Watch now (62 mins) | “The Wisdom Whisperers: Golden Guides to a Long Life of Grit, Grace, and Laughter” is Melinda Blau’s 16th and favorite book. It’s the story of her friendships with nine “old ladies” and what each woman teaches her.Melinda and I also talk about age discrimination, pressures to look younger (because society equates beauty with youth and smooth, wrinkle-free skin), negative assumptions about older people, and more.