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Jim Winship discusses his film on aging in rural Wisconsin and the challenges faced by the elderly population.

Jim Winship is an oldster with a mic and a camera. His latest project combines his background as a social worker, retired professor, storyteller, and filmmaker to create his second film, Growing Older in Rural Wisconsin. In this episode, co-hosts Jessica Becker and Jen Rubin talk with Winship about what he’s learning in a state that projects that 1 in 5 people will be over age 65 within the next two decades, and many of those people are choosing to age-in-place. Winship shares stories about a...

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Hosts: Jessica Becker, Jen Rubin

Guest: Jim Winship

Topics covered

• aging
• storytelling
• filmmaking
• rural communities
• social work

Keywords

• aging
• film
• Wisconsin
• social work
• storytelling
• elderly
• community

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wisconsin Humanities

Places: Rural Wisconsin

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