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Feb. 27, 2020

Joy in Connection! I Can Still Up and At'Em!

Grandmothers on the Move Episode #44, The Joy in Connection! I Can still be Up and At'em! The engaging, insightful Patt Schroeder - facilitator extraordinaire at Well Connected - a wonderful programme about which you should...

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Jan. 31, 2020

Dreaming Kept Us Awake

Grandmothers on the Move Podcast #43 brings to you deep reflections from my superlative guest, Madhu Bala Nath. Lyrical, practical, wise and perseverant, Madhu speaks of what has been accomplished to advance gender equality,...

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Dec. 5, 2019

These Kinds of Jobs Should be Done by Older People!

These Jobs Should be Done by Older People! The delightful and insightful Erzsebet Andreanszky, from Hungary, speaks about her life in Lebanon as a young mother, her ‘accidental’ life as a humanitarian aid worker from Iraq dur...

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Nov. 6, 2019

The Grandmas Project: Sharing the World's most Delicious Heritage!

Grandmothers on the Move Podcast Episode 41: The Grandmas Project: Sharing the World’s most Delicious Heritage! This is a scrumptious, endearing and important short-video initiative, started by Jonas Pariente. So smart and si...

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Aug. 5, 2019

Senior Ladies Living Together - It Just Makes Sense!

Grandmothers on the Move, Episode 40: Senior Ladies Living Together - It Just Makes Sense! Hear Pat Dunn talk about the housing crisis for older women and grandmothers, and how precarious housing can be dire and tremendously...

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June 28, 2019

We Will Not Back Down - The Angry Tias and Abuelas!

WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN! Grandmothers on the Move Podcast #39 brings to you the important work of THE ANGRY TIAS AND ABUELAS. Joyce and Madeleine, two of the dynamic abuelas, are thoughtful, passionate, and not reticent about s...

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May 26, 2019

BRINGING SPIDERWOMAN TO LIFE!

Grandmothers on the Move Podcast Episode 38: BRINGING SPIDERWOMAN TO LIFE! A remarkable story and a remarkable grandmother - Gloria Miguel founded the world-celebrated Spiderwoman Theatre with her sisters in 1975, and has sp...

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May 19, 2019

Grandma, Did You Save Any Dolphins Today?

Grandmothers on the Move Podcast Episode 37: Grandma, Did You Save Any Dolphins Today? Barbara Napoles - moved from the agony of the loss of her daughter to passionate advocacy to save dolphins and fight their captivity. S...

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May 13, 2019

The Pasta Grannies - A Delicious Living History!

Grandmothers on the Move Podcast, Episode 36: The Pasta Grannies – A Delicious Living History! The delightful Vicky Bennison – a grandmother herself – finds and films Italian grandmothers who still make pasta by hand (a disa...

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May 6, 2019

What If All Women Who Were Survivors Had This?

Grandmothers on the Move Episode 35 - What If All Women Who Were Survivors Had This? Dr. Lesley Ann Foster is a passionate, tireless activist and grandmother - the founder and Director of Masimanyane Women's Rights Internati...

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April 29, 2019

Women Rowing North - A Book for the Ages!

Grandmothers on the Move Episode 34 - Mary Pipher, Author of Reviving Ophelia and her newest book Women Rowing North - Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing as We Age. A profound and transformative book...I was enlighte...

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April 12, 2019

The Graffiti Grannies of Lata 65!

Grandmothers on the Move Episode 33 brings you Lara Seixo Rodrigues, founder of Lata 65 - also known to many of us as the Graffiti Grannies! An amazingly creative, inspiring, transformative programme. "Get a can and go to the...

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March 26, 2019

Lustre.net! An Illustrious Life after Retirement!

Grandmothers on the Move! Indeed! Today, a totally different conversation - Lustre – a website, and a burgeoning community – for women who are finding their footing in a new chapter, and getting out of the “retirement box”! ...

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March 15, 2019

Stand in Your Truth

Welcome back to Grandmothers on the Move! I'm your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today, I am honoured to speak with Joanne Dallaire. Joanne tells us “Being in my truth is vitally important to me in order to work with othe...

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March 3, 2019

The Grandmother Hypothesis: Grandmothers as the Longevity Lifeboat of…

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today I have the great honour to speak with Dr. Kristen Hawkes, the brilliant originator of THE GRANDMOTHER HYPOTHESIS: How grandmothers played a ...

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March 3, 2019

The Grandmother Hypothesis- Grandmothers as the Longevity Lifeboat of…

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today I have the great honour to speak with Dr. Kristen Hawkes, the brilliant originator of THE GRANDMOTHER HYPOTHESIS: How grandmothers played a ...

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Dec. 12, 2018

As I get older I get more Brave-It's my time to Rebel!

Audrey Cooke, originally from Singapore, and in Australia now for 50 years, is a social justice dynamo! She is the personification of having the courage of one's convictions. Whether taking action to oppose the building of th...

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Dec. 2, 2018

Aging and Strength: Grandmothers, Engagement and Social Change

Grandmothers on the Move podcast episode featuring Dr. Linda P. Fried. This remarkable and internationally renowned global leader and scientist in the fields of epidemiology and geriatrics has dedicated her career to the scie...

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Nov. 11, 2018

"Grandmothers, We must gather our strength and help!"

In 1939, Eva was a happy six-year-old living with her parents in Lodz, Poland. She was looking forward to starting first grade. However, instead of starting school, Eva, along with her family, was forced into the Lodz Ghetto,...

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Nov. 8, 2018

Without the Grandmothers, What would our world look like today?

Grandmothers on the Move – A Grandmother, a Leader, a Visionary, and a tireless advocate for people living with HIV & AIDS, Pfiriaeli Kiwia is the inspiring founder and programme director of Kimara Peers Educators and Health ...

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Oct. 21, 2018

Don't Wait to be Great - Do it Now!

Raven Blair Glover a.k.a . Raven, The Talk Show Maven, known by many as the " Queen of Interview Conversion" is my guest today! I was touched by how honest and personal Raven is when she shares her story and …

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Oct. 14, 2018

A Powerful Testament - The Personal IS Political

A Powerful Testament – the Personal IS Political. I am still thinking about all of the rich insights that Peggy Antrobus shared... a glimpse into a remarkable lifetime of principled, feminist and transformative leadershi...

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Oct. 7, 2018

NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US!

NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US! Mama Zodwa Ndlovu is a force of nature. Hear her story of breathtaking grief and titanic strength and determination. She has triumphed over adversity, and become a leader in her community, and...

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Oct. 1, 2018

Introducing The Society of Fearless Grandmothers!

Grandmothers on the Move - an episode not to be missed! Pennie Opal Plant, one of the co-founders of Idle No More SF Bay, tells us the story of how she started the Society of Fearless Grandmothers, joined by the …

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