20 - Denise Schwartz Hosts Reframing Aging with Guest Meg Ryan
Goodbye, "elderly" and "over the hill"; hello, "wise, active older adult!"Take a moment to imagine an "elderly" person. Now take that mental picture, rip it out of its cracked, broken, gray frame, and...
17 Apr 202419min
19 - Judy Raper Hosts "Cyber Seniors" Launches in Franklin County, with Guests Liv Dow, Jessica Lenihan, and Donna Dusell
A terrific program that connects digital natives (young people) to older adults to help them navigate technology and learn how to use their devices has launched at Greenfield Community College! Join J...
12 Apr 202423min
18 - Denise Schwartz Hosts Aging: So Cool, Everyone Is Doing It! with Guest Meg Ryan
(Special thanks to the Ohio State University's Age-Friendly Innovation Center for creating the (anti) anti-aging slogan that makes today's episode title!)Tired of being told you "look good for your ag...
10 Apr 202425min
17 - Dennis Lee Hosts Making A Difficult Situation A Whole Bunch Better, with Guest Kathy Townsend
Dennis Lee talks with attorney Kathy Townsend about the Family Resolutions Specialty Court, a way to use mediation techniques to help entire families going through a divorce. This approach to getting ...
3 Apr 202432min
16 - Christine Copeland Hosts Jazzin' It Up with The Blue Moon Ensemble, with Guests Philip Rowland and Michael Suter
Jazz guitarist Philip Rowland and Double Bass player Michael Suter talk about what keeps music alive and exciting for them after all these years. They play American Standards at venues throughout the ...
1 Apr 202436min
15 - Denise Schwartz Hosts How Helen Got Here, with guest Helen Olson
Helen Olson spent her life getting to this place, this place here in western Massachusetts. Hers was a jumbled, uncertain life filled with follies and miseries. Helen talks about her two-part life, fi...
27 Mars 202425min
14 - Dennis Lee Hosts "...So How Do You Do That?!" with Guest Barry Bouthilette
On this episode of Backyard Oasis, Dennis Lee talks with Barry Bouthilette about his three careers over 71 years on the planet. Barry was a probation officer in Hampshire County, a Director of Develop...
20 Mars 202431min
13 - Denise Schwartz Hosts Older Adults Dance! Swing, Waltz and Cha-Cha Are Good For What Ails You! with Guest Emily Fox
Dance Doctors Emily Fox and Denise Schwartz (they're not real doctors but they are real dancers!) discuss the enormous number of benefits dancing bestows on people of all ages, but especially on older...
6 Mars 202426min
