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From Peacocks to Penguins: Chloe Chapin on the Sartorial Revolution
Aug 5, 2026👔 The most powerful costume may be the one we stopped noticing. In Suitable: The Sartorial Revolution and the Fashioning of Modern Men, fashion historian and former Broadway costume designer Chloe Chapin follows an extraordinary transformation. Men moved from colorful coats, patterned waistcoats, and elaborate display to the plain, dark suit. That change carried political meaning. During the early American republic, restrained clothing came to represent democracy, rationality, masculinity,...
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🦬 The Wild East Returns: Elk, Bison, Wolves and the Fight to Make Room 🐺🌲
Jul 29, 2026🦬 Before highways, subdivisions and shopping centers, the American East belonged to giants. Bison moved through Indiana and Illinois. Elk ranged across Appalachia. Wolves and cougars lived in forests we now consider entirely human territory. Then they disappeared. Now, some are returning. 🌲 But recovery gets complicated when an elk crosses a highway, a bison needs a fence or a wolf appears near someone's home. Environmental writer Andrew Moore joins me to discuss his fascinating new book, The...
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🦬 The Wild East Returns: Elk, Bison, Wolves and the Fight to Make Room 🐺🌲
Jul 29, 2026🦬 We tend to picture America's great wildlife in the West. Yellowstone. Montana. The open plains. Yet bison, elk, wolves and cougars once belonged to the American East, too. Most of us have simply forgotten. Environmental writer Andrew Moore spent six years investigating that lost history and the complicated return of these animals. His new book is The Beasts of the East: The Fall and Rise of America's Eastern Wilderness. 🌲 The comeback stories are remarkable. Elk now thrive on Appalachian...
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1,100 Miles Later: What the Trail Teaches About Aging Better
Jul 27, 2026🌲🧭 Some lives begin again at the trailhead. On this episode of The Not Old Better Show, I speak with Melanie Radzicki McManus, author of Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail. Melanie hiked 1,100 miles across Wisconsin in 36 days, moving through forests 🌲, prairies 🌾, wetlands 💧, farms 🚜, glacial landscapes 🪨🧊, and small-town gathering places 🤝. The mileage is impressive. The message is even better: there is no one way to hike. You can section hike. Use a shuttle. Stay in a...
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1,100 Miles Later: What the Trail Teaches About Aging Better
Jul 27, 2026🌲🧭 Some lives begin again at the trailhead. On this episode of The Not Old Better Show, I speak with Melanie Radzicki McManus, author of Thousand-Miler: Adventures Hiking the Ice Age Trail. Melanie hiked 1,100 miles across Wisconsin in 36 days, moving through forests 🌲, prairies 🌾, wetlands 💧, farms 🚜, glacial landscapes 🪨🧊, and small-town gathering places 🤝. The mileage is impressive. The message is even better: there is no one way to hike. You can section hike. Use a shuttle. Stay in a...
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Working for the Common Good: The People Behind America's Smithsonian
Jul 23, 2026Working for the Common Good: The People Behind America's Smithsonian The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series 🏛️ What if one of America's greatest career opportunities is hiding inside a museum? 🤔 Discover the people, purpose, and passion behind the Smithsonian with Fredie Adelman. 🎙️ Listen now! 🇺🇸✨ #Smithsonian #America250 🏛️ What if museums are some of the most innovative workplaces in America? Most of us think of museums as places to visit. But they're also places...
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Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening?
Jul 20, 2026👂🫀 Is your body trying to tell you something? 🤔 Bestselling author, Smithsonian Associate & physician Dr. Giulia Enders reveals what science says about listening to your body for better health, strength, and longevity. 🎧✨ Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening? The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series 🫀 We spend a lot of time asking what's new in health. 🤔 Maybe the better question is… what has our body been trying to tell us all along? That question became the...
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Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening?
Jul 20, 2026👂🫀 Is your body trying to tell you something? 🤔 Bestselling author, Smithsonian Associate & physician Dr. Giulia Enders reveals what science says about listening to your body for better health, strength, and longevity. 🎧✨ Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening? The Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates Interview Series 🫀 We spend a lot of time asking what's new in health. 🤔 Maybe the better question is… what has our body been trying to tell us all along? That question became the...
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Fitness Freedom: Exercising While Traveling or On the Go, Episode 2
Jul 2, 2026Fitness Freedom: Exercising While Traveling or On the Go, Episode 2 The Not Old Better, American Council on Exercise (ACE) Live Long Better Interview Series Travel is an obstacle course with coffee. ☕✈️ Dr. Sabrena Jo shares how adults 60+ can stay mobile in airports, hotels, cars, and real life. #FitnessFreedom Travel has a way of telling the truth about our bodies. ✈️ The airport is not just an airport. It is an obstacle course with coffee: long corridors, heavy bags, tiny seats, rental...
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Maintaining Independence Through Functional Fitness, Episode 1
Jun 30, 2026Maintaining Independence Through Functional Fitness, Episode 1 The Not Old Better, American Council on Exercise (ACE) Live Long Better Interview Series Fitness after 60 deserves a better headline. It is not about vanity. It is not about punishment. And it is certainly not about pretending we are all training for the Olympics. At its best, fitness is about freedom: the freedom to rise from a chair, climb stairs, carry groceries, reach a shelf, and keep participating in the life we have built....
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