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😊 RetireHub Daily: Best YouTube Channels for Seniors | 06/12/2024
Deals, trivia, and tips for seniors!
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June 12, 2024
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It is Wednesday, June 12th, 2024
Dear RetireHub Daily Readers, it’s Entertainment Wednesday. Get ready for reading, listening, and watching recommendations (and perhaps a bonus trivia or two!).
On this day in 1981, the world first met “Indie”, the charismatic, Nazi-fighting archaeologist, Indiana Jones in his debut film, “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Do you know who directed the first three Indiana Jones movies? Test your knowledge in our trivia at the end of this newsletter.
Deal of the Day
We promised you lots of Father’s Day sales this week, and here’s another great sale with Walmart. Savings across a range of departments, end in 2 days!
RETIREHUB POLL
How often do you watch videos on YouTube? |
Top YouTube Channels for Seniors
YouTube is a treasure trove of interesting and informative videos. But there are so many things to watch on YouTube, finding the good stuff can be overwhelming.
Here a few great YouTube channels for seniors:
Pasta Grannies—travel with Vicky as she meets “Pasta Grannies” from across Italy, who share their recipes. Yum!
Yes2Next—looking for gentle exercises to get moving? This channel helps seniors stay strong and mobile, and features seated versions of most routines.
Sixty and Me—we’re big fans of Sixty and Me, as you’ll know from the articles we share every day. The YouTube channel led by founder Margaret Manning is an inspiring video blog for senior women.
Retirement Travelers—a travel journal by retired couple John and Bev, who travel the world and record their experiences.
TED—TED Talks are inspirational, knowledgeable presentations given by world experts. Designed to be easy to understand, TED is a great channel for continued learning.
We hope you enjoy these channels! Just remember not to spend too much time looking at your screen, as YouTube can suck you in to watching more and more videos.
Yesterday’s Poll Results - Do you ever use voice commands for your phone or other smart devices?
📣 64% of RetireHub members are using voice commands with their smart devices, 45% “sometimes” and 19% for “all kinds of commands”. 13% say voice commands “aren’t for me” while almost a quarter (23%) have never tried. Let us know if you use any of the voice command tips from yesterday’s newsletter!
Thanks to the many of you who vote and comment every day.
Our Favorite Comments:
We love hearing and sharing all your comments from our polls! While we can’t publish them all, we do read and appreciate every comment.
“I especially like it for texting & google. It’s a lot faster than typing.”
“The system never understand what I say, so I have to keep repeating the commands. It is faster to just do it myself.”
“The senior housing complex I live in just got Alexas for any of us who wanted them and had wifi in our apartments. (They were supplied by the department of aging.) I love it!”
“Too scared 😱 ”
WHAT TO WATCH
Beat the Bridge, hosted by Cameron Mathison, airs weeknights at 6 p.m. ET only on Game Show Network.
This game show features an enormous interactive bridge that dares players to cross by stepping on the right answers to challenging trivia questions. Each step forward puts money in the team’s bank, with bonus money for each successful crossing.
WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO
Here’s a great podcast you might be interested in!
 Discover the story (and secrets) behind Princess Diana’s death. | Princess Diana’s DeathA Nation Shattered: Questions Remainby Jon Hagadorn On Sunday, August 31st, 1997, at approximately 12:30 am, in a tunnel in Paris, the Mercedes Benz S280 carrying Princess Diana, her lover Dodi Fayed, her bodyguard Trevor Rees Jones, and their driver Henri, slammed into a concrete abutment, killing Henri and Dodi, critically injuring Diana, and somehow sparing the life of Trevor Rees Jones. We share the details, the facts, witness observations, and the theories in this two part story at 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries podcast. |
WHAT WE’RE READING
Each day we pick a well-reviewed book you can get for free on Kindle.
 | By James Caine Dawn is planning a birthday celebration for her husband, Mike, when she makes a chilling discovery at the family cabin where it’s supposed to take place. Who is the woman tied up in the basement… and what has her husband done? With over 1,800 five-star Amazon ratings. |
SENIOR LIVING NEWS
As winter slowly turns into spring, most people turn their thoughts to warmer weather, flowers in the park and, probably, the birds and the bees. These are all good things to welcome, in my view.
There is something very soft and peaceful about such an evening. I find it very calming. And it feels like a bonus in your day, a little ‘extra time’ that is not usually available.
If, like most people, you had multiple employers during your career, it can be even tougher to keep track of every retirement account you have.
Key Takeaways
•If you’ve switched jobs at least once, you may have retirement savings you’ve forgotten in the form of 401(k) accounts and pensions.
•There are tools you can use to perform a quick 401(k) search. You can also look for pensions using the Department of Labor’s online tool.
•These tools will only help you find the funds. You’ll have to use the information to claim them.
Get a pet—yes, they can be expensive and housebreaking is a lot of work. But did you know having a pet has many health benefits? Having a pet, especially if you live alone, reduces loneliness, improves our mood (they are so entertaining), provide comfort, and give us routine and a sense of purpose. Plus, even the grumpiest old man turns into a big softy around his pet.
Phrase: “Serving realness“
Meaning: Finding its origins in Drag Queen culture, “serving realness” means fully embodying a different persona.
In a sentence: “She sure was serving realness during that karaoke performance, I thought I was watching the real thing up there!“
GOOD NEWS OF THE DAY
The owner of this pickup has one of his dogs to thank for his life, after a loss of control in the mountains of Oregon saw him turn over into a ravine.
Injured, but alive after his crash on US Forest Service Road 39, one of Brandon Garrett’s four dogs ran to get help.
Using AI, breast radiologists in Denmark have improved breast cancer screening performance and reduced the rate of false-positive findings.
The discovery comes 16 months after a study from the same hospital found that AI could diagnosis cancer in chest X-rays at least as good as a board-certified radiologist, but noted that many radiology departments are understaffed.
RETIREHUB TRIVIA
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Who directed the original 3 "Indiana Jones" movies? |
Which U.S. city is known as the "Mile-High City" due to its elevation? |
Who was the original host of the game show "Jeopardy!" when it first aired in 1964? |
Which of the following cities of was never the Capital City of the United States of America? |
Which actress, famous for her role in "Casablanca," was married to director Roberto Rossellini? |
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