NPR College Podcast Challenge winner explores grandparents' aging and dementia

5 articles · Updated · NPR · May 7

The winning entry is framed as a letter to a grandparent and focuses on how one family confronts difficult conversations about declining health.
NPR said the podcast examines dementia alongside broader questions of aging, communication and how relatives respond when loved ones' needs change.
The piece highlights personal storytelling in the student competition, using an intimate family experience to address a widely shared challenge for many households.

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