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Meet Melanie Chartoff, an actor and comedian famous as the voice of Didi Pickles and Minka in “Rugrats,” and for her starring role in the ABC late night comedy show “Fridays,” alongside “Seinfeld” creator Larry David and star Michael Richards. You may also know her from roles on “The Bob Newhart Show,” “Seinfeld,” and “Allie McBeal,” among many others. Chartoff, a Crow’s Feet contributor, joins host Betsy Allen to discuss her career and the joy of marrying for the first time at 65.

Learn more about Melanie Chartoff at her website, www.melaniechartoff.com or find out about her performing and coaching services at www.charmismatizing.com. She is also on YouTube here.

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From circus performer to podcaster, Jan M. Flynn talks about aging while experiencing it all.

Host Warren Turner interviews Jan M. Flynn — who reveals how her meandering work history helps to inform her writing. From teaching middle school English, to running her husband's specialty lumber business after he died, to riding exotic animals in a circus act, she's living proof that aging provides a writer with plenty of experience to draw from. 

Flynn has her own weekly podcast, "Here's A Thought — the blogcast for people who overthink" — available on any of these platforms. Please visit her website at JanMFlynn.net.

You can also find her essays and many other articles by Crow's Feet writers on Medium.com at https://medium.com/crows-feet

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At 68, Lee Bentch doesn’t fit the stereotype. He’s still working, and after his day job, he cooks dinner for his five grandchildren and daughter. Lee is one of more than a million grandparents who are helping to raise their grandchildren and he’s also a Crow’s Feet writer. In this episode he tells us how he manages to plan and cook healthy meals seven days a week.  Lee is interviewed by Jean Feldeisen, another Crow’s Feet writer, therapist and grandmother. Join her as she discovers how the multigeneration household enriches Lee’s life, and how the grandchildren’s presence, filled with love and caring, extended his wife’s life.

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In the debut episode of Crow’s Feet, Betsy Allen interviews Nancy Peckenham, who founded Crow’s Feet in 2019.  Nancy talks about her life and career as a journalist, then about how her 100-year-old mother opened her eyes to the richness of life that is possible in later years. Overcoming stereotypes and ageist attitudes, Nancy discovered the joy of working with other writers to be part of the conversation that is changing how we view aging.  You’ll also hear from some of the other Crow’s Feet voices who are part of this growing community.

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