AARP Washington State Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Health, wealth and self....Interviews and insights with leaders in the field of living better at any stage of life, but especially after age 50. AARP's mission is to empower you to choose how you live as you age. We talk optimal living, embracing change, and protecting your finances.
Fraud and scams are preying on older Washingtonians and caregivers are often on the front lines of protecting their loved ones. In this Caring for Caregivers Conversation, our state director Marguerite Ro sits down with fraud researcher and educator Doug Shadel to share practical, real-world advice on how to spot scams, safeguard your family, and protect yourself if you become a target. Whether you're caring for a parent, partner, or friend, this conversation offers valuable insights you can use right away.
Join us for a live telephone conversation with Governor Bob Ferguson and his staff on current flood events, the state of our economy, the cost of health care and health insurance and more. Hosted by AARP Washington Advocacy Director Cathy MacCaul. Recorded December 15th, 2025
Medicare can be confusing—whether you're approaching retirement, supporting a loved one, or navigating Open Enrollment. In this Caring for Caregivers Conversation, our state director Marguerite Ro sits down with Tim Smolen, Program Manager for SHIBA, the volunteer-powered program from Washington's Office of the Insurance Commissioner that offers free, unbiased Medicare guidance to Washington residents. What you'll learn: What Medicare is and how it works The best way & time to file for Medicare Why Open Enrollment matters Medicare or Medicare Advantage Common concerns and how to address them How SHIBA can help you make confident decisions
In the last Savvy Social Security online event in our 3-part series, our national AARP Social Security expert Jammie Lyell talks about the key factors that can impact your decisions - such as age, income and long-term goals. Learn smart strategies, find helpful resources and get the info you need for retirement. AARP Washington's Christina Clem hosts. #weearnedit
Navigating Social Security can be confusing—but it doesn’t have to be. In this live event, Social Security expert Jammie Lyell and host Christina Clem help you make sense of your options and make confident decisions. Today's event is the second in our three-part Savvy Social Security series and focuses on "Family First: How Can Social Security Protect Your Loved Ones?". How can your spouse maximize their payments? What are the eligibility criteria for family payments? How do survivor payments work? Discover practical strategies to ensure your loved ones are well-supported in this special session. #WeEarnedIt
Navigating Social Security can be confusing—but it doesn’t have to be. In this live event, Social Security expert Jammie Lyell helps you make sense of your options and make confident decisions. This is the first in a three-part series and focuses on "Making Ends Meet: Work & Social Security". Whether you're thinking about working while collecting benefits, planning for your family's financial security, or wondering when to claim your payments for maximum impact, Jammie breaks it down in a clear, practical way. Don’t miss this chance to get expert insights and answers to your most important questions. Learn more at aarp.org/socialsecurity
AARP Washington's new volunteer state president Ron Chew sits down with state director Marguerite Ro to talk about his vision for our work as he begins his term in 2025. Plus, he talks about his background and the experience he brings to AARP.
In this Caring For Caregivers Conversation, we sit down with Debra Whitman, author of "The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond". A globally recognized expert on aging, Debra shares her journey of turning 50 and asking the pivotal question: What does a good second half of life look like? Debra and host Bruce Carlson explore the challenges and opportunities of midlife and beyond, with a focus on topics that matter most to caregivers and their loved ones: Navigating the unique challenges of family caregiving Maintaining brain health and mental well-being Planning finances for the future Finding purpose in the second half of life The Seven Questions: - How Long Will I Live? - Will I Be Healthy? - Will I Lose My Memory? - How Long Will I Work? - Will I Have Enough Money? - Where Will I Live? - How Will I Die? Join us for an inspiring and empowering conversation filled with practical advice, wisdom, and hope for anyone navigating caregiving or seeking answers to life’s big questions in midlife and beyond. Learn more about Debra's book: The Second Fifty https://aarp.org/secondfifty
In this live Teletown Hall, join our AARP Washington Advocacy Director Cathy MacCaul for a deep dive into Ballot Initiative 2124. Hear why AARP, the Washington State Nurses Association and family caregivers are voting No on I-2124, learn about its impact on our state’s long-term care insurance program, and get answers to any other questions you may have.
In this Caring For Caregivers Conversation, AARP Washington State Director Marguerite Ro talks with a group of our Spokane volunteers about the importance of advocating for caregivers and making our voices heard. Debby Ryan, Steve Corker and Aruna Bhuta discuss how they get involved in making their community better by voting and by volunteering. Learn more about caregiving in Washington at aarp.org/caregiverswa
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs answers members questions and brings us up to date on where, when and how to vote in the upcoming election, in a live teletown hall hosted by our AARP Washington Advocacy Director Cathy MacCaul. Learn more about voting in WA at aarp.org/wavotes
In this Caring For Caregivers Conversation, our state director Marguerite Ro talks with Jennifer Lichorobiec of Aging and Long Term Care of Eastern Washington about family caregiving in Spokane and rural Eastern Washington. Her agency covers five counties, spanning Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Spokane, and Whitman counties, and a diverse population. Jennifer describes the challenges in rural areas and how your Area Agency on Aging can help. Find more about caregiving in Washington at https://aarp.org/caregiverswa
People caring for loved ones often aren't aware of the help that's available from their local Area Agency on Aging. Cathy Knight is State Director at Washington Association of Area Agencies on Aging and in this video, she walks you though the services you can use, often for free, and how to find them.
Help includes adult day services, caregiver support, case management, elder abuse prevention, health maintenance and promotion, information and assistance, legal support, nutrition, senior centers and transportation. When you don't know where to turn, your local Area Agency on Aging can make a difference with services you didn't know existed. Learn more about caregiving in Washington at https://aarp.org/caregiverswa
Derek Kilmer is retiring as the 6th Congressional District Representative and five candidates are running in the August 5th primary to fill his seat. AARP Washington partnered with the Key Peninsula News and the Mustard Seed Project of Key Peninsula to bring the candidates together to talk with voters in person on Friday, June 28th at the Key Peninsula Civic Center in Vaughn, WA. Lisa Bryan, Executive Editor of Key Peninsula News, moderates the event. The candidates are Janis Clark (R), J. Graham Ralston (I), Emily Randall (D), Drew MacEwan (R), and Hilary Franz (D). Learn more about voting in WA at our webpage: aarp.org/wavotes
In our new Caring For Caregivers Conversation, brain health expert Dr. Kate Zhong joins our state director Marguerite Ro to talk about advances in Alzheimers treatment and what you can do to protect your brain. Dr. Zhong is a geriatric psychiatrist and founder of the Brainnovation Initiative at UNLV.
Learn about the Six Pillars of Brain Health in this interview and find more about caregiving in Washington at aarp.org/caregiverswa
Are you worried about your finances for retirement? "Pre-tirement" is a new term for what you can do as you get closer to retirement. AARP is helping to launch a special website to help you and AARP money expert Mary Liz Burns is here to explain how.
Visit https://thisispretirement.org/ to learn more and get your personalized retirement savings action plan.
In our new Caregiving Conversation, NBC/MSNBC news anchor Richard Lui joins our state director Marguerite Ro to talk about caring for his father with Alzheimers over the last decade and how he become a passionate advocate for those caring for loved ones. Richard nearly gave up his network television career to be there for his dad. He found ways to make it work and now is highlighting solutions for others to get the support they need. Learn more about caregiving at aarp.org/caregiverswa and about Richard at richardlui.com
In this Caring For Caregivers Conversation, our state director Marguerite Ro welcomes Patty Albert and Margaret Griffiths, who share their challenges and successes in caring for family members and friends who've needed their help. The discussion focuses on their real-life experiences and what helped them get through. Patty and Margaret trade stories of their own caregiving journeys – both the good, and the not-so-good. And along the way, they shared their own tips and advice – on everything from finances and family dynamics, to self-care and when to know it’s time to ask for help.
Find resources for those who care for others in our state from AARP Washington at https://aarp.org/caregiverswa
AARP Washington, BECU, and KING 5 hosted a free event to celebrate and support those who provide care for others at Town Hall Seattle. MSNBC news anchor, filmmaker and author Richard Lui cared for his father with Alzheimers over the last decade and he's become a passionate advocate for family caregivers. Dr. Kate Zhong, geriatric psychiatrist and founder of the Brainnovation Initiative at UNLV gave practical advice and info on the latest in brain research. KING 5 Evening host Jim Dever moderated the discussion. And find more support and resources for people giving care for others in our state at aarp.org/caregiverswa
Join our state director Marguerite Ro for a deep dive on managing finances for caregiving with Rachelle Czaplinski, CTFA, Senior Trust Officer at BECU. From savings options to choosing the right financial advisor and exploring diverse investment accounts, Rachel covers what you need to know. Saving Strategies for Caregivers: Discover smart ways to build a financial cushion to handle the various aspects of caregiving. Selecting the Right Financial Advisor: Understand the key factors to consider when choosing a financial advisor tailored to your caregiving needs. Exploring Different Investment Accounts: Delve into the world of investment accounts suited for caregiving scenarios. Rachel breaks down the pros and cons, helping you make informed decisions. Learn more about caregiving in Washington at aarp.org/caregiverswa
Being a person who cares for loved ones can be most stressful at the holidays. In this Caring For Caregivers Conversation, George Dicks returns to chat with our state director Marguerite Ro. George leads geriatric psychiatry services at Harborview Medical Center and so he's very familiar with seasonal challenges in caregiving. He has some tips and reflections on navigating this time of year. He also recently served as a caregiver for his brother in his final days so he shares his personal journey of caregiving. It wasn't quite what he expected. You can get resources on family caregiving in WA at aarp.org/caregiverswa
Whether you're managing the affairs of a loved one or preparing for yourself, understanding the options for finances is important. In this Caring For Caregivers Conversation, Linda Davenport, VP & Senior Trust Officer at BECU joins our state director Marguerite Ro to talk about trusts, health directives, wills and more. Linda is also a caregiver for her 82 year old mother. Learn more about caregiving in WA at aarp.org/caregiverswa
It's Open Enrollment time for Medicare. Did you know there's a Medicare Part G? We talk about what you need to know to make the right choices for you, plus discuss the latest in recommended vaccines for older adults. This is a live recording of a TeleTown Hall hosted by our state director Marguerite Ro and features Dr. Eric Chow, Chief of Communicable Disease, Epidemiology & Immunization at Seattle/King County Public Health, Ingrid Ulrey, CEO of the Washington Health Benefit Exchange and AARP volunteer Jean Mathisen.
In this Caring For Caregivers Conversation, our state director Marguerite Ro talks with Shauna Sweeney the founder and CEO of Tender, an app and online platform that aims to make life easier for family caregivers. Tender is part of a new wave of companies using high tech to help us care for our loved ones and the discussion focuses on what's possible today and in the future. Shauna has been the caregiver for her dad for the past nine years. For more on family caregiving, see our website at aarp.org/caregiverswa
Lack of affordable housing limits our choices for how we age. Claire Petersky from the Washington State Housing Finance Commission joins our state director Marguerite Ro to talk about the crisis and where we need to do so people can choose to "age in place". For more, see our caregiving webpage at aarp.org/caregiverswa
Generation X is facing new challenges as caregivers. Jeff Ketchel of Spokane talks with our state director Marguerite Ro about caring for his mother-in-law in his home while raising his children. It's called the Sandwich Generation, where people find themselves caring for the young and the old at the same time. Jeff talks about the ups and downs of this life. In his work life, he's a leader in the public health field so he has both a personal and professional view of caregiving. Jeff talks about how Gen X characteristics can help face caregiving in a new way. Learn more about family caregiving in Washington at aarp.org/caregiversWA
This Pride Month, we celebrate the incredible diversity in our community and the importance of supporting and uplifting one another. George Dicks is a Geriatric Mental Health Practitioner at Harborview Mental Health and Addiction Service in Seattle, a gay man and a long-time activist for LGBTQ rights and inclusion. In this episode, George talks with our state director Marguerite Ro in a candid and thought-provoking discussion about the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ caregivers and how things can be better today. Discover how George's own experiences as a gay man have shaped his understanding of the struggles faced by LGBTQ caregivers. Learn more about family caregiving in Washington at aarp.org/caregiversWA
Caring for culturally diverse elders presents special challenges. AARP State Director Marguerite Ro sits down with Dr. Anthony L-T Chen, Director of Health for the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department, to talk about how we can deal with aspects of caregiving, especially in the Asian American and Pacific Islander community, and how our public health system can work better for all. Dr. Chen talks about how caring for his parents has impacted him professionally and personally and what working with diverse communities has taught him. AARP Washington's "Caring for Caregivers" video podcast series features discussions with local experts, community leaders, and caregivers just like you on a range of topics to help you along your caregiving journey. #AsianAmericanPacificIslanderHeritageMonth
Caregivers need care themselves and that's why we're launching our "Caring for Caregivers" conversations. In our first episode, AARP Washington State Director Marguerite Ro sits down with George Dicks, a geriatric mental health practitioner with Harborview Mental Health and Addiction Service, to talk about the need for caregiving support and how we can do it. George and Marguerite also discuss healthy aging and how we can get there. In addition to his professional experience, George’s lived experience as a kinship provider, caregiver, and a community advocate informs his vision of healthy aging in our society at every stage of life. He talks about what he's seen in his practice and his recent experience as a caregiver for his brother. Learn more at aarp.org/caregiverwa
We sit down with our state president Jim Ko to talk about his vision for AARP in 2023. Jim is a former executive with Starbucks and other major food industry companies. He helped pave the way for Starbucks in China. In retirement, he's volunteered for AARP and other organizations in a variety of roles. He's currently in his second 2-year term as AARP Washington's volunteer leader. In this episode, we talk about Jim's personal experience of caregiving for his father and juggling career with being a family caregiver.
Stephanie Johnson-Toliver of the Black Heritage Society of WA joins us to talk about the exhibit she help curate on the history of the Seattle Steelheads, part of the first pro Black baseball league on the West Coast. Plus, we get into the Black experience in 1940s Seattle and baseball for other marginalized groups. The exhibit is in Steelheads Alley at the Hatback Bar & Grille across the street from T-Mobile Park.
We're having a Black History Month event at Steelheads Alley on Weds. Feb. 15th, 2023. Come meet AARP Washington staff, volunteers and other members of your community from 5-8pm. Registration is required. The venue has free parking in the front and rear of the building. Refreshments provided and your first beverage is on us! RSVP now at: events.aarp.org/aarpwabhm
January is a great time to make changes and get in shape and we've got certified exercise therapist and Corrective Exercise Specialist Mark Bryant. Mark has been a personal trainer for 25 years, a Senior Fitness Specialist for 15 years and currently leads classes at Southeast Seattle Senior Center. He's also a 9 time Powerlifting World Champion and 2 time inductee into the Powerlifting Hall of Fame. If you want to up your fitness level in 2023, Mark has information and inspiration for you. We talk about how to prevent falls, increase your walking ability, and improve your everyday functional ability. The first step is just get going!
Should you respond to that text? Donate to that charity? At the holiday season, con artists ramp up their efforts to get your money. We give you a few quick tips to spot the common scams this year and how to respond. Text and delivery scams are common, fake and shady charities ask for donations, gift cards have risks of losing your money. You can avoid the frauds with simple precautions. Find out what you need to know with these quick tips.
We get the latest on COVID in Washington with Dr. Tao Kwan-Gett of the WA Dept of Health and Ingrid Ulrey of the US Dept of Health and Human Services. Should you get a booster shot? What is a bivalent vaccine? Are adverse reactions being tracked? We answer these questions and more in this episode. The program is a live teletown hall hosted by our Washington State Director Marguerite Ro.
AARP Washington has a new state director! In this episode, our volunteer Brenda Charles-Edwards interviews Marguerite Ro about her vision for our work going forward. Marguerite comes to us from Seattle-King County Public Health. Most recently, she's focused on policy development, data-driven solutions, and chronic disease and injury prevention. Throughout her career, she has partnered with diverse communities to achieve health equity through policy advocacy and to eliminate barriers to care. Brenda is the host of "Senior Matters!" on the Rainier Ave Radio Network and volunteers in a variety of areas for AARP.
We talk about the just-passed prescription drug price relief in Congress with Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The new Inflation Reduction Act allows Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, caps insulin costs and out of pocket expenses and more. It's real progress in combating runaway Rx drug costs. In this AARP teletown hall, we discuss the effects of this historic legislative win for older Americans and take listener questions on the phone. Learn more about the bill at aarp.org/rx
We talk about the just-passed prescription drug price relief in Congress with Rep. Pramila Jayapal. The new Inflation Reduction Act allows Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, caps insulin costs and out of pocket expenses and more. It's real progress in combating runaway Rx drug costs. In this AARP teletown hall, we discuss the effects of this historic legislative win for older Americans and take listener questions on the phone. Learn more about the bill at aarp.org/rx
We talk with a hiring manager in a different industry, Whitney Richardson, who is Director of Employee Experience at SanMar. SanMar is a national supplier of custom logowear clothing based in Issaquah and has both corporate and warehouse operations in our area. Whitney talks about what it takes to get hired in both environments. We get into the specifics of today's resume and cover letter, how to approach an interview and more. We also discuss advice for the young people in our lives who are starting their careers. It's everything you need to know to get hired today.
AARP caregiving expert Amy Goyer sits down with us to talk about the realities of caring for family members and all the resources AARP has to help. Amy has a very personal story of how caring for her parents challenged her and how she's made it through. Most of us will be caregivers at some point in our lives and Amy offers practical advice and support. AARP offers info for caregivers at aarp.org/caregivers
AARP caregiving expert Amy Goyer sits down with us to talk about the realities of caring for family members and all the resources AARP has to help. Amy has a very personal story of how caring for her parents challenged her and how she's made it through. Most of us will be caregivers at some point in our lives and Amy offers practical advice and support. AARP offers info for caregivers at aarp.org/caregivers
We talk about our elections with new WA Secretary of State Steve Hobbs and discuss election security, how to vote, important dates and more. Then UW professor Jevin West updates us on the misinformation and disinformation surrounding the 2022 elections. More info at aarp.org/wavotes.
In this episode, we look at important action in the 2022 legislative session. Attorney General Bob Ferguson talks about protecting against frauds and scam robocalls. Bea Rector from Washington DSHS updates us in improvements long-term care services and help for all of us to age in our homes with dignity and purpose.
In this episode, we talk with hiring manager Noel Burke about how older workers can get that next job in the digital workplace of today. Noel is currently at Amazon and has over 20 years of experience in the staffing and recruitment industry. Hear the latest in resume tips, the importance of a LinkedIn page, and how to talk to an interviewer. Plus, we discuss tips you can pass on to your kids or grandkids to get hired at our Washington state tech companies.
All about managing your money with help from AARP! We talk with Mary Liz Burns from AARP's national office, who is a recognized expert on financial security. AARP has many online tools to maximize your savings and retirement, with AARP's Money Map, Savi Student Loan Repayment Tool, Debt Manager, Goals Tracker, Social Security Resource Center and more. We can help you find the right financial advisor and decide when to take Social Security. Mary Liz tells us how it works and how you can take advantage of AARP's expertise. You can get started at aarp.org/money.
In this episode, we discuss the misinformation "infodemic" with Prof. Kate Starbird of the UW's Center for an Informed Public. Dr. Starbird studies how social media and other messaging spreads around the world. We explore how we can tell fact from fiction and how to fight the spread of disinformation in our lives.
And yes, she is Kate Starbird the basketball star! So at the end of the episode, we talk a bit about the state of women's basketball and about retiring from professional sports and finding a new calling.
In addition to her work at the Center, Kate is an associate professor in the UW's Human Centered Design and Engineering department, on the faculty of the Paul G. Allen Computer Science and Engineering program and a data science fellow at the eScience Institute.
This episode is a panel discussion as part of our partnership with the Seattle Storm on the importance of maintaining our mental health and wellbeing during times of uncertainty.
Learn how Storm forward Katie Lou Samuelson maintains her mental health while living navigating an WNBA season. Katie Lou has been open about her mental struggles, inspiring others to seek help and be their best. Other panelists are Seattle Top Doctor and geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Arpan Waghray of Swedish Behavior Health and Dr. Edwin Tan of AARP. The discussion is moderated by UW nursing professor Dr. Tatiana Sadak, who specializes in geriatric psychiatry and dementia. The session features tips and tools on how we can help ourselves and our loved ones keep mentally fit and healthy.
This episode is a panel discussion as part of our partnership with the Seattle Storm on the importance of maintaining our mental health and wellbeing during times of uncertainty.
Learn how Storm forward Katie Lou Samuelson maintains her mental health while living navigating an WNBA season. Katie Lou has been open about her mental struggles, inspiring others to seek help and be their best. Other panelists are Seattle Top Doctor and geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Arpan Waghray of Swedish Behavior Health and Dr. Edwin Tan of AARP. The discussion is moderated by UW nursing professor Dr. Tatiana Sadak, who specializes in geriatric psychiatry and dementia. The session features tips and tools on how we can help ourselves and our loved ones keep mentally fit and healthy.
Jim Browning is an Internet scam buster and online vigilante known for his "Jim Browning" YouTube channel, which has nearly 3.5 million subscribers and fans around the world. Jim delves into the shadowy world on fraudulent boiler rooms and has figured out how to see into the criminal's computers and cameras to expose their methods. He's also a master at getting the con artists to incriminate themselves. Jim has been called the "Internet's Batman", as he tries to save potential victims in real time as they're on the phone with scammers. He refers to several of his cases in the interview and you can find them at his channel by searching for "Jim Browning". That's not his real name, for obvious reasons, but he has real-world advice for avoiding being scammed. He was featured in the April edition of the AARP Bulletin in a front page story and this interview was part of the basis for that story. You can also see a profile of Jim and a short version of the case described at length in the interview on our YouTube channel by searching for AARP Washington.
Con artists asking for your money via pre-paid gift cards are one of top ways to spot a rip off before it happens. Scammers will ask their victim to buy gift cards at a retail store and read off the number. Within seconds, your money is gone forever. Another twist is demands to pay in cryptocurrency like Bitcoin. In this episode, our Fraud Watch volunteers Jean and Debby fill us in on the details.
This live Q&A event teletown hall gave our members the opportunity to ask questions and learn about the current state of the pandemic in Washington, what is on the horizon, and what to know as we emerge from the pandemic from Governor Jay Inslee and Washington State Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah. For more than a year, the pandemic has been a constant in our daily lives. What are the next steps as we move forward? Recorded Wednesday, April 21st at 4 p.m.
Confused about the vaccination process in Washington State? Wondering what you should do to stay informed and stay safe? On today's episode, we're joined by WA State Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah and Attorney General Bob Ferguson. We get the latest on vaccination across our state, plus an update con artists using the coronavirus as a hook.
Are you tired of being tired? Or could you use better sleep? Our guest today is world-class sleep consultant Pat Byrne, who’s worked with the Seahawks, Mariners and Sounders and other pro, college and Olympic teams, plus the US military and many other major institutions. We’ll get the lowdown on sleep and performance, and how aging affects our sleep. He’s the author a new book called “An Inconvenient Sleep: Why Teams Win and Lose” which he co-wrote with his daughter Suzanne Byrne. Of course, I had to ask him about the sleep issues that seem to come on as we get older, from waking in the night… to early rising… to the increased difficulty in changing time zones. We talked about sleep trackers, how they can help and where they’re pretty useless. Pat says naps are OK… and explains why and how to nap.
Have we entered a new era of misinformation and outright lying? Prof. Jeffrey Hancock is director of the Social Media Lab at Stanford University, where he studies trends in our discourse and he has ideas on how we can better find the truth. His TED Talk called "The Future Of Lying" has been viewed over 1 million times on YouTube. Learn about the Butler Lie, Sockpuppets, the 50 Cent Chinese Army and much more. This is a live presentation of AARP Washington, The UW Center for an Informed Public and BECU. You can learn more or watch video at aarp.org/factfromfiction
Join us for this roundtable discussion with experts Jevin West, Director of the nonpartisan Center for an Informed Public, and David Mikkelson, the founder of Snopes.com. Jevin and David provide a detailed look at the history and current state of misinformation and will equip you with the tools and resources you need to distinguish fact from fiction. Learn how to determine if the sources you’re using are reputable, how to report misleading information and scams, how to best approach friends or family who have shared inaccurate content, and much more.
In this special edition of the podcast, our Fraud Watch Network cyber expert Dave Morrow alerts us to how con artists are using the 2020 election to scam money and personal information. This has nothing to do with the campaigns, it's old-fashioned fraud in a new package. Dave tells us what to watch out for and how to fight back.
How to spot misinformation with Prof. Jevin West, Director of the nonpartisan Center for an Informed Public at the University of Washington. This episode is a live online event on how you can avoid falling for the attempts to mislead that are all around us. The spread of misinformation is among the most pressing challenges of our time. New platforms for human interaction and information sharing have opened the door to misinformation, disinformation and other forms of networked manipulation, which not only mislead and create divisions, but also diminish trust in democratic institutions such as science and journalism.
Jevin West provides us with a powerful set of tools to cut through the most intimidating data. You don't need a lot of technical expertise to call out problems with data. Are the numbers or results too good or too dramatic to be true? Is the claim comparing like with like? Is it confirming your personal bias? Drawing on a deep well of expertise in statistics and computational biology, Jevin West provides examples of selection bias and muddled data visualization, distinguish between correlation and causation, and examine the susceptibility of science to modern misinformation.
How to spot misinformation with Prof. Jevin West, Director of the nonpartisan Center for an Informed Public at the University of Washington. This episode is a live online event on how you can avoid falling for the attempts to mislead that are all around us. The spread of misinformation is among the most pressing challenges of our time. New platforms for human interaction and information sharing have opened the door to misinformation, disinformation and other forms of networked manipulation, which not only mislead and create divisions, but also diminish trust in democratic institutions such as science and journalism.
Jevin West provides us with a powerful set of tools to cut through the most intimidating data. You don't need a lot of technical expertise to call out problems with data. Are the numbers or results too good or too dramatic to be true? Is the claim comparing like with like? Is it confirming your personal bias? Drawing on a deep well of expertise in statistics and computational biology, Jevin West provides examples of selection bias and muddled data visualization, distinguish between correlation and causation, and examine the susceptibility of science to modern misinformation.
In this episode, we talk with Laura Coffey, the author of "My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts". Senior dogs often desperately need rescue from shelters and Laura explains the joys of giving these pets a loving home. Often there can be no costs to the new owner. Laura also tells how she made her dream of creating a best-selling book come true. You can learn more at myolddogbook.com.
In this episode, we talk with Laura Coffey, the author of "My Old Dog: Rescued Pets with Remarkable Second Acts". Senior dogs often desperately need rescue from shelters and Laura explains the joys of giving these pets a loving home. Often there can be no costs to the new owner. Laura also tells how she made her dream of creating a best-selling book come true. You can learn more at myolddogbook.com.
AARP Financial Ambassador/TODAY Show financial editor Jean Chatzky and Lyn Peters from WA's Department of Financial Institutions answer questions from older adults about managing finances during the coronavirus outbreak. This episode is from "Spread The Facts", a production of TVW, AARP Washington, and WA COVID-19 Joint Information Center to help people over 50 navigate the coronavirus pandemic. Jean and Lyn answer questions from our members and TVW's David Johnson.
In this episode, we focus on scams arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. In a crisis, con artists craft their pitch to what's in the news. We talk frauds relating to stimulus payments, offers of protective supplies or cures, price gouging, fake charities and investments and more, with guests Attorney General Bob Ferguson; Shannon Smith, Division Chief of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division; and AARP Fraud Expert Doug Shadel. David Johnson of TVW is the host and the program is a part of "Spread The Facts", a partnership between TVW, AARP and the WA COVID-19 Joint Information Center.
This episode is a recording of our Tele-Town Hall live Q&A phone event on the Coronavirus in WA, featuring Gov. Jay Inslee, Secretary of Health John Wiesman and Attorney General Bob Ferguson. We take calls from our members and answer questions about how to stay safe during this disease outbreak, both health-wise from the virus and from con artists seeking to use fear to scam you. The call was recorded Sat. March 21st.
This episode is a recording of our Tele-Town Hall on the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19, featuring experts from Seattle-King County Public Health and the Washington State Department of Health. It's important information for older adults. Hosted by AARP Washington State Director Doug Shadel, the call features Ingrid Ulrey, Public Health Policy Director for Seattle & King County and Dr. Marisa D’Angeli, Epidemiologist from the Washington State Department of Health, Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology. The program includes call-in questions from our Tele-Town Hall audience. The call took place Thursday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m. For more information, please see aarp.org/coronavirus
This episode is a recording of our Tele-Town Hall on the Novel Coronavirus COVID-19, featuring experts from Seattle-King County Public Health and the Washington State Department of Health. It's important information for older adults. Hosted by AARP Washington State Director Doug Shadel, the call features Ingrid Ulrey, Public Health Policy Director for Seattle & King County and Dr. Marisa D’Angeli, Epidemiologist from the Washington State Department of Health, Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology. The program includes call-in questions from our Tele-Town Hall audience. The call took place Thursday, March 12 at 10:00 a.m. For more information, please see aarp.org/coronavirus
On 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.
The 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.
Medicine 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.
"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.
We 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.
In 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 about how Bruce came to Seattle after growing up in Hong Kong and how Seattle helped him bridge east and west like nobody before or since.
Recorded 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.
This 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.
This 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.
Would 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.
In 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, his long history of scams, how he found the Dark Web, how he helped start methods for criminal activity, including the gang "Shadowcrew", how criminals steal your identity online and sell it among themselves, and what steps you can take today to protect yourself. You can read the article from this interview online at aarp.org/Bulletin.
This 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 very effective way to protect your identity from being stolen. Plus, we talk about the work of the Attorney General's Office in fighting fraud and take calls from AARP members from across the state.
In 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 through your paycheck or if you'd like to provide a savings plan to your employees, this interview is for you.
You can learn more about the Retirement Marketplace at http://www.retirementmarketplace.com/
Would 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 you already have.
Dr. Schwartz is a national authority, with best selling books and many TV appearances, on shows such as Oprah and Dr. Phil. She's also been AARP's official Relationship Ambassador and a consultant for several online dating services, including PerfectMatch.com.
Bob 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 practicing and a bit about the Beatles and the Marareshi. For more on Transcendental Meditation, visit www.tm.org and www.davidlynchfoundation.org.
Are 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 in old age in this interview with AARP's Doug Shadel. Learn more about Dr. Carstensen and the Stanford University Center for Longevity at longevity.stanford.edu.
Do 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 interviewed by Oprah and walked with the Dalai Lama. Her subsequent books include "The Four Tendencies", about better understanding ourselves and what would make us happy, and "Better Than Before", on how changing small everyday habits make a big difference in happiness.
In this interview, we talk extensively about how life's transitions, like retirement or an an empty nest, can be opportunities to make the changes you need to be happier and how older people often develop the self-knowledge necessary to be truly happy.
Enjoy this discussion of how research and Gretchen's personal experiments can make you happier. You can learn more about Gretchen at gretchenrubin.com/
Bob Roth is one of the most sought after meditation teachers in the country. He's 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 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 is in involved and a bit about the Beatles and the Marareshi. For more on Transcendental Meditation, visit www.tm.org and www.davidlynchfoundation.org.
Are 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 says 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 in old age in this interview with AARP's Doug Shadel.
Do 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 interviewed by Oprah and walked with the Dalai Lama. Her subsequent books include "The Four Tendencies", about better understanding ourselves and what would make us happy, and "Better Than Before", on how changing small everyday habits make a big difference in happiness.
In this interview, we talk extensively about how life's transitions, like retirement or an an empty nest, can be opportunities to make the changes you need to be happier and how older people often develop the self-knowledge necessary to be truly happy.
Enjoy this discussion of how research and Gretchen's personal experiments can make you happier. You can learn more about Gretchen at https://gretchenrubin.com/
More than 8,000 people joined us from across Washington for a telephone town hall on March 29th with Gov. Jay Inslee and Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. The discussion focused on healthcare and health insurance in our state.