Practical curiosity for the second half.
The Not Old - Better Show treats later life as a place for curiosity, agency, and useful questions. Its interviews move from American history and healthcare systems to home care, fitness tech, books, and public life with a steady explanatory hand.
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The Not Old - Better Show is an interview series for people who see aging as a reason to stay sharper, not step back. Its center of gravity is practical curiosity. Paul Vogelzang introduces subjects with a warm, plainspoken frame, then lets guests and specialists carry the substance. The show can move from the Declaration of Independence to a denied prescription without treating either as distant theory. It likes the human point of contact. A discussion of Thomas Paine becomes a conversation about representation, gerrymandering, newspapers, and why 1776 can still feel current. A healthcare episode turns AI claim denials and pharmacy stress into questions about prior authorization, documentation, denial codes, and who to call first. Fitness technology gets handled the same way. Smartwatches and AI workout programming are interesting, but the show keeps returning to judgment, common sense, and the body behind the data. Culture episodes broaden the lane. Brad Taylor talks about thrillers, danger, and the cost carried by action heroes. Carolyn Forte brings home care down to evidence, testing, dishwashers, labels, and the difference between marketing and proof. Kavya Thakrar brings the show into family memory, sisterhood, young women, and the support passed between generations. The pacing is measured. It is not built around argument, comedy, or hot takes. It prefers careful setup, generous guest space, and clear takeaway language. That makes the show especially useful when a topic has many moving parts, because the host keeps translating systems back into daily life. It is also broad by design, touching health, wellness, history, culture, technology, books, cooking, cleaning, and civic reflection. Some episodes include sponsor reads and repeated introductions, so the cleanest value often arrives once the main conversation settles in. For listeners who want substance without a lecture hall feel, it offers a steady companion through the questions that come with staying active, informed, and connected.
Made for: The show suits adults in later midlife and beyond who want thoughtful interviews about health, culture, technology, history, home life, and civic change. It also fits listeners who prefer patient explanation over rapid debate.
What sets it apart: Its strength is translating large systems into everyday consequences, from AI healthcare decisions to fitness data and American history. The show covers a wide range, but its editorial center stays fixed on usefulness, dignity, and staying engaged.
The Not Old – Better Show is a radio show that is broadcast over the Internet using podcast technology discussing the hottest issues and topics that fascinate and inform those 50+ age Americans and are of interest and concern to boomers. Not Old – Better viewers and listeners can "tune in" whenever they want, giving them the freedom to enjoy the show in the gym, in the car, at home or work.A SHOW FOR THOSE 50+, BY THOSE 50+ Talk About Better®
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Paul Vogelzang makes technology practical by tracing algorithms, privacy risks, and devices to the choices people face in everyday life.
The Not Old - Better Show turns technical systems into decisions people can act on. Paul Vogelzang favors interviews built around concrete questions: how to respond after an algorithm-assisted prescription denial, what information a form actually requires, and which pressure…
Paul Vogelzang makes a prescription denial and a coffee maker answer the same question: what now?
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A calm 1776 conversation that ties Paine, gerrymandering, and today's debates over representation.
Paul Vogelzang treats 1776 as a live question rather than a closed chapter, with the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence hovering in the background.
Michael Clinton's rise gives the show a clear-eyed look at success, aging, and what comes after achievement.
The Not Old, Better Show follows Michael Clinton from a Pittsburgh housing project to Hearst's top ranks, then presses into the harder question of what success means once it stops being enough.
A thriller conversation where current events keep reshaping the fiction.
The discussion centers on Pike Logan as a wounded, disciplined, relentless figure who can also feel unsettling. That plainspoken framing gives the talk its edge, since he is presented as the kind of hero who holds the line between order and chaos without ever seeming polished.
A clear look at how claim denials, AI bias, and clinical judgment collide at the pharmacy counter.
From a pharmacy denial, it opens onto the less visible machinery behind coverage, including prior authorization, shifting formularies, and algorithms that can make decisions feel hard to read.
A practical look at coffee makers, bean storage, and brewing for smaller kitchens.
Coffee is treated here as a practical kitchen decision, not a lifestyle upgrade. The Good Housekeeping conversation asks whether a coffee maker really deserves counter space in an everyday routine, then moves into the habits that affect a better cup.
A practical sunscreen review centered on ingredient literacy, product testing, and daily-use reality.
Sunscreen is treated as everyday consumer science: how to read a bottle, judge a formula, and make protection feel less like a beach-only habit.
A grounded guide to asking better questions before sharing personal data.
Paul Vogelzang frames privacy as a chain of ordinary choices: a search, a loyalty card, or a required field on a form can quietly become a trail.
Markets, macro, AI, and crypto in motion.
Daily AI news through the lens of trust, infrastructure, and real-world deployment.
Paul Vogelzang hosts cybersecurity expert Chris Parker, founder of WhatIsMyIPAddress.com, on The Not Old - Better Show.
Paul Vogelzang interviews Sabina Wiseman, Beauty Lab Director at the Good Housekeeping Institute, about sunscreen science for mature skin.
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Good Housekeeping stylist Liz Inglehart says a beautiful home should fit daily routines, not copy a TikTok-ready showroom.
The Not Old - Better Show follows Tim Leatherman's shift from a four-word note, “add pliers to pocket knife,” to an invention built over years.
Paul Vogelzang opens on the coming 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Paul Vogelzang opens with Michael Clinton.
Paul Vogelzang opens with Brad Taylor and the kind of hero Pike Logan is.
This episode previews a Smithsonian interview series exploring America's 250th anniversary of independence, examining the nation's past, present, and future through stories and honest reflection.
This episode features an interview with Carolyn Forté, a longtime expert from Good Housekeeping Labs, discussing her 40-year career in home care and cleaning, including insights on dishwashers and product testing.
Paul Vogelzang opens by naming the jolt of hearing a prescription denied at the pharmacy counter.
This episode explores how AI is transforming fitness from simple tracking to personalized workout programming, emphasizing the need to balance technology with human judgment for optimal health and aging.
This episode features an interview with 16-year-old author Kavya Thakrar about her book 'Bows and Ties', which explores sisterhood and women's stories inspired by her relationships with her mother and grandmother during the pandemic.
Host Paul Vogelsang interviews Eva Blyer, Reviews Analyst in the Kitchen and Cooking Lab at the Good Housekeeping Institute, about coffee makers and brewing on the Good Housekeeping Good, Better, Best interview series.
This episode features Chris Parker discussing practical strategies for maintaining privacy online without paranoia, focusing on protecting identity and finances from scammers.
This episode explores the dual nature of artificial intelligence, discussing its transformative potential in areas like family history and daily tools while highlighting risks such as voice mimicry scams, with an expert interview to demystify how AI works.