Welcome to the Not Old Under Show, Thessonian Associates interview series on radio and podcast.

The show covering all things health, wellness, culture, and more.

The show for all of us who aren't old were better.

Each week, we'll interview superstars, experts, and ordinary people,

doing extraordinary things, all related to this wonderful experience of getting better, not older.

Now here's your host, the award-winning Paul Vogelzang.

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And if you're wondering, happy Valentine's Day.

You know, there's a lot more to Valentine's Day than candy hearts, red roses,

and awkward dinner reservations. And our guest today, Dr. Andrew Roth,

is here to prove it. From pagan rituals involving goat meat to Victorian lace cards, and million-dollar chocolate sales Valentine's Day has a pass. That's as strange as it is sweet. So how did a Roman fertility right

turn into a holiday that now celebrates not only lovers, but teachers, grandkids, and even pets?

And why does this unofficial day of affection still strikes such a chord across generations.

For those of us in life's second half, this story matters.

Many of us have lived through decades of changing traditions, love letters, turning into

emojis, handmade cards replaced by text messages.

Dr. Roth, a Smithsonian Associate and Scholar, writer, and longtime observer of American culture,

shows us how Valentine's Day is not just a commercial badanza, but a mirror reflecting how society

and our relationships have evolved. Today's conversation is funny, surprising, and yes, even a little romantic.

But more than anything, it reminds us that love, in all its messy, sentimental forms, never

really goes out of style. With this wonderful music in the background that brings us right

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