Mickela Mallozzi - Bare Feet Dancing All Over the World

The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates interview series on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and for all of us in The Not Old Better Show audience who love PBS Television, and love dance, we have a guest today who’ll you’ll know and love…and dancing is not required, but you certainly can tap your feet, as in bare feet, right along with us today.

Thank you so much for listening.  We’ve got a great guest today, whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 665th episode, and we spoke to author, inspiring speaker and writer Cynthia Covey Haller about her new book, written with her father, Stephen R. Covey, Live Life In Crescendo.  Two weeks ago, I spoke with  Smithsonian Associate Ari Weinzweig about his work at the company he founded, Zingerman’s Deli.  Ari offers great tips on food, business and life.  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, you can go back and check them out along with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOldBetter.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us.

Our guest today is Smithsonian Associate Mickela Mallozzi. Professional dancer and trained musician Mickela Mallozzi is the 4x Emmy® Award-winning Host and Executive Producer of Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi, a dance travel series airing on PBS.  Please check out our show notes for more details about Mickela Mallozzi’s upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation.  Now in it’s 5th Season! show host and creator, Mickela Mallozzi, began the series to combine her two passions in life: travel & dance. All 6 episodes of the upcoming Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi Season 5 feature dance and music cultures within the five boroughs of NYC. 

That of course is our guest today, Mickela Mallozzi talking about her new 5th Season of Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi.

Please join me and Smithsonian Associate Mickela Mallozzi as experience the world together today on radio and podcast, one dance at a time!

Our review today is from Faye Rau, dated 09/28/22, and Faye says:

The Not Old Better show is a Useful Podcast

I Listened to the precious episode. thank you very much! Every line touches the heart. It seems that I was lost in another state for a while, but now I’m back with Paul and I love this show!

Thank you, Faye, and My thanks to Mickela Mallozzi for her generous time today and please check out our show notes for more details about Mickela Mallozzi’s upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation. 

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 on radio and podcast.  Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons.  Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school.  Let’s do better.  Let’s talk about better.  The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast.  Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week.  Today’s music, from the  Smithsonian Folkways Dances of the World albums, which I thought particularly relevant, and the song is titled  Tarantella From Naples, known as the Neopolitan Tarantella the dance came from the practice of pressing grapes for wine by jumping on them with one’s bare feet…Brilliant…thanks always to everyone.  

Please check out the Smithsonian Associates site for more details: 

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#666 Mickela Mallozzi - Bare Feet Dancing All Over the World

Dr. Sian Harding - The Exquisite Machine

The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science Series

Welcome to the Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Inside Science interview series on radio and podcast.   I’m Paul Vogelzang and for all of us in The Not Old Better Show audience who are heart-healthy, heart aware, and who want more information about the most important organ in our body, today’s Inside Science interview is just for you.

Thank you so much for listening.  We’ve got a great guest today, whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 667th episode, and I spoke to author Anastacia Marx de Salcedo, who’s written the excellent book about diet and health, Eat Like a Pig, Run Like a Horse: How Food Fights Hijacked Our Health and the New Science of Exercise. That is a great title, and it’s a great interview.  Two weeks ago, in another great interview, I spoke to Smithsonian Associate and host of the popular PBS series “Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi”.   Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, you can go back and check them out along with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us.

I think it matters whether someone has a good heart.  Elon Musk

We will learn today about what a good heart is…Your heart is a miracle in motion, a marvel of construction unsurpassed by any human-made creation. It beats 100,000 times every day—if you were to live to 100, that would be more than 3 billion beats across your lifespan. Despite decades of effort in labs all over the world, we have not yet been able to replicate the heart’s perfect engineering.

We all take our hearts for granted…but not our guest today. Smithsonian Associate Dr. Sian Harding, a world leader in cardiac research, explores the relationship between emotions and heart function, revealing that the heart not only responds to our emotions but it also creates them as well. Dr. Harding will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up via Zoom, and you’ll find all the details on our website.  

Drawing from her new book The Exquisite Machine, Dr. Harding tells us about the evolutionary forces that have shaped the heart’s response to damage, the astonishing rejuvenating power of stem cells, how we can avoid heart disease, and why it can be so hard to repair a damaged heart. Dr. Harding will also share how cutting-edge technologies are enabling experiments and clinical trials that will lead to new solutions to curing the world’s leading cause of death: heart disease, data, insights, and sheer force of research numbers.

That of course, is our guest today, Smithsonian Associate Dr. Sian Harding reading from her excellent new book, The Exquisite Machine

Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show Inside Science interview series on radio and podcast author, scientist, and researcher Dr. Sian Harding.

Nicole B. Plumley gave the podcast a 5 star rating and says:  Nicole B. Plumley
09/29/2022
Wonderful Podcast
“I have been listening for a long time, repeatedly. I don't know how many more times I will listen. Every time I Love This Podcast.”

Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week.  
Smithsonian Associates site details: 
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#668 Dr. Sian Harding - The Exquisite Machine

Mark Malkoff - Johnny Carson Podcast

The Not Old Better Show Art of Living Interview Series

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show interview series on radio and podcast. Today’s show is brought to you by Amazon Pharmacy. Yes, that Amazon. Amazon Pharmacy delivers a better pharmacy experience that delivers directly to your door and works with most insurance plans.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and for all of us in The Not Old Better Show audience who remember fondly the Tonight Show, Starring Johnny Carson, you’ll love today’s guest.

Thank you so much for listening.  We’ve got a great guest today, whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 668th episode, and we spoke to Smithsonian Associate and author, researcher and scientist, Dr. Sian Harding, who’s written the new book, The Exquisite Machine, The New Science of the Heart. Two weeks ago, I spoke with author, and inspiring speaker diet expert, Anastacia Marx de Salcedo, about her new book, Eat Like a Pig, Run Like a Horse.  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, you can go back and check them out along with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us.

We’re listening to the Tonight Show theme, which played nightly in the bedrooms of American households and was hosted for many, many years by the popular Johnny Carson.  

Our guest today, to walk down memory lane with us, Is Mark Malkoff… Mark Malkoff talks with us today about legendary talk show host Johnny Carson. Mark Malkoff hosts the popular podcast “The Carson Podcast.” Mark’s guests include stand-up comics who debuted on the Tonight Show, Starring Johnny Carson, individuals that worked on the show, frequent guests, and top entertainers that were influenced by Carson, like Jonathan Winters. The podcast is available at www.carsonpodcast.com 

We will talk about all that and more with Mark Malkoff, who is a comedian and filmmaker himself. He has been featured on the "Today Show,” "Good Morning America,” CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, Mashable, NPR’s “Weekend Edition,” BBC, and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.”

Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast comedian Mark Malkoff.  

Our review today is from Arlene B. Medina gave the show a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts.

09/29/2022

Arlene Medina says “The Not Old Better Show is One of the best.”

Every time I hear it, it feels new. An amazing show and episodes that touch the heart.

My thanks to Arlene Medina and all of you for your wonderful ratings…they mean a LOT, so please keep it up.  My thanks to the Amazon Pharmacy team for all they do to support the show.  Please support our sponsors, who in turn support the show…check out Amazon Pharmacy in our show notes today.  My thanks to Mark Malkoff for his generous time and for his wonderful sense of humor. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast.  Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons.  Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school.  Let’s do better.  Let’s talk about better.  The Not Old Better Show Inside Science interview series on radio and podcast.  Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week.

#669 Mark Malkoff - Johnny Carson Podcast

The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams - Stacy Schiff

The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series

Welcome to the Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates author interview series on radio and podcast.   I’m Paul Vogelzang, and for all of us in The Not Old Better Show audience who love American Revolutionary War history, today’s Smithsonian Associates author interview is just for you.

Thank you so much for listening.  We’ve got a great guest today, whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 669th episode, and I spoke to comedian and host of the popular podcast “Carson Podcast,” funny man himself, Mark Malkoff.   Two weeks ago, in another great interview, I spoke to  Smithsonian Associate and author, researcher and scientist, Dr. Sian Harding, who’s written the new book, The Exquisite Machine, The New Science of the Heart.   Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, you can go back and check them out along with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us.

Thomas Jefferson once asserted that "for depth of purpose, zeal, and sagacity, no man in Congress exceeded, if any equaled Sam Adams." John Adams called him "the most elegant writer, the most sagacious politician, and celebrated patriot perhaps of all." But in spite of his celebrated status among America's Founding Fathers as a revolutionary leader, Samuel Adams' life and achievements have been largely overshadowed in the history books.

In a spirited conversation today with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff who’ll be appearing at Smithsonian Associates with show favorite Rebecca Boggs Roberts, we will examine this often-overlooked US Constitution founder, Samuel Adams, following his transformation from the listless, failing son of a wealthy family into the tireless, silver-tongued revolutionary who rallied the likes of John Hancock and John Adams behind him. Including a wonderful reading by Stacy Schiff, from chapter 2 in her new book:  ‘The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams.’ And ‘A Voice in the Darkness…A Knock on the Door.’  

That, of course, is our guest today, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Stacy Schiff, reading from her new book, ‘The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams.’  Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associate Stacy Schiff.  

We have another 5***** Review from:

Deborah J. Evans 5***** 

10/16/2022

Addictive all episodes

"I have heard this show many times...Every time something new, I’ve learned much, some old unforgettable moments. Always wrapped in a new way... Awesome..."In the case of touching life, these are the words of peace."stay well."

 My thanks to Deborah and all of you for your wonderful ratings…they mean a LOT, so please keep it up.  My thanks to the author and Smithsonian Associate Stacy Schiff, author of the new book  ‘The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams.’  Stacy Schiff will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up…please check out the website for more details.   

My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show.  My thanks to Stacy Schiff for her generous time, reading, and answering all my questions.  My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast.  Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons.  Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school.  Let’s do better.  Let’s talk about better.  The Not Old Better Show Inside Science interview series on radio and podcast.  Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week.  

Smithsonian Associates site details:

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#670 The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams - Stacy Schiff

Sick As A Dog: Animal & Human Health - Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz

The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living Interview series. 

Thank you so much for listening.  We’ve got a great returning guest today, whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 671st episode, and I spoke to Smithsonian Associate and author, historian, and educator Clay Jenkinson about The Future of the US Constitution. Two weeks ago in another great interview, I spoke to Pulitzer-prize-winning author Stacy Schiff about her new book titled “The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams.”   Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us.

What do you call a veterinarian that can only take care of one species? A physician.  As you just heard from our guest today, Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, who is a physician, who’ll share how a species-spanning approach to health can improve medical care of the human animal — particularly when it comes to mental health.  Dr. Natterson-Horowitz is co-author of the amazing book and creator of the TV series, Zoobiquity, Zoobiquity explored how animal and human commonality can be used to diagnose, treat, and heal patients of all species. 

Through observation and research studying animals in natural settings, cardiologist and evolutionary biologist and Smithsonian Associate Barbara Natterson-Horowitz has uncovered evolved adaptations for some of these conditions. She explores how our vulnerability to illnesses has its roots in our ancient evolutionary past and how understanding physical and mental illness in wild animals—from depression and self-harm to cardiac disease—has the potential to make us physically and mentally healthier humans.  Barbara Natterson-Horowitz will be appearing at Smithsonian Associates via zoom very soon, but we’ve got Dr. Natterson-Horowitz today to answer our questions and give you a glimpse into her upcoming presentation at Smithsonian Associates, titled:  "It's Possible to Be Sick as a Dog: Linking Human and Animal Health"

My thanks to Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz.  Dr. Natterson-Horowitz will be presenting at the Smithsonian Associates via Zoom coming up, and the title of Dr. Natterson-Horowitz’s presentation at Smithsonian Associates is  "It's Possible to Be Sick as a Dog: Linking Human and Animal Health"   Please check our website for more details.   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 on radio and podcast.  Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons.  Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school.  Let’s do better.  Let’s talk about better.  The Not Old Better Show Art of Living interview series on radio and podcast.  Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week. 

Smithsonian Associates site details:  https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/255235

#672 Sick As A Dog: Animal & Human Health - Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz

Music Video Time Machine - Stephen Pitalo

The Not Old Better Show, Music Today Interview Series

Welcome to the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is brought to you by Uncommon Goods.  Uncommon Goods. We’re all out of the ordinary.

Thank you so much for listening.  We’ve got a great guest today, whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 672d episode, and I spoke to Smithsonian Associate and author, physician and scientist Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz. Two weeks ago, in another great interview, I spoke to Smithsonian Associate Clay Jenkinson about The Future of the US Constitution.  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us.

So many of us here in the Not Old Better Show audience love music, but especially love the music videos associated with the song.  For sure that’s me, and it’s also very much part of our guest today’s expertise.  Stephen Pitalo is a journalist, an author, and a music video historian.  Stephen Pitalo is also the founder of the Music Video Time Machine. Music Video Time Machine magazine is the only magazine that takes you behind the scenes of music videos during their heyday, known as the Golden Age of Music Video (1976-1994)! Read amazing stories and true tales from the people who were there through interviews with the bands, the music video directors, and the key figures that participated in the evolution of the music video.

We are talking about music videos today, their unique history in the music world, their importance, and some of the wonderful behind the scene stories from our guest, the founder of Music Video Time Machine magazine, Stephen Pitalo.  Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Stephen Pitalo.

My thanks to Uncommon Goods for sponsoring today’s show.  Please check out Uncommon  Goods in our show notes today, and support our sponsors as they in turn, support the show.  My thanks, as well, to Stephen Pitalo, founder of Music Video Time Machine Magazine, and his generous time today.   My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast.  Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons.  Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school.  Let’s do better.  Let’s talk about better.  The Not Old Better Show Art of Living interview series on radio and podcast.  Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week.

#673 Music Video Time Machine - Stephen Pitalo

CBD, Hemp, THC, and the Latest Science and Medical Use for Cannabis

The Not Old Better Show, Science Interview Series

Welcome to the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is brought to you by  Amazon Pharmacy.  Yes, that Amazon. Amazon Pharmacy delivers a better pharmacy experience that delivers directly to your door and works with most insurance plans.

I’m Paul Vogelzang, and for all of us in The Not Old Better Show audience who are asking a lot of questions about CBD, THC, medical marijuana, hemp and what these terms mean to us for health purposes, we have an amazing guest today who’ll unpack all of that and more.

Thank you so much for listening.  As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, one that I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 673d episode, and I spoke to Stephen Pitalo is the founder of the Music Video Time Machine.   Two weeks ago, in another great interview, I spoke to Smithsonian Associate and author, physician and scientist Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, about animal and human health.  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us.

Well, onto our guest today…I’ve done shows not the subjects of CBD, THC, pain relief, medical marijuana, hemp, and what these subjects mean to our audience here on the Not Old Better Show.  Today’s guest will help us get current, learn of new legislation, and how medical cannabis is quickly gaining support for pain, sleep, and our pets!

Our guest today is Dr. David Berger.  Dr. David Berger is a board-certified physician with more than 25 years of clinician experience and has gained a national reputation for his expertise as a medical cannabis specialist.  Dr. Berger launched his Wholistic ReLeaf clinic in 2016 to help qualified patients use medical cannabis as a treatment option. After recognizing the need for heartfelt education about medical cannabis that extends beyond his medical practices and reaches non-patients and colleagues worldwide, in 2021 Dr. David launched his media and education company, DrDavidMD, with his video series, Your Health, Your Choice, focusing on issues related to health, education, and medical choice on medical cannabis.

Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better show on radio and podcast Dr. David Berger.

My thanks to the Amazon Pharmacy team for all they do to support the show.  Please support our sponsors, who in turn support the show…check out Amazon Pharmacy in our show notes today.  My thanks to Dr. David Berger for his generous time and for his commitment to educating us on medical cannabis. My thanks to you, my wonderful Not Old Better Show audience on radio and podcast.  Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons.  Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school.  Let’s do better.  Let’s talk about better.  The Not Old Better Show Inside Science interview series on radio and podcast.  Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week.

#674 CBD, Hemp, THC, and the Latest Science and Medical Use for Cannabis

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview series on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang and today’s show is in honor of the upcoming International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 2023…just around the corner.

Thank you so much for listening.  As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading his new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 675th episode, and I spoke to Lola Jaye, about her new book, The Attic Child.  Two weeks ago I spoke with Dr. David Berger to answer your questions about CBD, hemp, THC, and the medical benefits of marijuana.  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back-catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. 

As I mentioned in our opening, January 2023 will mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and I encourage remembrance in a world scarred by genocide. Our guest today, award-winning author and Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland, has written the amazing new book, ‘The Escape Artist,’ which we will be discussing today in anticipation of Jonathan Freedland’s upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation.  Please check our show notes for details to see and hear Jonathan Freedland at Smithsonian Associates.

‘The Escape Artist; The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World,’ This is a true story, and as you heard from Jonathan Freedland’s wonderful reading, the ‘Him” is Rudolf ‘Rudi’ Vrba, The Man who broke out of Auschwitz.  Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland.    

In April 1944, Rudolf Vrba became the first Jew to break out of Auschwitz and successfully make his way to freedom, one of just four whoever pulled off that near-impossible feat. He did it to reveal the truth of the death camp to the world and to warn the last Jews of Europe what fate awaited them at the end of the railway line.

That of course is our guest today, Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland reading from his new book, which is excellent, ‘The Escape Artist; The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World,’ is the true story of Rudolf ‘Rudi’ Vrba.  


My thanks to Jonathan Freedland, who’ll be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up.  Please check out our show notes from today for more details about Smithsonian Associates featuring Jonathan Freedland.  We’re grateful for Mr. Freedland’s time and his generous reading, again the new book is: ‘The Escape Artist; The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World,’ is the true story of Rudolf ‘Rudi’ Vrba.  My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show.  And, my thanks to you, my wonderful audience here on radio and podcast.  Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons.  Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school.  Let’s do better.  Let’s talk about better.  The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates interview series on radio and podcast.  Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week. 

For more information about Smithsonian Associates and the Escape Artist, please click here:
https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/escape-artist

#676 The Escape Artist - Jonathan Freedland

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview series on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living author interview series, and we have an excellent program about history, the Civil War, and the practice of medicine…you’re going to want to hear this.

Thank you so much for listening.  As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading her new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 676th episode, and I spoke to Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland, an award-winning author and Smithsonian Associate Jonathan Freedland, has written the amazing new book, ‘The Escape Artist,’  Two weeks ago, I had another great conversation with author Lola Jaye, about her new book, The Attic Child.  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. 


That’s Pete Seeger from Smithsonian Folkways singing ‘Lincoln and Liberty,’ to set the history and Civi l War tone today.  At the start of the Civil War, the medical field in America was rudimentary, unsanitary, and woefully underprepared to address what would become the bloodiest conflict on U.S. soil. However, in this historic moment of pivotal social and political change, medicine was also fast evolving to meet the needs of the time. Unprecedented strides were made in the science of medicine, and as women and African Americans were admitted into the field for the first time.

The Civil War marked a revolution in healthcare, laying the foundations for the system we know today. Drawing on her new book Healing a Divided Nation, Carole Adrienne tracks this remarkable and fierce transformation in its cultural and historical context, illustrating how the advancements made in these four years reverberated throughout the western world for years to come.

Adrienne is an author and documentary filmmaker. She has served on advisory panels for the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historic Research Center and exhibitions on Civil War medicine and the 1918 flu epidemic for the Mutter Museum.

My thanks to Carole Adrian who’ll be appearing at Smithsonian Associates coming up.  Please check out our show notes from today for more details about Smithsonian Associates featuring author, filmmaker, and Smithsonian Associate Carole Adrienne.  We’re grateful for Ms. Adrienne’s time and her generous reading, again the title of Carole Adrienne’s book is Healing a Divided Nation.  My thanks to the Smithsonian team for all they do to support the show.  And, my thanks to you, my wonderful audience here on radio and podcast.  Please be well, and be safe, which I’m telling you each show, followed by my message to eliminate assault rifles. Only members of the military use these weapons.  Assault rifles are killing our children and grandchildren in the very places they learn: school.  Let’s do better.  Let’s talk about better.  The Not Old Better Show Smithsonian Associates interview series on radio and podcast.  Thanks, everybody, and we’ll see you next week. 

For more information about Smithsonian Associates and Healing A Divided Nation, please click here:  https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/healing-divided-nation

#677 Healing A Divided Nation - Carole Adrienne

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Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview series on radio and podcast.  I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s show is part of our Smithsonian Associates Art of Living author historian interview series, and we have an excellent program about history, the optimism of the enlightenment, the role of Houyhnhmn’s, and if you still don’t know, we are talking about ‘Gulliver’s Travels’…you’re going to want to hear this.

Thank you so much for listening. And as the music, we’re listening to Smithsonian Folkways recording of Woody Guthrie, Hard Traveling. As I say, we’ve got a great guest today, who, after reading his new book, I’ve been looking forward to for a while and whom I’ll introduce in just a moment…But, quickly, if you missed any episodes, last week was our 678th episode, and I spoke to NFL legend, a member of the only team in NFL history to be undefeated, and very entertaining guest Larry Csonka.  Two weeks ago had another great conversation with author and Smithsonian Associate Carole Adrienne about her new book, ‘Healing a Divided Nation.  Wonderful stuff…If you missed those shows, along with any others, you can go back and check them out with my entire back catalog of shows, all free for you there on our website, NotOld-Better.com…and if you leave a review, we will read it at the end of each show…leave reviews on Apple Podcasts for us. 

Smithsonian Associate and popular returning guest Clay Jenkinson will be presenting at Smithsonian Associates coming up, so please check out our show notes for more details. I always enjoy speaking with Clay Jenkinson because I learn so much, and from your emails, to me after Clay appears on the show, you agree!  Clay is funny, too, and I laugh out loud.  Clay is a historian, a lecturer, and a Jeffersonian, in fact, Clay Jenkinson was the main commentator for Ken Burns’ PBS documentary on Thomas Jefferson.  He is a CNN TV personality, and we have Clay Jenkinson today!  

Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels is often regarded as a children's book, but only by people who have never read it through. Swift was filled with "savage indignation" at the problems in the human character.

According to our guest today, Clay Jenkinson, Gulliver's Travels is a work of genius, a witty, enchanting, and unrelenting critique of the optimism of the Enlightenment. 

Join me today for a wonderful conversation with humanities scholar Clay Jenkinson as Clay sorts out the meaning of ‘Gulliver’s Travels,’ and leads us on a journey into the dark recesses of the severest satirist in the English language.
For more information please check out the Smithsonian Associates website:  https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/gullivers-travels

Clay Jenkinson - Gulliver's Travels:  A Satire Not Just for Children

Paul Taylor Vogelzang is an award-winning blogger, podcaster, writer, producer and style fanatic, known for his down to earth accessible reporting and advice for men and women 50 + age, and their families. Paul was one of the founding editors of MommyCast & MommyCast Latina, the wildly popular, very first mom podcasts in audio and video, and its producer from 2004 to 2009. Paul’s current, but also award winning podcast, The Not Old - Better Show launched in 2014. Paul continues to share vibrant, focused, entertaining content on the show, and writes frequently about the subjects of fashion, grooming and the “senior man.”  Paul lives just outside of Washington DC, with his lovely wife, Gretchen (also a MommyCast founder), and where the two of them are active in many arts, business and philanthrophic organizations, love to feed the Northern Wren, and are the parents of two sons.


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