Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century

On today’s episode of Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century, we speak with Professor Susan Kurrle, the driving force behind ‘Old People’s Homes for 4 Year Olds’ about Intergenerationality & Ageing in Australia. Then Faye, Joseph and Marie-Christine talk about how this affects them in their daily lives.

Then on Nostalgia Town, Lex speaks with the former leader of the Australian Democrats and cricket tragic, Cheryl Kernot, who tells us about growing up in The Hunter Valley and Port Stephens, and about her years in the Australian Parliament and as a Women’s Cricket Ambassador.

And on Your 2 Cents Worth, Patricia speaks with Alice Mantel about Divorce & Separation in Later Life.

You can find longer versions of our segments on the website.

Links for this episode:

• Old People’s Homes for 4-Year-Olds
• Money Smart: Getting Divorced or Separating
• Family Relationships Online: Financial advice 
• Financial impact of divorce on older women
• Legal Aid NSW Domestic Violence Unit 
• Family Violence Law Help

On today’s episode of Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century, we speak with Barbara O’Neill, an Indigenous Trauma and Recovery Practitioner, working in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Then, Beverly, Faye and Lyn talk about how this affects them in their daily lives.

Then on Nostalgia Town, Lex speaks with Australian Television and Radio Legend, Geraldine Doogue, who tells us about growing up in Western Australia, and about her years in journalism. Geraldine also shares her secrets to ageing well.

And on Your Two Cents Worth, Lex and Patricia speak with Christine David, Founder of IT for Retirees about ‘On-line Shopping’.

You can find longer versions of our segments on the website.

Links for this episode:

• IT 4 Retirees

On today’s episode of Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century, we speak with Doctor Martin McNamara of The Sax Institute about The 45 Up Study. Then our Punters’ Panel of Cherie, Jude and Lucille talk about how studies like these affect them in their lives.

Then on Nostalgia Town, Patricia speaks with Australian Music Legend, Col Joye, who tells us about growing up poor in Sydney, and about his years on the road as a working musician.

And on Your Two Cents Worth, Lex speaks with Justin Bott of Service Australia about ‘Entitlements’.

You can find longer versions of our segments on the website.

Links for this episode:

Services Australia for Y2CW

45 Up Study

On today’s episode of Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century, we speak with Elena Katrakis, Chief Executive of Carers NSW about ‘Becoming an Older Carer’. Then our Punters’ Panel with Tim Bowden (of ABC fame), Beverly and Lorne who talk about how caring when older affects them in their lives.

On today’s season 2, episode 2 of Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century, we speak with Elena Katrakis, Chief Executive of Carers NSW about ‘Becoming an Older Carer’. Then our Punters’ Panel with Tim Bowden (of ABC fame), Beverly and Lorne who talk about how caring when older affects them in their lives.

Then on Nostalgia Town, Patricia speaks with Australian author and activist, Blanche D’Alpuget, who tells us about growing up on Sydney Harbour, and her years of living dangerously in Indonesia at the time of the revolution.

And on Your Two Cents Worth, Lex and Patricia speak with Jillian McGrath about downsizing.

Welcome to season 2 of Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century! 

Hosts Lex Marinos and Patricia 'Little Pattie' Amphlett begin season 2 with an archived, Season 1 interview with Australia's first Age Discrimination Commissioner, the late Susan Ryan. Then our punters - Joseph, Lorne and Marie-Christine - talk together about how this affects them in their daily lives.

On Nostalgia Town, Lex speaks with legendary rocker Angry Anderson about growing up life as a touring rocker in his 70's.

Included in Season 2 each week Lex and Patricia have an extra segment called “Your Two Cents Worth”. In this segment, our hosts will have a special guest or broach a topic to help you navigate the tricky world of finances, economic security and planning.

On Your Two Cents Worth this week,  Patricia speaks with Alice Mantel about Wills & Inheritance.

Today in the series final Episode 13, we discuss Accommodation & Ageing with Keryn Curtis of Every Age Counts, then two local elders discuss how this affects them on ‘The Punters’ Panel’. 

We speak with Little Pattie herself, Patricia Amphlett, about her formative cultural experiences growing up in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. 

Finally, in place of our ‘Out & About’ segment, we feature highlights from the series.

Today in Episode 12 of 'The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Life in the 21st Century' we discuss the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety with the Chief Executive of the Older Persons Advocacy Network, Craig Gear, and then two local older people who will discuss this on ‘The Punters’ Panel’.

Later in the episode in ‘Nostalgia Town’, we speak with former High Court judge and UN appointed investigator into Human Rights Abuses in North Korea, The Honourable Michael Kirby about his formative cultural experiences growing up in Strathfield in Sydney’s west.

And finally, we speak with Cherie Thompson, founder and chair of the Inner West Women’s Shed, based in Dulwich Hill.

Today in Episode 11 of 'The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Life in the 21st Century' we discuss Technology & Ageing with Claire Mason from the CSIRO – Data 61, and then two local older people who discuss how this affects them in their lives on ‘The Punters’ Panel’.

Later in the episode in ‘Nostalgia Town’, we speak with former Victorian and Australian parliamentarian, former federal Minister for Science, and ultra-champion of BP Pick-a-Box, Barry Jones about his formative cultural experiences. And in a break from the usual format, Barry talks about ‘Stendahl Syndrome’.

And finally, we listen again to an interview with the Inner West Council Joint Senior Citizen of the Year, Jude Stoddart, about ageing and volunteering at the Asylum Seeker Centre in Newtown’.

Today in Episode 10 of 'The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Life in the 21st Century' we discuss Aboriginality with Barbara O’Neill from the Junction Centre in Maroubra in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, and then two local older people who will talk about this on ‘The Punters’ Panel’.

Later in the episode in ‘Nostalgia Town’, we speak with former West Australian premier Geoff Gallop, about his formative cultural experiences growing up in Geraldton in Western Australia. 

And finally, we speak with Inner West Council’s Healthy Ageing Supervisor Mary Ciantar about what’s on for older people in Sydney’s inner west.