Creating The Good with AARP IL
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A Florida man is making sure nothing stands in the way of the next musical maven. John Sweeny repairs violins and gives them away to aspiring musicians who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford it. And he does it all for free.
Jonathan and Sandy Miller co-founded the Good Memories Choir, a unique choir for people who suffer from memory loss and their care partners. They tell us what it takes to start a choir like this, how singing helps people with memory loss and ho
Since 1989, Alivio Medical Center has been a pillar of the Hispanic community in Chicago, providing bilingual, low-cost health care to everyone who walks through its doors. They provide care for the mind, body and soul through popular art and d
Each year across the country, more than a billion birds die from flying into glass windows and structures. Annette Prince and Nora Lloyd of Chicago Bird Collision Monitors work every day with a large volunteer network to rescue birds in need ac
Making sure his father’s legacy lives on, Mike Latting from Pembroke Township, IL puts on a legendary rodeo steeped in family history and tradition and featuring Black cowboys and cowgirls.
Tzippora Rhodes and Charlie McShane from The Recyclery Collective, a unique educational bike shop in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, talk about empowering people of all ages to enjoy riding and fixing bikes.
One winter, Bob Zeni’s frustration with the bland tomatoes at the grocery store came to a head and he started growing tomatoes in his basement under grow lights. Many years, hundreds of varieties and thousands of tomato plants later, he is know
Over the course of 7 years, photographer Andria Lo and writer Valerie Luu documented the fashion sense and stories of more than 100 older adults in Chinatowns across the US and in Canada. They join us on this week’s episode to talk about the pr
When he was a priest in Nigeria, John Ademola Adewoye traveled to the United States, where he realized that he could live freely and openly as a gay man – something that was not possible in his home country. When he was granted asylum in the US
On this special Father’s Day episode, we talk to Yvette Moyo, co-founder of “Real Men Cook,” a Father’s Day event in Chicago started in 1990 to provide a positive family experience for African American men. We also catch up with Shemuel Sanders
In celebration of AAPI Heritage Month, we talk to Pat Matsumoto, who shares the story of her experience as the daughter of Japanese American immigrants – including her memories of the time her family lived in an internment camp in Arkansas – to
Shirley Webb is an 83-year-old national and world champion power lifter whose career in weightlifting began at 77, when her granddaughter convinced her to sign up for a membership at the local gym. Now, Webb inspires older adults like her to ex
Across Illinois, organizations and volunteers alike have stepped up to help older adults get vaccinated. They’ve scheduled appointments, arranged rides and even lined up nurses to visit and vaccinate homebound residents in their homes. This epi
Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, and Fritzie Fritzshall, President of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, emphasize the need to spread words of understanding and stop the spread of hate speech in today’s society.
Rochelle Crump is the president National Women Veterans United, which helps hundreds of female veterans live happy and healthy lives.
Colette Hawley of "Coco's Songs for Seniors" takes her show to new "heights" as she travels around Illinois performing at nursing homes andretirement communities.
After losing his daughter to gun violence, Shemuel Sanders helps dozens of Decatur youth find purpose and plan for their futures.
Jacky Connelly founded Mrs. Jacky’s Solders 17 years ago to pack care packages for soldiers, just like her mom did for her dad when he was a sergeant in World War II.
Grammy-nominated composer Victor Pichardo has dedicated his life to preserving traditional Mexican music, including passing it down to the next generation of Mexican-American performers.
When the coronavirus pandemic led to a mask shortage in her hometown of Jerseyville, Illinois, Janice Arnold knew there had to be a way she could help – even if she didn’t know how to sew.“Emergencies aren’t called emergencies because we’ve ha
This week we have a very special guest who will speak about how hopping on a bike is not only good for your overall well-being, it’s also a great way to help make your community a more livable place. Deloris Lucas is known as “the bike lady” in
Today we have two very special guests who will talk about a real inspiring program that helps those with limited mobility gain more independence and gives them a boost of self-esteem. Peter Goldman is a co-founder of The Judd Goldman Adaptive S
Today we have two very special guests who will talk about a wonderful program that offers art workshops to older Latinos, especially those with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, or dementia. It’s called La Brocha, which is Spanish for “The Paint Brush.
In the inaugural episode of Creating the Good with AARP IL, hosts Bob Gallo and Rosanna Márquez sit down with Amy Morton, a restaurateur from Chicago who has seen her world change drastically in the wake of COVID-19.Amy Morton grew up working
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