Welcome to episode 99 of What’s Next Living Longer Better Smarter: Matters of Life and What Comes Next. Our first guest is known for her historical fiction and non-fiction titles. 19 years after Rightsizing Your Life was published to acclaim, Ciji Ware is putting the finishing touches on Rightsizing After 70! And Ciji joins Mary and Fred to talk about “Decluttering, Divesting and Deciding Who Gets What.” Then they sit down with Stephen Cone, VP of Strategic Initiatives at Capital Caring Health, a pioneering non-profit in hospice, palliative care and counseling. It’s an episode full of information to help you now…and later! Tune in and subscribe.

Fraud 2026 is the cover story of the latest edition of the AARP Bulletin. It details what some of the giants of tech are doing to battle scammers and also outlines the efforts of start-up Silver Shield. Founder Alec Glassman joins Mary and Fred to discuss how it can help to protect older adults. And then legendary writer and editor Myrna Blyth, who is studying for a doctorate at 86, joins in to talk about her Editor's Journal on Substack. Sign up for it! And don't miss episode 98 of What's Next Living Longer Better Smarter: A Scam Fighter and an Extraordinary Writer.

Adding More Spring to Your Spring. Welcome to episode 97 of What's Next Living Longer Better Smarter. Mary and Fred are joined by Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, best selling author of Eat Your Ice Cream- Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life. Then they welcome CareYaya founder Neal Shah with a caregiving story to put a spring in your step, Paul Buckley from Withings on new tech for your health and Terry Dry from The Smarter Service, focused on bringing some of that new tech to older adults. Tune in and subscribe!