What happens between middle age and old age?

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Marc Freedman, author of The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Midlife. The average U.S. life span is getting longer, people are working past the traditional retirement age, having children later in life, and seeking fulfillment beyond their first careers. Freedman says, "We need a new map of life." But what should this map look like? And how do we create it? Join us at 10 or send an email to feedback@yourcallradio.org. Is the "new middle age" an individual matter or a societal concern? It's Your Call with Holly Kernan and you.

Guests:
Marc Freedman, author of The Big Shift: Navigating the New Stage Beyond Mid Life

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Must the state provide in-home care for the elderly and disabled?

What's the state's responsibility to care for the elderly and disabled in their homes? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation about the potential impact of Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposal to cut state spending on In-Home Supportive Services by 40%. Who will be affected? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. How will their lives change? Who is advocating on their behalf? And what does our commitment or lack thereof to in-home services say about our society's values? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Donna Calame, executive director of San Francisco's In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority

Jovan Agee, the political and legislative director for the United Domestic Workers of America in Sacramento

Kenzi Robi, an IHSS recipient

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Do you know "a woman like that?"

On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Elaine Madsen about her award winning documentary film, I Know A Woman Like That. We will be also speaking with the celebrated author Maxine Hong Kingston and Barbara Hillary, the first known African-American woman to reach the North Pole, at the age of 75 in 2007.

The documentary features women passionately engaged in spirited endeavors at a time when the world expects them to be in their rocking chairs. Is there an older woman in your life who counters stereotypes about growing old? Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What can we do to honor "older people?" It's Your Call, with me, Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Maxine Hong Kingston, an eminent Chinese American author and Professor Emeritus at the University of California.

Elaine Madsen, an Emmy Award winning writer producer, director, playwright, poet and documentary maker.

Barbara Hillary, the first known African-American woman to reach the North Pole, at the age of 75 in 2007.

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Your Call 021809 How Should We Share Resources Between the Generations?

Is it time to rethink how we share resources between the generations? On the next Your Call we'll discuss intergenerational justice. When the first boomers entered the work force 45 years ago, the elderly were the poorest demographic in the country; as those first boomers hit retirement age, they are among the richest. Medicare, education, environmental policies and social security are all under pressure from the current downturn. What should be weighed in making changes to wealth distribution? How should boomers prepare their businesses and institutions for the next generation? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Steve Pascal-Joiner in Minnesota
Director of the Career Transitions Program at Idealist.org

Nader Shabahangi in San Francisco
CEO of Agesong, which runs assisted living facilities in San Francisco and Oakland. They are sponsoring The International Film Festival on Aging, the first event of its kind to be held in California. It features 24 films that celebrate the unique joys and challenges of aging and address archaic preconceptions about growing older.

David Bank in San Francisco
Vice President of Civic Ventures and editor of their blog encore.org about aging and boomers.

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Your Call 062308 What was the Supreme Court's most important decision lately?

What was the Supreme Court's most important decision in the current session? On the next Your Call, as the Supreme Court wraps up its term, we'll take a look at some of its rulings. From Guantanamo to the death penalty to age discrimination, the Court has decided over 80 cases. What effects have President Bush's conservative appointees had on this session? Were you closely following the cases? And what's the future like for Supreme Court? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Michael Waldman is director of the Brennan Center for Justice, an institute at New York University School of Law.

Professor Neil Kinkopf of the College of Law at Georgia State.

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