Baby Boomers Guide to Life in the 21st Century

Today Lex & Patricia speak with Professor Ian Hickie about The Brain & Ageing. Then Lorne, Marie-Christine & Trish chat together about this at Jeff’s Cafe.

On Nostalgia Town, Lex & Patricia speak with Skyhooks guitarist Red Symons about performing with the Bee Gees (as a child), and the extraordinary pain and growth that comes with losing an adult child.

On Your Two Cents Worth, Lex and Patricia speak with Ryan Williams about the NBN.

You can find longer versions of each segment and other links on the website.

Links for this episode:

The Brain & Ageing with Professor Ian Hickie

• Brain age and other bodily ‘ages’: implications for neuropsychiatry, James H. Cole, Riccardo E. Marioni, Sarah E. Harris & Ian J. Deary 
• Healthy Brain Ageing. Finding new ways to prevent cognitive decline in older adults, Brain and Mind Centre

Y2CW NBN with Ryan Williams

• Learn about Australia's broadband access network

Today Lex & Patricia speak with Australian Men’s Shed CEO David Helmers about Men & Ageing in Australia. Then Joseph, Lorne & Trish chat together about this at Jeff’s Cafe.

On Nostalgia Town, Lex & Patricia speak with fashion icon Jenny Kee about growing up in Sydney and her love for Australian wool.

On Your Two Cents Worth, Lex and Patricia speak with Justin Bott from Services Australia about retirement income streams.

You can find longer versions of each segment and other links on the website.

Links for this episode:

1. Men & Ageing in Australia with David Helmers
   • Australian Men’s Shed Association
2. Nostalgia Town: Jenny Kee
   • Website: www.jennykee.com 
   • Instagram: @jennykeeoz
3. Y2CW Retirement Income Streams with Justin Bott
   • Services Australia Information on Income Streams
   • Money Smart on Income Streams
   • Taxation Office advice on Income Streams 
   • Industry Super  Information 

Today, Lex & Patricia speak with Gerontologist and researcher Professor Andrea Maier about Covid & Ageing in Australia. Then Barbara, Karen & Trish chat together about this at Jeff’s Cafe.

On Nostalgia Town, Lex speaks with Northern Territory Treaty Commissioner and 2009 Australian of the Year, Mick Dodson, who talks about being orphaned at 10, and only later connecting with his Indigenous roots.

On Your Two Cents Worth, Lex and Patricia speak with Retirement Village Ambassador Kathryn Greiner about the costs of retirement village living.

You can find longer versions of each segment and other links on the website.

Links for this episode:

1. Covid & Ageing in Australia with Professor Andrea Maier
   • Protecting our ageing population from COVID-19, Pursuit, The University of Melbourne. 
2. Nostalgia Town: Mick Dodson
   • Australian of the Year
   • National Archives of Australia – Mick Dodson 
   • Reconciliation Australia – Mick Dodson 
3. Y2CW Retirement Village Costs with Kathryn Greiner
   • NSW Dept of Fair Trading – Retirement Villages 
   • NSW Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing 

Today, Lex speaks with Australian journalist Jenna Price about Grandparenting in Australia. Then Barbara, Cherie and Yvonne chat together about this at Jeff’s Cafe.

On Nostalgia Town, Lex speaks with former CEO of World Vision Australia Tim Costello, who talks about growing up in Blackburn in Melbourne, and about his realisation that the twelve teams of the VFL reminded him of the twelve tribes of Israel.

On Your Two Cents Worth, Lex and Patricia speak with Christine David, CEO of IT 4 Retirees about buying and selling on eBay and Gumtree.

You can find longer versions of each segment and other links on the website.

Links for this episode:

1. Grandparenting in Australia with Jenna Price
   • The many faces of grandma daycare, Sydney Morning Herald article by Jenna Price
2. Nostalgia Town: Tim Costello
   • Community Council For Australia 
   • The Pokies Play You 
3. Y2CW Christine David 
   • IT 4 Retirees

Today, Lex & Patricia speak with the CEO of Volunteering Mark Pearce about Volunteering & Ageing in Australia. Then Jude, Patricia and Yvonne chat together about this at Jeff’s Cafe.

On Nostalgia Town, Lex speaks with Olympic Swimming Gold Medallist Shane Gould, who talks about growing up in the eastern states and Fiji, and her life-long journey to contentment.

On Your Two Cents Worth, Lex speaks with Justin Bott from Services Australia about Accommodation and Commonwealth entitlements.

You can find longer versions of each segment and other links on the website.

Links for this episode:

1. Theme: Volunteering & Ageing in Australia

• Volunteering Australia

2. Y2CW Justin Bott 

• Services Australia

Today Lex & Patricia speak with Australian journalist Jenna Price about the media portrayal of ageing. Then Jude, Marie-Christine and Patricia chat together about this at Jeff’s Cafe.

On Nostalgia Town Lex speaks with former NSW premier and Australian foreign minister Bob Carr, who talks about growing up in Matraville, and his love of books and ‘Saturday Night Fever’.

On Your Two Cents Worth, Lex speaks with Reverend Tim Costello about Gambling & Ageing in Australia.

You can find longer versions of each segment and other links on the website.

Links for this episode:

1. Theme: Media Portrayal of Ageing

• Fact or fiction? Stereotypes of older Australians Australian Human Rights Commission 2013

2. Y2CW: Gambling & Ageing 

• Problem Gambling: Lifeline
• Gambling helpline 
• Gambling help from Relationships Australia
• Gambling and financial help from Uniting 
• The Pokies Play You

Today, Patricia speaks with Dr Sarah Russell, Director at Aged Care Matters about the recently completed Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality & Safety. Then Barbara, Patricia, and Yvonne talk together about this at Jeff’s Cafe.

On Nostalgia Town, Lex speaks with Sydney artist Ken Done, who talks about his magical upbringing and not having met his father till he was aged five, because of the war.

On Your Two Cents Worth, Lex speaks with Justin Bott about Commonwealth entitlements and Work.

You can find longer versions of each segment on the website.

Links for this episode:

    1. Theme (Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety) with Dr Sarah Russell

• Aged Care Matters
•  Aged Care Reform Now   
• Research Matters

    2. Nostalgia Town:

•  Ken Done

    3. Y2CW Justin Bott

• Services Australia

Today we speak with Cecily Michael from Leep – Understanding Technology. Leep builds digital literacy in communities experiencing disadvantage, and Cecily talks to Lex about Technology & Ageing in Australia. Then Faye, Joseph, and Lorne talk together about this on the Punters’ Panel.

On Nostalgia Town Lex speaks with Meredith Burgmann, who as a young woman was the very public face of Australians opposed to Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. Meredith went on to become the president of the NSW Legislative Council for eight years.

On Your Two Cents Worth, Patricia speaks with Alice Mantel about Power of Attorney and Enduring Power of Attorney.

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

Links for this episode:

• Leep, Understanding Technology - Information about understanding technology as you age. (ph. 1300 163 106).
•  ‘Every Woman's Guide to Retirement’, by Alice Mantel

Today for Elder Abuse Awareness Day, we speak with Dr Tracey West from the Griffith Business School about Elder Financial Abuse in Australia. Then Joseph, Lucille & Patricia talk together about this at Jeff’s Café.

Then on Nostalgia Town, Lex speaks with Kathryn Greiner, former Sydney City Councillor and current Chair of the NSW Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing, about being a schoolgirl in four different countries and two different hemispheres, and about how life seems to only get better.

On Your Two Cents Worth, Lex speaks with Gai Brennan about establishing a new business in later life.

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

Links for this episode:

• Information about Elder Abuse at the Australian Human Rights Commission 
• Elder Abuse Helpline
• 1800 ELDERHelp (1800 353 374) is the national elder abuse phone line
• NSW Ministerial Advisory Council on Aging (MACA – Kathryn Greiner, Chair)
• Gai Brennan – Posh-Active

Today we speak with Beverly Baker, the chair of the Older Women’s Network NSW about Women & Ageing in Australia. Then Faye, Lorne and Marie-Christine talk about this issue.

Then on Nostalgia Town, Lex speaks with Reg Mombassa, musician, Mambo artist and founder of iconic Australian pop band Mental As Anything, about growing up in New Zealand, coming to Australia, becoming a visual artist and musician, and how he is now mellowing out in later life.

On Your Two Cents Worth, Lex speaks with Justin Bott about Superannuation.

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

Links for this episode:

• OWN NSW
• Services Australia for Y2CW
• Australian Tax Office – Superannuation