Suddenly Senior
Angela Catterns & Ian Rogerson
Outreach Signals
Publishing Details
Contact & Outreach
About This Podcast
Suddenly Senior – For anyone who’s getting old…. or planning to. Angela Catterns and Ian Rogerson have been buddies since the 80s after working together at radio station Double J. Now they’re considered ‘veterans of the industry’ and they’re not sure they like it. Join them and their friends in a no-holds-barred exploration of ageing as they navigate their way through all the glories and indignities of getting old.
Explore Statistics
Recent Episodes
Joanna Maxwell - Happiness peaks at 80
Joanna Maxwell has been the director of the age discrimination team at the Human Rights Commission and is the author of many books including The New Retirement. A passionate advocate for embracing…
Monica Attard - I never get bored
Retirement doesn’t scare Monica Attard because she’s incapable of getting bored. An academic and former foreign correspondent for the ABC she boasts a strange badge of honour; getting banned from…
Ange & Ian - How to have a heart attack
It’s been another long nana nap between episodes but a lot has been happening for us. Ange has become a grandparent, and Ian had a heart attack ... in a hospital!See omnystudio.com/listener for…
Neil Perry - Life isn't ending, it's only just starting.
He’s one of Australia’s most influential chefs and his Rockpool restaurant certainly helped elevate Australia’s culinary reputation globally. Neil Perry has been described as the “ageing Lion King of…
Ian Hickie - Dementia is not inevitable
Dementia is the leading cause of death for Australian women. Unless we find a cure soon it's estimated that 812,500 people will be living with dementia by 2054. But dementia is not inevitable.…
Lollie Barr - Dementia forces you to live in the moment
Journalist Lollie Barr made a critical decision when her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease five years ago. Instead of shielding her mum from the world she decided to try and make her…
S5E5 Deborah Thomas - With age comes patience
She’s been at the helm of some of Australia’s glossiest mastheads (think Cleo, Mode, Elle, Women’s Weekly) and now steers the children’s cancer charity Camp Quality. Despite her remarkable skills…
S5E4 Simon Darcy - Ageism is rife in the tourism industry
Baby Boomers did a lot for the travel industry when they kickstarted the ‘backpacking’ movement back in the 60s and 70s. But does the travel industry still welcome Boomers? With higher travel…
S5E3 Jaslyn Hall - Happy, happy, happy ... dead. That's how I roll.
Retreating to an exotic Caribbean island sounds like a dream retirement plan for many, but for Jaslyn Hall it's a homecoming. Originally born in Barbados, Jaslyn introduced Australians to global…
S5E2 Rachel Ward - It's all about regeneration
After turning sixty many of us start thinking about how to wind down a little in life and rid ourselves of some of the stresses of full-time work. But actor and director Rachel Ward decided her…
S5E1 Maggie Beer - We need to create aged care “homes", not centres or facilities
Maggie Beer is a bloody champion! For years she’s been encouraging and teaching Australians how to source and prepare tasty, and healthy, fresh food. Now she’s on a mission – a Big Mission - to…
S4E8 Tim Ferguson - Just keep pushing that rock up the mountain
He’s only just turned 60 but he's already familiar with issues around aged-care facilities, because he’s been trying to keep young people out of them. Tim Ferguson is best known for his comedy work…
S4E8 Stan Rodksi - Have you been getting enough lately?
Sleep becomes such a valuable commodity in our older years but unfortunately, for many of us, it gets harder to fall asleep as we age. Dr Stan Rodski is a neuroscientist, a neuroplastician, and most…
S4E7 Deborah Conway - You can make age work for you
Youth is the currency of the music industry and ageism is rife within it, but Deborah Conway believes you can make age work for you if you put a bit of creative thinking into the mix. During the 90s…
S4E6 Neil Murray - Just focussing on a simpler life
As a founding member of the Warumpi Band Neil Murray inadvertently wrote Australia’s unofficial national song. He also helped record the first rock song sung in an indigenous language. After a life…
S4E5 Robert Tickner – Ageism class actions are coming!
Robert Tickner began his advocacy with Friends of the Earth and ended up becoming the Federal Minister for Aboriginal Affairs in the Hawke/Keating governments. He's still fighting for the underdog as…
S4E4 Carole Lefevre - Grieving the loss of our sense of 'self'
As we grow older we find ourselves grieving the loss of many things; our friends and family, our homes and neighbourhood, our bodies and minds, and more surprisingly many of us grieve the loss of…
S4E3 Bryan Brown - Surfing with an Opal Card
Bryan Brown's acting career started in the 70s with films like The Odd Angry Shot and Breaker Morant and he quickly became a fixture on our screens, and still is. But he’s also a producer and a…
S4E2 Iva Davies - It's all about the medication
Iva Davies followed an unconventional path to pop-star status. Initially immersed in the world of classical music (he even did a stint in the ABC Training Orchestra) he went on to pioneer Australia’s…
S4E1 Grahame Bond - There's only so many lunches you can have
Grahame Bond changed Australian TV forever with his mad-cap creation Aunty Jack, a fat and feisty persona who frequently threatened to ‘rip your bloody arms off’. This led to a portfolio career with…
Frequently Asked Questions
Suddenly Senior has published 58 episodes since March 2022, covering topics in Comedy, Comedy Interviews.
Suddenly Senior is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 22m.
Sign up on Grep.FM to access contact details for Suddenly Senior, including email and social media links.
Similar Podcasts
Your Mom's House with Christina P. and Tom Segura
YMH Studios
831 episodes
Why Won't You Date Me? with Nicole Byer
Headgum & Nicole Byer
453 episodes
Just Trish
Trisha Paytas
283 episodes
Were You Raised By Wolves?
Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema
355 episodes
Bubba On the Lake
Bill Bubba Bussey
62 episodes
The Wayback with Ryan Sickler
The Wayback with Ryan Sickler
130 episodes