An AARP Take On Today

Bob Edwards uncovers how drug makers are lobbying Congress to roll back progress on closing the infamous drug coverage gap and the toll high drug costs have on older Americans.

AARP's Nancy LeaMond joins Bob to pay tribute to Aretha Franklin and shares the story behind the Queen of Soul's original recording for AARP.

Personal finance expert Suze Orman shares some of her best planning advice for people seeking financial security and highlights her new rules of retirement in the August/September issue of AARP The Magazine.

The AARP Purpose Prize celebrates people 50 and older who are doing outstanding work for social good. On this week's An AARP Take on Today podcast, Bob Edwards talks with Purpose Prize winner, Reid Cox, founder of iFoster, an organization that helps those involved in the child welfare system — kids, their foster hosts, agencies and businesses — build a community of support for one another.

The AARP Purpose Prize celebrates people 50 and older who are doing outstanding work for social good. On this week's An AARP Take on Today podcast, Bob Edwards talks with Purpose Prize winner, Celeste Mergens, founder of Days for Girls, which helps girls with health solutions and microenterprises worldwide.

VJ Sleight, a two-time cancer survivor, and Peter Moore, author of "Broke From Cancer" from the AARP The Magazine, discuss the financial cost of a cancer diagnosis and tips on how to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Frank Abagnale, one of the world's most respected fraud experts and an AARP Fraud Watch Network Ambassador, joins Bob Edwards for a discussion on how scammers operate, tips for listeners to protect themselves and Frank's work on The Perfect Scam podcast.

Host Bob Edwards and Sarah Lock, AARP Senior Vice President for Policy, discuss ways to improve brain health and AARP's major investment in the Dementia Discovery Fund to continue its efforts to help people living with dementia and caregivers.

John Hishta, AARP Senior Vice President of Campaigns, joins Host Bob Edwards to discuss nationwide voter mobilization efforts in the 2018 midterm elections and how 50 plus voters may be a deciding factor in the election outcome.

Lisa Marsh Ryerson, president of AARP Foundation, shares the importance of social connections and the causes and implications of isolation with host Bob Edwards.