Radio Show Podcasts

Suzanne welcomes the SilverKite team of Jennifer Kulik (founder and CEO), McKenzie Wilson (Intergenerational & Community Program Manager), and Mollia Jensen (Creative Aging Program Manager) on the Answers for Elders podcast, hosted by Chateau Pacific in Lynnwood, Washington. SilverKite helps older adults stay creative, connected, and confident with engaging creative aging programs, intergenerational arts experiences, and professional development for senior-serving organizations. These programs are designed to help older adults tap into their creativity, maintain cognitive and emotional vitality, and build meaningful social connections—key components of healthy aging.

Celebrate an unforgettable milestone — 50 years of the Seattle Seahawks! — with a heartfelt conversation with long-time fans who have lived, breathed, and cheered through five decades of Seahawks football, hosted at Chateau Pacific in Lynnwood, Washington.Suzanne and Steve Raible (the Voice of the Seahawks) lead a roundtable sharing personal stories of growing up with the Seahawks, attending games across generations, and building lifelong friendships through the shared love of blue and green. Whether you’ve been following the team since the Kingdome days, or joined during the Legion of Boom era, this roundtable is full of nostalgia, pride, and powerful fan memories.

Addison is an AI-powered virtual caregiver for a senior loved one designed to provide 24/7 care and safety support from home. Addison provides real-time health monitoring, continuous support for the at-risk, aging and ill, designed with tons of built-in tracking and monitoring features like GPS, fall detection, insulin tracking, and more. Meghan Phelan joins Suzanne to talk about the benefits of bringing Addison into the home of a senior loved one. They also talk about making an age-in-place plan, a TeleHealth service called Pocket M.D., as well as the expanded availability of support networks for seniors.

Baby Boomers are redefining retirement, with 95% wanting to age in place. Aging-in-Place specialist Paul Kocharhook, President of Pathway Design + Construction joins the Trustcasters at Answers for Elders to share more about how to keep our homes safe as we age gracefully, how to live more fluidly and easily in your home, and how to transform our homes to support us as we age without compromising aesthetics.

95% of baby boomers have a high goal to stay in their own home and find ways to be safe, or maybe downsize into a smaller place if you've got a home that is too big for you. If you are interested yourself, aging in place, or maybe you have a parent that says 'I am not I am not going to senior living, I want to stay at home as as I age,' this episode is for you. Kevin Guttman from C2 Financial joins Suzanne to discuss the ins and outs of reverse mortgage.

Mark Goddard, Vice President of Clinical Services at InfoBionic.ai, joins Suzanne to talk about how technology is evolving to save lives when it comes to atrial fibrillation, cardiovascular disease, and coronary heart disease.

The food is raved about at Chateau Retirement in Washington, unusual for senior living communities. What makes Chateau different and have such great resident feedback? Chateau Retirement's Vice President Culinary Services Tom Wichert and Sherrelle Collingridge, Culinary Service Director at Chateau Bothell Landing, join Suzanne Newman on the Answers for Elders podcast.

Community Relations Directors Ashley Cochran and Katie Vail at Chateau Retirement join Suzanne Newman on the Answers for Elders podcast. They talk about what's hard about working in the senior living industry as well as what makes it such a worthwhile career. They also share what families should know about the tour process and making the decision about which community to choose. They provide their best advice for family's making the decision to approach mom or dad about a senior living community move. They also talk about what qualities sets Chateau Retirement apart. The interview was recorded live at Chateau Bothell Landing in Bothell, Washington.

In this inspiring episode of Answers for Elders, host Suzanne Newman sits down with retired Boeing engineer Don Haff. He share stories and his advice if you're thinking about senior living for yourself or a loved one. At 94, Don is energetic and vibrant, and joins the show after the day's Wii bowling tournament where he lives at Chateau Bothell Landing in Bothell, Washington.

As autumn brings reflection on life and legacy, Answers for Elders Radio host Suzanne Newman welcomes Erica Baccus, author of ''A Promise Kept: Honoring His Wishes, Embracing Our Love.'' This deeply moving memoir shares the story of Erica’s journey with her husband’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and his request to avoid dying in a vegetative state. Married couples facing the realities of dementia and end-of-life choices will find this conversation both raw and profoundly important.