[B]OLD AGE With Debbie Weil
By Debbie Weil
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A podcast about (b)oldly moving from midlife to old age in a society that devalues old people and/or misunderstands what (b)old age is *really* like. Debbie, who is 72, explores that question in frank 30-minute conversations with best-selling authors, experts, and exceptional individuals. With her guests she delves into the unretired (non-retired) life, ageism, ambition, slowing down (or not), physical deterioration, grandparenting, intergenerational collaboration, grief and widowhood, and more. As well as other stuff that piques her interest such as the craft of writing.
She invites her husband, Sam Harrington, on as a frequent guest. He’s a retired physician with a dry sense of humor and he makes her laugh. Debbie and Sam took a grownup gap year at age 61, leaving behind a professional life in Washington D.C. Now in their early 70s, they live a busy and productive "unretired" life on an island off the coast of Maine. Debbie writes for Substack at debbieweil.substack.com.
Over 100 previous episodes at debbieweil.com/podcast
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Author Sarah Fay on Healing Her Own Mental Illness and Applying Less and Less of More and More to Life and Substack
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May 10, 2024 |
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Patty Ivey on Getting Breast Cancer at Age 70 and How It’s Changing What She Will Give Back to the World
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Lyn Slater on How To Be Old and Why She Is No Longer a Fashion Influencer
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Steven Petrow on His Sister Julie, the Importance of Choice, and Medical Aid in Dying
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Kirsten Powers on Changing the Channel From CNN Political Analyst to Easeful Living and Writing
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Bestselling Author Dale Russakoff on Being a Southern Woman at Harvard, Ambition at 71, and How Family Matters Most
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Bestselling Author Mary Pipher on Forgiveness, Happiness, and Old Age
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Winifred White Neisser on Ambition, Embracing 70, and What Comes Next
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Best Of: Debbie and Sam Go Back to France
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Rona Maynard on How Adopting a Rescue Mutt When She Was 65 Made Her a Better Person
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Debbie & Sam on the Acceleration of Aging: Smudged Glasses, Creaky Bodies and Before It’s Too Late
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Season 6 - Trailer
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Debbie & Sam Wrap Up Season 5: Anniversaries, Unexpected Death, God, Grandchildren, and More.
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Jonathan Merritt on Personal Transformation and the Complicated Intersection of Faith and Culture
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Karen Wickre on Aging in Place As a Singleton After a Stellar Tech Career
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Best Of: Dr. Bree Johnston on Psilocybin Trips and the Growing Acceptance of Psychedelic Therapy
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Sari Botton on Oldster Magazine and the Hot Topic of Growing Old
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May 26, 2023 |
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Abigail Thomas on Life at 81: Liquid Moments, Memory, French Toast and Writing
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May 12, 2023 |
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Best Of: Plague Expert Nicholas Christakis on Why the Pandemic Will End in 2024
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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One Year Later: Richard Eisenberg on the Unretired Life
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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100th Episode: Guy Kawasaki on ChatGPT, Remarkable People & Why Podcasting Is His Ikigai
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Expat Bonnie Lee Black on the Pros (& Very Few Cons) of Retiring to San Miguel de Allende
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Star Bradbury on How to Successfully Navigate the Care of Elderly Parents
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Debbie & Julie-Roxane on Different Styles of Decision-Making No Matter Your Age
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Debbie & Sam on 50 Years of Marriage: Gratitude, Celebration... and Grief
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Andrew Steele on Research at the Cellular Level That Could Slow Aging
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Jane Brody on Life and Lessons from a Half Century at The New York Times
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Clementina Esposito on Memoir Writing, the Ugly Truth, and the Impact of the Spoken Word
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Ayse Birsel on How to Apply Design Thinking to a Longer Life
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Joan Price on the Joys of (and Differences in) Senior Sex
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Veteran Blogger Shel Israel on Reinvention, Writing, and Moving Across Country at 78
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Debbie & Sam Explore Iceland with Two Grandchildren
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Season 5 - Trailer
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Debbie & Sam Wrap Up Season 4
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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Hilma Wolitzer, 92, on Writing Through Grief and Turning Domestic Life Into Art
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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Paula Span on Ageism, Journalism, and the Art of Grandparenting
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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A’lelia Bundles on Legacy, Leadership, and Growing Bolder at 70
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Dr. Bree Johnston on Psychedelic Therapy to Ease Fear of Death
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May 20, 2022 |
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Bestselling Author Dan Pink on the Power of Regret at Any Age
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May 06, 2022 |
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Suzanne Carmichael on Reimagining Widowhood
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Debbie and Julie-Roxane on Messy Conversations About Old Age and Dying
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Nicholas Christakis With a COVID Update and the Connection Between Pandemics, War, and Climate Change
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Bradley Schurman on Our Aging Population and How It Could Eradicate Ageism
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Richard Eisenberg, Renowned Editor, on Taking Practical First Steps Into Unretirement
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Suzanne Watkins on Finding Her Wings at Age 60
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Carl Honoré on Being [B]older, Slowing Down, and Aging Better
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Tom Peters on [B]OLDLY Turning 80: His Childhood, His Passion, His Outrage, His Mission
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Oliver Burkeman on Embracing Finitude and Completing a Few Meaningful Things
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Debbie & Sam on Entering the Land of the Old
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Dec 11, 2021 |
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Debbie and Julie-Roxane Dissect How Reinventing Your Life Really Works
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Aging Options: Skylar Skikos on Intergenerational and Regenerative Communities
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Richard Leider on Living Your Purpose Rather Than "Finding" It
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Emily Moore on Vulnerability, Life, and Becoming a Cancer Survivor
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Dorie Clark on Playing "The Long Game” to Get the Most Out of Life and Work
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Season 4 - Trailer
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Debbie Weil on Turning 70, Mortality, and Making the Most of Growing Older
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Steven Petrow on the Stupid Things He Won’t Do When He Gets Old
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Bestselling Author Thomas E. Ricks on His Writing Process
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Debbie & Sam on Getting Calm and Centered in Baja (Yes, Even Sam Felt It)
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May 21, 2021 |
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Nicholas Christakis on How the Pandemic Will Affect Your Life Until 2024
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May 07, 2021 |
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Jeff Hamaoui on Changing Mindsets and Navigating the Messy Middle of Transitions
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Island Women Speak About Their Pandemic Year
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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Rene Colson Hudson on Fighting the Widespread Phenomenon of Pandemic Fatigue
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum on Loss, Love, Preciousness, and Celebrating the Ordinary Moment
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Debbie & Sam on Fasting For Five Days and Why They Were Crazy Enough To Do It
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Encore's Marci Alboher & Aanchal Dhar on Intergenerational Collaboration and Why It’s Important Right Now
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Diane Feldman on Bridging the Political Divide in the U.S., the Problems with Polling, and Contributing to Your Local Community
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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Ashton Applewhite on the Ugly Heart of Ageism and How the Pandemic Has Exposed Our Prejudices
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Debbie & Sam Recap 2020: COVID, Reminiscing on Cold Winter Nights, and Shaving Off His Beard
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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DJ DiDonna on Why Sabbaticals Lead to a Stronger Identity, Increased Happiness, and an Appetite for Change
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Paul Jarvis on Work/Life in the Time of COVID, Why Bigger Does Not Mean Success, and Why Simplicity Drives What He Does
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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An 18-Year-Old Reflects on Starting College in Lockdown and What She Will Tell Her Children About the Pandemic
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Screenwriter John Mankiewicz on the New Golden Age of Podcasts and Streaming TV
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Daphne Merkin on Living Through the Pandemic With Serious Clinical Depression
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Debbie’s 90-year-old Dad Talks About the Most Extraordinary Election of His Lifetime
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Nov 05, 2020 |
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Kathleen Billings on Steering a Small Town in Maine Through COVID and a Tense Election Year
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Kerry Hannon on Pajama Jobs, the New Age of Remote Work, and Why Older Workers May Benefit
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Juliette Kayyem on the Power of Twitter, Trump's Stochastic Terrorism, and Why She's an Optimist
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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The View From London: Alyson Hoggart on Coping With COVID, Speeding Up Relationships, and the Importance of Communicating
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Guy Kawasaki Gets Serious About His Better Normal, the American Experiment, and What History Will Say About 2020
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Season 3 Trailer: Our Collective Gap Year
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Sep 19, 2020 |
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Debbie and Sam on The Gap Year For Everyone, Silver Linings, Not Should’ing, and Season 3
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Chip Conley on the Future of Travel, the Journey Within, and Hitting Play After the Pause
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Blanche Colson on Being an Ordinary Person and Getting Comfortable With Death
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Seth Godin on Taking a Gap Year, Changing Your Mindset, and Why He Isn’t Pausing
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Rep. Genevieve McDonald on Stepping Into the Role of Fierce Female Leader During a Pandemic
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Anne Fadiman on Writing: Taking Risks, Improving, and Witnessing History
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Debbie & Sam on the New Normal, Quarantines, Immunity Passports, and Masks & Gloves
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May 22, 2020 |
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Kim Klaft on a Global Gap Year and Living Without Regret
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May 08, 2020 |
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Peter Corbett on Mortality, Dying, and a New Life of Service
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Emiliana Simon-Thomas on the Science of Happiness in Times of Crisis
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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J-R & Alasdair on Living the Dream (or Winging It) in Guatemala
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Derek Sivers on Slow Thinking, Connecting, and Intentional Living
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Debbie & Sam on the Coronavirus, Magical Thinking, and Aging
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Sean Bailey on Financial Planning For a Gap Year
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Dr. Sam Harrington on End-of-Life, Reinvention, and Legacy
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Kathy Davies on Life Design As a Tool for Women's Midlife Reinvention
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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Sonja O'Donnell on the Challenge of a Self-directed Life
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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Guy Kawasaki's Life Lessons at 65: Skip the Email, Find Joy, and Speak the Truth
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Jan 10, 2020 |
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Debbie's Story: Connecting the Dots Backwards
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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An Executive's Story: Taking a Sabbatical With Susan De Cuba
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Dec 06, 2019 |
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Aging Myths and Misconceptions and How They Translate Into a Missed Market Opportunity
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Nov 22, 2019 |
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Nomadic Matt on travel as a way to reinvent yourself
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Exploring Middlescence with Barbara Waxman
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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A Year of Wellness with Katie Tremper
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Season 2 Trailer
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Oct 02, 2019 |
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Marc Freedman on How to Live Forever (It's Not What You Think)
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Jul 12, 2019 |
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Dr. Joy Dryer: Asking the Existential Questions
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Jun 28, 2019 |
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On Our Bucket List: Debbie and Sam Live in France
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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Island Women Speak: Connection, Truth and Storytelling in Maine
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May 31, 2019 |
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Jeff Tidwell on Mid-Life Entrepreneurship and Work With Purpose
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May 17, 2019 |
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Four Different Decades on Transition and Reinvention (Modern Elders, Part 2)
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May 03, 2019 |
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Chip Conley: Growing Wise at Modern Elder Academy
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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Dr. Sam Harrington on Writing His First Book After Taking a Gap Year
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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Karen Wickre: What You Need to Know About Networking to Reinvent Your Life
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Alasdair & Julie-Roxane on Why Money Is Not the Biggest Obstacle to a Gap Year
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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Debbie & Sam on Deciding to Take a Gap Year at Age 62
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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Why Gap Years Are Not Wasted on the Young
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Trailer
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Jan 15, 2019 |