/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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13. Criminal Activity: Fraud Looking out for the exploiters. Ellen Klem Ellen Klem is Director of Consumer Outreach and Education in the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Oregon. Her job is to educate seniors on how to be savvy consumers. Ellen is a... Read more

Retired...or ReWired? Episode 12: Dealing with Dementia

Airs at: Fri, 07/13/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Prevalence of dementia and care option Ann Hill and Dr. Marian Hodges Hill is co-author with Dr. Marian Hodges, Medical Director of Senior Health for Providence - Oregon, of the Help is Here series of books. Quoting Ann Hill: “We published the first book, Help is H... Read more

Afrofuturism: 3 Women you Need to Know

Airs at: Mon, 07/16/2018 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Radiozine

From Black Panther and A Wrinkle in Time to Janelle Monae and Erykah Badu, Afrofuturism is gaining popularity. Filmmaker and author Ytasha Womack more defines Afrofuturism as "the intersection between black culture, technology, liberation and the imagination, with some ... Read more

Retired...or ReWired? Episode 11: Fitness for Older Adults

Airs at: Thu, 07/12/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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11. Fitness: Physical fitness and training for elderly. Mike Waters Mike is Director of Health promotion at Timber Hill Athletic Club for the last 12 years. He has a graduate degree in exercise physiology – adult fitness ( heart disease prevention) and he wor... Read more

Retired...or ReWired? Episode 10: Intergenerational Issues

Airs at: Wed, 07/11/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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10. Intergenerational Issues: Getting involved: organizations and options. Since 1997 Donna Butts has been Executive Director of Generations United, She began her career in Oregon as a youth worker with the Salem YWCA. She’s held leadership positions with Covenant House,... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 7: Financial Issues

Airs at: Fri, 07/06/2018 at 12:30pm - 1:00pm

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7. Financial Issues: How to plan for a low-income life-style. You may be seeing lots of ads on prime-time TV these days about the benefits of “reverse mortgages.” In this episode KBOO interviews Rachel Mohlere, a leading specialist who feels that this type of arrangemen... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 6: Housing in Portland

Airs at: Fri, 07/06/2018 at 12:00pm

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6. Housing: The housing shortage; accessibility and planning. Dr. Margaret Neal is the Director of the Institute on Aging of Portland State University…Her interests include nearly all the subjects we’re looking into in this series: Designing age-friendly communitie... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 4: The Hollywood Center

Airs at: Thu, 07/05/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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We meet with Amber Kerns Johnson, Driector of the Hollywood Center, and learn about programs. Or tour includes a discussion with the teachers of the ukelele and writing classes and a visit to the gift shop. Read more