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#130 Mindshift: Learning to Learn, Interview with Barbara Oakley, PhD Smithsonian Associates, Interview Series Our guest today, Barbara Oakley didn't begin learning remedial high school algebra until age 26. Now she's a professor of engineering, a New York Times best-selling author, and instructor of one of the world's most popular massive open online courses, “Learning How To Learn,” with nearly two million registered students. How did this happen? As part of our Smithsonian Associates, Art of Living, and newest Inside Science programming, we are joined today via Skype with Dr Barbara Oakley. Dr Oakley will be appearing at the Smithsonian Associates program, Oct 18, at the Baird Auditorium, where using metaphor and analogy, which prime neural circuits for difficult topics, Oakley explains how to learn more effectively, drawing on her experience as both an engineering professor and a linguist, as well as from key research findings in cognitive psychology and neuroscience.  Enjoy.

Smithsonian Associates Interview, Diane Rehm "On My Own" Art of Living series, Smithsonian Associates As a long time podcaster, and a long time fan, today's guest is truly special to me, my audience, and to her over 3 million listeners. I'm speaking of course about Diane Rehm.  Our guest today on The Not Old Better Show, Diane Rehm, is known for her work on issues of ethics, journalism integrity, issues surrounding the subject of a right to die or death with dignity, and many others.  She is also known as “the class act of the radio talk world.” She has interviewed prominent newsmakers, journalists, and authors including Barack Obama, former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, former Vice President Dick Cheney, former secretaries of state Colin Powell and Hillary Clinton, retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, and actors Cate Blanchett and Kevin Spacey. And these are just a few of the interviews audiences have listened to over the years. This woman's contribution to the improvement of the quality of life in the death with dignity community has ranked her as “Washingtonian of the Year,' and as “150 Most Influential People in Washington” by Washingtonian Magazine. In 2014, President Barack Obama presented her with the National Humanities Medal. Two nights ago, March 1, 2017 she received the “2017 Lifetime Achievement Award” (watch Diane's excellent acceptance speech on CSPAN http://wpcf.org/lifetime-achievement-award/) from the Washington Press Club Foundation.  Known for her positive and motivational journalistic attitude, her acceptance speech for the award, (Link above) on NotOld-better.com.  Her dynamic range of acquaintances, and she the fact that she possesses a sense of media integrity, propriety and fairness that knows few bounds, and we'll be discussing her passion for this subject.   Appearing as part of the Smithsonian Associates series, Diane Rehm will be at the Baird Auditorium, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, Tuesday, March 28, 2017 - 6:45 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. (link to tickets below) Please join me in welcoming to The Not Old Better Show, Diane Rehm, who has again found her voice in her new book, On My Own, and, as she has always done, she speaks passionately and courageously about issues important to us all. Enjoy.  Tickets and more information can be found here, on the Smithsonian Associates web page:  https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/Tickets/Reserve.aspx?id=236714

Taraji P. Henson, Actor/Author, "Around The Way Girl," Interview & Review The Smithsonian Associates Art Of Living Series As part of our Smithsonian Associates, Art Of Living series, I had the opportunity to attend actress, author Taraji P. Henson's event, live at the Smithsonian's Baird Auditorium, in Washington, DC, Henson's home town.  As part of the program, all audience were given Taraji Henson's new book, a memoir, “Around The Way Girl.” I had a chance to speak to Taraji P. Henson for a few minutes just prior to the event when she described the book, her successful life in Hollywood , family, spirituality, and her sense of life as Cookie Lyon, the outrageous, wonderful, matriarch of the ambitious, dysfunctional family and music dynasty real person Henson plays on the hit TV series, “Empire,”  a role that's made her famous: I asked Taraji Henson about the title of her book, and what that means to her. Well the book is excellent, and it was great to meet Taraji Henson.  Thanks to Smithsonian Associates. For more great programs from Smithsonian Associate, please click HERE. Enjoy  

Special Edition: Rob Kapilow, Pre Show Interview... Smithsonian Associates Art Of Living Series, NOB For this special edition, now our second conversation with “What Makes It Great,” composer, conductor, lecturer, music expert, Rob Kapilow, I caught up with him just before he went onstage at the Baird Auditorium, where he unlocked the secrets of master songwriter  Harold Arlen.  This interview is a companion to our recent conversation with Rob, when we discussed the almost anonymous Arlen, whose vast songbook consists of more than 400 tunes such as Get Happy, Last Night When We Were Young, Stormy Weather, That Old Black Magic, and Over the Rainbow, which was voted the No. One song of the 20th century by the Recording Industry Association of America and the National Endowment for the Arts. The evening featured singers Michael Winther and Nikki Renee Daniels, both with steller voices, Broadway credits, and perfectly matched for the “Kapilow Versions,” of the music they sing, while Rob plays.    For more than a decade, Kapilow has brought the joys and wonder of music to audiences of all ages and backgrounds with his What Makes It Great? presentations, which dissect and examine the mysteries of music in terms everyone can grasp and appreciate. Part One is an entertaining discussion displaying Kapilow's astounding gift for observation and his animated teaching style. Part Two features performances of the composition, and audience sing-alongs.  The evening concludes with Part Three, a spirited question-and-answer on the work. We caught up with Rob to ask him a few questions, listen to a bit of pre show rehearsal music, and before the audience and it was a treat. Enjoy.

The Not Old Better Show Interview series, Rob Kapilow, What Makes It Great, Smithsonian Associates As part of our Smithsonian Associates, Art of Living series, our guest today on the Not Old Better Show is composer, performer, podcaster, radio show host, and music expert, Rob Kapilow.  Rob is well known for so many things, but his “What Makes It Great” series is perhaps a “go to” resource on music.  There's “FamilyMusick,” for kids, and Rob is well known for his “Polar Express,” “Green Eggs & Hamadeus,” and his vocal score companion, “Dr Suess' Gertrude McFuzz,” Kapilow's “Citypieces,” with communities, and places in history, including his work with the Blackfeet tribe titled, “Summer Sun, Winter Moon” are stunning.  Just a lot of brilliant work.  Rob's new ebook, "What Makes It Great, Enhanced Edition," is out now, too, and can be found HERE. Rob, along with a group accompanying him, will share music from Harold Arlen, who wrote over 500 songs, many, many well known, but Arlen himself isn't so well known.  None other than George Gershwin called him “the most original of all of us,” he won an Oscar, and had many hits, and yet he's largely unfamiliar to many of us.  Any fan of the Great American Songbook could hum a few bars of "Over the Rainbow," "Stormy Weather" or "That Old Black Magic" without having to think too hard. And yet, the composer of those songs remains little known. His songs are so alive that many major singers, including Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and even George Harrison, here singing “Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea.” All that changes Sunday night, October 30, when Rob Kapilow will be presenting “What Makes It Great,” (I think I counted 21 seasons of “What Makes It Great,”) in Washington DC, at the Baird Auditorium, and the program begins at 6 PM, sharp.  I'll be there.  Those who know Rob, know of his work, and know of his 21 seasons of “What Makes In Great” on NPR, agree that Rob is a born teacher, a motivational speaker, and game show host, all rolled into one,” according to the Boston Globe.  Audiences agree.  Join Rob and guests on Oct. 30, 2016, for Smithsonian Associates series, co-presented by Washington Performing Arts, and tickets are HERE. Enjoy.

The Not Old - Better Show Interview series, Author Jodi Picoult at Smithsonian As part of our Smithsonian Associates, Art of Living series, our guest today on the Not Old Better Show is Jodi Picoult.  Jodi Picoult, the best-selling author of 26 novels, is one of the most popular fiction writers today, but that doesn't mean her books are easy reads. Picoult has addressed some tough topics in her novels, including the death penalty, stem-cell research, and child abuse, among others. She prepares for each book with extensive research, sometimes investigating medical, scientific, and ethical issues. Her newest novel,Small Great Things follows an African American nurse who clashes with the white supremacist parents of a critically ill newborn—a confrontation that moves from the delivery room into the courtroom.  (the title refers to MLK quote:  “If I cannot do great things, I can do small things that are great.” ) Jodi will be at the Baird Auditorium, Washington, DC, Oct. 26, and tickets, including Jodi's new book, Small, Great, Things, are available at the Smithsonian Associates ticket web site: HERE. Enjoy.

Hear from some of the key people involved with making the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins. Presented Tuesday, May 18, 2010 in Baird Auditorium at the National Museum of Natural History. Presenters include: Dr. Rick Potts (Department of Anthropology (Curator), Dr. Michael Mason (Office of Exhibits), Sharon Barry (Exhibit Writer), and Linda McNamara (Reich + Petch Design)

Panel Discussion about the world premiere of PLAN B: MOBILIZING TO SAVE CIVILIZATION (USA, 2011, 84 min.) World Premiere Called “one of the world’s most influential thinkers” by The Washington Post, environmentalist Lester Brown has received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, the United Nations Environmental Prize and Japan’s Blue Planet Prize. Shot on location in Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo, New Delhi, Rome, Istanbul, Ankara and Washington, D.C., the film features Lester Brown's recent visits with world leaders to discuss ways to respond to the challenges of climate change. It begins with a dramatic portrayal of a world where there is a mounting tide of public concern about melting glaciers and sea level rise and a growing sense that we need to change course in how we react to emerging economic and social pressures. The film also spotlights a world where ocean resources are becoming scarce, croplands are eroding and harvests are shrinking. But what makes Plan B significant and timely is that it provides audiences with hopeful solutions – a road map that will help eradicate poverty, stabilize populations and protect and restore our planet's fisheries, forests, soils and biological diversity. Produced by Emmy-Award winning filmmakers Marilyn Weiner and Hal Weiner. Introduced by Cristián Samper, Director, National Museum of Natural History. Panel moderated by filmmakers Marilyn Weiner and Hal Weiner follows screening. Panelists include Lester Brown, Earth Policy Institute, Thomas Lovejoy, Professor, College of Science, George Mason University, and Bruce Babbitt, former Secretary of the Interior. Held March 27, 2011 in Baird Auditorium at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.

In this episode of Washington Performing Arts Society's Between the Lines, Rob Kapilow discusses the What Makes It Great series, in which he takes listeners inside the music to experience classical masterpieces like never before through musical examples, engaging commentaries, and live performances. In his What Makes It Great program on Tuesday, January 12 at 7pm in Baird Auditorium at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History, Kapilow will explore Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 21, "Waldstein." He'll be joined on stage by pianist Yuliya Gorenman. Tickets at 202-785-WPAS or WPAS.org.

In this episode of Between the Lines, Rob Kapilow discusses his What Makes It Great series, in which he takes listeners inside the music to experience classical masterpieces like never before through musical examples, engaging commentaries, and live performances. In his next What Makes It Great program on November 10 at 7pm in Baird Auditorium at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural Histroy, Kapilow is joined by The Peabody Chamber Players to explore Bach's Double Violin Concerto. Tickets at 202-785-WPAS or WPAS.org.