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Episode Synopsis
In this episode, Rick speaks to writer Ashton Applewhite and Dr. Pooja Viswanathan. Ashton is a Brooklyn-based speaker, activist, and author of several best-selling books, including This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism. She’s also also a leading spokesperson for the movement to raise awareness of ageism, and to dismantle it. Pooja is the Toronto-based Co-Founder and CEO of Braze Mobility, a leading developer of smart wheelchair technology in the age-tech space. Oh, and she a PhD in robotics. Together, they talk about…Being a generalistHow ageing isn’t ickyMobility as a human rightHow binaries are badFailing betterAgeism, ableism and sexismHigh stakes intersectionalityInvolving community in designThe problem with generational labelsWorking grandmothersAnd a game show, with Jane FondaXingTheGap.comBoomTheShow.comRickMiller.caig: @xingthegaptw, ig: @rickmilleractorthischairrocks.comoldschool.infotw, ig: @thischairrocksfb: ThisChairRocksbrazemobility.comtw, ig: @brazemobility
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