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Aging Wisely: The Podcast

Sep 9, 2021

In this, the final English language episode of Season One, we meet Adam Galchus, currently studying for a  Master's Degree in Special Education. 

Prior to commencing these studies, he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Music, with a concentration in Jazz and Commercial Music. 

He is also the composer of Aging Wisely: The...


Aug 26, 2021

Theresa Lyons is a Yale trained computational chemist who had her eyes set on a career on the corporate side of the pharmaceutical industry. She started on that journey, but life had other plans after the birth of her daughter.  At the age of three she was diagnosed with autism and Dr. Lyons life would be forever...


Aug 12, 2021

While working at the Center for an Urban Future, Christian Gonzalez-Rivera undertook a research project that sought to really look at the ever present. growing AND aging immigrant population in New York City. 

The result is a report, "The New Face of New York's Seniors" that is incredibly comprehensive and looks at...


Jul 1, 2021

In this episode you will meet Anne Foerg, who is a New York City based Geriatric Social Worker and a Program Manager at the NORC at Penn South, which is a naturally occurring retirement community in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. 

She has been working with older and old people for twenty years, and has worn many...


Jun 17, 2021

Special Education, no matter where you live, can feel like you are running through a gauntlet. Caring for a child with a disability can present with many challenges, and one of them is navigating their education. It may feel isolating, but it doesn't have to be, especially if you are educated on how the system works and...