
Fighting Food Waste with Too Good To Go App
Season 2022 Episode 3 | 26m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Fighting food waste, Paul Robeson, recovering smell after COVID, Moss Rehab innovation
A new app called Too Good To Go is fighting food waste. Learn about Paul Robeson, famed African American performer & civil rights activist with Philly ties. Jefferson Health’s Dr. David Rosen discusses ways to recover our sense of smell after COVID-19 anosmia. Moss Rehab is using video gaming technology to help stroke patients regain mobility. Plus, satisfy your sweet tooth at Puddin Palace.
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Fighting Food Waste with Too Good To Go App
Season 2022 Episode 3 | 26m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
A new app called Too Good To Go is fighting food waste. Learn about Paul Robeson, famed African American performer & civil rights activist with Philly ties. Jefferson Health’s Dr. David Rosen discusses ways to recover our sense of smell after COVID-19 anosmia. Moss Rehab is using video gaming technology to help stroke patients regain mobility. Plus, satisfy your sweet tooth at Puddin Palace.
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WHERE DO ALL OF THOSE LEFTOVER BAKED GOODS GO?
I CHECKED OUT AN APP THAT ALLOWS YOU TO BUY THEM SO THEY ARE NOT THROWN OUT.
HIS VOICE WAS RECOGNIZED AROUND THE WORLD.
WE LEARN MORE ABOUT HIS LEGACY AND LOCAL TIES TO WEST PHILLY.
SEE HOW PUTTING BECAME THE STAR OF THE SHOW FOR A PAIR OF NEW JERSEY ENTREPRENEURS.
AND I GO IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS TO HOW YOU CAN GET YOUR SENSE OF SMELL BACK AFTER COVID.
♪ >> WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
I'M SHIRLEY MIN.
REGINA: I'M REGINA MENTAL.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
SHIRLEY: I KNOW WE STARTED THE SHOW, BUT I'M ALREADY HUNGRY, BECAUSE WE MENTIONED PUTTING AND BAKED GOODS.
REGINA: SURELY, IT IS GOOD FOOD.
IT IS TOO GOOD TO GO.
WHEN YOU PICK ABOUT ALL OF THE FOOD THAT WE WASTE, NOT JUST IN OUR HOMES BUT IN GROCERY STORES AND RESTAURANTS, YOU HAVE TO WONDER WHY SOMEONE HAS NOT FIGURED OUT WHAT TO DO WITH ALL OF THIS LEFT OVER FOOD?
SOMEONE HAS.
EVER WONDER WHAT HAPPENS TO OLD -- ALL THE FOOD PREPARED BUT LEFT ON PURCHASED AT RESTAURANTS AND GROCERY STORES?
MOST OF THE TIME IT ENDS UP GETTING THROWN AWAY.
>> IF YOU WORK IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY, YOU KNOW THERE IS ALWAYS GOING TO BE THAT LITTLE EXTRA SURPLUS AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT REALLY DOES ADD UP, DAY AFTER DAY, WEEK AFTER WEEK, RESTAURANT AFTER RESTAURANT.
UNFORTUNATELY IN THE U.S., WE ACTUALLY WASTE UP TO 40% OF FOOD THAT IS PRODUCED.
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT HOW TO THEN COMBAT FOOD WASTE, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF WAYS TO DO IT.
REGINA: ONE OF THE WAYS IS THROUGH A NEW APP CALLED TOO GOOD TO GO.
CLAIRE OLIVER OF ARSON IS A U.S. HEAD OF MARKETING FOR THE COMPANY WHICH LAUNCHED FIVE YEARS AGO.
BUT ALREADY HAS 1.5 MILLION USERS.
MOSTLY BECAUSE IT IS A WIN-WIN SITUATION.
>> IF YOU THINK ABOUT GOING TO A GROCERY STORE AT THE END OF THE DAY, AND THEY HAVE THAT GREAT LINEUP OF ROTISSERIE CHICKEN, BREAD, BAKED GOODS, PRODUCE, THAT IS JUST GOING TO WIND UP AND EATEN BECAUSE THEY NEED TO HAVE THAT SAME LEVEL OF SELECTION THEY HAVE FOR THE FIRST CUSTOMER.
TOO GOOD TO GO IS A SOLUTION WHERE YOU CAN GO AND PICK UP THAT SURPLUS THAT WAS MADE THAT DAY FOR ONE THIRD OF THE PRICE.
REGINA: WE TRIED IT OUT OURSELVES.
WE DOWNLOADED THE FREE APP AND LOOKED THROUGH THE SELECTION OF AVAILABLE BUSINESSES IN THE PHILADELPHIA AREA, WHICH INCLUDED SUPERMARKETS, PIZZERIAS, EVEN SUSHI.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THE APP IS IT IS SUPER EASY TO USE.
AS SOON AS YOU LOGON, THEY SHOW YOU WHAT FOOD THEY HAVE AVAILABLE NEAR YOU AND HOW MANY BAGS THEY HAVE LEFT.
THE KEY IS FIGURING OUT WHAT TIME YOU WANT YOUR FOOD BECAUSE EVERYTHING ENDS AT A DIFFERENT TIME.
RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE A LOT BAGEL SHOPS THAT HAVE FOOD OPTIONS AVAILABLE.
I'M GOING TO RESERVE MY BAGS FOR THE PHILLY STYLE BAGELS IN OLD CITY.
AND I'M GOING TO PAY FOR IT AND I'M OFF TO GET MY FOOD.
WE'VE GOT OUR BAG, AND BASICALLY, IT IS FILLED WITH EVERYTHING BAGELS.
AND BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO CLOSE IN A LITTLE BIT, NOBODY ELSE CAME, WE GOT A LOT OF BAGELS TO GO AROUND.
I'M SURE THEY ARE GOING TO LOVE ME AT WORK.
WHILE YOU KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GETTING YOUR FOOD FROM, THE ITEMS IN THE BAG ARE A TOTAL SURPRISE.
THIS HELPS THE BUSINESSES SELL WHATEVER THEY HAVE LEFT OVER WITHOUT THE HASSLE OF FIGURING OUT HOW MUCH EXTRA FOOD THEY NEED TO MAKE.
>> A LOT OF SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING.
THIS IS A GOOD WAY FOR THEM TO MAKE ENDS MEET.
FOOD WASTE CONTRIBUTES TO 10% OF GLOBAL GAS EMISSIONS.
IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE THIRD LARGEST EMITTER OF GREENHOUSE GASES AFTER THE U.S. AND CHINA.
IT IS THE NUMBER ONE POLLUTION THAT YOU CAN USE TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT IT ALSO HAS A MONETARY IMPACT.
WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT BIT BY BIT, AS PARTNERS AND RESTAURANTS, AS CONSUMERS, HOW CAN WE EVERYDAY MAKE A DIFFERENCE, TO CHIP AWAY AT THIS REALLY SEEMINGLY LARGE AND LOOMING PROBLEM, BUT DO IT IN A WAY THAT FEELS FUN AND FEELS ACCESSIBLE.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS GO PICK UP A SURPRISE BAG FOR A THIRD OF THE PRICE, ENJOY SOME GREAT FOOD, AND MAKE IT A FUN PROBLEM TO SOLVE.
REGINA: THE APP IS SO POPULAR IN MY HOUSE, WE SCROLL THROUGH IT EVERY NIGHT.
EVEN THE KIDS LIKE TO LOOK AT IT TO SEE IF THERE ARE RESTAURANTS THAT THEY LIKE.
WITH THE SURPRISE BAGS RANGING FROM THREE DOLLARS TO FIVE DOLLARS, IT IS NICE TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN FEED YOUR FAMILY IN A PINCH WITHOUT BREAKING THE BANK.
WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO BRING YOU ON A STORY WE DID NOT LONG AGO.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ROBERT, A FATHER AND SON PHILADELPHIA FILMMAKING TEAM THAT PRODUCED A DOCUMENTARY ON THE HISTORICAL TULSA MASSACRE.
THE AMALGAMATED PEOPLE HAS WON BEST DOCUMENTARY FOR.
I'M -- FIRST TIME DIRECTOR AT THE 44TH ANNUAL PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL, AND IS CURRENTLY IN TALKS FOR DISTRIBUTION.
>> PAUL ROBESON WAS THE QUINTESSENTIAL 20TH-CENTURY RENAISSANCE MAN.
AND HE WAS THE MOST FAMOUS AFRICAN-AMERICAN PERFORMER OF HIS TIME.
HIS VOICE EARNED HIM UNIVERSAL ACCLAIM, BUT HE ALSO USED THAT VOICE IN SUPPORT OF CIVIL-RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
>> ♪ THE FRIENDS THAT I FOUND ♪ >> THE NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION IS THE WEST PHILADELPHIA CULTURE ALLIANCE/PAUL ROBESON.
AND THE REASON WHY WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT IS BECAUSE THE WEST PHILADELPHIA CULTURAL ALLIANCE WAS FORMED FIRST, AND THEN LATER ON WE PURCHASED THIS HOUSE, WHICH WAS THE HOUSE THAT PAUL ROBESON LIVED IN THE LAST 10 YEARS OF HIS LIFE.
WITH HIS SISTER, MARION FORSYTH.
WHEN YOU COME INTO THE HOUSE, I THINK YOU WILL FEEL THE PRESENCE OF THE ROBESON'S.
WE INTRODUCE YOU TO THE EARLY YEARS AND HIS LIFE AND RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS FAMILY.
WE TELL YOU ABOUT HIS FATHER WHO REALLY RAISED HIM, HIS MOTHER DIED WHEN HE WAS VERY YOUNG.
WE GIVE YOU A DIFFERENT ASPECT OF ROBISON THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET ANYWHERE ELSE.
HE WAS AN ACTOR, HE WAS A FOOTBALL PLAYER, HE WAS AN AURA READER.
AND ONE OF THE GREATEST SINGERS IN THE WORLD.
HE WAS A RENAISSANCE MAN.
AND PEOPLE SAY, HOW COULD ONE MAN DO ALL OF THESE THINGS?
NOT ONLY DID HE DO THEM, HE DID THEM WITH EXCELLENCE.
WE HAVE A NEW EXHIBIT.
IT IS CALLED HIS MOVIES, HIS MUSIC, AND HIS MESSAGE.
AND IT REALLY HIGHLIGHTS THE MANY MOVIES THAT ROBISON --ROBESON STARTED IN, FROM THE 20'S INTO THE 50'S.
WE TALK ABOUT HIS STAGE LIFE, AND WE TALK ABOUT THE MANY RECORDS THAT WERE PRODUCED.
SO HE DID ALL OF THESE THINGS TO SHOW THAT AFRICAN-AMERICANS CAN EXCEL, AND THEY CAN BE WONDERFUL.
AND IN THE MIDST OF ALL OF THAT, HE ALSO FOUGHT FOR INJUSTICE.
NOT ONLY IN THIS COUNTRY, BUT ABROAD.
THAT COST HIM HIS PASSPORT, AND IT COST HIM HIS FREEDOM, AND HIS CAREER.
>> MY RELATIONSHIP TO PAUL ROBESON WAS THROUGH MY FAMILY.
I KNEW HIM AS MY UNCLE PAUL, AND ALWAYS REFERRED TO HIM AS UNCLE PAUL.
HE WAS A VERY KIND AND LOVING PERSON.
HE SPOKE OUT ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE WHO WERE DEPRIVED, DEPRAVED.
PEOPLE WHO SUFFERED AS A RESULT OF NOT JUST RACISM, BUT HE WAS FOR THE COMMON MAN.
I THINK UNCLE PAUL DECIDED TO BE A VOICE FOR PEOPLE BECAUSE HIS FATHER HAD BEEN A SLAVE, AND OF COURSE HE KNEW THE HISTORY OF HIS FATHER, BEING A SLAVE, AND HAVING TO STEAL AWAY AND HEARING HIS FATHER'S HISTORY WAS WHAT REALLY GAVE HIM THE IMPETUS TO GO FORWARD AND SPEAK OUT FOR OTHER INDIVIDUALS.
AND NOT ONLY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
>> THE HISTORY OF PAUL ROBISON, HIS LEGACY AS AN ENTERTAINER AND ACTIVIST,'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO GLOBAL SOCIAL MOVEMENTS ACROSS THE 20TH-CENTURY HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO ME.
THINKING OF THE WORK THAT WE DO HERE AT THE HOUSE AND MAKING CONNECTIONS TO CONTEMPORARY MOVEMENTS LIKE THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT, HOW PAUL ROBESON HAS PLAYED A ROLE, IT IS SUCH A BLESSING TO BE HERE AND BE AFFILIATED WITH THE HOUSE, AND UPLIFT MANY OF THE BLACK PHILADELPHIANS WHO ARE CONTINUING TO LIVE THE LEGACY OF PAUL ROBISON AS WE TEACH ABOUT HIS HISTORIC CONTRIBUTIONS.
♪ >> MORE THAN 100 YEARS AFTER HIS BIRTH, ROBESON IS FINALLY RECEIVING THE CREDIT HE IS DUE.
HEAD OVER TO OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT HIM AND THE PAUL ROBESON HOUSE AND MUSEUM.
>> FEBRUARY IS THE MONTH OF LOVE.
AND WE HAVE A FEW ROMANTIC SUGGESTIONS FOR YOU.
>> CHECK THEM OUT IN THIS WEEK'S THINGS TO DO.
>> LOOKING FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE VALENTINE'S DAY GETAWAY?
HEAD TO THE HOTEL DEPOSIT IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.
>> FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT LOOKING FOR A TRADITIONAL RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE, WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION TO BE WITH YOUR LOVED ONE IN A PRIVATE SETTING WITH OUR IN ROOM PACKAGE, KNOWN AS JE T'AIME.
IT MEANS "I LOVE YOU."
IT INCLUDES ACCOMMODATION FOR TWO, A DOZEN RED ROSES, VALET PARKING, AND FEATURES A BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE, A PETITE PLATEAU OF LOBSTER LOUIS, A DOZEN OYSTERS, SHRIMP COCKTAIL, AND CAVIAR SERVICE FOR TWO.
BEFORE WITH PALM PUREE AND BLACK TRUFFLE, AND CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE FOR DESSERT.
>> FEBRUARY IS FOR WINE LOVERS AT THE CITY WINERY IN PHILLY.
>> EVERY MONTH SHOULD BE FOR WINE LOVERS.
BUT FEBRUARY, WE'VE GOT VALENTINE'S DAY, YOU WANT TO DRINK SOMEONE WITH YOUR VALENTINE OR YOUR FRIENDS OR WHATEVER.
THAT IS A SPECIAL TIME TO DRINK SOME WINE, AND WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF FUN TIME.
OUR TASTING ROOM IS FOR OPENING, FEBRUARY 4.
IT IS GOING TO BE SERVING WINE THAT HE HAS MADE AT CITY WINERY.
WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF CHOOSING REALLY GREAT FRUIT AND MAKING WINE ON THE EAST COAST.
SO WE HAVE GOT PINOT NOIR FROM HIGHLAND VINEYARDS IN WILL LIMIT VALLEY, OREGON ALONG WITH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
WE HAVE A CABERNET SAUVIGNON FROM CALIFORNIA, A ROSE FROM ENCINO.
WE ARE IN A DISTRICT, SO WE ARE NOT GROWING GRAPES RIGHT HERE.
BUT WE CAN GET THE GRAPES FROM ELSEWHERE AND MAKE THE WINE HERE, AS LONG AS WE KEEP THE TEMPERATURES RIGHT, RETAIN THE ACIDITY, AND KEEP THE SUGAR LEVELS RIGHT SO THAT WE CAN MAKE GOOD WINE.
>> AND YOU CAN WINE, DINE, SHOP, OR SKATE WITH YOUR LOVED ONE AT THE VENTNOR WONDERLAND AT THE RENAULT WINE ALREADY -- WINERY WHICH RUNS THROUGH FEBRUARY 27.
>> LOTS -- LOSS OF SMELL OR TASTE IS A SIGNATURE SYMPTOM OF COVID-19.
I SHOULD KNOW, I LOST BOTH BACK IN SEPTEMBER WHEN I HAD A COVID.
MY SENSE OF SMELL IS NOT FULLY BACK.
I SUFFER FROM SOMETHING CALLED AN NAUSEA, AND I'M NOT ALONE.
I REACHED OUT TO CHAPTERS AND HEALTH DR. DAVID ROSEN.
HE SAID THERE ARE TREATMENTS OUT THERE, AS WELL AS THINGS WE CAN DO ON OUR OWN, TO HELP RECOVER THE SENSE OF SMELL.
DR. DAVID ROSEN WITH JEFFERSON HEALTH JOINS ME NOW.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT IS THIS LOSS OF SMELL.
WHILE THERE ARE A LOT OF CAUSES THAT CAN BE LINKED TO HIM NOW AS MIA, HOW DOES COVID CAUSE IT?
>> COVID IS DIRECTLY BINDING TO THE LINING OF THE NOSE.
THROUGH A PARTICULAR RECEPTOR.
THE LINING OF THE NOSE GETS DAMAGED.
THE CELLS THAT SUPPORT THE SMELLS -- THE SMELL CELLS, THEY GET DAMAGED.
BECAUSE THEY LOSE THE CELLS, THEY CANNOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.
YOU NEED TO GET THE SUPPORTING CELLS TO START COMING BACK AND ALLOWING THE LINING OF THE NOSE TO REPAIR.
>> LOSING THE SENSE OF SMELL CAN IMPACT YOUR ABILITY TO TASTE AND ENJOY FOOD.
WHICH IS SO SAD.
>> YEAH, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE MOST OF WHAT YOU CONSIDER FLAVOR COMES FROM AROMA.
MORE PATIENTS THAT HAVE COVID RELATED SMELL LOSS ARE GOING TO RECOVER THAN PATIENTS WHO HAVE JUST REGULAR POST VIRAL SMELL LOST.
>> I HAD COVID IN SEPTEMBER.
I STILL DON'T HAVE MY SENSE OF SMELL FULLY BACK.
IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP BRING IT BACK SOONER?
I GUESS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BACK BY NOW AND IT IS NOT.
>> THE ONLY THING THAT REALLY HAS ANY GOOD SCIENTIFIC PROOF IS DOING SMELL RETRAINING OR SMELL EXERCISES, WHERE YOU CAN BUY A KIT OR TAKE LEMON AND ORANGE AND COFFEE AND PERFUME AND TRY TO SMELL THOSE THINGS OVER AND OVER AGAIN, TO RETRAIN YOUR BRAIN TO UNDERSTAND THAT OK, THIS IS ORANGE.
AND THAT IS REALLY ONE OF THE MOST HELPFUL THINGS.
THE OTHER THING THAT IS HELPFUL IF YOU SEE A DOCTOR, AS YOU CAN DO ORAL STEROIDS OR NASAL STEROIDS.
THAT SEEMS TO HELP.
THERE IS ALSO SOME SUPPLEMENTS LIKE OMEGA-3, VITAMIN A THAT CAN ALSO BE HELPFUL, ALTHOUGH THE SCIENCE IS NOT AS GOOD FOR THE SUPPLEMENTS AS IT IS FOR THE STEROIDS AND THE SMELL EXERCISES.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT THE TIMELINE IS FOR THAT RECOVERY?
>> IF YOU DON'T RECOVER WITHIN SIX MONTHS, MOST LIKELY, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING MORE AGGRESSIVE TO TRY TO HELP THE SENSE OF SMELL COME BACK.
>> BUT IT CAN COME BACK?
>> IT CAN.
AND ESPECIALLY WITH SOME OF THE NEWER TREATMENTS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US THAT WE DID NOT HAVE AVAILABLE MAY BE A YEAR OR TWO AGO, THAT HAS ALSO BEEN A HELPFUL THING TO GET PEOPLE'S SMELL BACK.
>> YOU HAVE TREATMENTS AT THE READY THAT YOU COULD ADMINISTER TO PATIENTS WHO HAVE ANOSMIA.
>> I DO.
THE THING THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THAT HAS BEEN SURPRISINGLY SUCCESSFUL IS TAKING SOME OF THE PATIENT'S BLOOD AND SPENDING IT DOWN AND GETTING RID OF THE BLOOD -- THE RED BLOOD CELLS AND SAVING THE PLASMA, WHICH HAS ALL OF THE PLATELETS IN IT, YOU TAKE THE PLATELET RICH -- PLATELET OF PLASMA AND YOU APPLY THAT TOPICALLY INTO THE NOSE.
AND THEN THAT HELPS THE CELLS REGENERATE BECAUSE THE RICH PLASMA HELPS ANYPLACE IN THE BODY REGENERATE.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
IT WAS A PLEASURE.
>> ANOTHER POTENTIAL OUTCOME OF COVID IS WHEN YOU SMELL SOMETHING YOU USED TO LIKE, LIKE COFFEE, BUT NOW IT SMELLS ROTTEN TO YOU.
DR. ROSEN SAYS IT IS NOT A BAD THING, THAT GENERALLY IT IS A SIGN YOUR BODY IS RECOVERING.
>> WOW.
I'M HEARING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM SO MANY PEOPLE.
HAS YOUR SENSE OF SMELL RETURNED YET?
>> IT HAS GOTTEN SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER, BUT IT IS NOT 100% YET.
I'M REALLY SAD ABOUT THAT STILL.
BUT I HAVE GONE TO SEE DR. ROSEN, AND HE HAS PRESCRIBED THESE ORAL STEROIDS FOR ME.
NOW I'M IN A WAIT AND SEE MODE.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE TREATMENT HE SUGGESTED?
>> HE SAID THE INITIAL RESULTS FROM THE PLATE MEANT -- THE PLATELET RICH PLASMA STUDY IS PROMISING.
I WILL SAY THAT THE PROCEDURE IS NOT COVERED BY INSURANCE, BUT HE IS GEARING UP FOR PHASE TWO OF THE STUDY.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCEDURE OR BEING PART OF THE STUDY, HERE IS HOW YOU CAN CONNECT WITH THE FOLKS OVER THERE.
>> GOOD LUCK, SHIRLEY, AND ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS.
THERE IS NEW HOPE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD A STROKE.
MAS REHAB IS USING VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGY TO HELP THEIR PATIENTS REGAIN MOBILITY.
>> OUR JOB IS TO TEST THE TECHNOLOGY AND SEE UNDER WHICH CIRCUMSTANCES WORK, FOR WHICH TYPE OF PARTICIPANT.
AND THEN OPTIMIZE THAT.
>> GOOD JOB.
>> WE THINK THE DIGITAL GAMING SITE IS CRITICAL FOR THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE PATIENT.
THEY CAN SEE HOW THEY ARE IMPROVING AT THE TIME.
OUR WORK IS SHOWING THIS ENGAGEMENT CAN LEAD TO MEANINGFUL OUTCOMES IN THE PATIENT'S THAT ARE VERY ENGAGED.
>> YOU CAN SEE THAT SHE IS ENGAGING A SERIES OF DIFFERENT MUSCLES.
IT IS ALSO USEFUL FOR QUANTIFYING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PATIENT.
WE ARE USING AN EVIDENCE-BASED METHOD TO RESTORE ARM FUNCTION.
>> THE BIOFEEDBACK THAT OUR ROBOTICS AND TECHNOLOGY PROVIDE IS CRUCIAL IN MOTOR RECOVERY.
>> SHE CAN PUT LITTLE SENSORS OVER THE MUSCLES.
EVEN IF THERE IS NO MOVEMENT, THE MUSCLES ARE TRIGGERING A SIGNAL ON THE SCREEN THAT SAYS OPEN OR CLOSING.
SO YOU ARE FOLLOWING THOSE INSTRUCTIONS AND TRYING TO DO THAT.
>> THIS ONE, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS MATCH THE ELEVATOR TO THE FLOOR THAT IT TELLS YOU.
>> WHEN YOU HAVE A STROKE, YOUR WHOLE LIFE IS CHANGED.
EVERYTHING WORKS TOGETHER WITH YOUR MUSCLES.
SOME MUSCLES ARE THERE AND OTHER MUSCLES WORK HARDER.
EVERY DAY, I GET DIFFERENT MOVEMENT IN MY HANDS.
VIRTUAL REALITY HAS A LOT OF CAPABILITIES IN TERMS OF REHABILITATION.
IT CREATES A COMPELLING WORLD THAT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY ARE IMMERSED IN THAT ENVIRONMENT.
.
IT REALLY SIMULATES THE DEMANDS OF REAL LIFE IN A WAY THAT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DO OTHERWISE.
AND IT ENABLES US TO GIVE REAL-TIME FEEDBACK TO PATIENTS IN MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.
THE TECHNOLOGY IS INCREDIBLY HELPFUL.
PATIENTS SEEM TO ENJOY PLAYING THE VIDEO GAMES THAT WE HAVE CREATED.
AND BECAUSE THEY ARE PORTABLE AND RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE, PEOPLE CAN BE GIVEN THINGS TO CONTINUE TO PRACTICE IN THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENT.
I REALLY ENJOY WORKING ON THE MACHINES THAT HELP ME BECAUSE THE MORE MOBILITY I GET IN MY RIGHT ARM IS WHAT MY GOAL IS.
I'M THANKFUL.
>> FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LATEST THERAPY AT MOSS REHAB, HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE TO CONNECT WITH THEM.
>> M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN IS BACK FOR ANOTHER SEASON OF "THE SERVANT" ON APPLE TV.
WHYY'S FILM CRITIC AND HOST PATRICK STONER TALKED TO THE FILMMAKER ABOUT HIS FONDNESS OF MIXING HUMOR WITH HORROR.
>> COULD COME BACK FOR HER AT ANY TIME.
NONE OF YOU CAN PROTECT ME FROM THEM.
YOU WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR.
>> M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN CREATED "THE SERVANT."
A SERIES ON APPLE TV PLUS IN ITS THIRD SEASON.
THE PACING IS VERY MUCH A PRODUCT OF M NIGHT'S.
AND IT HAS BOTH HUMOR AND HORROR IN THE SAME SERIES.
I TALKED TO HIM ABOUT COMBINING THOSE TWO THINGS.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS ABOUT ME.
IN THE LAST 7, 8 YEARS, I HAVE TOTALLY EMBRACED THIS DARK HUMOR ELEMENT OF THE GENRE.
AND I HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT HUMOR AND DARKNESS, THAT SCARY FEELINGS CAN COEXIST.
AND I HAVE HAD THAT INSTINCT EVER SINCE MY EARLY 20'S.
BUT I WAS SHOO SHOO'ED AWAY FROM THOSE INSTINCTS.
I'M LAUGHING, SO THERE MUST NOT BE TENSION.
NO, YOU CAN LAUGH, THAT DOES NOT EMPTY THE TANK.
THAT WAS WHAT WAS BEFORE.
IF YOU ARE GETTING A LAUGH, YOU ARE EMPTYING THE TANK.
BUT IS NOT THE CASE.
FROM THE VISIT, ALL THE WAY THROUGH SERVANT, SEASON THREE, IN THE MOVIES I'M THINKING ABOUT DOING, THIS IS A REQUIREMENT THAT IT HAS THIS NERVOUS LAUGHTER.
BUT I HAVE NOT LOST YOU AT ALL.
>> THE OTHER THING IS THE PACING.
THAT'S INTERESTING.
I'M SURE YOU HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY PUSHED BACK.
THEY WANT YOU TO SPEED IT UP, PUT SOMETHING IN.
THE PACING, BUT THE PACING IS PART OF HOW YOU CREATE THE TENSION, ISN'T IT?
>> I THINK PROBABLY THEY WOULD HAVE SAID THAT EARLY -- I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THAT.
NOT ANY LONGER.
I THINK THEY SAW HOW STICKY THE SHOW WAS.
BY STICKY, THEY WERE LIKE, WE ARE GETTING OFF THE CHARTS RETENTION RATES FOR YOUR SHOW.
IF YOU WATCHED THE FIRST EPISODE, YOU WERE WATCHING ALL OF THEM.
THEY ARE LIKE, WE HAVE NEVER SEEN RETENTION LIKE THIS.
I KNOW HOW THEY WILL SAY X MILLION OF PEOPLE HAVE SEEN YOUR SHOW, WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT THE FIRST 30 SECONDS.
ON OUR SHOW, YOU WATCH ALL OF IT, BECAUSE OF THIS CONTROL AND MOVEMENT AND I'M WALKING YOU THROUGH THIS MOVEMENT.
THE BIG THING, THE THING THAT HAPPENS, THE BIG THING HAPPENED BEFORE THE SHOW STARTED.
AND THIS IS ALL OF THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THAT UNSPEAKABLE THING THAT HAPPENED TO THIS FAMILY BEFORE THE SHOW STARTED.
>> INTERESTING.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I APPRECIATE IT.
>>>> IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE.
>> A PAIR OF LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS ARE TAKING PUDDING TO NEW HEIGHTS.
FROM PUDDING COVERED STRAWBERRIES, CUPCAKES, EVEN MILKSHAKES, YOU CAN ASK FOR ALL OF THAT AND MORE AT THIS SOUTH JERSEY SHOP.
JUST DON'T CALL IT PUDDING.
NO, IT IS PUDDIN.
>> K PUDDIN LOVERS.
>> WE ARE THE PUDDIN PALACE.
>> IT REALLY STARTED AS A TRADITION FOR HER AS FAR AS MAKING IT FOR HER KIDS.
OUR WHOLE IDEA IS TO GET A LOT OF LOCAL BAKERS IN THE AREA, WE GIVE THEM A LITTLE KITCHEN, SO WE CREATE THE PUDDING, AND THE OTHER TREATS ARE FROM OTHER SMALL BAKERS IN THE AREA.
>> IT WAS BECAUSE MY CHILDREN DID NOT LIKE ICE CREAM.
YOUR TRADITIONAL BUTTERCREAM ICING.
IT WAS NO WAY TO GIVE THEM A BIRTHDAY PARTY, UNTIL I FINALLY PUT PUDDING ON THEIR CAKES.
AND THEY WERE LIKE, YOU'VE GOT IT.
YOU SHOULD SELL THIS.
THAT IS GENERALLY HOW IT STARTED.
AND MARANDA MADE IT BLOW UP ONLINE.
SHE STARTED TELLING ON INSTAGRAM, THE DEMAND GOT HIGHER AND HIGHER.
>> THE PUDDING IS THE STAR OF THE SHOW.
WE LIKE TO CALL IT PUDDIN'.
>> WE WANT IT TO BE LIKE JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
>> WE HAVE MY FAMILY RECIPE.
ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID WITH THE PUDDING FROM THE BEGINNING IS MAKE PUDDING NOT LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
WE PAIR IT WITH CAKE, BROWNIES, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE OVER 26 FLAVORS WE HAVE CREATED SO FAR, DIFFERENT COMBINATIONS.
>> OUR PUDDING IS THE FAVORITE THING WE SELL.
OUR PUDDING IS WHAT BRINGS PEOPLE IN.
REGULAR PUDDIN' LOVERS, WE LIKE TO CALL THEM.
OUR REGULAR CUSTOMERS ARE EXCITED TO COME.
>> THEY COME AND SAY, I REMEMBER PULLING UP TO YOUR HOUSE GETTING THE PUDDING, BECAUSE WE WOULD RUN IT OUT OF OUR HOUSE.
PEOPLE SUPPORTING US, THEY WOULD COME TO OUR HOUSE, SO WE HAVE PROVIDED AN APTNESS -- ATMOSPHERE WHERE YOU ARE ABLE TO COME IN, SIT DOWN, BOND WITH US, ASK US QUESTIONS, WE CAN INTERACT WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS.
AND THEN IS SUCH A JOYFUL THING FOR US TO DO, BECAUSE WE HAVE SO MANY CUSTOMERS COMING FROM ALL OVER.
WE ARE JUST SO EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS.
THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO SAY, WHY PUDDING?
WE ARE LIKE, NO, WE ARE SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST PUDDING.
AND WE ARE ABLE TO OFFER SO MUCH MORE.
>> I THINK BOTH MARANDA AND I BOTH LOVE THIS PLACE.
>> IT IS A GREAT FEELING TO BE STANDING IN SOMETHING THAT YOU'VE WORKED HARD FOR AND YOU HAVE PUT SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT.
>> THE PUDDIN' PALACE HAS MORE THAN 14 FLAVORS OF SPECIALTY PUDDIN'.
AND YOU COULD GO CRAZY WITH ALL OF THE TOPPINGS AND THE OPTIONS.
EVERYTHING YOU COULD WANT TO KNOW ABOUT PUDDIN' PALACE IS ON OUR WEBPAGE.
>> I'M LOGGING ON AS SOON AS WE ARE DONE.
DO YOU HEAR ME?
>> I BELIEVE YOU.
AND I WILL PROBABLY BE RIGHT THERE WITH YOU.
>> WE ARE GOING TO SAY GOOD NIGHT NOW.
>> SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.
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