Backyard Oasis is a local podcast designed by and for older adults living in the beautiful Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts and produced in the multimedia studios at Greenfield Community College in Greenfield, MA. Backyard Oasis reaches out to older adults who seek knowledge to help them live more thoughtfully, healthily and happily; who hope to inspire others with their ideas; and who serve their communities in the interest of greater good. Join us frequently in the Backyard Oasis for wide-ranging conversations with a diversity of people who are growing older… and want to talk about it!
Created by Dennis Lee, Denise Schwartz, Chad Fuller, Christine Copeland, and Judy Raper. Produced by Alex Audette at Greenfield Community College’s Teaching and Learning Innovation Center.
Latest Episodes
- 104 – Denise Schwartz Hosts: John Olszewski's "Still Walking In The Dark;" He's talked with some of society's notorious killers. Krista Pike is one of them. Hear what he has learned about people who kill.
- 103 – Denise Schwartz Hosts Writers Read Us The Stories They Love: Lee Wicks Reads Her Memoir "Muriel and the Grocer's Daughter"
- 100 – Jason Molony Guest Hosts: The Backyard OASIS 100th Episode Spectacular!
- 102 – Denise Schwartz Hosts Writers Read Us Stories They Love - Judy Podell reads from her memoir "Monkeyface"
- 101 – Denise Schwartz Hosts "Where In The World Is Suzanne Patnaude?"
- 99 – Denise Schwartz Hosts "You Can't Fill From An Empty Vessel" - A Sandwich Generation Caregiver's Story
- 98 – Gloria Ratcliffe Hosts: Depression – Different Types, Different Causes, and How To Avoid And Fight It, with Guest Anna Morrison, LICSW
- 97 – Denise Schwartz Hosts "Travel Advice, Cost Savings, And Whether You Should Open Your Front Door," with Guest Max Hartshorne
- 96 – Denise Schwartz Hosts: Writers Read Us Stories They Love – Rich Vaden Reads "Bird of Providence," by T.P. Schwartz-Barcott
- 95 – Denise Schwartz Hosts: In the 1890s, A Group of Women in Sunderland, MA Wanted to Socialize More and Dust Their Homes Less...So They Formed A Club, with Guest Brenda Wozniakewicz
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