Ashton Applewhite is the author of “This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism” and of “Cutting Loose: Why Women Who End Their Marriages Do So Well.” A co-founder of the Old School Anti-Ageism Clearinghouse, Ashton is at the forefront of the emerging movement to raise awareness of ageism and make age a criterion for diversity. She speaks widely at venues that have included the TED mainstage and the United Nations; has written for Harper’s, the Guardian, and the New York Times; has been recognized by the New York Times, the New Yorker, National Public Radio, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism; and is the voice of “Yo, Is This Ageist?” In 2022, the United Nations named Ashton one of the Healthy Aging 50: Fifty Leaders Transforming the World to be a Better Place to Grow Older.
Links:
https://oldschool.info/
https://www.ted.com/talks/ashton_applewhite_let_s_end_ageism/discussion
https://thischairrocks.com/book/
https://mailchi.mp/thischairrocks.com/a-tale-of-three-bicycles-8248368?e=04beebf5e7
https://www.thebiascut.com/community/theblog/ageism-is-never-in-style-the-podcast-episode-6-ageism-and-activism
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Bookmarks:
00:00 – Intro
00:46 – Intro to Ashton Applewhite
02:16 – Ashton’s Call to Action
04:05 – What It Means to be an Activist Against Ageism
08:47 – Best Time to Discuss Ageism
13:42 – Utopian View in a Broken System
20:04 – Aging is Not a Disease
22:40 – Positives of Aging
26:09 – Where to get in touch with Ashton Applewhite
29:06 – Outro