Welcome to The Shape of Care, a dynamic podcast that explores the world of caregiving through storytelling and information-sharing. In our first season, we met family caregivers and paid care workers, creators of innovative programs, and care activists who organize nationally to mobilize care workers and implement a progressive national care agenda. And we explored the impact of the pandemic on unpaid caregivers and paid care workers.
EP7 — Q&A with Karen Wasserman, Elder Care Expert
This is our final episode for Season 1! In this episode, elder care expert, Karen Wasserman, responds to listeners' questions and concerns.
EP6 — Homophobia in elder care
This episode explores homophobia in elder care, featuring the LGBT Aging Project founder, Dale Mitchell. We also meet Rebekah Levitt, Executive Director of Rogerson House, who brought LGBT sensitivity training to her staff. And we hear from Laura Barr, who shares her own concerns about homophobia in institutional care.
EP2 – Ai-Jen Poo and Sarita Gupta: Reimagining Caregiving Policies
Ai-jen Poo and Sarita Gupta, call for a comprehensive caregiving policy in the U.S. Ai-jen is the Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, and she and Sarita co-direct Caring Across Generations.
Caregiving in the Time of Corona: An interview with Taura Taylor
Episode Notes In this episode, we welcome sociologist Taura Taylor, a Visiting Lecturer at Georgia State University who teaches about race and resilience. Over the years, Taura has played a caregiver role to a number of family members, and three years ago, her mother moved in with her. Taura talks about the culture of caregiving...