[B]OLD AGE With Debbie Weil

[B]OLD AGE With Debbie Weil

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[B]OLD AGE With Debbie Weil episodes

  • Peter Corbett on Mortality, Dying, and a New Life of Service
    Debbie talks with Peter Corbett, an old friend from her DC tech days. Peter is an ex-CEO who made a boatload of money when he sold his DC-based tech company, iStrategy Labs, in 2016. He moved to Brooklyn and completely changed his life, becoming a Zen hospice practitioner and volunteer. A perfect example of a life reinvented.
    29 min
  • J-R & Alasdair on Living the Dream (or Winging It) in Guatemala
    Debbie brings back J-R and Alasdair, a young couple who have deliberately stepped off the beaten path and who recently moved from France to beautiful Lake Atitlan in Guatemala's highlands. With the lake in view, birds chirping and flowering bushes everywhere, it looks like they are Living the Dream. But are they? Debbie was compelled to ask them... certainly this is her idea of a dream life. The answer is yes and no. Like everything, it's more complicated than it looks.
    34 min
  • Derek Sivers on Slow Thinking, Connecting, and Intentional Living
    Host Debbie Weil enjoys a wide-ranging conversation with online legend Derek Sivers. Known by many as the creator of CD Baby, Sivers has been living a minimalist lifestyle since he sold the company in 2008 for $22 million. Derek has, in his words, optimized his life for learning and creating. He focuses on writing and, most important, he concentrates on one thing at a time. This is an illuminating conversation with an original thinker and an inspiring minimalist.
    39 min
  • Debbie & Sam on the Coronavirus, Magical Thinking, and Aging
    Debbie Weil and her husband, retired physician Sam Harrington, talk about the Coronavirus pandemic and how the evolving situation is impacting older Americans. They talk about how they are navigating uncertainty and unknowns differently (Sam as a physician, Debbie as a non-physician but with a new hunger for numbers and graphs); magical thinking about what lies ahead; and what it really means to be older (they are both 68) and to face the possibility of illness and death.
    36 min
  • Sean Bailey on Financial Planning For a Gap Year
    Debbie talks to finance expert Sean Bailey about all the issues surrounding planning for a gap year. Create a budget, assess your savings, and don’t forget the cost of maintaining the life you are stepping out of for a period. Use a spreadsheet, use a whiteboard, use the back of a napkin, but force yourself to do the calculations.
    34 min
  • Dr. Sam Harrington on End-of-Life, Reinvention, and Legacy
    In this episode Debbie and her husband, physician author Sam Harrington, talk about end-of-life and how we can use mindfulness around our own mortality to live better lives. The takeaway is that we can and should reinvent ourselves through challenges and adventures as long as we understand that (for most of us) there are a finite number of healthy years left - once you hit 65.
    29 min
  • Guy Kawasaki's Life Lessons at 65: Skip the Email, Find Joy, and Speak the Truth
    Debbie talks to Silicon Valley legend and all-around wise guy, Guy Kawasaki about his Rule of Ten, gratitude, what he learned from Steve Jobs, what changed when he turned 60, the importance of a growth mindset, the writing process, and why he mixes social media and politics. He's funny, opinionated and wise. Plenty of wisdom about "what's next" and how to reinvent yourself.
    25 min

About [B]OLD AGE With Debbie Weil

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A podcast about (b)oldly moving from midlife to old age in a society that devalues old people and/or misunderstands what (b)old age is *really* like. Debbie, who is 72, explores that question in frank 30-minute conversations with best-selling authors, experts, and exceptional individuals. With her guests she delves into the unretired (non-retired) life, ageism, ambition, slowing down (or not), physical deterioration, grandparenting, intergenerational collaboration, grief and widowhood, and more. As well as other stuff that piques her interest such as the craft of writing.