Growing Bolder

Novelist and Travel Writer Pico Iyer reveals the most profound thing he's discovered by exploring strange and distant cultures: We are more alike than we think.

The secret to surviving stress – renowned Transcendental Meditation teacher Bob Roth says meditation is a must. And a GB Classic interview with Marvel's Stan Lee.

Orthopedic Surgeon and Master's Athlete Dr. Boyd Haynes talks about the effects of aging on the body. He believes the choices we make play just as big a role as genetics.

Tamar Haspel went from living in an apartment in NYC to a 2-acre farm in Cape Cod, where she challenged herself to only eat the food she raised. What she learned about the food we eat and self-sustainability, may surprise you.

Elissa Epel is a world-renowned expert on stress. Kim MacDonald is an anchor on The Weather Network who decided to go public with her battle against breast cancer.

Actress Valerie Bertinelli shares how the death of her ex-husband, legendary guitarist Eddie Van Halen, left her heartbroken but determined to find her way forward.

Paulina Porizkova will explain how one of the most successful supermodels of all time is coping with the changes that come with age.

Dr. Marisa Franco is a psychologist, professor, and a friendship expert who believes we are headed toward an epidemic of loneliness. But there is something we all have and take for granted, that may help. Listen as Dr. Franco explains the importance of platonic friendships and the science of how to make and keep friends.

Lia Coryell has overcome trauma, violence, divorce, depression, and debilitating disease. She explains how she got from simply trying not to die to learning how to live, and in the process became a world champion in archery.

Author Daniel Pink believes of all our emotions regret is the most misunderstood and it’s the emotion that we can learn the most from. He gives us some suggestions on how to move past our regrets and live our best lives.

As an educator, Hari Pulapaka understands how inspiration can better your life. As a vegan chef, he wants to inspire you to better health.

Virginia Oliver, affectionately known as the “Lobster Lady,” is the oldest, licensed fisherman in the world at 101 years old. The centenarian continues to take her boat out on the Atlantic Coast of Maine. Hear Virginia’s secrets to a long and happy life.

Entrepreneur Chip Conley explains why you can’t afford to buy into aging as just a time of loss and decline. He says we need to embrace a whole new outlook to get the most out of every day we have.

At the age of 86, Sylvia Earle is considered the most important oceanic eco-warrior ever, named a living legend by the Library of Congress. It's a fascinating conversation with a woman who’s spent her entire life studying the oceans and hopes we take steps now to save them.

Travis and Mark Macy are a father and son who spent a lifetime together pushing their physical limits by participating in grueling endurance runs. Now, they discuss what it is like as they face their greatest challenge ever, in the fight against Alzheimer's disease.

We go Bolder Backstage with the legendary Lindsey Buckingham. He talks about his new music, his life after a heart attack and if he’ll ever play with Fleetwood Mac again.

He's one of the brightest -- and most famous -- scientific minds in the world today. The fascinating Dr. Michio Kaku shares some of the latest findings about the human mind and how some future predictions found in science fiction are soon to become reality.

Joshua Vickery is CEO of Encore Creativity. He uses his voice to raise the voices of others. Vickery believes in the power of creative engagement and creates opportunities to reach those of all ages to experience its many joys and benefits.

James Hicks, Ph. D., is a professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California in Irvine. He’s developed a new class called Exercise as Medicine that examines how and why physical activity can actually work better for us than pills.

Ken Dychtwald, the world’s No. 1 thought leader and influencer when it comes to the cultural, social, and business implications of aging, joins Growing Bolder’s Marc Middleton for a candid conversation on the state of aging today. Dychtwald shares his thoughts on how life today is different than ever before and offers his predictions on how things will be in 10, 20, and 30 years. You’ll learn what...

What is recyclable and what isn’t? Our discussion with author and sustainability expert Jennie Romer may surprise you. She explains what can and cannot go in the bin, whether recycling is working at all, and what we can do to change the system to better protect our planet.

Can old dogs learn new tricks? Neuroscientist Michael Merzenich, PH.D. says cognitive decline is not inevitable as we get older. His groundbreaking research has changed the way scientists and researchers think about the brain. He joins Growing Bolder for a fascinating conversation about what he’s learned.

Bradley Schurman is one of the world’s preeminent demographic futurists and author of The Super Age: Decoding Our Demographic Destiny. He explains how our lives are about to be radically impacted as, for the first time in human history, there will soon be more people over the age of 65 than under the age of 18.