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Episode 99: All Things Spaceflight with Astrophysicist Dr. Jonathan McDowell

A recent space tourism flight on the Blue Origin capsule featuring an all-female crew including Katy Perry and Gayle King sparked some controversy over whether it was a publicity stunt to promote Jeff Bezos’ space tourism bus...

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Reflecting a Changing World

There are a plethora of podcasts that are focused primarily on older adults that discuss heathy eating, exercise, dementia, retirement, fun and games, travel, and brain health. We've been there ourselves. But, at least for now, Specifically for Seniors is going to change its focus. Change is an integral part of growth, and as we progress, it becomes crucial to adapt and evolve. Our country, and in fact the rest of the world is undergoing a change.  The values of the free world have changed with the second presidential election of Donald Trump. We are as close to a constitutional crisis as this country has ever been and we, at Specifically for Seniors, feel that we must participate in trying to change course.

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May 14, 2025

Episode 99: All Things Spaceflight with Astrophysicist Dr. Jonathan M…

A recent space tourism flight on the Blue Origin capsule featuring an all-female crew including Katy Perry and Gayle King sparked some controversy over whether it was a publicity stunt to promote Jeff Bezos’ space tourism bus...

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April 27, 2025

Episode 98: The Loss of Press Freedom with Professor Rebecca Hamilton

A Free ranging discussion of freedom of the press. Dictators hate a free press. Victor Orbán in Hungary built his own media universe while simultaneously dismantling the free press. The Nazis smashed printing presses of oppos...

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April 21, 2025

Episode 97: Funding Cuts, Harmful Policies and Your Visit to National…

A recent article in the Washington Post described the current administration's attempts to cancel leases for many National Park Service buildings saying that it could save taxpayers millions of dollars. This move came after t...

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April 13, 2025

Episode 96: The Silencing of the Voice of America with Steve Herman

I was 6 years old when Voice of America first broadcast during World War II. It was established in 1941 initially focused on countering Nazi and Japanese propaganda during World War II and later played a significant role duri...

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March 16, 2025

Episode 95: The Citizens' Climate Lobby with David Cain

The news that the Trump administration plans to eliminate the Environmental Protection Agency's offices and the future implications of Trump's energy policies on the environment and climate led to my concern about how it will...

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March 9, 2025

Episode 94: The Constitutional Crisis of 2025 with Prof. Alexander Ke…

One cannot turn on the news on TV or read a newspaper without hearing the words - Constitutional crisis. There's so much confusion about whether we are in a Constitutional Crisis or not, Professor Alexandra Keyssar rejoined t...

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Feb. 16, 2025

Episode 93: Reclaiming Our Democracy with Sam Daley- Harris

There's an old joke: What's the difference between ignorance and apathy? The answer: I don't know and I don't care. That pretty much sums up the way many of us feel right now. This podcast was recorded in mid- February, 2025 ...

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Jan. 19, 2025

Episode 92: Survivng the Survivor with Joel and Karmela Waldman

To be honest I should have titled this podcast -Surviving the Podcast Guests.Tune in and you'll understand why I said this. Joel and Karmela Waldman are mother and son co-hosts of their True Crime podcast called Surviving the...

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Nov. 18, 2024

Episode 91: A Conversation with Bob Levey

We've just been through an historic election and so we asked Bob Levey, a prize winning journalist who has covered the Washington scene since the Johnson administration to talk with us about it. We talked about Bob's early ye...

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Oct. 21, 2024

Episode 90: Beyond Babi Yar with John Pollick

This podcast was recorded during the part of the year in which the holiest of Jewish holidays takes place. It seemed appropriate to take some time to remember those of us who were lost during the Holocaust, but a part of the ...

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Oct. 6, 2024

Episode 89: Making It Easier for Older Americans to Vote with Attorn…

According to Senator Bob Casey, the ranking member of the special committee on aging , "The right to vote is one of the fundamental pilars of our democracy, but that right is under attack for millions of older Americans acros...

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Sept. 8, 2024

Episode 88: Preventing Senior Moments with Dr. Stan Goldberg

We all get them - those momentary lapses when we can't recal someone's name, why we came into a room or where we left the car keys. We call them senior moments, butare these moments inevitable or limited to seniors? We'll lea...

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Aug. 26, 2024

Episode 87: Culinary Characters Unlocked - a new podcast by David Page

My guest today on Specifically for Seniors is Emmy winner, international acclaimed journalist, executive producer, food and travel lover, and creator of the beloved groundbreaking show Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives, David Page ta...

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Aug. 12, 2024

Episode 86: A Conversation About Mental and Physiological Aging with …

My guests today on Specifically for Seniors caught my attention in an Opinion piece in the Washington Post. Professors Ben Katz and Pamela Teaster urged “an objective, scientific conversation about mental and physiological a...

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Aug. 5, 2024

Episode 85: Jews, Magic and the Holocaust

My guest today on Specifically for Seniors is a practicing magician, but his story goes way beyond slight of hand and deceptions. Richard Hatch holds two graduate degrees in physics, but found it easier to apparently violate ...

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June 30, 2024

Episode 84: Real Talk About Hospital Stays with Monique Nugent, MD, M…

An unfortunate fact of life at our age is that sooner or later we are going to face a hospital admission whether due to an illness, an injury or pain, and that can be confusing and frightening. Many of us need help in prepari...

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June 17, 2024

Episode 83: A Rabbi, A Lawyer and a Chiropracter Walk Into a Comedy C…

My guest today on Specifically for Seniors is a practicing Rabbi and stand-up comedian. Bob Alper has been seen on Good Morning America, Showtime, The BBC, CNN and was featured on Extra, TV’s top rated entertainment program,...

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June 3, 2024

Episode 82: The Longevity Secret with Noelle Nelson

I have a friend who just celebrated his 100th birthday. He was a bombadier during World War II. He is in great physical ad mental health, has written a play about his experiences and is trying to cast that play at the senior ...

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May 19, 2024

Episode 81: From Detroit Cop to Filmmaker with Chad Richardson

One of the best parts of doing this podcast is that it gives me the opportunity to meet and talk with some remarkable people who've done exceptional things after retirement. Chad Richardson was a Detroit police officer who ga...

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April 30, 2024

Episode 80: A Conversation with Maggie Scarf

Maggie Scarf is a former visiting fellow at the Whitney Humanities Center, Yale University, and a fellow of Jonathan Edwards College, Yale University. She was for many years a Contributing Editor to The New Republic and a mem...

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Feb. 19, 2024

Episode 79: Services for Older Adults in Massachusetts with Elissa Sh…

There is an organization in Massachusetts that is focused on caring for an aging population, that develops services that meet older adults’ needs and preferences and advocates for us. I had not heard of this organization befo...

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About the Host

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Larry Barsh

Podcaster

Larry BARSH is an 88 year old retired dentist originally from Boston, Massachusetts. During his career he has published a textbook in dentistry and many scientific articles, taught dentistry at Harvard School of Dental Medicine, lectured in the United States and abroad, has been studio photographer for both the Jane Pauley and Catherine Crier Shows, hosted a call-in Ask the Doctor radio program on WBZ radio, had photographs published in Rolling Stone, Variety,  People and The Boston Globe.

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Specifically For Seniors

"So engaging, you cannot help but learn and get energized! Always a surprise and a laugh!"

June 24, 2022 · RangerBWarren

Fantastic Podcast!

"Larry Barsh's podcast is fantastic. He has great guests who speak about topics you never wanted to know about! Keep it up Larry!"

June 26, 2022 · Bob from OR

Fantastic podcast!

"Larry Barsh’s podcast is fantastic. He has great guests who speak about topics you never knew you wanted to know about! Keep it up Larry!!"

June 25, 2022 · Bob from OR

Our Concerns 

Throughout the last three years, Specifically for Seniors has attempted to bring conversations of interest, importance and just plain fun to you, our listeners. We have talked with artists, politicians, authors, physicians, historians, journalists, comedians, biologists, retirement experts, political activists and other podcasters. We have tried to engage a younger generation in our podcasts.

But in our more than 90 podcasts, we have never become actively involved in attempting to change our world. The current president and his sycophants, however, have forced Specifically for Seniors to change direction. We older adults must make our voices heard to create a better life for ourselves, our children, grandchildren and beyond.

President Trump, in just the first few weeks of his presidency, has imperiled our democracy, the democracy that so many before us have fought and died for. In light of the current administration’s hostility to issues that directly and indirectly affect the interests of the senior community, Specifically for Seniors is planning to play a significantly greater role in advocating for those issues that affect our listeners, and their families and generations to come.

Expanding our horizons

While our original name still targets seniors, we realize that our podcast's content must appeal to a broader audience. 

We will be talking about how we, as senior citizens, can play a more active role in protecting our democracy and advocating for issues that play a role in our daily lives because we feel that Specifically for Seniors must play a more active role in the process, a role where listeners become actively involved in preserving our democracy and challenging inequities in our government.

Specifically for Seniors hereby issues call to action, urging older adults to accept our responsibility as advocates to work toward transformational change in our communities, government , our world and in ourselves

Become an advocate for change. Invite your friends and family to listen to our forthcoming podcasts at SpecificallyforSeniors.com and learn how you can become an essential part of the process.

So, if you're thirsty for knowledge, companionship, humor, improved mental and physical well-being and a purpose in life, grab your favorite beverage, and tune in to Specifically for Seniors. Let us be your trusted companions as we quench your thirst for for knowledge, companionship, humor, purpose in life, and physical and mental health and well-being.

So until we meet online, this is  Specifically for  Seniors

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