Larry Minnex with Carole Marks

He is an advocate for non-profit services in the healthcare industry and president and CEO of the American Association of Homes and Services For the Aging and Carole spoke to him at the Protect the Law Radio Row put on by Families USA in late March to talk about the upcoming Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality Affordable Care Act.

Harold Lustig with Carole Marks

He is the author of Naked In the Nursing Home: The Woman’s Guide to Paying For Long-Term Care Without Going Broke. {Blooming Twig Books}For more information, visit www.nakedintheNursingHome.com.

Ellen Ratner/Kevin Casey

Atty. Peter Macy

He is a lawyer in Massachusetts and the executive director of Family Pooled Trust of Massachusetts and will discuss pooled trusts. For more information, visit www.FamilyTrustOfMass.org.

Steve Weisman

Steve will discuss a Jamaican lottery scam.

Paul Vandewater with Carole Marks

He is a senior fellow at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, where he specializes in Medicare, Social Security, and health coverage issues. Carole spoke to him at the Protect the Law Radio Row in Washington in March in anticipation of the upcoming Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. For more information, visit www.cbpp.org.

Elena from NY with Carole Marks

She is going to talk about her personal story about her battle with Cancer and caring for a sick children Elena’s student health plan. Carole spoke to her at the Protect the Law Radio Row in late March in anticipation of the upcoming Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.

Peter Tork

He is a former member of the iconic 1960’s TV, recording and performing group, The Monkees, whose number one hits include “I’m a Believer” and “Last Train to Clarksville.” He will share his story of surviving tongue cancer and urge people to get free screenings for Oral, Head & Neck Cancer. For more information about free screenings, go to www.HeadandNeck.org.

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Wendall Potter with Carole Marks

He is the author of Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans. {Bloomsbury Press} Carole spoke to him at the Protect the Law Radio Row put on by Families USA in late March to talk about the upcoming Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality Affordable Care Act.

Hogan Gorman with Carole Marks

She is an ex-model, actress and the author of the new memoir, Hot Cripple: An Incurable Smart-ass Takes on the Health Care System and Lives to Tell the Tale. {Perigee} For more information, visit www.HotCripple.com.

Ellen Ratner/Kevin Casey

Bill McKibben

He is the author of a dozen books about the environment and is the editor of a new book, The Global Warming Reader: A Century of Writing About Climate Change. {Penguin} For more information, visit www.350.org.

Steve Weisman

Steve will discuss a new study about elder financial abuse.

Dr. Oliver Sacks with Carole Marks

He is the bestselling author of Musicophilia and Awakenings and will talk about his latest book, Oaxaca Journal.{Vintage Books}

Spike Ward with Carole Marks

She is going to talk about her personal story about being denied health care because her husband lost his job and she thanks Obama’s health care legislation for regaining her health insurance coverage. Carole spoke to her at the Protect the Law Radio Row in late March in anticipation of the upcoming Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.

Nancy Altman

She is the co-director of Washington DC based Social Security Works and will talk about Rep. Paul Ryan’s {R-WI} budget proposal and the impact that it will have on the Social Security checks of seniors. For more information, visit www.StrengthenSocialSecurity.org.

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Dr. Joseph Lieberman

He is a family physician and a paid spokesperson for Purdue Pharma and will discuss the FDA approved sleep aid Intermezzo. For more information, visit www.IntermezzoRX.com.

Dee Mahan with Carole Marks

She is the deputy director of health policy at Families USA and Carole spoke to her at the Protect the Law radio row put on by Families USA on March 26^th and March 27^th to talk about the upcoming decision by the Supreme Court over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. For more information, visit www.FamiliesUSA.org.

Ellen Ratner/Kevin Casey

Bernie Krause with Carole Marks

He is one of the world’s leading experts in natural sound. During the 50s and 60s, he devoted himself to music and replaced Pete Seeger as the guitarist for the Weavers. He will talk about his new book, The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World’s Wild Places. {Little Brown & Company} For more information, visit www.WildSanctuary.com.

Steve Weisman

Steve will discuss the Global Payments credit card hacking.

Ron Pollack with Carole Marks

He is the founding executive director of Families USA and Carole spoke to him at the at the Protect the Law radio row put on by Families USA on March 26^th and March 27^th to talk about the upcoming decision by the Supreme Court over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. For more information, visit www.FamiliesUSA.org.

Agapi Stassinopoulos with Carole Marks

She is Arianna Huffington’s sister and the author of a new book, Unbinding the Heart: A Dose of Greek Wisdom, Generosity, and Unconditional Love. {Hay House} For more information, visit www.UnbindingTheHeart.com.

Franklin Becker

He is the executive chef at Abe & Arthur’s and Lexington Brass restaurants in NYC and author of the cookbook, Eat & Beat Diabetes with Picture Perfect Weight Loss. {Harlequin} For more information, visit www.TwoReasonsOneRecipe.com.

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Shea Vaughn with Carole Marks

She is the mother of American actor Vince Vaughn, a certified personal trainer, and will talk about her new book, Breakthrough: The 5 Living Principles to Defeat Stress, Look Great, and Find Total Well-Being. {HCI Books} For more information, visit www.Sheanetics.com.

Tamara McClintock Greenberg Ph.D.

She is the author of, When Someone You Love Has a Chronic Illness: Hope and Help For Those Providing Support. {Cedar Fort Inc,}

Ellen Ratner/Kevin Casey

Atty. Judy Waxman with Carole Marks

She is the Vice President and Director of Health and Reproductive Rights at the National Women’s Law Center and Carole spoke to her at the Protect the Law radio row put on by Families USA on March 26^th and March 27^th to talk about the upcoming decision by the Supreme Court over the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act. For more information, visit www.NWLC.org.

Steve Weisman

Steve will discuss digital estate planning.

Eric Maisel with Carole Marks

He is a best-selling author and will talk about his new book, Rethinking Depression: How To Shed Mental Health Labels and Create Personal Meaning. {New World Library} For more information, visit www.EricMaisel.com.

Dr. Beth Hodges with Carole Marks

She is a physician who specializes in fibromyalgia treatment and will discuss this condition and inform our listeners on how to support and empower people who have fibromyalgia. For more information, visit www.FibroTogether.com.

Scott Christensen 

He is the president and CEO of The Glaucoma Foundation and will talk about TAKE on Glaucoma {“Take Action To Know Your Eyes”} and urge people over 40 to know the symptoms and know what they can do about this condition. For more information, visit www.TakeOnGlaucoma.com.

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Chris Matthews with Carole Marks

He is the host of MSNBC’s Hardball and NBC’s The Chris Matthews Show and will talk about his new book, Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero. {Simon & Schuster}

Dr. John Popp

He is the medical advisor for the Stop Colon Cancer Now campaign and will talk about the importance of Colon Cancer screening. For more information, visit www.StopColonCancerNow.com.

Ellen Ratner/Kevin Casey

Dr. Lisa Iezzoni with Carole Marks

She is professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and the lead author of a study done by Health Affairs that showed some physicians are not always honest with patients. Health Affairs is the leading journal at the intersection of health, health care and policy. For more information, visit www.HealthAffairs.org.

Steve Weisman

Steve will discuss grandparents’ scams.

Judy Norsigian  with Carole Marks Pt 1

She will talk about the newly revised and updated best-selling classic, Our Bodies, Ourselves {Touchstone paperback} Judy is the executive director of Our Bodies, Ourselves. Our Bodies, Ourselves, also known as The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective, is a non-profit organization that provides clear, unbiased information about women’s health. For more information, visit www.OurbodiesOurselves.org.

Judy Norsigian  with Carole Marks Pt 2

Topics in this part of the interview include: older women being more comfortable with themselves and the fact that not all women want sexual relationships as they get older.

Jim Morelli

He is a national health writer who worked as a pharmacist and will talk about a new nationwide survey by Nature Made that found, on average, pharmacists are less likely to face questions from customers about vitamins and supplements as they are about other OTC products and prescription medications.

Richard Neer