An AARP Take On Today
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Take on Today Podcast Episode 21
Bob Edwards takes a look at companies that are focusing their business strategy on older adults
Take on Today Podcast Episode 20
Bob Edwards talks with FTC experts about scams that make money off of veterans
Take on Today Podcast Episode 19
Bob Edwards is joined by AARP's Leigh Purvis as they chat about the issue of prescription drug costs and the midterm elections
Take on Today Podcast Episode 18
David Certner joins Bob Edwards to talk about the health care debate and how AARP is holding politicians accountable
Take on Today Podcast Episode 17
Bob Edwards and Ben Brown, founder of the Association of Young Americans, talk about a recent poll by AARP and AYA and the midterm elections
Take on Today Podcast Episode 16
Bob Edwards talks with AARP's John Hishta about the midterm elections and how older Americans could be the deciding factor
Take on Today Podcast Episode 15
Bob Edwards chats with Leland Melvin on his path from the NFL to NASA and the International Space Station
Take on Today Podcast Episode 14
Tony Oppedisano, longtime manager and friend of Don Rickles, discusses the making of the 'Dinner With Don' series and reflects on the comedy legend’s career
Take on Today Podcast Episode 13
Bob Edwards chats with Maria Elena Salinas about Hurricane Maria and the devastation it had on Puerto Rico
Take on Today Podcast Episode 12
Bob Edwards and celebrity chef Carla Hall discuss senior poverty and hunger at AARP Foundation’s Meal Pack Challenge in D.C.
Take on Today Podcast Episode 11
Baseball legend Tommy John is not a fan of his namesake surgery. He talks with Bob Edwards in the latest 'Take on Today' episode
Take on Today Podcast Episode 10
Two college instructors faced age discrimination in the workplace and prevailed; AARP remembers Sen. John McCain and his legacy of public service
Take on Today Podcast Episode 9
Bob Edwards uncovers how drug makers are lobbying Congress to roll back progress on closing the Medicare Part D donut hole
Take on Today Podcast Episode 8
Personal finance expert Suze Orman joins Bob Edwards to share tough-love guidance for people seeking financial security
Take on Today Podcast Episode 7
Reid Cox, founder of iFoster and AARP Purpose Prize winner, talks with Bob Edwards about how he got involved in the child welfare system in this episode
Take on Today Podcast Episode 6
Bob Edwards talks with Celeste Mergens, who was a winner of the AARP Purpose Prize Award
Take on Today Podcast Episode 5
VJ Sleight, a two-time cancer survivor, and Peter Moore, author of “Broke From Cancer” from the AARP The Magazine, discuss the financial cost of a cancer diagnosis
Take on Today Podcast Episode 4
Frank Abagnale talks about how scammers operate and tips for listeners to protect themselves
Take on Today Podcast Episode 3
Lisa Marsh Ryerson on the Importance of social connections and the causes and implications of isolation
Take on Today Podcast Episode 2
John Hishta, AARP Senior Vice President of Campaigns, joins Bob Edwards to discuss nationwide voter mobilization efforts
Take on Today Podcast Episode 1
Bob Edwards and Sarah Lock, AARP Senior Vice President for Policy, discuss ways to improve brain health
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Bob Edwards is an award-winning broadcast journalist and author. He gained national recognition as the host of NPR’s flagship program “Morning Edition” from its premiere in 1979 until 2004. Full bio