We talk to the author of a new book about how we navigate care and other senior issues as we age. Then, a trucking industry expert joins us to look at the impact of the company Yellow shutting down.
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What makes aging harder than it should be?
Age comes for all of us, and although it’s challenging on its own it’s been made unnecessarily harder by our society’s failure to support our elders and the people who care for them. We talk to the author of a new book about the system’s pitfalls—how to navigate around them, potentially fix them, and embrace the many joys of aging.
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Yellow shutdown reveals cracks in trucking industry
Trucking company Yellow, one of the largest freight carriers in the United States, abruptly ceased operations earlier this week. The move left 30,000 workers without a job overnight and will have ripple effects throughout the industry. A labor organizer gives an inside look into what this news story reveals about the working conditions of truckers today.
Episode Credits
- Kealey Bultena Host
- Trina La Susa Technical Director
- Beatrice Lawrence Producer
- Richelle Wilson Producer
- MT Connolly Guest
- Anne Balay Guest
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