How To Be Old (default)
Rachel McAlpine
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42. Recording stories of older people — Judith Fyfe
Here’s a very special discussion I recorded a couple of years ago with Judith Fyfe. As a trailblazing oral historian in New Zealand she has vast experience in recording the voices of older people,…
S4E41 41. New Year resolutions as you age
Do you keep making New Year resolutions as you age? I learn from local people up to age 50. How about in your 60s or 70s or 80s: do you change your approach to resolutions? I'd love to know!
40. Even bad diaries are good in later life — Tracy Farr
Anyone can keep a diary or journal. It's easy, you can't fail. For older people it brings special benefits. Plus, less embarrassing like the diaries of youth, bless them.
S4E38 38. Christmas here, now and everywhere
Christmas is here, there and everywhere. What does it mean to you? And has that changed as you've grown older?
S4E37 37. A long and joyful working life — Jill Nuthall
I'm learning how to be old from my big sister Jill. She looks back on a joyful working life as a social worker. She has a great tip for making sense of your own career, and appreciating what you…
S4E36 36. Love in later life — with Rhonda Pritchard
Remember "Love in the Real World"? In this discussion, Rhonda Pritchard updates her famous and refreshingly realistic book after 30 years. Some elements change when you're older. Ohers matter even…
S4E35 35. Check your balance with Vicki Thirkell
Are you losing your balance as you get older? There's much you can do to help yourself keep moving confidently through life.
S4E34 34. Rethinking creative aging: Jo Randerson on being soft, hard, and invisible when old
Jo Randerson's creative approach to life brings up key questions about aging. For example, as we age, do we get physically and emotionally softer or harder — or both? and how will we respond when…
S3E33 33. Lois Daish on food, age, and listening to your gut
Settle down and enjoy the wisdom and fun of my distinguished guest, Lois Daish, New Zealand cooking hero. We reflect on changes in our own cooking and eating since 1940. Spoiler: we both fart more in…
32. How we talk about sleep in old age
Rosie Gibson investigates sleep in older people, and the way normal sleep is treated as a measurable medical problem. We asked 40 people over 75 whether they think about sleep that way.
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