64 - Denise Schwartz Hosts Hiker Karen Huchendorf's story about youth, hiking, aging and curiosity, and how life goes on and friendships stay strong
Forty years ago, Denise and Karen became friends while working as staff at the School for International Training and the Experiment in international Living in Vermont. Over the years they lost touch.....
16 Jul 202531min
63 - Denise Schwartz Hosts Thinking About a Move? Marsha and Norm Talk About How They Made a Move to a Place Where They Knew No One and Took Steps to Become Connected to a Town Where Everyone (Almost!) Knows Their Names
On this episode of Backyard OASIS, host Denise Schwartz has a lovely conversation with Marsha Stone and Norm Hirschfeld about their decision to move from Waltham, MA to Greenfield, MA later in life, d...
9 Jul 202530min
62 - Denise Schwartz Hosts Building Age-Friendly Communities For Happier Living, with guest Jason Molony.
So humans, let’s face it. We are living in an aging world. For the first time in history, and probably for the rest of human history, people aged 65 and over will outnumber children under the age of 5...
2 Jul 202538min
61 - Dennis Lee Hosts Dr. Steven German: Teaching Us All How To "Lessen The Stressin'" In These Crazy Times
On this episode of Backyard OASIS, host Dennis Lee takes some time to talk with Dr. Steven German about something we can all understand lately: STRESS. Dr. German talks with Dennis about what drew him...
24 Jun 202539min
60 - Denise Schwartz Hosts Age-Friendly Communities: How to make your town a better place to age onward! With Guest Jason Molony
Let's have a frank conversation about the kinds of communities older adults want to live in as they age. How do we build supportive, inclusive, and age-friendly communities in a society that is aging...
20 Jun 202536min
59 - Jessica Niedbala, Mackenzie Shanahan, and Judy Raper Host Spilling the Tea Part 8
After a botched edit of Spilling the Tea Part 7, the ladies are back with a vengeance this week to talk all things reality TV...but mostly to talk The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The big news this w...
5 Jun 202552min
58 - Christine Copeland Hosts Dr. Ralph Baker and Dr. Bill Copeland on Soil, Conservation, and the Joy of Nature
On this episode of the Backyard OASIS podcast, Christine Copeland sits down with Dr. Ralph Baker and her husband Dr. Bill Copeland, to talk about our stunning natural world here in Massachusetts, and ...
28 Mai 202544min
57 - Dennis Lee Hosts Priscilla Ross' Lifetime Of Caregiving (And 25 Years Of Music Making)
On this episode of the Backyard OASIS podcast, Dennis Lee talks with Registered Nurse Priscilla Ross about topics that can make the average person uncomfortable – end of life care, DNR orders, and mor...
21 Mai 202532min
