At AARP California, we are so much more than our membership card and ‘In Clear Terms’ is all about informing you about the great things that we do for Californians of all ages. This podcast will cover news that you can use as you think about healthcare, retirement savings, caregiving, new technology, and legislation you should be aware of that we are engaged in on your behalf. Join Thyonne Gordon for conversations that are fun and thought provoking with community leaders, thought leaders, el ...
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Dr. Nina Weiler-Harwell, Associate Director of Advocacy & Community Engagement with AARP California, and Tony Chicotel, Senior Staff Attorney with California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR). Nina and Tony join Dr. Gordon to provide an update on …
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Dan Evon, Senior Manager of Education Design at The News Literacy Project. Dan joins Dr. Gordon to discuss how we can spot and stop misinformation. Together they discuss key tips to identify misinformation, how social media affects the spread of misinform…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Jennifer Jones, Vice President of Financial Security and Livable Communities for AARP Government Affairs. Jennifer joins Dr. Gordon to talk about financial security, with a focus on Social Security. Together they discuss how Social Security is financed, t…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Tim Morstad, a Government Affairs Director for AARP’s Livable Communities national team. Tim joins Dr. Gordon to discuss how complete streets benefit people of all ages, models for complete streets that communities can follow, and how both residents and l…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Lucia del Puppo, Senior Vice President of public-opinion research firm FM3 Research, and Patricia Pérez, AARP California volunteer and its first State President Emeritus. Lucia and Patricia join Dr. Gordon to discuss the results from She’s the Difference …
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Seth Boffeli, Senior Advisor on AARP’s Fraud Prevention Programs Team. Seth joins Dr. Gordon to talk about common tax season scams and frauds – how to spot warning signs, how to take immediate action if you think you have become a victim, and more practic…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Daniel Kohrman, Senior Attorney with AARP Foundation Litigation. In his role, Dan litigates and writes appellate briefs representing older workers and he principally challenges age and/or disability discrimination on the job or against older jobseekers. H…
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Join host Dr. Thyonne Gordon on this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California as she speaks with Brian Stewart, Co-Founder of Electrify Now, a volunteer organization devoted to educating energy consumers and homeowners about the benefits of electrification. Brian shares insights on the financial incentives and savings California residents can…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Liz Buser, a Senior Advisor on AARP’s Fraud Prevention Programs team, where she empowers consumers to spot scams and fraud. She joins Dr. Gordon to help equip listeners with information on the most common frauds and scams that pop up during the holidays. Th…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Brandie Nonnecke, Founding Director of the Citris Policy Lab, headquartered at UC Berkeley. The Citris Policy Lab supports interdisciplinary tech policy research with an aim to translate empirical research into effective policy deliverables for the public a…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Andy Miller, AARP’s Senior Vice President of Innovation and Product Development. In his role as SVP, Andy is responsible for driving the development of radical, breakthrough and incremental solutions that serve the needs of those aged 50 plus. He sits down …
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Shira Zur, Co-Regional Senior Living Leader and a project manager at the Gensler Research Institute, a global architecture, design, and planning firm. In her role as Co-Regional Senior Living Leader, Shira develops Senior Living projects, thought leadersh…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, our host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Kevin Prindiville, Executive Director with Justice in Aging, a National Advocacy Organization that fights senior poverty through law. He is a nationally recognized expert on Medicare and Medicaid policy, and has served as counsel in several class acti…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, our host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Tom Nicholls, a Government Affairs Director at AARP with over 20 years of federal and state policy and political experience. He currently serves AARP, which advocates for more than 100 million Americans age 50 and older, as a federal lobbyist and policy…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Dr. Samuel Sandoval Solis, a Professor of Cooperative Extension of Water Resources at the University of California Davis and a recognized expert in Water Planning and Management. In his role, Dr. Solis develops applied research to the resolution of water …
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Transportation’s Intersection with California Livability
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Seleta Reynolds, Chief Innovation Officer and Head of the Department of Strategic Innovation for LA Metro. In her role, she is helping to cultivate the future of inclusive and reliable public transportation for the people who call Los Angeles home. Today, s…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Amanda O’ Rourke, Executive Director of 8 80 Cities, a non-profit organization that brings citizens together to enhance mobility and public space to create more vibrant, healthy, and equitable communities. As an architect of the 8 80 concept, Amanda has hel…
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High-Speed Internet Access for All Californians
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with Scott Adams, Deputy Director of Broadband and Digital Literacy with the California Department of Technology. Scott leads the California Department of Technology's Office of Broadband and Digital Literacy and the Broadband for All efforts to close the digi…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Dr. Rodney Harrell, the Vice President of Family, Home and Community for AARP. Rodney is the enterprise lead on housing issues, and leads AARP Public Policy Institute’s team of issue experts on long-term services, family caregiving and livable communities. …
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Josh Dunning, Vice President and National Director of AARP’s Driver Safety Program, and Marvin Kohn, State Coordinator for AARP Driver Safety in California. Today, the duo joins Dr. Gordon to discuss one of AARP’s most unique offerings, the Driver Safety Pr…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by the Executive Director of Meals on Wheels California, Daryl Twerdahl. Daryl served on the board of Meals on Wheels Los Angeles County and was a founding member of the Meals on Wheels California State Association, serving first as its treasurer and then as i…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is speaking with Professor of Medicine and Division Chief at the Division of Vulnerable Populations at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and Director of the UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations and UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initia…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by AARP California’s Advocacy Director, Rafi Nazarians, and Advocacy Volunteer Leigh Broadway, to discuss the volunteer opportunities AARP offers that make an impact in communities throughout the state. The episode highlights volunteers that advocate on the be…
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This time on In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with Senior Advisor in the AARP Office of Community Engagement Veterans & Military Families Initiative, Troy J. Broussard. Troy is a Proud Desert Storm Army Veteran and a Louisiana native. Today, he joins Dr. Gordon to discuss key trends and issues for our older adult …
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by solo aging expert, Dr. Sara Geber, PhD and long-time AARP volunteer and family caregiver, Lily Liu, to discuss the concept of solo aging, and some of the caregiving components that come with solo aging. Dr. Geber has developed a niche specialty as an expert…
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Brain Health And Its Connection To Healthy Aging
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by the Executive Director of the Global Council on Brain Health and Senior Vice President of Policy, Research, and International Affairs at AARP, Sarah Lenz Lock to discuss the importance of brain health, and its connection to healthy aging. Sarah leads AARP’s…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with Jana Lynott, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor with AARP Public Policy Institute’s Livable Communities team. Jana is passionate about the roles community design and transportation service play in the lives of people of all ages, abilities, and incomes. Today, …
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with the Executive Director of the California Black Health Network, Rhonda Smith. In her role, Rhonda oversees the only Black-led, statewide organization dedicated to advancing health equity for all African Americans and Black immigrants. Today, she joins Dr. Gor…
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This time on In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with the Director of AARP Livable Communities, Mike Watson. In his role, Mike works closely with AARP’s 53 state offices, volunteers, and key stakeholders to encourage towns, counties, and cities to be more livable for people of all ages. Today, he joins Dr. Gordon to …
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This time on In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with AARP Financial Ambassador, Jean Chatzky. Jean is the Founder and CEO of Hermoney.com, as well as coaching programs FinanceFixx and InvestingFixx. She is also the Host of the podcast Hermoney with Jean Chatzky and the Co-Host of the National Radio Show Everyday Wea…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with the Director of the California Department of Aging, Susan DeMarois. Susan served as an appointee to Governor Newsom’s Alzheimer’s Prevention and Preparedness Task Force, chaired by former First Lady Maria Shriver, in addition to the Master Plan for Aging Sta…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon sits down with the Director of Fraud Prevention with the AARP Fraud Watch Network, Kathy Stokes. Kathy is a nationally recognized leader in the consumer fraud arena, and leads AARP’s social mission to educate older adults on the risks that fraud represents to their fina…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with Dr. Carla Perissinotto, Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine and a Professor in the Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Perissinotto has gained national and in…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with Dr. Donna Benton, Research Associate Professor of Gerontology at University of Southern California and the Director of the USC Family Caregiver Support Center. With over 30 years of experience in providing direct service, advocacy, and programs for families …
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan, to discuss the importance of voting. Listen as Dean tells Thyonne about the many election services his office provides to LA County’s 5.6 million registered voters, how they combat misinformatio…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Ryan Kawamoto, Regional Program Manager with Older Adults Technology Services from AARP. He works to empower older adults through technology at Senior Planet from AARP at Avenidas in Palo Alto, California. Today, he joins Dr. Gordon to discuss the importanc…
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by AARP Community Engagement Manager, Jason Tudor, to discuss the importance of creating disaster resilient communities, especially as natural disasters and extreme weather events become more common and severe. Listen as the pair discusses Jason’s experience h…
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Creating Inclusive and Age-Friendly Public Spaces
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon is joined by Urban Planner, James Rojas, to discuss the importance of inclusive, age-friendly open and public spaces. James is a renowned Urban Planner, Community Activist, and Artist who works to involve communities in public design. He is the Founder of Place It! and …
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon chats with David Azevedo, Associate Director for AARP California, who leads AARP’s California’s utility advocacy work. He sits with Dr. Gordon to talk about how AARP, a non-partisan, non-profit, organization that works on behalf of 3.3 million members in California, is …
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On this episode of In Clear Terms with AARP California, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with Denise Pinkston, a Partner at TMG Partners; Board Chair at Casita Coalition; and a member of AARP California’s Housing Strike Force (a group of housing leaders who meet quarterly to help drive AARP California’s housing work and share best practices.) She joi…
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Understanding Extreme Heat’s Causes and Symptoms
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Welcome back to In Clear Terms with AARP California! This week, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with Dr. Linda Rudolph, a public health physician and Director of the Center for Climate Change and Health at the Public Health Institute, and Enrique Huerta, Legislative Director at Climate Resolve. Together the trio discuss the impact extreme heat has o…
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Welcome back to another episode of the new podcast series In Clear Terms with AARP California, with host Dr. Thyonne Gordon and this week's exciting guest, AARP California Fraud Expert, and Associate Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement, Strat Maloma! Strat is here to discuss some of the common frauds and scams seen today and how you can p…
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Welcome back to In Clear Terms with AARP California! This week, host Dr. Thyonne Gordon speaks with AARP Director of Healthcare Costs and Access, Leigh Purvis! Leigh speaks about the various reasons that prescription drug prices are so high in America, which means some older adults are forced to choose between life-saving medication and other expen…
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Welcome to the first episode of the new podcast series In Clear Terms with AARP California,, with host Dr. Thyonne Gordon and this week's special guest, AARP California State Director, Nancy McPherson! Each episode we dive into issues and policies that have a real impact on Californians of all ages and learn how you can connect with AARP to make ou…
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Welcome to In Clear Terms with AARP California
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At AARP California, we are so much more than our membership card and ‘In Clear Terms’ is all about informing you about the great things that we do for Californians of all ages. This podcast will cover news that you can use as you think about healthcare, retirement savings, caregiving, new technology, and legislation you should be aware of that we a…
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