Latest Aged care older people Podcast Episodes
Full Episode: Panel Discussion - Decade of Healthy Ageing
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - December 21, 2022 03:00 - 1 hourIn our panel discussion on the United Nations' Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030) we welcome Craig Gear OAM - CEO of the Older Persons Advocacy Network, Yumi Lee - CEO Older Women’s Network NSW and Lee-Fay Low - Professor in Ageing & Health at the University of Sydney. Among the many topics a...
Nostalgia Town: Season 3 - Highlights
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - December 20, 2022 04:00 - 32 minutesIn Nostalgia Town we take a look back at the people Lex & Patricia have spoken to in 2022. Among an inspiring set of guests, we’ll hear snippets from Jenny Hocking talking about the Whitlam years, Max Ball discussing Vietnam Veterans, Gary Foley and Thomas Mayo on indigenous issues, Craig Gea...
Money Extra: Maximising Your Aged Pension S3 E25
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - December 20, 2022 04:00 - 1 minuteNoel Whittaker AM talks about how to maximise the aged pension. He outlines the assets and income test and what is exempt and what’s not. Your home for example is exempt but assets such as caravans and furnishings are not. Thanks for joining us today! Sign up to be a Podcast Member (it's free...
Steppin' Out - Orange NSW - Amanda Spalding
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - December 19, 2022 03:00 - 13 minutesWe head to Orange in NSW for Steppin’ Out to meet a fascinating lady, Amanda Spalding of radio FM107.5. Amanda is chair and a presenter at the station, a local councillor and board member for Arts Out West. Amanda talks about the cultural attractions of the Central West as well as its thriving ...
Nostalgia Town: Kamahl S3 E24
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - December 13, 2022 04:00 - 22 minutesIn Nostalgia Town, Lex & Patricia discover that not only is the legendary Kamahl a great singer, he is also a brilliant raconteur. Born in Kuala Lumpur, Kamahl tells his own migration story and talks about being ‘discovered’ by Rupert Murdoch. Now 87-years-old, Kamahl is cherished for his ...
Steppin' Out - Melbourne S3 E24
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - December 13, 2022 04:00 - 10 minutesFor Steppin' Out we head to Melbourne to hear from Geraldine Butler - a volunteer at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Australia's largest human rights organisation, ASR supports some 7,000 asylum seekers. Geraldine draws on her education background to share knowledge as well as using the ‘gif...
Full Episode: Boomer Era Migrants
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - December 13, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourLeading into International Migrants Day (18 December) we hear migration narratives from three different perspectives. Dr Alexandra Dellios author and cultural historian, singer and entertainer Kamahl, and asylum-seeker volunteer Geraldine Butler. Alexandra discusses the influx of post-war migra...
Money Extra: Retirement Villages - Reading the Fine Print
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - December 13, 2022 03:00 - 2 minutesOur Money Extra segment, brought to you by lawyer and retirement specialist, Alice Mantel, features advice from Kathryn Greiner AO. As leader of the Inquiry which brought significant changes to the NSW Retirement Village Sector, Kathryn is well-placed to highlight issues faced by seniors lookin...
Full Episode: Hearing the Indigenous Voice
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - December 07, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourThomas Mayo, author of Finding The Heart of The Nation, talks about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. He speaks with passion and clarity about the needs and motivation for the Voice. A Torres Strait Islander man born on Larrakia country in Darwin, Thomas’ mission has been to promote the visio...
Nostalgia Town: Artist, Salvatore Zofrea
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - December 06, 2022 04:00 - 18 minutesIn Nostalgia Town, we meet one this country’s finest painters, Salvatore Zofrea. Salvatore arrived in Australia from Italy in 1956. One of ten children, he left school at 15 to work 11 hour days at the Flemington markets. Salvatore studied art at Sydney’s Julian Ashton School and, informed by d...
Money Extra: Residential Care Fees
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - December 06, 2022 04:00 - 1 minuteIn Money Extra we explain the three levels of Residential Care Fees and find out where to get specific information for individual cases. For links and more information, head to babyboomersguide.com.au Thanks for joining us today! Sign up to be a Podcast Member (it's free!) at babyboomersgui...
Steppin' Out: Illawarra NSW, Barry Keenahan of VOX FM
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - December 05, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutesWe step out to the Illawarra district of NSW to meet VOX FM’s Barrie Keenahan. A former Rugby League referee of the 70s and 80s, he is board secretary at VOX FM and presenter of “Ease Away with Barrie K”. Thanks for joining us today! Sign up to be a Podcast Member (it's free!) at babyboomersgu...
Full Episode: Demystifying Costs of Aged Care Homes
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 29, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourHelping us understand the costs of aged care homes is Justin Bott, the Financial Information Officer of Services Australia. It’s a topic that many people find confusing, but Justin talks in simple terms about the money involved and where to get help. He also addresses wills and how they are im...
Nostalgia Town: Ron McCallum
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 29, 2022 04:00 - 18 minutesIn Nostalgia Town, we meet Ron McCallum AO. In 1993 he became the first totally blind person appointed to a full professorship at an Australian university. He served as Professor of Industrial Law at the University of Sydney and went on to become Dean of their Law School. Ron has been a leadin...
Steppin' Out: Ryde, NSW
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 29, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutesOur Steppin’ Out guest is Brian Crabbe of 2RRR 88.5FM which broadcasts to the Sydney suburbs of Ryde and Hunters Hill. Brian presents There Goes That Song Again featuring music and artists of the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Brian talks about his interest in broadcasting history, the demise of 2CH, and...
Money Extra: Exhorbitant Funeral Costs - How to Save
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 29, 2022 03:00 - 2 minutesCosts of funerals come under scrutiny in Money Extra and we look at alternatives to the traditional arrangements which can put families under enormous financial pressure. Don from Bare Funerals & Cremations talks about alternatives. Thanks for joining us today! Sign up to be a Podcast Member (...
Steppin' Out: Brian Crabbe, 2RRR, Ryde, NSW
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 29, 2022 02:00 - 15 minutesOur Steppin’ Out guest is Brian Crabbe of 2RRR 88.5FM which broadcasts to the Sydney suburbs of Ryde and Hunters Hill. Brian presents There Goes That Song Again featuring music and artists of the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Brian talks about his interest in broadcasting history, the demise of 2CH, and...
Full Episode: Matriarchs of News Media & 90 Years of ABC
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 22, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourTwo of this country's leading current affairs media identities - the ABC's Geraldine Doogue AO and the Sydney Morning Herald's Kate McClymont AM join Lex and Patricia in this captivating episode. While in 2022 the ABC celebrated 90 years, Geraldine notched up her own extraordinary career milest...
Steppin' Out - Victoria Judy-Ann Steed, 3MDR S3 E21
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 22, 2022 03:00 - 10 minutesFor Steppin’ Out, we meet up with journalist and presenter Judy-Ann Steed from 3MDR. The station broadcasts from the Melbourne suburb of Upwey and covers the shires of Yarra Ranges and Cardinia. Her show Judy-Ann & Company is a mix of current affairs and cultural and culinary reviews, interspe...
Nostalgia Town: Kate McClymont S3 E21
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 22, 2022 03:00 - 21 minutesIn Nostalgia Town, nine-time Walkley Award-winning journalist, Kate McClymont talks about her life as the chief investigative reporter of the Sydney Morning Herald. She entertains listeners with hilarious yarns from decades of exposing crime but also talks about the dark side of her work - confr...
Steppin' Out: Victoria Judy-Ann Steed, 3MDR S3 E21
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 22, 2022 03:00 - 10 minutesFor Steppin’ Out, we meet up with journalist and presenter Judy-Ann Steed from 3MDR. The station broadcasts from the Melbourne suburb of Upwey and covers the shires of Yarra Ranges and Cardinia. Her show Judy-Ann & Company is a mix of current affairs and cultural and culinary reviews, interspe...
Money Extra: Capital Gains Tax S3 E21
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 22, 2022 03:00 - 1 minuteMoney Extra addresses Capital Gains Tax with Noel Whittaker AM. He talks about importance of considering this tax when making your will. Thanks for joining us today! Sign up to be a Podcast Member (it's free!) at babyboomersguide.com.au and have your say on our Facebook page
Full Episode: Hoarding Can Kill You!
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 15, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourAre you a hoarder? Is hoarding an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Can hoarding really kill you? Here to answer those question and more is Prof Jessica Grisham an international authority on hoarding disorder. Professor at the University of NSW’s School of Psychology, Jessica is Editor of the Bri...
Full Episode - Hoarding Can Kill You!
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 15, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourAre you a hoarder? Is hoarding an Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Can hoarding really kill you? Here to answer those question and more is Prof Jessica Grisham an international authority on hoarding disorder. Professor at the University of NSW’s School of Psychology, Jessica is Editor of the Bri...
Nostalgia Town: Elizabeth Farrelly S3 E20
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 15, 2022 04:00 - 22 minutesIn Nostalgia Town Dr Elizabeth Farrelly - columnist, essayist, novelist and critic talks about her life and passions. Trained in architecture, science and philosophy, she is fascinated by how humans engage with nature to make culture. Over thirty years, her Sydney Morning Herald column on urban...
Steppin' Out in NSW with Vivian Shenker 2RPH S3 E20
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 15, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutesIn Steppin’ Out, we’re spanning a broad area of New South Wales with Vivian Shenker, board member and presenter at 2RPH. The radio station offers a reading service catering to the print handicapped. It is heard in Sydney, Newcastle, Lower Hunter, Wollongong and the Illawarra. Before retiring,...
Money Extra: Superannuation Anxiety S3 E20
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 15, 2022 03:00 - 1 minuteNoel Whittaker AM talks about concerns over superannuation performance in financially uncertain times. He addresses questions about risk and whether seniors should consider more conservative investments. Thanks for joining us today! Sign up to be a Podcast Member (it's free!) at babyboomersgui...
Full Episode: Whitlam's Rise to Power - 50 Years On
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 08, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we commemorate 50 years since Gough Whitlam became 21st Prime Minister of Australia in December 1972. Lex & Patricia examine his legacy with renowned Whitlam biographer and author of The Palace Letters, Prof Jenny Hocking. For Nostalgia Town, we are joined by Judy Stone AM. A...
Full Episode: Whitlam's Rise to Power - 50 Years On
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 08, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we commemorate 50 years since Gough Whitlam became 21st Prime Minister of Australia in December 1972. Lex & Patricia examine his legacy with renowned Whitlam biographer and author of The Palace Letters, Prof Jenny Hocking. For Nostalgia Town, we are joined by Judy Stone AM. A...
Nostalgia Town: Judy Stone - Pop & Country Singer S3 E19
Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century - November 08, 2022 03:00 - 22 minutesFor Nostalgia Town, we are joined by Judy Stone AM. An Australian pop and country singer, Judy was a regular on Bandstand in the 1960s where her duets with Col Joye became a popular feature of the show. Thanks for joining us today! Sign up to be a Podcast Member (it's free!) at babyboomersguid...
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