"Covering The Cardinals"
Senior Moments
by Carol Chiarito
1y ago
Welcome Calvin May to Senior Moments and this interview is for all you baseball fans out there!  What a great story Calvin shares about his experiences over his 35 year career; the players, the coaches, even stories on Rams football, and many more celebs you’d love to meet!  Born and raised in Edwardsville, IL right outside St. Louis, Calvin attended broadcast school and began his career with KKID 92.9 radio station which eventually lead him to the Associated Press and what a story!  Wow.   As mentioned in a great article about Calvin in Edwardsville’s "The Intelligenc ..read more
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Music To My Ears: A retirees story of growing, learning & having fun!
Senior Moments
by Carol Chiarito
1y ago
“Keep growing, keep Learning and have fun!”  That is  the advice from our guest Dawn Ignatius.  This episode of Senior Moments shares her story of entering into retirement after a rewarding career in nursing, and how it all evolved to her  learning to play the harp to then use as a way to  give back to her passion for the Alzheimer’s community.   Dawn and her husband Jim live in Woodland Park, Colorado (oustide of Colorado Springs).  As you will learn she  is the incoming Governor for the Rocky Mountain District of Kiwanis International (a big deal ..read more
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Fin & Keys: Ron Marlowe
Senior Moments
by Carol Chiarito
1y ago
Welcome Ron Marlowe to Senior Moments from the state of Maine! He and his twin brother Jeffry began playing piano at the age of 4, performing under the name “The Marlowe Brothers”.  The brothers were nationally acclaimed and by age 11 and debuted with the Philadelphia Orchestra. Their adolescent resume included appearances on The Tonight Show with Steve Allen, The Milton Berle Show, The Arthur Godfrey Show, and The Gary Moore Show. Additionally, they were featured on the show “I’ve Got A Secret”. You can watch their show here: I've Got a Secret - December 19, 1966 The ..read more
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An Interview With My Grandma
Senior Moments
by Carol Chiarito
1y ago
Our opening for Season 3, our host Carol Chiarito gets interviewed by her 11 year old granddaughter, Lexi Jean. An unscripted and fun insight to what grandchildren wonder about their grandparents, what they like to do and even this had a special surprise at the end of Lexi's favorite thing to do when she visits. Hope you enjoy our opening to Season 3 about famous people, people who used to be famous, people who should be famous, and people who are famous in other's eyes ..read more
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A Canadian’s Retirement Goes Like This...
Senior Moments
by Carol Chiarito
1y ago
Welcome Wm. Mark Worthington to Senior Moments!   Mark was born in Toronto Ontario and raised his family in Kitchener-Waterloo Ontario. Mark’s career in telecommunications from Cable TV to wireless internet and eventually satellite TV has come full circle, entering into his retirement life in Markdale, Ontario Canada. Hear Mark’s story about “retiring” from the corporate world, moving to his present home in rural Ontario.  You will love how he and our host met in a Florida State Park campground and listen as he shares his story of love of camping and how he ..read more
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All because they let women join...
Senior Moments
by Carol Chiarito
1y ago
Welcome Judy Miller, a Colorado transplant who retired from California. Listen as Judy shares her story of joining the Kiwanis Club of Redlands, CA as the first woman in California, after the organization’s vote to allow women to join! Judy has followed her passion of helping children through the Kiwanis organization for 40 years, striving for her 50 year goal!  You will also hear a great little tidbit from Judy’s childhood regarding the emperor of Japan….who knew??!! Become inspired by Judy’s energy and appreciation for her involvement in the lives of children, especially ..read more
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An Adoptee’s Story
Senior Moments
by Carol Chiarito
1y ago
Carol Janousek shares her story of being adopted at birth and then in her late 50’s finding her birth family.  Not only that, but our host Carol Chiarito also shares her story as the two met and became “facebook friends” in a group there for adoptees.   Mrs. Janousek’s story has all sorts of twists and turns as she shares even more about her own children and we have a special treat from her husband Larry at the end!   If you are adopted and ever considered searching for your birth family, this podcast might give you some ideas on how to get started, as well as the “per ..read more
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Hey Family! Let’s Talk!
Senior Moments
by Carol Chiarito
1y ago
Welcome to this 2021 special Holiday edition with our host, Carol Chiarito as she encourages families to “have a chat” this holiday season. Whether you’ve visited your parents and have noticed a change in their interactions, their memory, their abilities or if you are noticing those same changes in yourself….it may be time to have “the Kitchen Table Talk”, as referred to by Chiarito.  Taken from her book, “It’s as Simple As Where You Live, A Guide for Beginning the Journey Into Eldercare”, Carol shares ideas and discusses her own experiences with her family in starting the conversati ..read more
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Missing Over Tokyo-Part Two
Senior Moments
by Carol Chiarito
1y ago
This week of Veterans Day is the perfect time to share this two-part episode featuring Michael Mikelson and the story of the movie “Missing Over Tokyo”. Part one will take us back to the beginning of this journey when he was 11 years old curious about a WWII picture he found in the family scrapbook. Part two will lead us through the happenstances of events that led to his ongoing findings, uncovering of events and stories that have led to the making of the movie.  From that time as the curious 11 year old his life revolved around history, in fact it was one of the main reasons he cho ..read more
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Missing Over Tokyo-Part One
Senior Moments
by Carol Chiarito
1y ago
This week of Veterans Day is the perfect time to share this two-part episode featuring Michael Mikelson and the story of the movie “Missing Over Tokyo”. Part one will take us back to the beginning of this journey when he was 11 years old curious about a WWII picture he found in the family scrapbook. Part two will lead us through the happenstances of events that led to his ongoing findings, uncovering of events and stories that have led to the making of the movie.  From that time as the curious 11 year old his life revolved around history, in fact it was one of the main reasons he cho ..read more
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