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Older Women & Friends is a podcast about older women aging, with honest conversations for women navigating later life.
Host Jane| Leder|Aging Advocate, talks with fascinating women and leading experts about the subjects that matter throughout later life: healthy aging, longevity, relationships, friendship, ageism, money, body image, sexuality, grief, loss, reinvention, purpose, independence, and finding meaning as life changes.
Some guests bring professional expertise. Others bring extraordinary stories from their own lives. Together, these conversations explore the realities of aging not as something to fear or simply “fix,” but as a stage of life filled with challenges, surprises, growth, connection, and possibility.
Jane brings a unique perspective to these conversations because she is experiencing this stage of life herself. She began podcasting at 77 and is now 81. She continues to learn, question, and explore alongside her listeners.
Growing older can be joyful, complicated, difficult, liberating, funny, and surprising all at the same time.
Whether you're a woman over 50 or simply interested in understanding what life can really look like as we age, Older Women & Friends offers honest stories, thoughtful conversations, and perspectives worth hearing.
Real women. Real experts. Real conversations about what it actually means to grow older.
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Older Women Aging: The Evolving Journey of Actor/playwright Kathryn Grody
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Nov 12, 2026 |
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Older Women Aging: Singer/Songwriter Machan Taylor on Music, Identity & Turning 70
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Oct 29, 2026 |
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Women & Young Girls With ADHD: How They Feel & Why They Do What They Do w/ Dr. Kathleen Nadeau
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Oct 15, 2026 |
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How Do We Age Well? Social Gerontologist Sharon Rose on Creating a Home, Life & Community That Work for You
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Oct 01, 2026 |
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My Single Mom Never Quit: Neither Have I: Eva Kennedy on Growing Up Black, Finding Her Purpose, Finding Her Voice
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Sep 17, 2026 |
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Reclaim Your Creativity: Claudine Marchand on Reconnecting With The Joy In Your Life
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Sep 03, 2026 |
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From Geology Professor to Global Explorer: Dr. Tamie Jovanelly on Reinvention, Adventure, & Purpose
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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Reinvention & Creativity: Judy Norton on Life Beyond The Waltons
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Good Grief w/ Jane Leder
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Jul 25, 2026 |
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Living Without Limits: Evelyn Kelly Shares Her Life of Purpose, Travel & Curiosity at Age 91
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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From Widowhood to Reinvention Diane Heiler on Grief, Healing & Finding Joy Again
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Crafting Your Best Later Life with Erika Andersen
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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From Fashion Maven to Pro-Aging Advocate w/ the "Queen of Jeans" Diane Gilman
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Mother-Daughter Relationships After 50: Healing, Purpose & Aging Well | Debra Mandel, Ph.D.
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May 28, 2026 |
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Financial Independence for Women Over 50: Retirement, Divorce Recovery & Aging Well | Regina McCann Hess
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May 14, 2026 |
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Body Liberation After 60: Letting Go of Diet Culture & Rewriting Your Body Story with Deb Benfield
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Gray Divorce & Second Chances: Why Older Women Are Redefining Love, Marriage, and Purpose After 50 w/ Dr. Becky Whetstone
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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60 Is Not The New 50; 70 is Not The New 60: Redefining Aging Well with Dr. Tracey Gendron
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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The Cure to Loneliness May Be In Your Closet: Aging Well Through Style, Confidence, & Connection with Mollie Kaye
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Aging Freely: Rethinking Growing Older As Something to Embrace, Not To Resist w/ Kat Miller
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Solo Agers: Older Americans Living Alone w/ Sara Zeff Geber
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Grandma Luge: Olympic Athlete Anne Abernathy on Aging, Resilience, and Defying Limits
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Who Is That Woman Behind The Mic? w/ Jane Leder
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Keep The Memories & Not The Stuff: Rightsizing w/ Jeannine Bryant
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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The Midlife Gals Gone Gray, w/ sisters Kelly and Sally Jackson
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up with Patricia Ryan Madson
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Think Cannabis Is Only for Getting High? Think Again. Health Benefits for Women & Men as We Age w/ Kelly Judge Goldberg
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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"Likeable Badass: How Women Get The Success They Deserve" with the author, Alison Fragale, PhD
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Is This It for the Rest of My Life? Starting Over w/ Denise Taylor, PhD
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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60 is NOT the new 50: 70 is NOT the new 60 w/ Tracey Gendron, Ph.D.
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Why More Couples Are Living Apart Together w/ Vicki Larson
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Happiness Is An Inside Job w/ Maria Leonard Olsen
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Staying Sane When The World Is In Turmoil w/ Gina Vild
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Painting with Music, w/ Conductor Roit Feldenkreis
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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What Are They Up To Now? The Exciting Escapades of Three of Your Favorite Guests
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Eliminate Assumptions & Listen to Your Gut with Dian Griesel, Ph.D.
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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My Mother, Her Death, Her Life: w/ New York Times Bestselling Author, Jill Bialosky
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Rewirement, Not Retirement w/ Clare Beckton
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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TOO OLD FOR EATING DISORDERS?: THINK AGAIN w/ Michele Mason
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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"Wisdom Whisperers:" Women Up Ahead With A Playbook to Share w/ Melinda Blau
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Laughing With Your Girlfriends w/ Carole Montgomery
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May 22, 2025 |
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Letting Go of Should & Embracing Want: The Journey of a Biracial Woman Under Apartheid And Beyond w/ Wendy Alexander
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May 08, 2025 |
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Storyteller Shelley Fraser Mickle Talks About Polio, NPR, Humor, and the Love of a Dog
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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No Way Out of This: Loving A Partner with Alzheimer's w/ Sue Lick
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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The Science of Aging Healthfully w/ Gillian Lockitch, retired MD, Medical Professor Emerita
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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A Tale of a Geriatric Physical Therapist: Adapt, Adapt, Adapt with Judith Horn
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Older Women Living With ADHD w/ Leonie-Ruth Acland
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Taking Calculated Risks w/ Helen Hirsh Spence
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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The Good GoodBye: Talking About Death Won't Kill You w/ Gail Rubin, Thanatologist & Author
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Disconnected: Love On The Spectrum with Eleanor Vincent
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Grandparent Encouragement Officer (GEO): Creating Beautiful Connections with Grandchildren w/ Kerry Byrne, PhD
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Sleep Talk For Women: Sleeping Pills, Dementia, Mortality with Lucinda Sykes
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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"Aging Sideways:" A New Way of Looking at Getting Older" with Jeanette Leardi
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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The Thinking Patient: Empowering Patient-Physician Communication for Better Health with Dana Sherwin
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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All About Your Pelvic Floor: w/ Nabila Noor, MD
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Changing Those Damn Habits That Get In Your Way with Ronnie Loaiza
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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From the Boxing Ring to the Ashram with Deborah Charnes
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Trying Not To Die: A Breast Cancer Warrior with Deb Krier
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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The Gift of Longevity with Maddy Dychtwald
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Insomnia and Women Over 50 with Lucinda Sykes, MD
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Moms Who Dare with Jodi Silverman
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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A Search For Deep Connections with Martie McNabb
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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From Lawyer to Poet with Lynne Thompson
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Finding Your Creative Power At Any Age with Janis Johnston
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May 23, 2024 |
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The Long Distance Grandparent with Kerry Byrne
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May 10, 2024 |
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Eightysomethings: Letting Go, Aging Well, Finding Unexpected Happiness w/ Katharine Esty
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Late Bloomer Living with Yvonne Marchese
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Friendships That No Longer Work & What To Do About Them with Jan Yager
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Life As An All-You-Can-Eat Buffet with Diana Place
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Badass Women In The Workplace with Bonnie Marcus
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Love After 50: How to Find It, Enjoy It, and Keep It with Francine Russo
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Older Women In The Media w/ Susan Douglas, professor of Communication Studies, University of Michigan
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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SuperAgers with Emily Rogalski, Director, SuperAgers Research Initiative
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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No Joke: Getting Older Can Be A Hoot with comedian, Diana Wilde
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Giving Oxygen to Your Wonderful, Untapped Self with Linda Rossetti
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Slaying the Ageism Dragon with Janine Vanderburg
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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The Joys of Intergenerational Friendships with Shannon Jarrott, Ph.D.
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Kicking Stereotypes to the Curb with Ashton Applewhite
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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The Secrets, Wit, and Wisdom of Age with Filmmaker Sky Bergman
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Why Menstrual Equity Matters with Celeste Mergens, Founder of Days For Girls
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Perfection and Control: No Can Do with Joanne Greene
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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The Fitness Gourmet with Patricia Greenberg
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Overcoming Trauma and Embracing Love: A Journey with Judy Foreman
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Age Bias in Fashion with Jacynth Bassett, The Bias Cut
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Reimagining Retirement, Friendships, & A Lot More with Helen Hirsh Spence
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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Bridging the Pleasure Gap: A Deep Dive into Female Sexual Satisfaction with Dr. Laurie Mintz
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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The Wonderful Assets to Getting Older with Social Gerontologist Jeanette Leardi
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Talking to Gen Z about Older Women with Lia Kahan
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Love, Sex, and Thinking Outside the Box with Vicki Larson
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May 30, 2023 |
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How to Navigate Messy Mid-Life with Ann Douglas
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May 11, 2023 |
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NextTribe: Women Aging Boldly with Jeannie Ralston
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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How to Reboot Your Life After 50 with Margaret Crane and Barbara Ballinger
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights (GRR)
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Mindful Women 50+ with Lucinda Sykes, Retired MD
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Reinventing Your Life After Retirement and Following Your Dreams with Melissa Davey, Documentary Filmmaker
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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How to Declutter & Organize Your Life with Regina Lark, PhD
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Kicking Ageism to the Curb with Ashton Applewhite
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Self-Care From the Inside Out with Nancy Colier
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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How to Cope With Loss and Grief with Edy Nathan
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Why Diets Don't Work with Lizzie Merritt
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Dec 22, 2022 |
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Insomnia and Women Over Fifty with Lucinda Sykes
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Women Aging But Not Growing Old with Karen Brees
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Older Women and Wisdom with Ilana Landsberg-Lewis
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Fitness for Older Women with Jan Malloch
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Hormones and Menopause: Holistic Treatment with Lorraine Miano
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Nov 16, 2022 |