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A Trailer for “The Oldster Radio Hour” · The Oldster Radio Hour

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  SPEAKER_00: Hello from Oldster Media HQ.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm Sari Botton,
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  SPEAKER_00: the founder of Oldster Magazine and the forthcoming Oldster Radio Hour,
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  SPEAKER_00: an audio and video podcast hosted by me,
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  SPEAKER_00: produced by my husband, Brian Macaluso, and brought to you by Ruth Ann Harnish.
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  SPEAKER_00: For those of you who are unfamiliar with Oldster Magazine,
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  SPEAKER_00: it's a daily digital publication that explores what it means to travel through time
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  SPEAKER_00: in a human body at every phase of life.
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  SPEAKER_00: It aims to destigmatize and normalize aging by demonstrating that it's happening
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  SPEAKER_00: to everyone of every age all the time and
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  SPEAKER_00: by fostering cross-generational conversation.
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  SPEAKER_00: No, Oldster is not just about old people.
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  SPEAKER_00: I myself am about to turn just 61.
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  SPEAKER_00: I started the magazine five years ago when I was about to turn 56.
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  SPEAKER_00: No matter our age, we're all the oldest we've ever been.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it's kind of mind blowing.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm a long established journalist, author and editor.
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  SPEAKER_00: And when I was confronted with age discrimination on the hiring front,
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  SPEAKER_00: I started Oldster and inadvertently created a job for myself.
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  SPEAKER_00: The magazine was an instant hit and now has over 86,000 subscribers.
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  SPEAKER_00: It was featured in a full page article in The New York Times
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  SPEAKER_00: and has also been featured on NPR, in New York Magazine, The Atlantic and elsewhere.
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  SPEAKER_00: In the fall of 2027, there will be an Oldster book, an anthology coming from Harper One.
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  SPEAKER_00: And now we're making a podcast.
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  SPEAKER_00: I've hired my 64-year-old husband,
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  SPEAKER_00: Brian Macaluso,
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  SPEAKER_00: a musician,
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  SPEAKER_00: seasoned audio engineer, and podcast junkie to serve as executive producer.
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  SPEAKER_00: He'll also sometimes act as my sidekick.
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  SPEAKER_00: Our primary sponsor is philanthropist and former broadcast journalist Ruthann Harnish.
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  SPEAKER_00: Soon we'll consider additional sponsors.
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  SPEAKER_00: Stay tuned.
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  SPEAKER_00: We'll launch the podcast officially in early October.
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  SPEAKER_00: For the first season, our episodes will appear in a variety of styles.
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  SPEAKER_00: Every other week,
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  SPEAKER_00: there will be interviews with interesting people,
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  SPEAKER_00: authors of books that are relevant to the Oldster audience,
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  SPEAKER_00: experts on various aspects of aging, and people who are doing remarkable things.
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  SPEAKER_00: But once a month,
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  SPEAKER_00: we'll share more in-depth documentary-style episodes for which we'll delve deeper
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  SPEAKER_00: into the Oldster-related issues and create something that's more like
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  SPEAKER_00: a mini news magazine.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's going to be eye-opening, informative, entertaining, and fun.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can't wait to share it with you.