Debbie talks to veteran journalist and prolific writer Richard Eisenberg about his first year of unretirement: the adjustments, the travels and the meaningful work.
Debbie brings Guy Kawasaki back on the podcast to talk about legacy, aging and old age, why podcasting is his ikigai (i.e. purpose or reason for being) — and to celebrate the 100th episode of [B]OLDER.
Debbie talks with eldercare expert Star Bradbury about her new book and about successfully navigating our parents’ senior years - and thinking ahead to our own.
Debbie and Sam talk about 50 years of marriage in this episode: gratitude, celebration, grief, mortality, and appreciating the present moment. Feb. 3, 2023 is their 50th anniversary.
Debbie talks to ebullient author and scientist Andrew Steele about the biological processes of aging and how the newest research could slow aging in humans.
Debbie talks to friend and exceptional writing teacher Clementina Esposito about memoir, the difficulty of sharing ugly truths, and why making meaning through writing matters.
Debbie chats with leading industrial designer Ayse Birsel about her new book and how to use design thinking to reimagine a longer life, especially the last chapter.
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About [B]OLD AGE With Debbie Weil
From the publisher's feed
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.
She invites her husband, Sam Harrington, on as a frequent guest. He’s a retired physician with a dry sense of humor and he makes her laugh. Debbie and Sam took a grownup gap year at age 61, leaving behind a professional life in Washington D.C. Now in their early 70s, they live a busy and productive "unretired" life on an island off the coast of Maine. Debbie writes for Substack at debbieweil.substack.com.
Over 100 previous episodes at debbieweil.com/podcast