Episodes
Saturday May 06, 2023
SAGES AND SEEKERS -- A PREVIEW
Saturday May 06, 2023
Saturday May 06, 2023
Two senior "Sages" talk with a former Cal State student, a "Seeker," about an awesome intergenerational program coming this fall that closes the seeming divide between OLLI members and young students: a veritable "fountain of youth and wisdom"
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
NOW AND THEN -- Scary Times (1968 V 2022)
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
OLLI members and Cal State Students compare Coming of Age and getting it together when the World is falling apart.
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Good Grief: Coping with Sorrow
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
OLLI luminary and author Ray Smythe discusses his new book on anguish with Dr. Arlette Stella Poland, who teaches courses on Death and Dying, and his friend Suzy Walker, who recently lost her son. Theirs is an engaging conversation about life after loss, splashed with tears and laughter.
Tuesday May 31, 2022
A Conversation with the CSUSB Preseident, Tomas Morales
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Tuesday May 31, 2022
Dr. Tomás Morales, the President of CSUSB, talks to us about OLLI's vital role in the life of not only its members but the entire Palm Desert campus. If you think this former New Yorker doesn't speak from his heart ... fuh·ged·da·boud·it!
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Thursday Aug 12, 2021
CSUSB & the Coachella Valley Mean Business
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Two OLLI luminaries, well versed in business success, share ideas with a pair of Cal State students on entrepreneurship and why it is so popular these days with people of all ages.
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Thursday May 20, 2021
I LUV LA. I LUV NY. I LUV ...
Thursday May 20, 2021
Thursday May 20, 2021
An Angelino and New Yorker debate which town is tops -- from tasting a meal to falling in love. However, the conversation lands at a location far different than either Gotham or Tinseltown.
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Thursday May 13, 2021
Pinocchio’s Nose: Reading People with the Pros
Thursday May 13, 2021
Thursday May 13, 2021
Do you know how to spot a liar? Trial lawyers Harry Schaffner and Lara Bloomquist reveal some of their courtroom techniques to get at the truth.
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Monday Apr 05, 2021
A Toast to Champagne...and Other Sounds, Sights, and Textures
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Monday Apr 05, 2021
Two OLLI food and wine connoisseurs explore how sights, sounds, and textures play a major role in flavor perception, sometimes even more than taste or aroma.
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Thursday Feb 18, 2021
A Thing or Two about Twins
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Become a twin for a time. OLLI member, Nanci Smaby, and Program Director, Johnna Norris, invited their identical twin sisters to a virtual members coffee hour. Surprises, secrets, and insights await.
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Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Story Finders
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Popular OLLI film instructor, Butch Epps, and gifted writer/poet, Paige Wajda, explore the art of finding stories on screen, on the page, and most unforgettably, the story within ourselves.
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