30. Old people and books with Kate Camp
In this podcast episode, Kate Camp and I go nitpicking, grumbling and raving on the general topic of old people reading books and old people in books. Listen if you might be old one day.
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29. Am I fit to podcast at 85?
Learning How To Be Old returns to the air with a timely check-up. I want to be sure that I’m fit to podcast. Hugo, aged 13, tests me for my overdue Old Person Warrant of Fitness. Looking pretty good, though some criteria are dubious. I just need an oil and grease and a few tweaks […]
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28. Naming a podcast. Bonus: a podcaster’s folly
I started by naming a podcast, as you do. Some experts tell you not to overthink when naming a podcast. So instead, I underthought. “Learning How To Be Old” is a terrifying title. It drives people away in droves, screaming and blocking their ears. So, bad name for a podcast! (You would rather be dead […]
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27. Deciding to be happy in old age— Dale Copeland
Is happiness a rational choice or blind luck? Listen to Dale Copeland, 81, mathematician, artist, community art curator, webmaster and Taekwon-Do Master. Because you might be old one day.
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26. Still working at 77
If you’re lucky and you want to, you may be still working at 77. Teacher Liz Melchior and Actor-writer Helen Moulder chat about the joys and challenges of working in their 70s.
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