Rethinking Aging Club Podcast

June is Alzheimer’s and Brain (Health) Awareness Month. New diagnostics, therapies, AI-powered tools and caregiver support solutions are transforming what's possible for people living with dementia and for the families who care for them. Our guests today are part of that exciting movement. Sam Scott introduced a portable retinal imaging OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) device called Neuro-i...

I wanted to share the Hawke Media marketing agency with our community because I believe what they are doing is unique and very useful for startups and SMB’s. During this episode, we got insight into Erik Huberman’s perspective on marketing strategy and learned about Hawke Ventures as well. Dr. Mary Beth McCabe is doing what she can to foster world peace through cultural exchange and solo travel. S...

Our May 28th, 2026, our episode focused on social isolation and its impact on mental health, particularly among older adults. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Providing an overview, Maureen Feldman noted that one in three older adults reports feeling lonely, with loneliness linked to higher rates of depression, anxiety, and cognitive decline. Social disconnection does not just affect older ad...

Our May 14, 2026 Project Updates episode featured Care2U Mobile Urgent Care, Thine AI Companion and Lunalino Home.  Lon Hecht, CEO of Care2You, explained their innovative model, which replaces ER visits and hospitalizations with in-home care. The model involves deploying clinicians like physician assistants, nurse practitioners, or paramedics to the home, accompanied by ER or hospitalist physician...

Our Rethinking Aging Podcast April 23, 2026 episode featured co-founders from three outstanding rehabilitation tech companies: Gravitrex, Accelera, and Morla Moves. Kira Burns from Gravitrex discussed their mobile gait trainer, which provides consistent unweighting without a motor, aiming for a $15,000 price for Skilled Nursing use. Mike Wing from Accelera highlighted their stochastic resonance st...

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. April 11 is World Parkinson’s Day. We had three excellent speakers with products and a service that support people living with Parkinson’s.  Bryce Perry shared his 15-year journey with Parkinson's, emphasizing the importance of understanding Parkinson’s not just being aware of it. Bryce hosts two Parkinson’s support podcasts, is doing a special series on...

March is National Nutrition Month. We were fortunate to have three high level nutrition experts join us for our discussion of nutrition for healthy longevity. Kim Fisher highlighted the importance of adequate protein and micronutrient intake for older adults, especially those on GLP-1s. She explained how the Innovation Institute for Food and Health at UC Davis is producing startups like Amplifye a...

We featured two founder CEO’s with outstanding, affordable longevity products. Both of these brilliant women and their teams provided ten minute lie-down experiences for attendees in the AgeTech Collaborative from AARP pavilion at CES 2026. Anna Gudmundson explained how Sensate uses low-frequency sound vibrations to tune the vagus nerve. She noted the results of a study conducted in Lisbon which d...

Our February 26, 2026 Rethinking Aging Club Podcast was focused on outstanding mobility innovations. Tess Jarrett from Skip discussed their lightweight, battery-powered exoskeleton, MO/GO targeting a 2027 launch. Skip started out of a moonshot program at Google X. Todd Roberts from ATDev highlighted their Reflex device, for post-surgery rehab, with plans for broader joint applications. Matt Cumell...

Michael Chalfin from Samuelson Furniture explained their innovative sound chairs, which use vibration to produce sound, benefiting seniors with hearing loss and dementia. Kelly Hover from Tactacam discussed their defend 360 camera, designed for remote security without Wi-Fi.  Michael Rodriguez from IAI Smart introduced their Emerson Smart Voice appliances, emphasizing simplicity, accessibility and...

This Feb 5, 2026 Rethinking Aging Club episode focused on brain health and longevity with experts Nikolaos Dimitriadis PhD, Antonio Forenza PhD and Dr. Thomas Santucci.  Niko emphasized the importance of neuroscience in business and education, highlighting the limitations of traditional market research methods.  Antonio introduced AWEAR, a wearable device that tracks mental wellness continuously,...

This episode focused on Senior Safety product innovations.  Bill Mulholland introduced Agoyu, an AI-driven app that estimates moving costs and vets movers, benefiting consumers with free services and cost savings for movers. Bill has been able to leverage relationships with movers built over 20 plus years with a global relocation service. Brint Florkowski explained aosu Life's smart home secu...

This episode featured CTA Foundation related activities. Steve Ewell Executive Director of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) Foundation and a Vice President focused on AgeTech and Accessibility for CTA gave us an overview of CTA Foundation activities including the new accessibility stage at CES 2026. CES (Consumer Electronic Show)  is a very large trade show that takes place every year in...

Maddy Dychtwald joined us to discuss her book "Ageless Aging: A Woman's Guide to Increasing Healthspan, Brainspan, and Lifespan" Maddy's book is a standout longevity book: It was written by women for women. It is not the opinion of one or two women, it is based on interviews with more than 100 recognized experts in their field. This book is extremely well researched and at the...

Our Rethinking Aging Club Podcast episode on December 18, 2025 provided project updates from our community. Dr. Tom Adler introduced Bide, a bedside innovation designed to reduce nighttime falls, which cost the UK's NHS £4.4 billion annually. Bide uses light and personalized voice messages to help users when they get up during the night, showing positive outcomes in trials.  Sydney Marshman O...

Our second Caregiver Friendly Products episode in November featured innovators supporting families navigating dementia care, including community and peer-based programs and music-driven therapeutic connection. We also highlighted stylish personal emergency response technologies designed to help older adults live independently. This episode continued our recognition of 2025 National Family Caregive...

We discussed Nick Larson’s Ageless Evolution Longevity Summit which had 763 attendees including Linda Sherman and reached over a million people digitally. Nick highlighted the summit's focus on health, longevity, and biotech, and introduced TUOM, a company developing dissolvable oral strips for mood regulation. He also spoke about TrueBinding and Galactin-3 for dementia. Carelle Woerz introdu...

In this first of two Caregiver Friendly Products episodes recognizing 2025 National Family Caregivers Month and National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, we featured four outstanding speakers all of them representing AgeTech Collaborative from AARP portfolio companies. AI elements were highlighted. Cost of care reduction and care enhancement were featured.  Neal Shah introduced CareYaya H...

October is National Family History Month. November is National Family Caregivers Month and National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month. This Ending Well themed episode of the Rethinking Aging Club Podcast featured three speakers discussing memory preservation innovations.  Charlie Greene of Remento shared how his platform helps families preserve stories of aging relatives through AI-powered...

October is Long-term Care Residents Rights Month October. October 9, 2025 is Ageism Awareness Day.  Recorded on October 9, 2025, this episode is part of our Living Choices Series. Our goal was to explain through discussion with experts what “nursing homes” are as the term is used far too generically by many journalists. We touched on alternatives to nursing homes for long term care. Thanks to Erin...

September 25th, our focus is Longevity — a broad theme that touches every part of healthy aging.  September 22–26, is Falls Prevention Week, we explored how balance, movement, and mindset can help us stay strong and steady.  Jim Brown emphasized making exercise less intimidating, noting only 5% of Americans engage in strength training. Dr. Edythe Heus introduced her Rev6 program, which combines ba...

The Rethinking Aging Club meeting on September 11 featured discussions on streaming film and sound entertainment and edutainment for aging populations. Lori Schwartz highlighted the rise of niche streaming services targeting older demographics, such as PBS Passport and Brick Box, and the growing importance of entertainment and edutainment on YouTube.  Anthony Cirillo introduced Sage Stream, a live...

Recorded on August 21, 2025, this episode is part of our Wellness Series. August is Wellness Month. We focused on Wellness Products. Miri Berger from 6Degrees explained their technology converting human motion into digital commands, aiding independence and pain reduction, with ongoing clinical trials at the VA and Mass General Brigham. Dr. Namrata Bagaria from Music and Memory Junction highlighted...

With a special introduction by Benjamin Surmi, Mikkel Wad Thorsen from Teton.ai presented an AI-driven system for personalized care in senior living and hospitals, aiming for a 4-5x return on investment.  Gerard Ibarra introduced Keep It Saved, a digital legacy platform offering free and $10/month plans to organize critical data.  Chris Henry discussed his The Art 2 Aging podcast, featuring inspir...

We featured three great self-care offerings all available at home. Dr. David Middaugh from El Paso Manual Physical Therapy made a clear case for non-surgical alternatives for osteoarthritis, emphasizing exercise and lifestyle changes.  Utku Pehlivan from Houston Bionics introduced exoskeleton technology for in-home stroke rehabilitation, highlighting its potential for Medicare reimbursement.  Lind...