My Better Half
Vanessa Finney · Jefferson Public Radio
Show overview
My Better Half has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 35 episodes. That works out to roughly 10 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 15 min and 15 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 4 days ago, with 3 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 11 episodes published. Published by Jefferson Public Radio.
From the publisher
With career changes and second or even third acts becoming more common, My Better Half shines a light on midlife or late-life reinventions and how people are thriving in the second half of their lives. Listen to explore the creative potential of our later years.
Latest Episodes
View all 35 episodesWhy the fitness industry may be missing the point of health
'Aging While Black' amplifies experiences of elderly Black Americans
Why the fitness industry may be missing the point of health
Author Dave Young is the program director at Jefferson Public Radio. He shares with Vanessa Finney insights from his personal journey through the world of fitness.
'Aging While Black' amplifies experiences of elderly Black Americans
Raymond Jetson and Kali Graves launched 'Aging While Black' in February 2023.
Managing loss with creativity
Artist Julie Anderson Bailey shares how creating art has helped her through sad and anxious times.
Lifelong artist returns to first love
Pam Haunschild rose to the top of her profession, teaching organizational theory at the business schools at Stanford and Texas-Austin. Now she's creating art on a regular basis, finding the joy in returning to an old love. Pam is the focus of the latest chapter of My Better Half.
Menopause The Musical 2 sails into Medford Oct 11
Two performers from the show, Teri Adams and Mary-Louise Lee, join My Better Half host Vanessa Finney.
From advertising executive to healthcare activist: A "reckoning of the soul"
My Better Half host Vanessa Finney visits with Kate Grant.
Woman of tenacity applies herself to flying planes, then perfecting sourdough
After 25 years in the sky, pilot starts baking business for more time with her kids.
Vanessa Finney's essay on older residents thriving published by Oregon Humanities magazine
Vanessa visits with anti-ageism activist Ashton Applewhite.
'Encore: A High Achiever's Guide to Thriving in Retirement'
Elizabeth Zelinka Parsons talks about her new book with Vanessa Finney.
Debra Whitman on age-friendly cities in Oregon
JPR's Vanessa Finney talks with AARP's Chief Public Policy Officer and author of "The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond."
Renee Montagne steps away from the mic and into the unknown
The long-time NPR host looks back on her career with JPR's Vanessa Finney.
Managing Loss With Creativity
Artist Julie Anderson Bailey shares how creating art has helped her through sad and anxious times.
Love after 50
Host Vanessa Finney explores the intricacies of finding (and keeping) love after age 50 with the author of "Love After 50."
Step. Think. Repeat. An 80-year-old woman's 800-mile-long project
Vanessa Finney, host of My Better Half, interviews a life adventurer.
Ninety-three year-old sprinter from Ashland encourages everyone to get out and move
Sprinter, Roy Sutton is promoting the idea of a 150+ club, where people of all ages recognize fitness values in each other around town.
Doctor, doctor, give me the grapes
Medford doctor's vineyard.
Picking up barbells (many times) in middle age
Cathleen Calkins is a state record holder in competitive weightlifting.
My Better Half: Founder of the Betty Kwan Chinn Homeless Foundation
For decades, Humboldt County humanitarian Betty Kwan Chinn has helped community members suffering from homelessness, and mental health and substance abuse issues.