Zoomer Week In Review

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Join host Libby Znaimer as she brings you the latest Zoomer Headlines from around the world and shines a spotlight on the key issues affecting you. You?ll also get the freshest perspective from CARP and Zoomer Media experts on health, wellness and living the good life!

Episodios

  • The Longevity Pension Fund & Fall Prevention

    24/07/2022 Duración: 16min

    This week learned that at 8.1%, inflation has hit a 39 year high. As if we wouldn’t have known that from buying groceries and filling the gas tank. Galloping inflation is especially hard on people on fixed incomes. But rising interest rates can be good news for your portfolio and are making products like annuities more attractive. The Longevity Pension Fund is only a year old and bills itself the world's first income-for-life mutual fund for Canadian retirees. Libby Znaimer talked with Fraser Stark of Purpose Investments AND Every day, 48 Canadians die and 634 are hospitalized because of falls. It’s the leading cause of injury deaths, hospitalizations, emergency department visits and disabilities in Canada. Especially for older people. It was shocking to learn that Ivana Trump died from a fall in her apartment at the age of 73. A spilled coffee cup was found beside her body. Libby turned to falls prevention expert Dr. Geoff Fernie, for some practical tips.

  • Rogers Outage Ramifications & The Super Agers

    17/07/2022 Duración: 18min

    Last week’s massive Rogers outage left more than 12 million Canadians without access to everything from the internet to emergency services and banking. The government is demanding a plan to ensure it won’t happen again. Author and pollster Darrell Bricker says the fallout goes beyond communications and points to a wider breakdown of the basics. AND It’s a completely new way to view what aging is. Instead of a relatively short, unhealthy period of decline, aging now becomes a positive time of life – much longer, and with plenty of scope for personal development, accomplishment, and fulfillment. Libby Znaimer talks to author and Zoomer Media VP, David Cravit, about his new book.

  • Saving the Conservative Party & Life Saving Vaccines

    10/07/2022 Duración: 18min

    Conservative activist Tasha Kheiriddin went to Calgary during the Stampede to launch her book which offers a prescription on how to unite the deeply divided party. But the disqualification of Patrick Brown has overshadowed all aspects of the leadership race and thrown the fundamental questions into high relief: will the Conservative party of Canada choose populism or the moderate centre? Will Canadians accept it as a viable alternative to the Liberals? Libby Znaimer reached Tasha Kheiriddin in Calgary. AND It’s a stunning life-saving achievement! A study published in the Lancet Infectious Disease estimates that COVID-19 vaccines helped reduce the global death toll by 63% during the first year they became available. That adds up to 20 million lives saved. I reached Dr. Oliver watson at Imperial College London.

  • Summer Holiday Travel & Researching Alzheimer's Disease

    03/07/2022 Duración: 17min

    Air Canada is canceling dozens of daily flights in an attempt to alleviate the chaos at our airports. The move will see more than 9,500 flights, or 154 per day on average, dropped from the airline’s schedule, and it will affect about 400,000 passengers. The flights are mainly domestic and Canada-U.S. routes out of Toronto and Montreal. What does it mean for your holiday? Libby Znaimer talked with travel expert Vivian Vassos, Executive Editor of Zoomer Magazine. AND For more than 2 decades, neurologist and medicinal chemist Donald Weaver has been pursuing a novel approach to Alzheimer’s Disease. He believes it is actually an auto-immune disease and that theory has now won him the silver Oskar Fischer Prize, worth US$400,000. Libby talked to him about his research.

  • The Rights to Naming Rights & Pets as Family

    26/06/2022 Duración: 18min

    This week brought more tragedy for the victims of drunk driver Marco Muzzo. Edward Lake, father of the three children who were killed with their grandfather, died by suicide. That prompted a petition signed by thousands to remove the Muzzo name from a hospital building. It’s part of a larger controversy over the rights to naming rights. Libby Znaimer reached Prof. David Soberman of the Rotman School of Management to discuss. AND “Creature Comforts” is a new VisionTV series that explores the elevation of pets to full family members. More than 50% of Canadians own pets and Zoomers say their animal companions help them enjoy life and feel loved. Libby talked with the show’s creator Erin Oakes.

  • Canada's Jewish Immigrant Aid Service & Blood Donor Demand

    19/06/2022 Duración: 17min

    Canada’s Jewish Immigrant Aid Services has been supporting refugees to this country for a remarkable 100 years, an anniversary marked this week here at the Zoomerplex. June 20th is World Refugee Day and this year it carries more significance as beleaguered Ukrainian refugees crossed their nation's border to various destinations including Canada. Ukraine has the fastest growing refugee crisis since the second world war and the numbers are growing. Whether it’s this crisis or others, JIAS has welcomed newcomers forced to flee their homeland. Elise Herzig, herself the daughter of an immigrant, is executive director Jewish Immigrant Aid Services, Toronto. AND There’s an urgent call for more blood donors as demand is back amid the smallest donor base in a decade. And officials warn it’s not sustainable. In fact, Canadian Blood Services needs to find another 100-thousand donors over the next year. That number is more than double that which currently donate on a regular basis. Rachel Solomon is development manage

  • Airport Chaos & Operation Benjamin

    12/06/2022 Duración: 16min

    Delayed and cancelled flights, huge waits on the tarmac after landing, even longer delays to get through security and customs. That is reality around the world as tens of thousands of people rush to fulfill their delayed holiday plans. Travel insurance expert Martin Firestone experienced it all first hand this week. Libby Znaimer reached him a few hours after he got home to talk about what to expect and how to prepare. AND This week marked the 78th anniversary of D-Day amid an ongoing effort to re-consecrate the graves of Jewish soldiers who were killed in World War 2. While many were keen to join the Allied forces to fight the Nazis - some concealed their faith because they feared worse treatment if they were captured. The result? They were buried under Christian crosses and given Christian rites. The work of finding those graves, replacing the headstones and offering descendants the proper religious ceremonies has resumed for the first time since the pandemic. But the work began in the U.S. when Shalom La

  • The CARP 5 & Langdon Hall: A Cookbook

    05/06/2022 Duración: 18min

    The Progressive Conservative’s huge majority victory this week means it will be harder to hold that government to account. But CARP has a plan to push its healthcare priorities to the top of the agenda. Anthony Quinn, CARP’s Ontario Election Lead, shared the strategy. AND Langdon Hall, in Cambridge - is one of Canada’s most luxurious and celebrated country inns and it boasts one of the best restaurants in the country. Now home cooks can try their hands at recreating some of Chef Jason Bangerter’s sumptuous dishes. I talked to him while flipping through “Langdon Hall: A Cookbook.”

  • Storm Preparedness & Maye Must on Sports Illustrated

    29/05/2022 Duración: 19min

    Experts say we should expect more extreme weather events like last weekend’s devastating storms which killed 11 people. But are we doing the right things to limit the damage? Libby Znaimer reached Blair Feltmate, head of the University of Waterloo’s Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation. AND Maye Musk’s billionaire son Elon has been all over the news lately, but now she is making headlines of her own. The 74-year-old Saskatchewan-born model, author and dietitian has become the oldest person to appear on the cover of the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. She appears wearing a one-piece beige and orange bathing suit accentuated with ruffles. What does it mean for Zoomers? Libby asked Zoomer Magazine Editor-in-Chief and Publisher Suzanne Boyd.

  • The Future of the Monarchy & Airport Delays

    22/05/2022 Duración: 19min

    This week’s whirlwind Royal visit by Prince Charles and his wife Camilla focussed on reconciliation with Indigenous people. But for many Canadians it raised the question of whether it’s time to cut ties with the monarchy. Recent polls show a slim majority think that should happen when Charles becomes king. Libby talked with David Onley who served as the Queen’s representative, the Lieutenant Governor, from 2007 to 2014. AND Huge lineups at security and customs. Passengers held on the tarmac for hours because there is literally no room for them in the airport. The government, the airlines, and the airports are all blaming each other. Even transport minister Omar Al’Ghabra is pointing the finger at inexperienced passengers. Al-Ghabra denied that the government asked airlines to cancel flights to ease the backlog. That is where Libby started her conversation with Duncan Dee former COO of Air Canada.

  • Tel Aviv 911 & The Best Retirement Prep

    15/05/2022 Duración: 19min

    Israel’s Emergency Medical Service is unique in the world because its 25,000 staff medics work alongside 29,000 trained volunteers and filmmaker Martin Himel is one of them! Libby Znaimer sat down with Martin at our Liberty Village Studios. Tel Aviv 911 premiers Monday, May 16, 2022 at 9pm ET on our sister station VisionTV. AND The recent carnage in the markets has many Zoomers reviewing their financial plans. But what is possibly the best advice ahead of retirement applies no matter which way the numbers are headed. Ten years ago, three quarters of the respondents to RGF Integrated Wealth Management’s retirement survey were very confident their marriage would adapt to retirement. Now fewer than half can say that. Which is why Financial Advisor Clay Gillespie says the best preparation is to work on your marriage. Libby reached him in Vancouver.

  • "Kiss the Red Stairs" & The Popularity of Gardening

    08/05/2022 Duración: 19min

    Marsha Lederman first learned that her family went through the Holocaust at the age of five. But it has taken all these years to learn about their epic stories of survival and to understand their impact on her. Her new book is called “Kiss the Red Stairs” and Libby's conversation with her was intensely personal because her parents also went through the Holocaust and she's still trying to piece together their very different stories of survival. AND It’s one of the few good things caused by the pandemic. Gardening is more popular than ever and a new study estimates a cool million of us are getting into it for the first time this season. Libby reached study author Janet Music from the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University.

  • Tina Brown's The Palace Papers

    01/05/2022 Duración: 17min

    The Palace Papers promised to share riveting details about the British Royal family since Diana's death - and it delivers. Author Tina Brown is the celebrated former editor of Tatler, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair and she tapped more than 100 sources for the juicy details. We talked when she was in town this week. Will the monarchy survive after Queen Elizabeth? Tina thinks Charles and Camilla will do just fine - but for Harry and Meghan, the future is uncertain.

  • Reinventing Aging & Renaming Cancer

    24/04/2022 Duración: 18min

    It's more proof that traditional retirement, and especially retirement planning, is long gone. JP Morgan told its asset management advisors ''to plan for clients to live to 100 if they are in excellent health and non-smokers.'' This caught the attention of David Cravit, vice-president at ZoomerMedia, who's written books and blogs about the ''reinvention'' of aging. AND Prostate cancer is the 4th most common cancer in Canada and in men it’s number one. A new medical paper published in the American Journal of Clinical Oncology is reviving debate about dropping the word ‘’cancer’’ when patients receive the results of low-risk biopsy findings. For a Canadian perspective, Bob Komsic spoke with Dr. Tony Finelli, Surgical Oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and head of the Urology Division.

  • Canada's Food Waste Problem & Photographing Doppelgangers

    17/04/2022 Duración: 16min

    A new report from food rescue organization Second Harvest reveals the severity of Canada’s food waste problem and suggests solutions the food industry can implement to resolve the issue. WASTED OPPORTUNITY finds a staggering 96 percent of surplus edible food is wasted instead of being donated to feed those in need. And with nearly two-thirds of Canadians reporting difficulty feeding their families - and only getting worse with record high inflation - advocates say it's vital to take action now. Lori Nikkel is the CEO of Second Harvest, Canada's largest food rescue organization. AND We’ve all seen someone we’ve mistaken for someone else, and many of us have even been mistaken for another person. The theory that everyone has a doppelganger somewhere in the world has been around for a while, but a Montreal photographer set out on a mission to capture the likeness of people who’ve never met in a series of black and white portraits. We reached artist and photographer Francois Brunelle.

  • Pandemic Insurance & Assisted Dying

    10/04/2022 Duración: 17min

    After two pandemic seasons, summer festivals are set to resume. One organization - the Shaw Festival - is emerging in much better shape than its peers and it’s because of one very smart decision. Libby Znaimer talked with Executive Director Tim Jennings. AND She started her career in the maternity ward and pivoted to the end of life. Dr. Stephanie Green was one of the first doctors to deliver MAID in Canada and she tells the powerful story in her new book "This is Assisted Dying".

  • Understanding the War in Ukraine & Leonard Cohen's Front Line Tour

    03/04/2022 Duración: 18min

    Can the lessons of history help us make sense of the war on Ukraine? What is the impact of a single unexpected figure like Ukrainian President Volodimir Zylenskyy? Libby Znaimer turned to eminent historian Margaret MacMillan, former warden and professor at St. Anthony’s College, University of Oxford. AND It’s well known that Leonard Cohen’s classic “Who By Fire” is based on a Hebrew prayer recited on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Matti Friedman’s book by that name tells the little-known story of Leonard Cohen’s concert tour to the front lines of the Yom Kippur War, In October 1973, when he was—thirty-nine , famous, unhappy, and at a creative dead end. I talked with the author about the iconic poet and singer’s wartime tour of the Sinai desert.

  • Escaping Ukraine & The Threat of Nuclear Weapons

    27/03/2022 Duración: 17min

    Liana Markunina and Leonid Markunin are among the first Ukranians to arrive in Canada since Russia invaded a month ago. They already had visitors’ visas because they have two sons who live in Toronto. They had been hoping to eventually immigrate here under the family reunification program. Instead they fled their home in Odesa to escape Russian bombing. Libby Znaimer talked with them, through a translator, about their harrowing journey. AND This week, Vladimir Putin’s press secretary reiterated the Russian dictator’s most potent threat - that he may resort to nuclear weapons. Dmitri Peskov’s comment had western defense experts worrying about the true level of threat. We reached Michael Krepon, Co-founder of the Stimson Center, a Washington think tank and author of "Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace".

  • World Happiness Report & The Canadian Ambassador to the UN

    20/03/2022 Duración: 19min

    Today marks the International Day of Happiness and it’s hard to remember a time when we needed it more. This year’s World Happiness Report says Canada is 15th out of 146 countries in the ranking of places with the happiest people - and there’s a surprising finding on the wellbeing of Zoomers amid the pandemic. Libby Znaimer talked with economist John Helliwell, the editor of the report and an ideaCity alum. AND Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations says Russia’s war on Ukraine is an attack on the world order. Can the U.N. do anything about it? We reached ambassador Bob Rae in between meetings in New York.

  • Two Years of COVID-19 & National Nutrition Month

    13/03/2022 Duración: 18min

    This past Friday marked a grim milestone. It’s been two years since the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. While there’s been no official end to the virus and its variants, the world tries to turn the page on this once in a lifetime pandemic that upended the world. In the same week of the two year anniversary, the global COVID-19 death toll surpassed 6 million. For some perspective on where we’ve been, and what’s ahead, we reached Dr. Susy Hota, Medical Director of Infection Prevention and Control at University Health Network. AND It’s National Nutrition Month, an annual campaign to promote healthy food choices and physical activity habits. At the start of the pandemic, worries about food shortages inspired people to get creative in the kitchen, buying flour in bulk to make their own bread. Some went old school and started pickling, leading to a shortage of mason jars. Now two years in, how have our food choices changed? We reached Registered Dietician and Food Advocate Irena

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