We know how important exercise is to the aging process, but did you know knowing the right ways to use your brain could be even more important? In this episode of the Growing Bolder Radio Show, you’ll learn how to stay mentally fit for the rest of your life and see why challenging yourself can give you new reasons to live.
Comedian Shecky Greene was so big that Elvis used to open for him in Vegas. We find out if Shecky still has that quick wit that made him a showbiz icon and he reveals how he feels about being in his 80s, writing comedy today (he’s even got some material on the Kardashian sisters and rapper Eminem!) and why marriage is the greatest thing in the world in your later years.
Dr. Frank Wildman is teaching people how to regain the vigor and flexibility they had in their youth by showing them a new way to move their bodies. He’s the author of “Change Your Age: Using Your Body and Brain to Feel Younger, Stronger and More Fit,” and he says exercise alone isn’t enough to change your age — you have to learn how to move.
If you’re looking for ways to start Growing Bolder, sometimes you can trace the roots all the way back to childhood. That’s the way it worked out for Shawn Kohane. From as young as he can remember, he’s always been awestruck by the magic of marionettes. And the further down the road of technology we’ve traveled, the more Shawn worried that today’s kids were missing out on something fundamental about growing up. We take you Inside the Story to show you how he made it his mission to bring back the old-fashioned puppet show. Click here to watch the full video version of this story.
It’s almost as if the craft of puppetry was waiting for someone like Jim Henson to come along and create a whole new venue for the puppets to come alive for a new generation of children. Heather Henson talked to us about her famous father’s legacy and how she’s trying to keep this art alive.
Michael Uslan had a dream to make his favorite comic book into a movie. Nobody believed — except Michael himself. He eventually got director Tim Burton and stars Michael Keaton and Jack Nicholson and made his “Batman” movie, and nobody is laughing anymore.
How far would you go to make a difference? Would you ride a bike 100,000 miles over 10 years? That’s what Glenn Fenster has done to shine a light on a disease that affects 300,000 Americans, including his son. Glenn checks in from New Mexico as he makes his fifth annual cross-country bike trip, this time riding from Miami to Alaska.