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The Frequent Traveler's Podcast. The voice of the frequent traveler -- it's more about the journey than the destination
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Audrey tells "Bedtime Stories for Adults" in English: set in intriguing countries/places. Parts of the stories are true, the rest is imagination - as all good stories should be. All the stories contain fascinating historical facts about lesser known areas of Guatemala, Cuba, Serbia, South Africa, Bosnia, Mexico, Peru, China, India, Burma and more. These stories make good "Bedtime stories for Adults" who struggle to fall sleep, and are humorous - for easy listening while driving to work. Audr ...
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Visit TravelingTulips.com to learn more or subscribe directly at patreon.com/TravelingTulips Working with a mindfulness coach is like having a personal trainer for your mind. As a certified trauma-informed Meditation and Mindfulness Coach in Charlotte, NC, I work with people who want to establish a mindfulness practice to better cope with stress, anxiety (including performance anxiety), PTSD, and ADHD while working through their trauma and abuse, and those who simply want to learn how to med ...
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Hi! Welcome to the Ageless Glamour Girls Podcast (AGG)! What's age got to do with it? Everything and nothing at all. Let's embrace it, Luvvies! I am your host, Marqueeta Curtis-Haynes, Founder and CEO of the Ageless Glamour Girls lifestyle brand. I'm also the administrator of a private Facebook group called "The Ageless Café." New episodes of the Ageless Glamour Girls (AGG) Podcast typically drop weekly, on Wednesdays. You can find the podcast on most podcasting platforms, including Apple, A ...
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"The Heir." Part 4. Willrich and Karli. PANAMA.
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Send us a Text Message. 17. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 17. "The Heir." Part 4. Willrich and Karli. PANAMA. Why did Willrich (73) decide to give 4 billion dollars worth of "things" (as Karli calls his possessions), to a complete stranger? He was born a billionaire. His grandfather made glue for shoes. Then better glue. He built a fortune. H…
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Reflections on Aging: Nuggets of Inspiration, Wisdom, & Reflection (Re-post of first AGG Podcast episode)
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Send us a Text Message. It’s always a good time to celebrate women! That said, today’s show is a fan favorite from our archives: our first episode, the launch of the Ageless Glamour GirlsnPodcast in 2022. It features 6 bold, beautiful, and brilliant women from various walks of life, whose ages range from the 50s to the 80s. ‘Wait until you hear wha…
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"The Heir." Part 3. Karli's Story. PANAMA.
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Send us a Text Message. "The Heir." Part 3. Karli's Story. PANAMA. Willrich Otto Schneider picked an heir to his fortune. She is Karli Richter, a woman who tells stories as Podcasts. The German Billionaire is in Panama City. Karli is also here. Willrich organized a Podcasting Conference to lure her to Panama. Eustacio is Willrich's personal banker …
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"The Heir." Part 2. Willrich's Story. PANAMA.
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Send us a Text Message. "The Heir." Part 2. Willrich's Story. PANAMA. This is the 2nd part of the story "The Heir." In this part we hear the life-story of a 73-year-old billionaire. He is called Willrich Otto Schneider of Kleber Industries. We are in Panama City. Willrich had decided to give his entire fortune away -- to The Storyteller. Her name i…
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Summer Travel: Health Insurance Coverage Needs When Traveling Abroad
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Send us a Text Message. Did you know that domestic health insurance typically does not cover you when travelling abroad? If you're still in the planning zone for a summer vacation and beyond, or if you're already set to go, stop what you're doing and listen up. Is travel health insurance on your agenda? Lean in, and find out why you may want to con…
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"The Heir." Part 1. Meeting The Storyteller. PANAMA.
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Send us a Text Message. 14. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. "The Heir." Part 1- Meeting The Storyteller. PANAMA. 73-year-old German Billionaire -- Willrich Otto Schneider -- is in Panama City at a Podcasting Conference. This rich man decides to give his entire fortune to "The Storyteller". He has never met her. He listens to her stories every night, an…
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Send us a Text Message. I travelled on my own to a small village in the mountains of Mexico: San Sebastian del Oeste. I wanted to stay. I had to leave. Therefore—the story of somebody who also wanted to stay, and could. "Katerina liked the name of the town, so she stayed. The road to town had washed away during the rainy season of August and Septem…
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"Hadim's Secret Tulips." Constantinople. 1518.
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Send us a Text Message. 6. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 6. "Hadim's Secret Tulips." Constantinople. 1518 (Ottoman Empire time). Hadim is a merchant. He travels the 6000km Silk Road to bring back fine silks, new spices and exotic perfumes. He is in love with Safiya the Beautiful and promises her to bring back something special. Something nev…
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Send us a Text Message. 8. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 8. "The Magician of Sarajevo.". Bosnia.They met in a thunderstorm in Sarajevo, Bosnia and fell in love. This was a love such as no other, for she was in his city on a soul-searching pilgrimage: to ask the Latin Bridge some questions about war. By the river Miljacka, she sat down and we…
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Making an Authentic Life By Getting Real About the End: A Conversation With a Death Doula
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Send us a Text Message. Think death – reimagined. Preparing for your death or that of a loved one can help us lead a more meaningful, authentic life. That – from today’s podcast guest. Alua Arthur is a Death Doula who guides a person who is transitioning to death and their loved ones, through the emotional process. End-of-life planning. Alua’s book…
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Moving Through Childhood Trauma, One Note at a Time: Ageless Author Kyeni Matee: “The Eyes Behind The Violin: Finding My Identity”
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Send us a Text Message. Kyeni Matee (Rechel Bryant Nganga) was traumatized by years of sexual abuse which started in her childhood, at the hands of a relative Later she married her rapist. He was her first husband. Statistics find that 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 20 boys is a victim of child sexual abuse. Experts say those numbers are much higher, but th…
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Send us a Text Message. 12. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 12. "Maximilian Smiles." Britain. Maximilian the Second always smiled and that was a problem. Support the Show.By Audrey Nolte Painter
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Send us a Text Message. This version of the story "Carmen Lombardi" has a music and sound effect track added. Bedtime Stories for Adults: set in Italy. Carmen was born invisible. She was child number 5 of 9 children of the famous Lombardi family in Italy. The Lombardi family was genetically superior. Lucky children born into this bloodline, soon sh…
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Retirement Goals! Hitting the Road: RV Cross-Country Adventures in the Dragon Wagon with Ageless Author Melanie Dragan
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Send us a Text Message. Is it time for you to step outside your comfort zone, and perhaps finally share your story? And in the form of a book? That's what new ageless author, Melanie Dragan did! Today, we launch a new segment called, "The Ageless Authors Book Series," which features women who became published authors at age 50+. It begins with Mela…
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Send us a Text Message. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 2. Fun/serious story with a tiny important twist. Do not let the beginning frighten you. I wrote the outline to this story in Guatemala -- because I am a photographer. I took pictures of beautiful churches in small towns in Guatemala. And of the people. I try to tread lightly on the souls …
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The Beauty of Belonging and Staying Connected (Ageless Authors Encore)
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Send us a Text Message. "Loneliness expresses the pain of being alone and solitude expresses the glory of being alone." - Paul Tillich Yes, there is a distinct difference. But unfortunately, loneliness is what's gripping this country right now. And as we know, loneliness can lead to all types of health issues, especially as we age, Ladies. Finding …
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"Kidnapped in Colombia." Cartagena, Colombia. 2020.
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Send us a Text Message. 13. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 13. "Kidnapped in Colombia." Cartagena. 2020. Carlos kidnapped me in Cartagena in broad daylight. I blame the Marxist guerilla group -- the ELN for this. I was not supposed to be in town on that Saturday, February 15, 2020. But this was the news report that kept me in Cartagena: "The …
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Finishing up 19 years of thinking way too much about travel, I indulge in a little bit of nostalgia and talk about my personal travel philosophy. But before that, we compare three Mid-South river cities -- Nashville, Louisville, and Memphis -- talk about the recovery of business travel, and enjoy a full listener mail bag. Check out this episode's s…
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TravelCommons’ final stop Finishing up 19 years of thinking way too much about travel, I indulge in a little bit of nostalgia and talk about my personal travel philosophy. But before that, we compare three Mid-South river cities — Nashville, Louisville, and Memphis — talk about the recovery of business travel, and enjoy a full listener mail bag. Al…
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Podfest Expo 2024 Part 2: Ageless Podcasters & Business Owners
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Send us a Text Message. In Part 2 of Ageless Podcasters from Podfest Expo 2024, in Orlando, FL, you'll meet some phenomenal business owners, plus amazing Ageless Glamour Girls "Rising." Please follow them and subscribe to their podcasts and the Ageless Glamour Girls Podcast! Thanks for the love, Luvvies! GUESTS: Joanne “Jo” Weiland | LinktoExpert P…
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Send us a Text Message. English Fiction 1. "Storks in Serbia". This is my first English Podcast. I speak Afrikaans as a first language and I write in Afrikaans. This story was published in South Africa in the magazine SARIE. I wrote this in Serbia, in the town of Mokrin, when I visited a family in 2010. There are really massive lamp posts in Mokrin…
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Podfest Expo 2024 Part 1: Meet the Ageless Podcasters
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Send us a Text Message. PODCASTS HOSTS GALORE! Oh, my! A few months back, I attended Podfest Expo 2024, in Orlando. An excellent move – and for various reasons! (Thanks, Buzzsprout!) In addition to inhaling everything I wanted or needed to know about the podcast industry, I also met some wonderful Ageless Glamour Girls who host podcasts. I couldn't…
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Send us a Text Message. Bedtime Stories for Adults: set in Italy. Carmen was born invisible. She was child number 5 of 9 children of the famous Lombardi family in Italy. The Lombardi family was genetically superior. Lucky children born into this bloodline, soon showed traits and talents of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Marco Polo, or Da…
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Ageless Chatfest: Get to Know the Ageless Co-Authors - Group 3
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Send us a Text Message. Ageless Chatfest Alert! We recently held the third and final live/virtual event in which we introduced the last group of co-authors of our anthology - "Ageless Glamour Girls: Reflections on Aging." It was called “A Virtual Brunch & Bubble with the AGG Co-Authors." Many of the other co-authors joined us. 'So much fun! And now…
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Send us a Text Message. 11. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 11. "X marks the Spot." Rio de Janeiro. Brazil. Perdo Maria Boss had a secret. A dream. Much too big, and overly ambitious. He wanted to impress Princess Isabela of Portugal and asked her for money for his project. She said, "No." This priest died with a no, no, no and a no. Yet, "X m…
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You Get a Prom Dress, and You Get a Prom Dress, and You Get a Prom Dress!
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Send us a Text Message. One of my fondest memories of my childhood was watching the movie, Cinderella. I adored her gown and couldn’t wait to someday wear my own. Like many young women, I wore my first fancy dress to my high school prom. I was lucky because my mother, who was a seamstress, made my beautiful dress. This is prom season, and young wom…
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Send us a Text Message. “The Listener." Ecuador. Our story waits in Ecuador, in a tiny town against the western slope of a majestic mountain. Six extraordinary girls live here. There was a terrible cyclone the year of their birth and everybody believed that this storm blew in six special talents. Support the Show.…
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Send us a Text Message. 10. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 10. "The Brave Bridge." Mostar. Bosnia. Once upon a time, in 1555 to be exact, there was an architect named Mimar. He was very talented, and a little arrogant. He told his friends that he would build something spectacular one day. His dream came true when Suleiman the Magnificent comm…
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I knew these travel delays were aging me Using my face as my boarding pass to get on a flight to Oaxaca, Mexico and then as my passport to get back in the US got me thinking about how facial recognition has permeated the travel experience. To help us understand where this is going, we talk with two travel industry experts, Dr. Sheldon Jacobson and …
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Smile for Security: Facial Recognition in Travel
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Using my face as my boarding pass to get on a flight to Oaxaca, Mexico and then as my passport to get back in the US got me thinking about how facial recognition has permeated the travel experience. To help us understand where this is going, we talk with two travel industry experts, Dr. Sheldon Jacobson and Henry Harteveldt. But before that, we tal…
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Send us a Text Message. 9. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 9. "The Chef on the Ship. 1521. Mexico. Our story sails on a ship in the year 1521. Hernán Cortés is 19 and on his way to conquer and command for Spain. On his ship is an important man: the chef Martin. He is also on a quest -- not for a medal, but for spices and herbs. In Mexico, Mart…
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"Aurora Borealis." Northern Lights. Canada.
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Send us a Text Message. 5. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS. 5. "Aurora Borealis." Teenagers find it hard to immigrate. In this story, Carissa stays with her piano teacher in Canada while her parents urgently go back to South Africa for 6 weeks. "I did not want to immigrate! South Africa did not bother me! I want to go home." I lived in a small …
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Ageless Authors on 2nd Acts, Pivoting, and Reinventing
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Send us a Text Message. As the phrase goes, "You're not tool old, and it's never too late." What's in your "tool box" that could help propel you to your second or third act? Many of us are rediscovering our talents and/or working well into the "traditional" retirement age, and we're doing it with vigor and purpose. Some of the co-authors of the Ama…
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Send us a Text Message. "The Not-so-Secret Suitcase". Cuba. Aug 13. 2016. There is a 90th birthday celebration for Fidel Castro in the town of Santa Clara, Cuba. Maricela is having a mini-nervous breakdown. A total stranger — a tourist, called Linette, is on her way to see Maricela, to give her a massive black suitcase. Everybody knows. In Cuba, th…
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"The Heir." Part 6. The End. Panama/Colombia
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Send us a Text Message. 19. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 19. "The Heir." A Journey. Part 6. The End. Panama/Colombia. This is the final episode of our story. We are at the birthday party of Maximillian II in Cartagena, in Colombia. Karli adjusts to the life of "the rich and famous". We then travel to the cities of Medellin and Bogota, where …
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"The Heir." Part 5. Trip to Colombia. PANAMA.
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Send us a Text Message. 18. ENGLISH. BEDTIME STORIES FOR ADULTS 18. "The Heir." Part 5. Trip to Colombia. In this episode, Karli and Willrich travel to Colombia. They do not take one of Willrich's private jets. They fly into the town of Cartagena on a commercial aircraft in economy class, and they live in an AirBnB in the "old town". They have a ta…
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London Vacation Rental Woes; Hertz's EV Retreat
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I walked by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre after a weekend of wrestling with Booking.com and TravelNest‘s service agents, trying unsuccessfully to not let them screw up my London vacation rental. The Macbeth soliloquy about a tale “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” pretty much summed up my experience — lots of talk that yielded nothing. But …
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Booking.com’s Customer Service Center? I walked by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre after a weekend of wrestling with Booking.com and TravelNest‘s service agents, trying unsuccessfully to not let them screw up my London vacation rental. The Macbeth soliloquy about a tale “full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” pretty much summed up my experience — …
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Broken Heart Syndrome - Repost (Original Air Date: 3/2022)
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Send us a Text Message. Its symptoms are like those of a heart attack. We’re talking about the vulnerable heart, on this week's Ageless Glamour Girls Podcast. February is National Heart Month, and we're revisiting a popular and very important episode: “Broken Heart Syndrome.” It first aired in March of 2022 - our debut season. Broken Heart Syndrome…
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Ageless Authors on the Beauty of Belonging and Staying Connected
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Send us a Text Message. Loneliness is a public health epidemic. That said, Ladies, as we get older, it becomes even more crucial to stay connected with others. Study upon study shows the benefits of engaging with others - which can boost our mental and physical beings, and the perils - if doing without. There are a multitude of ways to connect - in…
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Tips on Becoming a Published Author, with Germaine Miller-Summers
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Send us a Text Message. So… you’ve finally come into the light of self-discovery and fulfillment. Congratulations! And, you decided that the first thing you want to accomplish is to become an author. Excellent decision! It’s not too late! In this episode, we chat with Publisher Germaine Miller-Summers, founder and CEO of HOV, LLC. In this episode o…
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Send us a Text Message. 'Tis the season … for holiday scams! Welcome to the launch of Season 3 of the Ageless Glamour Girls Podcast! Scammers are going after senior citizens with a vengeance! Officials say holiday fraud is skyrocketing for older adults - scammers reaching out and touching them through the mail, phone, online, and beyond! And it's n…
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Swipe left or right to start this thing? It’s the sustainability episode of the TravelCommons podcast, talking about my experience renting a Tesla from Hertz and my road-tested list of Christmas gift suggestions for the frequent traveler(s) in your life. I also talk about some new TSA biometrics equipment I faced (literally) in Nashville and yet an…
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Renting a Tesla; 2023 Traveler Gift Guide
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It’s the sustainability episode of the TravelCommons podcast, talking about my experience renting a Tesla from Hertz and my road-tested list of Christmas gift suggestions for the frequent traveler(s) in your life. I also talk about some new TSA biometrics equipment I faced (literally) in Nashville and yet another update on the EU’s ETIAS system and…
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Ageless Glamour Girls: Reflections on Aging 4 (Re-Post)
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Send us a Text Message. It’s time for our #agelesschatfest, where women share their thoughts on navigating this fascinating journey! Our guests, my former colleagues at various companies, cover everything from revealing one’s age to ageism, plastic surgery, loneliness, careers, and of course finding one’s joy. They keep it real and are so darn insp…
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Ageless Glamour Girls: Reflections on Aging 2 - Re-Air
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Send us a Text Message. The Ageless Chat-Fest Continues! As we continue our hiatus, we bring you yet another great Ageless Glamour Girls (AGG) podcast from our archives - this time from Season 2. On this week's show: Ageless Glamour Girls: Reflections on Aging 2. This wonderful chat-fest opened Season 2, which began in May. It features three brilli…
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