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Backyard OASIS

Backyard OASIS

Written by: Greenfield Community College
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Backyard OASIS reaches out to older adults who seek knowledge to help them live more thoughtfully, healthily, and happily; who hope to inspire others with their ideas; and who serve their communities in the interest of greater good. Join us frequently for wide-ranging conversations with a diversity of people who are growing older...and want to talk about it!

Created by Dennis Lee, Denise Schwartz, Chad Fuller, Christine Copeland, and Judy Raper

Produced by Alex Audette at Greenfield Community College's Teaching and Learning Innovation Center

Contact us at backyardoasispodcast@gmail.com and check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BackyardOasisPodcast

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Episodes
  • 73 - Come Along On The Journey Of That Little Pill You Take Every Day, From Its Inception In The Lab To Its Place In Your Medicine Cabinet, with host Denise Schwartz and guest Jill Shuman

    73 - Come Along On The Journey Of That Little Pill You Take Every Day, From Its Inception In The Lab To Its Place In Your Medicine Cabinet, with host Denise Schwartz and guest Jill Shuman
    Jan 7 2026

    There is so much we don’t know about the medications we take as prescribed or that we purchase over the pharmacy’s counter. My guest today will take us on the journey a medication makes from its creation in the lab, through testing and regulation, and into the pharmacy where you pick it up and take it home. It is a journey that takes longer than you may think…and there will almost always be some side trips along the way.

    Be sure to subscribe to the Greenfield Community College Backyard OASIS Podcast and check back regularly for new episodes as well as other enriching GCC content!

    Hosted by Denise Schwartz

    Produced by Alex Audette in the Multimedia Studios at Greenfield Community College in Franklin County, MA
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    39 mins
  • 72 - Let's Play Games (And Talk About Why We Play Them, Too), with host Denise Schwartz

    72 - Let's Play Games (And Talk About Why We Play Them, Too), with host Denise Schwartz
    Dec 31 2025

    Whether it's Candy Land, Pickleball, Tag or Mah Jongg, playing games taps into something deeply human. Denise and Jill explore how games sharpen skills, spark imagination, create connections with others and remind us that we humans love to have FUN!

    Be sure to subscribe to the Greenfield Community College Backyard OASIS Podcast and check back regularly for new episodes as well as other enriching GCC content!

    Hosted by Denise Schwartz

    Produced by Alex Audette in the Multimedia Studios at Greenfield Community College in Franklin County, MA
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    35 mins
  • 71 - A Lifetime of Admiration for a Legend: Gabe Temesvari on Connie Francis, with host Denise Schwartz

    71 - A Lifetime of Admiration for a Legend: Gabe Temesvari on Connie Francis, with host Denise Schwartz
    Dec 5 2025

    On this episode of Backyard OASIS, Denise talks with Gabe Temesvari, who was a sub-teen in Ohio listening to American Bandstand when Dick Clark introduced a song by a girl with a voice both "plaintive and sincere." There began Gabe's lifetime admiration of Connie Francis, hailed as one of the top-charting female vocalists of the late 1950s and early 1960s and one of the best-selling music artists in history. Today Gabe tells us about the Connie Francis he knew as an artist who attained fame, endured tragedy and was guided by a belief that one has to “try and try again.”

    Be sure to subscribe to the Greenfield Community College Backyard OASIS Podcast and check back regularly for new episodes as well as other enriching GCC content!

    Hosted by Denise Schwartz

    Produced by Alex Audette in the Multimedia Studios at Greenfield Community College in Franklin County, MA
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    42 mins
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