Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century

Today in Episode 9 of 'The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Life in the 21st Century' we discuss Grief, Bereavement & Ageing with Christopher Hall, Chief Executive Officer with the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement, and then two local older people who will discuss how this affects them in their lives on ‘The Punters’ Panel’.

Later in the episode in ‘Nostalgia Town’, we speak with Rampaging Roy Slaven himself, John Doyle, about his formative cultural experiences growing up over The Blue Mountains in Lithgow.

And finally, we speak with Rita Tratt of the NSW Older Women’s Network (OWN) Theatre Group about their work, and about their recent appearance at The Edinburgh Fringe Festival with their Elder Abuse theatre piece ‘Don’t Knock your Granny’.

Today in Episode 8 of 'The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Life in the 21st Century' we discuss Finances & Ageing with Mehrdad Khoshab from the Commonwealth Department of Human Services Financial Information Service, and then two local older people who will discuss how this affects them in their lives on ‘The Punters’ Panel’.

Later in the episode, we speak with the face of SBS for twenty years, Mary Kostakidis, about her formative cultural experiences in a segment called ‘Nostalgia Town’.

And finally, we speak with the chair of the NSW Older Women’s Network (OWN) and sometimes guest on ‘The Punters’ Panel', Beverley Baker, about NSW OWN.

Today in Episode 7 of 'The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Life in the 21st Century' we discuss Anxiety, Depression & Ageing with Sydney psychiatrist Professor John Snowdon and specialist in psychiatry of ageing, and then two local older people who will discuss how this affects them in their lives on ‘The Punters’ Panel’.

Later in the episode, we speak with Australian Olympian, former NSW parliamentarian and local larrikin, Dawn Fraser, about her formative cultural experiences growing up in Balmain in ‘Nostalgia Town’.

And finally, we speak with Terrie Leoleos about ‘Speak My Language’, an Australia-wide community radio project for older Australians in up to 70 community languages for up to 400 community radio stations around Australia, run jointly by the Ethnic Communities Council and SBS.

Today in Episode 6 of 'The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Life in the 21st Century' we discuss Elder Abuse with Diana Bernard from the Seniors Rights Service, and then two local older people who will discuss how this affects them in their lives on ‘The Punters’ Panel’.

Later in the episode, we speak with Australian actor, broadcaster and teacher, Lex Marinos, about his formative cultural experiences growing up in rural NSW and Sydney on ‘Nostalgia Town’.

And finally, we speak with Russ Gluyas of ACON about ‘The Love Project’, for older LGBTIQ Australians.

Today in Episode 5 of 'The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Life in the 21st Century' we discuss Diversity & Ageing with Russ Gluyas from NSW ACON and Terrie Leoleos from the NSW Ethnic Communities Council, and then two local older people who will discuss how this affects them in their lives on ‘The Punters’ Panel’.

Later in the episode, we speak with Australian comedian and author, Jean Kittson, about her formative cultural experiences growing up in country and seaside Victoria in a segment called ‘Nostalgia Town’.

And finally, we speak with research physiotherapist Betty Ramsay from The University of Sydney Institute of Musculo-Skeletal Health.

Today in Episode 4 of 'The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Life in the 21st Century' we discuss Religion, Spirituality & Ageing with Carole Cusack, Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Sydney, and then two local older people who will discuss how this affects them in their lives on ‘The Punters’ Panel’.

Later in the episode, we speak with Linda Burney, Australia’s first Aboriginal woman to be elected to the Australian House of representatives, about her formative cultural experiences growing up in regional NSW in a segment called ‘Nostalgia Town’.

And finally, we speak with the Inner West Council’s Healthy Ageing Programs Supervisor, Mary Ciantar, who spoke to us on ‘Out & About’, where she tells us what’s on in the Inner West for older people. [This material is now out of date and has been removed].

In this episode of ‘The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Life in the 21st Century’ on ‘The Expert Speaks’, we hear Bettina Arndt speak about sex and relationships as we age.

The two studio guests on ‘The Punters’ Panel’ who chew the fat on this episode’s theme are Lorne Hyde and Beverley Baker.

On ‘Nostalgia Town’, we hear SBS newsreader Anton talk about growing up in South Africa and about his personal and successful battle with bowel cancer.

After that on ‘Out & About’ we hear Dianne Ekert, Vice President Education, about ‘Sydney U3A’ – ‘University of the Third Age’.

In this episode of ‘The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Life in the 21st Century’ on ‘The Expert Speaks’, we hear Professor Catherine Haslam of The University of Queensland discuss the importance of social connections as we age.

The two studio guests on ‘The Punters’ Panel’ who chew the fat on this episode’s theme are Lorne Hyde and Caroline Pryor.

On ‘Nostalgia Town’, we hear from Grahame Bond who talks about growing up in Marrickville and about his formative cultural experiences.

After that on ‘Out & About’ we hear Jude Stoddart, Inner West Council’s joint Senior Citizen of the Year, talk about ageing and her volunteer work with the Asylum Seeker Centre in Newtown.

Today in our very first episode of 'The Baby Boomers’ Guide to Life in the 21st Century' we discuss Ageism, Discrimination & Stigma with Australia’s first Age Discrimination Commissioner, Susan Ryan, and then two local older people who will discuss how this affects them in their lives on ‘The Punters’ Panel’.

Later in the episode, we speak with John Bell of the Bell Shakespeare Company about his formative cultural experiences in a segment called ‘Nostalgia Town’. ‘Nostalgia Town’ is a weekly segment where we hear a well-known older Australian talk about their formative cultural experiences.