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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 w... 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 Hous... Read more

Retired...or ReWired? Episode 9: Work and Volunteering

Airs at: Tue, 07/10/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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9. Work and Volunteering: In this episode we discuss inding work and finding help with Elders in Action, and we talk about age discrimination with Jeannette Liardi, Barbara Bernstein, Executive Director, Elders in Action Overview of Elders in Action---the various program... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 8: Legal Issues in Ageing

Airs at: Mon, 07/09/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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8. Legal Issues: Kateri Walsh, Public Affairs, Oregon Bar Assn Key issues: will, power of attorney, living will. Publication is “Legal Issues for Older Adults.” Available free on internet.on the Oregon Bar Association site. Janay Haas, Oregon Bar Assn Power o... 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

The Portland Parents Union

Airs at: Fri, 07/13/2018 at 8:00am - 9:00am

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The Portland Parents Union is our region's activism center against school push out for vulnerable students and also a hub of mediation on restorative justice. Their founder is Sheila Washington Warren. Lisa Loving, filling in for Ani Haines, guest hosts this Friday f... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 3: Medical Overview

Airs at: Wed, 07/04/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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Dr. Mark Williams is Board-certified in geriatric medicine and internal medicine. He has a clinical practice in Wilmington, NC. He’s Clinical Professor of Medicine, UNC and Professor Emeritus, UVA. And he’s the author of a leading book on the medicine of aging, The ... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 2: Retirement in Portland

Airs at: Tue, 07/03/2018 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

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In this episode we interview Dr. Keren Brown Wilson, “grandmother of assisted living” in Oregon, and President, JFR Foundation. Keren has over 30 years’ experience in long-term care and supportive housing. She was the principal architect of the Oregon model of assisted... Read more

Retired?...or ReWired? Episode 1: Series Overview

Airs at: Mon, 07/02/2018 at 11:30am - Tue, 07/10/2018 at 12:00pm

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This is the first episode in a 20-part series on what it's like to age in Portland. In this opener, we give an overview of the entire series. This episode includes many of the key quotes from some of the roughly 40 interviews we conducted. Our guests include geriatri... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour July 9th 2018

Airs at: Mon, 07/09/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am

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Denise Morris hosts this episode of The Old Mole which includes Bill Resnick Interviews organizer Joanna Misnick on electoral politics and what is to be done. In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court ruled against the state of California in NIFLA v. Bec... Read more