Pod-Alization: The Memory Whisperer On Alzheimer's; Case 63 Podcast Begins Season Two

 The Memory Whisperer podcast deals with Alzheimer's

 Here are three concerning facts about Alzheimer's disease:

1. More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 13 million.

2. 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another dementia. It kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.

3. In 2023, Alzheimer’s and other dementias will cost the nation $345 billion. By 2050, these costs could rise to nearly $1 trillion.

On “The Memory Whisperer” podcast, host Dana Territo presents thoughtful conversations on topics ranging from research to the power of music, from perspectives from a male caregiver to learning how to deal with everyday stresses and recognizing the needs of the affected individual.

Releasing new episodes every Thursday, “The Memory Whisperer” will enlighten, inform and help all those affected by the disease to calm their fears and gain a greater understanding about the journey.

 

Fiction podcast Case 63 to release season two

 Season Two of Case 63 transports listeners back to 2012 where Eliza Beatrix Knight wakes confused and naked in a bathroom at JFK airport, having failed her mission. Taken to a hospital, she is treated by Dr. Vincent Caldwell - a resident psychiatrist with a familiar voice. Beatrix is now Case 63. With the future of humanity ever more at risk, Beatrix and Vincent must race to unravel the past to save an uncertain future.

Case 63 follows Dr. Eliza Knight (Julianne Moore), a New York psychiatrist, begins treating a patient registered as Case 63 (Oscar Isaac) who claims to be from the year 2062. What begins as routine therapeutic sessions quickly turns into a story that threatens the boundaries of the possible and the real. The series is produced by Spotify’s Gimlet studios, Moore’s production company FortySixty, and Isaac’s Mad Gene Media, with both Moore and Isaac serving as executive producers on the podcast.

“Case 63 was my very first audio experience, and I was able to see firsthand how immersive and impactful podcasting is as a mode of storytelling,” said Julianne Moore. “It is a thrilling and timely story - incredibly mysterious and romantic, suspenseful, and strange. And the opportunity to work with my friends Oscar Isaac and Mimi O’Donnell made the recording a joy. I hope everyone will enjoy listening to it as much as we did making it. Case 63 is exactly the kind of story that I love.”

“I’m a big fan of the original Case 63, and it was great to be able to partner with Spotify and Julianne on this adaption,” said Oscar Isaac.  

 The series is an adaptation of Caso 63, Spotify’s most listened to scripted Original podcast in Latin America, originally produced in Santiago, Chile.

Case 63 is notable, as it marks the first time a Spotify Original podcast from one of the non-English speaking markets has been adapted into multiple languages, including English. That accomplishment does illustrate Spotify’s ability to bringing high-quality storytelling to all markets and regions around the world.

Season two of Case 63 is created and written by Julio Rojas, adapted by Mara Vélez Meléndez, and directed by Mimi O’Donnell.