Latest episodes

Brain That Changes Itself.

“I am too old for this” is no longer legitimate.

Dr. Norman Doidge is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and the New York Times bestselling author of The Brain That Changes Itself. He will talk with Carole Marks about his new book, The Brain’s Way Of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries From the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity. (Viking)  The conclusion is that our muscles and brain are plastic. We can be almost anyone, master any skill, and learn anything we desire. In our heads, we enclose a power much greater that only few can imagine...

“Old love is different,” writes author Eve Pell. “In our 70s and 80s, we had been through enough of life’s ups and downs to know who we were, and we had learned to compromise. We knew something about death because we had seen loved ones die. The finish line was drawing closer. Why not have one last blossoming of the heart?”

How do older people meet new loves?

Eve Pell  is an award-winning writer and an investigative reporter. She will talk about her new book, Love Again: The Wisdom of Unexpected Romance. (Ballantine Books)  Eve Pell was 68 when she convinced a friend to set her up with Sam Hirabayashi. Ten years her senior, Sam, a fellow runner, was handsome and sweet. Soon Eve and Sam were plunged into a giddy romance that began with a movie date. “It was crazy,” Pell writes. “It was wonderful.” “Old love is different,” writes author Eve Pell. “In...

Talkers Magazine
Michael Harrison has served as the editor and publisher of TALKERS, the leading trade publication in the American talk media industry for the past 30 years.
Carole Marks broadcasting from Dharamshala India

A Touch of Grey: The Talk Show for Grown Ups

A Touch of Grey: The Talk Show for Grown Ups has been on the air either locally or in national syndication for more than two decades. It is one of the few radio talk shows openly and unabashedly targeted to addressing the needs and interests of America’s “seasoned” citizens (and their families).
 

Carole Marks broadcasting from Dharamshala India

Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett with Carole Marks 1/11/2015 He was the host of The Dick Cavett Show on ABC and PBS and has also hosted talk shows on USA, HBO and CNBC cable networks. He will talk about his new book, Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic Moments, and Assorted Hijinks. (Henry Holt) Judith Stein with Carole Marks She is the president of the non-profit, non-partisan Center For Medicare Advocacy and will talk about what to do if you are denied coverage that your doctor deems medically necessary and...

My Affair with Frankie Valli Matters.

Why My Affair with Frankie Valli Matters.

1/25/2015 April Kirkwood  – the host of “The Voice of Love with April K” on Clear Channel radio and the author of Big Girls Do Cry: Why My Affair with Frankie Valli Matters. (Wise Publishing)  For more information about April, visit her website at www.AprilKirkwood.com. Russell Friedman – is a grief recovery expert and co-author of The Grief Recovery Handbook For Pet Loss. (Taylor Trade Publishing) He has pioneered more than 2,500 grief recovery outreach programs throughout the...

author of Missing Microbes:

Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues

1/18/2015  Dr. Martin Blaser  He is the director of the Human Microbiome Program at New York University and the author of Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues. (Henry Holt & Company) Sheila Weller with Carole Marks She is the author of the bestseller Girls Like Us (about Joni Mitchell, Carole King and Carly Simon) and she will talk about her latest book, The News Sorority: Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Christine Amanpour-and the (Ongoing, Imperfect...

joan lunden

Joan Lunden

Joan Lunden with Carole Marks  Joan Lunden is an American journalist, author and television host. She was the co-host of ABC’s Good Morning America from 1980–97, and has authored eight books. She has appeared on the Biography program and Biography Channel. Lynden shares caregiving tips and talks about how to start the ‘tough conversation.” She has teamed up with A Place For Mom, the nation’s largest senior living referral service to provide helpful tips for families with an aging loved...

Blood pressure / Cold and Flu

managing your blood pressure during cold and flu season

Marilyn Johnson Marilyn Johnson  has been a staff writer for Life and an editor at Esquire, and Redbook. She will talk about her book, Lives in Ruins. (Harper) Boris Johnson He is the very popular and internationally known Mayor of London. He will talk about his new book, The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History. (Riverhead) He was educated at Oxford and began his career as a journalist, writing for the Times and the Telegraph for whom he still contributes a regular column), and working...

A Journey of Cardiac Medicine and the Human Spirit

Dr. John Elefteriades talks with Carole Marks 1/4/2015 Cardiac surgeon John A. Elefteriades is a Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, the director of the Aortic Institute at Yale University and Yale New Haven Hospital. Not to mention being rated one of Men’s Health magazine’s ten best doctors in America. In this episode Dr. Elefteriades shares lessons about the human heart and some very moving, patient stories. Dr. Travis Stork with Carole Marks He is an ER physician and the lead host of the...

Finkelstein’s Aging, Health Care, and You!

Aging, Health Care And You!

Dr. Martin Finkelstein is a board-certified internist and geriatrician actively practicing medicine and geriatrics for the past thirty-five years in New York City. He is clinical associate professor of medicine at NYU-Langone Medical Center and has been cited repeatedly as one of the “Best Doctors In New York” in Geriatrics. He will discuss his new book, Aging, Health Care And You! A Doctor’s Personalized Prescription for Understanding and Improving Your Health Care. (CreateSpace) Steve Weisman...

Smart, Strong, and Happy for Life.

Better with Age

Robin Porter is the author of Better With Age: Your Blueprint for Staying Smart, Strong, and Happy for Life. (Spry Publishing) Robin is a member of the sandwich-generation who cared for her aging parents while raising a young son.

 
Steve Weisman with Michael Harrison talking about free credit scores.
12/28/2014 Second Hour
: Play in new window | Download (6.0MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | More

The MindBody Code: How to Change the Beliefs

Dr. Mario Martinez with Carole Marks Part 1 He is an internationally renowned neuropsychologist and has uncovered a system that has turned traditional therapeutic techniques and medical practices on their ear. He will talk about his new book, The MindBody Code: How to Change the Beliefs that Limit Your Health, Longevity and Success. (Sounds True) For more information, visit www.Biocognitive.com. Dr. Mario Martinez with Carole Marks Part 2 In this part of the discussion, the topics include the...

Crime novelist Patricia Cornwell,

Patricia Cornwell

Crime novelist Patricia Cornwell, 58, is the former Director of Applied Science at the National Forensic Academy, a member of the advisory board for the Forensic Sciences Training Program at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in NYC. and author of 32 books, including her latest, “Flesh and Blood” (William Morrow) Tory Williams with Carole Marks She is a passionate stem cell advocate, author and co-founder of the Alabama Institute of Medicine. She will talk about her new book, Inevitable...

Guy Johnson on Being Dr. Maya Angelou's Son

Guy Johnson on Being Dr. Maya Angelou’s Son

He is the son of Maya Angelou and will talk about her inspirational book of quotes, Rainbow In the Cloud: The Wisdom and Spirit of Maya Angelou. (Random House) Maya has written numerous volumes of poetry in addition to her best-selling autobiographies including I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. She died in 2014. Richard Paul Evans  He is the #1 best-selling author of The Christmas Box. He will talk about his new book, The Mistletoe Promise: The True Meaning of Christmas. (Simon & Schuster) :...

Stephen Sestanovich

America in the World from Truman to Obama

  Stephen Sestanovich served as a U.S. ambassador-at-large to the former Soviet Union during the Clinton administration, as a senior staff member at the National Security Council and the State Department during the Reagan administration. He will talk about his new book, Maximalist: America in the World from Truman to Obama. (Vintage)12/14/14 Second Hour Lissa Warren with Carole Marks She is an established poet, and works in Boston as Vice President, Senior Director of Publicity at Da Capo...

40 years after their hit single “Back When My Hair Was Short” rocketed to the Top 10 in AM radio markets around the country – Gunhill Road is back.

  In November, 2013, the trio – Glenn Leopold, Steve Goldrich and Paul Reisch (who replaced original Gil Roman in the summer of 1973) – returned to the studio to work on the long-awaited third recording, a 19-track CD due for release sometime in 2014. Gunhill Road with Michael Harrison Part 1 They are a rock band consisting of Glenn Leopold, Steven Goldrich, and Paul Reisch. They are best known for their pop hit, “Back When My Hair Was Short” which was released in 1973. They just released...

medicare

Maximizing Your Medicare: Understanding Medicare

Jae Oh is a National Medicare expert and Certified Financial Planner and will talk about his new book, Maximizing Your Medicare: Understanding Medicare, Protecting Your Health and Minimizing Costs. (CreateSpace) For more information, visit www.MaximizeYourMedicare.com. H.D.S. Greenway with Carole Marks He is one of America’s greatest reporters. He’s covered the wars in Vietnam, the Middle East and the Balkans. He will talk about his latest book, Foreign Correspondent. (Simon & Schuster) M...

Rebecca Eaton

Rebecca Eaton Talks PBS’ MASTERPIECE, SHERLOCK, DOWNTON ABBEY, ENDEAVOR, and More

Rebecca Eaton (born November 7, 1947) is the Emmy-Award-winning executive producer of PBS’s Masterpiece and Mystery. She will talk about her new memoir, Making Masterpiece: 25 Years Behind the Scenes at Sherlock, Downton Abbey, Prime Suspect, Cranford, Upstairs Downstairs, and Other Great Shows. (Penguin) For more information about PBS, visit www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece. Boris Johnson isa  very popular and internationally known Mayor of London. He will talk about his new book, The Churchill...

Powerlifter Ray Fougnier, 71, Wins Five Medals at World Powerlifting Championships

71 year-old captured an overall silver medal and several other medals at the 2014 International Powerlifting Federation World Championships

Ray Fougnier, 71 year-old Oneida Indian Nation Wolf Clan member, captured an overall silver medal and several other medals at the 2014 International Powerlifting Federation World Championships in South Africa He will share his inspirational story on how he says active and fit. Alison Lurie  won The Pulitzer Prize in 1985 for her novel Foreign Affairs and will talk about her latest book, The Language of Houses: How Buildings Speak To Us. (Delphinium Books)She has taught literature, folklore...

Watch Your Back! How the Back Industry Is Costing Us More and Giving Us Less.

Watch Your Back! How the Back Industry Is Costing Us More and Giving Us Less.

Dr. Richard Deyo is a primary care internist and professor of Evidence-Based Family Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. He will discuss his new book, Watch Your Back! How the Back Industry Is Costing Us More and Giving Us Less. (Cornell University Press) For more information visit www.ConsumerReports.org.

Steve Weisman will discuss a pump and dump scam.
: Play in new window | Download (6.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Email | RSS | More

A Touch of Grey