Potential New Treatment for Parkinsons, Retirement Planning When Disaster Hits, Lawrence Kosick on Older Adult Workers, Actors of a Certain Age 2025 Streaming Recommendations 4-29-25
Elizabeth Magallon Fleury shared an article on LA residents affected by wildfires, emphasizing the challenges of rebuilding at retirement age and the importance of insurance reviews.
Ray Gordon discussed a BBC Science Focus article on a new protein discovery that could lead to Parkinson’s treatments.
Debbie Howard highlighted a World Economic Forum article by Lawrence Kosick on the growing importance of older workers, stressing the need for lifelong learning and flexible work options.
Linda Sherman concluded with streaming TV recommendations featuring actors of a certain age in select film and series dropping in 2025.
Presented by Elizabeth Magallon Fleury, CAPS, Elizabeth’s Life’s Encore Planning
NYTimes 4-19-25 For L.A. Residents Whose Homes Burned, Aging Complicates What Comes Next by Constance Sommer
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/business/la-fires-retirement-insurance-california.html
Presented by Ray Gordon, Architect, Urban Planner, Futurist and Former Pratt Institute Grad School Professor
BBC Focus Magazine 3-13-25 A Newly Discovered Protein Could Be the Key to Developing a Treatment for Parkinson’s by Hatty Willmoth
https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/parkinsons-mystery-pink1-mitochondria
Presented by Debbie Howard, Aging Matters International
World Economic Forum 2-17-25 Older Adults Are Driving Workforce Innovation in a Digital Economy. Here’s How by Lawrence Kosick
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/02/older-adults-workforce-innovation-digital-economy/
Debbie mentioned these related WeForum pieces:
https://www.weforum.org/publications/the-future-of-jobs-report-2025/ https://www.weforum.org/stories/2023/09/how-organizations-can-embrace-older-workers-amid-an-ageing-workforce//
Presented by Linda Sherman, Miracle of the Sea
Streaming Film and TV Series Corner – with Actors of a Certain Age
https://streamingtvrecommendations.com/2025-streaming-highlights/
You can store and access this site as TVReview.co. Some save on the home page of their phone.
Zero Day – Robert De Niro (1956), Joan Allen (1956), Connie Britton (1967), Angela Bassett (1958), Matthew Modine (1959) – Netflix Original
The Righteous Gemstones – John Goodman (1952), Eric Roberts (1956) – Max
Mobland – Pierce Brosnan (1953), Helen Mirren (1945) – Paramount
Landman – Billy Bob Thornton (1955), Jon Hamm, Demi Moore – (1954) Paramount
The Studio – Catherine O’Hara (1954) – Apple Plus
Your Friends and Neighbors – Jon Hamm (1971 55 years old) – Apple
White Lotus – Jason Isaacs (1963), Parker Posey (1968) – Max
Hacks – Jean Smart (1951) – Max
Debbie Howard’s summary of this show.
Articles are listed in the order they were presented and discussed.
Discussion hosted by: Linda Sherman, Ray Gordon and Debbie Howard.
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