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Past Episodes

July 2010
Cover story: "Don't Act Your Age "

Episode #207: This month’s edition of The Best Times says to Mid-Southerners, "Don't Act Your Age!" In this episode producer and host Cris Hardaway profiles several Mid-Southerners who aren’t acting their age, including Ms. Bunny Lee Wilhelm, Memphis's original 1960s Go-Go girl who stays active dancing, teaching yoga, and more.

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June 2010
Cover story: "Surviving Retirement"

Episode #206: Financial planners, retirement counselors, and recently retired individuals discuss the decision-making process and the planning involved. Also, a look at "Creative Aging".

 

May 2010
Cover story: "Answering a Nation’s Call"

Episode #205: Profiles of veterans from WWII, Korea and Vietnam, concentrating on their lives before and after the war, as well as spotlight some of their war stories: Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4.

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April 2010
Cover story: "A Boomer’s Guide to Social Security"

Episode #204: What the baby boom generation needs to know about the social security system, retired pro football player and Memphis educator Curtis Weathers, and information on hearing loss.

 

March 2010
Cover story: "The ABC's of Alzheimers"

Episode #203: How some older Americans are remodeling or renovating the homes in which they live to be their retirement homes. Also a look at “The ABC’s of Alzheimer’s” and a look at Adult day care centers like Page Robbins Adult Day Care Center.

 

February 2010
Cover story: "Seniors B Safe"

Episode #202: An interview with the world-famous Lennon Sisters, stars of the Lawerence Welk Show; plus, learn about a new crime hotline designed especially for seniors; and find out about six new tax rules that may affect your 2009 return.

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January 2010
Cover story: "Making a Difference"

Episode #201: People who have begun second careers and found new purpose helping the lives of others, including Bob Sauter, the founder of Forgiveness House, a halfway house for parolees; Chuck Scruggs, better known to preschool children in the Mid-South as “Mr. Chuck”; and Reverend Patt Hardaway of Collierville Christian Church.

 

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