Flying with Dad, Dying with Dad - Yvonne Caputo

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🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Flying with Dad, Dying with Dad - Yvonne Caputo

The Not Old Better Show, Art of Living interview Series

Welcome to The Not Old Better Show, on radio and podcast for all of us who embrace life’s second act with curiosity, passion, and a drive to connect. I’m Paul Vogelzang, and today’s episode is one you won’t want to miss. It’s a heartfelt and inspiring conversation about family, legacy, and the courage it takes to have the talks that truly matter.

Our guest is Yvonne K. Caputo, author of two remarkable books: Flying with Dad and Dying with Dad. Yvonne’s first book, Flying with Dad, is a poignant memoir about her father, a World War II veteran, whose stories of flying B-24 bombers changed their relationship forever. Once distant and brusque, her father became the man she truly got to know—story by story, mile by mile—leading to a connection she never thought possible.

In her second book, Dying with Dad, Yvonne takes us on another intimate journey, sharing the profound and practical lessons she learned as she supported her father’s end-of-life wishes. From navigating the powerful Five Wishes document to ensuring he passed away on his terms, Yvonne’s story reminds us of the importance of conversations about life, death, and dignity.

Today, Yvonne shares the hidden gifts in her father’s stories, how these conversations transformed her family, and why it’s never too late to have the tough talks that can bring us closer to those we love.

So, grab your favorite cup of tea, settle in, and join us for this touching and inspiring episode of The Not Old Better Show. I’m your host, Paul Vogelzang—let’s get started.

My thanks to author Yvonne K. Caputo, for her generous time and wonderful, helpful insights about end of life deciions and more. Please check out our website show notes for more details about Yvonne K. Caputo. My thanks to our Smithsonian team, as well as Sam Heninger & Miranda Heninger for their help in making the show tip top! My thanks to you our wonderful audience here on radio and podcast. Be well, be safe and let’s talk about better. The Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. Thanks, everybody and we’ll see you next time.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Not Old Better Show, the show covering all things health, wellness, culture, and more.
0:06.0	The show for all of us who aren't old, were better.
0:09.0	Each week we'll interview superstars, experts, and ordinary people, doing extraordinary things,
0:15.0	all related to this wonderful experience of getting better, not older.
0:19.0	Now here's your host, the award-winning Paul Vogelzang.
0:23.6	Welcome to the Not Old Better Show on radio and podcast. I'm Paul Vogelsang. And we just have this wonderful program and network for all of us who embrace life's second act with curiosity, passion, and a drive to connect.
0:39.3	We are going to connect today.
0:41.3	I promise you.
0:42.3	Today's episode is when you won't want to miss.
0:45.3	It's heartfelt inspiring.
0:47.3	It's a conversation about family and it's especially important this time of year, but about legacy
0:52.3	and the courage it takes to have talks inside the family
0:56.0	that truly matter. Our guest is Yvonne K. Caputo, author of two remarkable books, Flying
1:02.8	with Dad and Dying with Dad. Yvonne's first book, Flying with Dad, is a point memoir about
1:09.6	her father, a World War II veteran whose stories of flying B-24 bombers
1:15.4	changed their relationship forever, part of the greatest generation. But once distant and brusk,
1:23.4	her father became the man she truly got to know story by story, all of his stories,
1:29.9	mile by mile took a lot of time to get there, leading to a connection she never thought possible.
1:35.4	In her second book, Ivan Caputo, has written about dying with dad.
1:41.6	Yvonne Caputo takes us on another intimate journey, sharing the profound and practical
1:47.4	lessons she's learned as she's supported her father's end-of-life wishes. From navigating the powerful
1:55.0	five wishes document, we're going to talk a lot about that, to ensuring he passed away on his
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