AARP Washington State Podcast
68 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsHealth, wealth and self... Interviews and insights with leaders in the field of living better at any age but especially after 50. AARP's mission is to empower you to chose how to live your life as you age.
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Current Scams at the Fraud Watch Network
March 04, 2020 06:17 - 46 minutes - 43.8 MBOn this episode, our guest is Amy Nofziger, director of the AARP Fraud Watch Network's Help Line. The Help Line is a free service for advice on frauds and scams and for our members to report frauds to the Network. Amy fills us in on the latest, including the DNA Genetic Swab Scam. You can reach the Help Line at 1-877-908-3360 and it's absolutely free.
2020 Census - What You Need To Know + Jobs!
January 29, 2020 01:31 - 22 minutes - 21.7 MBThe 2020 Census is so important to older Americans that AARP has formed a national task force, led by AARP Census Project Lead Jennifer Baier, to make sure our members are counted accurately. We'll find out the different ways to respond to the Census, how to get one of the half million jobs available helping with the Census, how to spot and report Census scams, and more in this special episode.
New Medical Uses for Old Drugs
December 20, 2019 08:31 - 48 minutes - 46.3 MBMedicine is taking a new look at old drugs for treatment of PTSD, depression, anxiety, smoking cessation, end of life care and more. We talk with UW professor Dr. Ingrid Walker about the research being done at major institutions like Johns Hopkins on psychedelic and other drugs and what hope these old, sometimes ancient, drugs have for new medical and therapeutic use.
New Medical Uses for Psychedelic Drugs
December 20, 2019 08:31 - 48 minutes - 46.3 MBMedicine is taking a new look at psychedelic drugs for treatment of PTSD, depression, anxiety, smoking cessation, end of life care and more. We talk with UW professor Dr. Ingrid Walker about the research being done at major institutions like Johns Hopkins and what hope these old, sometimes ancient, drugs have for new medical and therapeutic use.
Talking AARP WA on KIRO-FM
November 14, 2019 02:01 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MB"Home Matters with Pete" on KIRO 97.3 FM interviews our Outreach Director Amanda Frame and Communications Director Bruce Carlson on this radio talk show. We talk about a full range of what AARP does in Washington State, including fraud prevention, employment programs, encouraging livable communities, how AARP got started and much more.
Fighting Robocalls with the FTC
October 07, 2019 21:54 - 19 minutes - 19.8 MBWe get billions of robocalls to our phones and it's driving many of us crazy. In this episode, we've got Chuck Harwood, Regional Director of the FTC live at our SpoofProof Your Life event to explain the latest on the robocall situation, how you can tell what calls are scams (hint: most of them!) and how you can fight back.
Bruce Lee in Seattle
September 02, 2019 05:16 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MBIn this episode, we dive deep into how Bruce Lee became a martial arts and movie legend and how Seattle is where he developed and put together what made him an icon to this day. Author Matthew Polly has written the first recognized biography, called "Bruce Lee: A Life" and we sit down to talk about Bruce's formative years. He graduated from high school, attended the UW, met his wife and began teaching martial arts, all in Seattle. Today's he's buried in Seattle's Lake View Cemetery. Learn ab...
Latest Scams from the Fraud Fighter Call Center
July 17, 2019 05:36 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBRecorded live, Amy Nofziger, director of AARP's Fraud Fighter Call Center, gives us the lowdown on the latest frauds and scams being reported to the Fraud Fighter Help Line, plus she gives tips on staying safer on social media. This presentation was part of our "Spoof Proof Your Life" events. These events also featured AARP fraud expert Doug Shadel, Courtney Gregoire of Microsoft, and Chuck Harwood of the Federal Trade Commission.
All About AARP WA's Fraud Work with Tony Russell
April 02, 2019 05:55 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBThis time our AARP Washington State Office is the subject, as Bruce Carlson is interviewed by Tony Russell on 100.7 The Wolf. Tony is now the host of the "Tony, Jake & Jenn" morning show on 98.7 The Bull in Portland, OR. We talk about our work in the state office and especially about our scam prevention work with AARP's Fraud Watch Network.
Gov Jay Inslee TeleTown Hall
February 28, 2019 00:49 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MBThis episode is a live TeleTown Hall with Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee, hosted by our AARP Washington State Director Doug Shadel, where Gov. Inslee takes questions over the phone from AARP members around the state. We talk a lot about the cost of healthcare and much more. The episode was recorded live on February 27th, 2019.
Retirement Saving Advice from Harvard
February 13, 2019 22:51 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBWould you like advice on your retirement savings from the Chair of the Economics Department at Harvard? In this episode, Dr. David Laibson tells how to build your financial resources, the principles he uses to help manage Harvard's employee pension fund, and how we as a society can make it easier for everyone to build a nest egg.
Dark Web Crime with Con Man Brett Johnson
January 14, 2019 20:25 - 48 minutes - 46.3 MBIn this episode, we go into the shadowy work of Dark Web identity theft and frauds with con man turned cybersecurity consultant Brett Johnson. Called "The Original Internet Godfather" by the Secret Service, Brett was recently featured on the cover of the AARP Bulletin This podcast is the extensive interview behind the story in the Bulletin. You'll hear Brett sit down with the article's author, our WA state director and fraud expert Doug Shadel, to explain his upbringing in a criminal family,...
Fighting Fraud with AG Bob Ferguson
October 26, 2018 17:31 - 57 minutes - 54.5 MBThis episode is a live TeleTown Hall hosted by our AARP Washington State Director and national fraud expert Doug Shadel, with special guest Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson. A TeleTown Hall is like a radio call-in show, where we take questions by phone from AARP members around the state. In this episode, Doug and AG Ferguson talk about the latest developments in scams and frauds, including the new laws that allow you to "freeze" your credit for free. We talk about why that's a ver...
A New Way to Save For Retirement at Work
September 30, 2018 01:13 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBIn this episode, we learn about the Washington Retirement Marketplace, a program of the WA Dept. of Commerce, that aims to give small business employers, employees, gig workers, entrepreneurs or anyone without a retirement plan at work, the ability to set up a payroll deduction retirement savings plan easily and cheaply. We talk with Carolyn McKinnon, the founding director of the program, and learn how the Marketplace can be an answer to our retirement savings crisis. If you'd like to save t...
Romance, Sex, & Relationships with Dr. Pepper Schwartz
August 18, 2018 01:13 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBWould you like romance, better relationships, better sex and more fun in your life? Dr. Pepper Schwartz, relationship expert and UW professor, gives her best advice for those of us over age 50 in this episode. We talk about travel and how it can rekindle romance. We talk about dating and finding new love. We talk about the physical changes of aging. We talk about how to be more attractive at any age and ways to find the right person for you. And we talk about how to spice up the relationship...
Meditation Master Teacher Bob Roth
May 29, 2018 05:16 - 26 minutes - 25.6 MBBob Roth is one of the most sought after meditation teachers in the country. He's a leading authority on Transcendental Meditation, having taught celebrities such as Oprah, Tom Hanks, Ellen DeGeneres and Jerry Seinfeld, as well as thousands of veterans, schoolchildren, prisoners and just regular people. He visited Seattle in his role as head of the David Lynch Foundation, which promotes TM programs across American. We talked the benefits of meditation, what's involved in learning and practic...
The Good News About Aging with Dr. Laura Carstensen
May 21, 2018 05:33 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBAre older people happier? Can the last third of our lives be our best years, both for ourselves and for contribution to society? Dr. Laura Carstensen says yes! Dr. Carstensen is the founding director of the Stanford Center on Longevity at Stanford University. She maintains that the doubling of our lifespans over the past century could be the greatest cultural achievement in human history. But we've got to take advantage of it. Hear Dr. Carstensen's thoughts on how to be happy and productive ...
Being Happier with Gretchen Rubin
March 27, 2018 23:57 - 25 minutes - 25 MBDo you want to be happier? Gretchen Rubin is a researcher and best-selling author, best known for the book "The Happiness Project". In this episode, we talk about concrete steps you can take now to be happier, at any age. One day on a bus, Gretchen realized that although she had everything she needed to be satisfied with her life, and she wasn't really unhappy, she certainly wasn't happy. She launched The Happiness Project to find out why and what to do about it. Since then, she's been int...