Beverly Glenn-Copeland's Gifts From The Universe

Death, Sex & Money

Slate Audio

Careers, Sexuality, Business, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2021

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The 76-year-old musician reflects on his complex relationship with his parents growing up, finding new audiences late in life, and why he loves "being cared for" by his younger bandmates. Listen to his latest album, "Transmissions," here. Mark your calendars for our upcoming national live call-in show, Getting Real About Getting Older, on Wednesday, February 3, at 8 pm Eastern! Anna and co-host Jo Ann Allen will be be taking calls from listeners over 60 about getting older right now—if that's you, call in, and listen on your local public radio station or via The Greene Space. We've been sharing stories from listeners and guests over 60 all month long. Check out our previous episodes featuring Marlo Thomas, and guest host Jo Ann Allen in conversation with older listeners about unexpected health challenges and financial instability; feelings of isolation, invisibility and freedom; and shifting relationships with friends and loved ones at deathsexmoney.org/aging. You'll also find some of our favorite reading and listening about people over 60 and a playlist of some of our favorite past Death, Sex & Money episodes with older guests. Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at deathsexmoney@wnyc.org. And support our work at deathsexmoney.org/donate. And stay in touch with us! Sign up for our newsletter and we'll keep you up to date about what's happening behind the scenes at Death, Sex & Money. Plus, we'll send you audio recommendations, letters from our inbox, and a note from Anna. Join the Death, Sex & Money community and subscribe today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Anna.
0:02.0	This episode today is part of our series about getting older right now.
0:06.3	And before we get into it, I want to let you know that we are doing a live national radio
0:10.0	call-in about aging on Wednesday, February 3rd from 8 to 10 p.m. eastern time.
0:15.8	I'll be hosting along with Joanne Allen, whom you heard hosting our episode just ask us,
0:21.4	your stories about life after 60.
0:24.1	We had to postpone this follow-up special because of all the breaking news out of Washington,
0:28.6	and we are excited to finally talk together live about what those of you over 60 are
0:33.7	noticing about aging right now.
0:35.8	Again, that's coming up Wednesday, February 3rd on public radio stations across the country,
0:41.4	or you can listen on the death sex and money Facebook or Twitter pages where we'll be
0:45.3	streaming the whole thing.
0:47.2	You can also text the word aging to the number 701-01.
0:51.4	And we'll send you a reminder of when we're about to go live.
0:54.4	I really believe that we are constantly affecting everything around us and it responds to
1:05.2	us.
1:06.2	So if we can hold or primarily hold a positive feeling about the world, about ourselves,
1:14.1	and hold hope, we can change the world.
1:21.0	This is death, sex, and money.
1:23.7	To show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot and need to talk about more, I'm Anna
1:30.0	Sam.
1:52.7	This is Beverly Glenn Copeland, whose music has been an essential for me through these
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