🎯 Hook
700 episodes strong—and still moving with purpose. This milestone edition of The Senior Zone is all about protecting what you’ve built and preparing for what’s ahead.

🧭 Overview
Host Shawn Perry celebrates the 700th broadcast with a powerful, forward-looking conversation centered on financial protection, digital safety, and staying informed in today’s evolving world.

🔑 Segment Highlights
• Margaret Foster (The Beacon Newspapers) — April 2026 insights for older adults
• Tony Salazar (Maryland Dept. of Labor) — Protecting your finances & avoiding scams
• Noah O’Ryan (AARP / OATS) — Staying safe and confident in today’s digital world

✨ Signature Features
• Weekly Vitamin: “You are not behind… you are seasoned.”
• Birthdays of the Week
• Dear Grave Woman (Joel Simone)
• Later Life Lowdown (DC, MD, VA resources)

🎧 Listen & Stay Connected
Catch The Senior Zone every Monday from 10–11am EST on WYCB 1340AM or stream live at www.MySpiritDC.com.

Podcast available after 11am on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Amazon Music & more.

Thank you for listening and until we meet again…keep your head high, your heart full, and always — be someone who makes someone else look forward to their tomorrow.

Scams are evolving—and so must we. This week on The Senior Zone, Shawn Perry breaks down housing scams targeting older adults with Legal Counsel for the Elderly’s Derrick Dyer, then shifts to a powerful conversation on dignity and end-of-life choice with Compassion & Choices CEO Kevin Díaz. Plus, your Weekly Vitamin, and more.

Thank you for listening and until we meet again…keep your head high, your heart full, and always — be someone who makes someone else look forward to their tomorrow.

This week on The Senior Zone, Shawn Perry opens up two powerful conversations that impact how we live, age, and thrive.

First, we break the silence around urinary incontinence—what causes it, why it’s more common than you think, and most importantly, what can be done about it. Medical expert Aleece Fosnight joins us with insight, clarity, and solutions.

Then, we honor and support those who served. Maryland’s Secretary of Veterans & Military Families, Colonel Ed Rothstein (U.S Army Ret.), shares how the state is strengthening services, programs, and pathways for veterans and their families.

Plus—your Weekly Vitamin, community resources in the Later Life Lowdown, and more.

Because on The Senior Zone—we don’t just age… we evolve.

Thank you for listening and until we meet again…keep your head high, your heart full, and always — be someone who makes someone else look forward to their tomorrow.

Fraud and scams targeting older adults are evolving—and staying informed is one of the best defenses we have.

On this episode of The Senior Zone, host Shawn Perry begins a special series leading up to Protect Week 2026 (April 20–24) with AARP Maryland.

First, Karen Morgan of AARP Maryland joins the show to explain the mission behind Protect Week and why protecting older adults from fraud is more important than ever.

Then, Ted Myerson, AARP Maryland Volunteer and Legislative Advocate, shares how scams actually work, the red flags to watch for, and practical ways families can protect themselves.

Plus: Birthdays of the Week, Dear Grave Woman, and the Later Life Lowdown with resources for seniors across DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia.

Thank you for listening and until we meet again…keep your head high, your heart full, and always — be someone who makes someone else look forward to their tomorrow.

This week on The Senior Zone, host Shawn Perry explores the power of momentum in life after 50.

In recognition of National Kidney Month, Shawn speaks with Mike Spigler of the American Kidney Fund about why kidney disease often develops silently and why awareness and early screening are so important.

Later, Shawn shares a personal reflection titled “Momentum: How to Keep Moving Once You’ve Started,” exploring how small, consistent steps can transform goals into lasting progress.

Plus:
• Birthdays of the Week
• Dear Grave Woman with Joelle Simone
• Later Life Lowdown — news, resources, and community updates across DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia.

Thank you for listening and until we meet again…keep your head high, your heart full, and always — be someone who makes someone else look forward to their tomorrow.

March brings longer days—and deeper conversations. This week on The Senior Zone, Shawn Perry explores awareness and action in later life.

We begin with The Beacon Newspapers’ March issue, followed by an important conversation for National Problem Gambling Awareness Month with Jaime Costello of the National Council on Problem Gambling.

In Segment Two, Shawn shares a personal reflection: “From Waiting to Walking: The Power of One Move.”

Plus: Birthdays of the Week, Dear Grave Woman, and the Later Life Lowdown.

Because aging forward requires awareness—and movement.

Thank you for listening and until we meet again…keep your head high, your heart full, and always — be someone who makes someone else look forward to their tomorrow.

This week on The Senior Zone, Shawn Perry explores the power of participation and the cost of waiting.

First, Rhonda Cunningham Holmes and Peter Rankin of Legal Counsel for the Elderly break down how DC residents can influence real decisions through performance oversight hearings.

In Segment Two, Shawn delivers a reflective conversation on waiting—what it protects, what it delays, and what it may be costing you.

Plus: Birthdays of the Week, Dear Grave Woman with Joelle Simone, and the Later Life Lowdown.

Because your voice still matters. And your move still counts.

Thank you for listening and until we meet again…keep your head high, your heart full, and always — be someone who makes someone else look forward to their tomorrow.

What does strength really look like as we age?

This week on The Senior Zone, Shawn Perry guides listeners through two powerful conversations about truth, resilience, and redefining independence after 50. Dementia care expert Lisa Skinner offers clarity and real-world tools for families navigating cognitive change, while age-equity advocate Ashton Applewhite shares a deeply personal reflection on surgery, balance, and embracing life with a cane.

Plus, highlights from The Beacon Newspapers, birthdays of the week, Dear Grave Woman, and your Later Life Lowdown—because aging forward means staying informed, supported, and connected.

Thank you for listening and until we meet again…keep your head high, your heart full, and always — be someone who makes someone else look forward to their tomorrow.