CroneCast

By Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin

Are you crone curious? Are you an older, wise woman with bewilderingly accurate intuition? Revel in the wisdom, experience and intuition older women offer the world. Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin ex... more

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The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.

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December 11, 2025Give and Take
Trudy and Lisa look back on 2025 and talk about what they’ve learned from another year of CroneCast. As they look ahead to 2026, they reflect on the meaning of giving, their deep hopes, and what it takes to be fearless.
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(02:12) - Wrapping up the year
(09:28) - Reciprocity
(18:00) - The pleasure of giving
(26:18) - What did you learn this year?

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
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36min
November 27, 2025Leave Your Comfort Zone Behind
How does making friends change over a lifetime? Does your comfort zone work against you? Lisa is back in the studio and joins Trudy for a conversation about friendship — making friends later in life, social scripts about friendship and lessons learned in Italy.

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(01:30) - Making friends in your crone years
(09:57) - Different life stages
(20:02) - Reciprocity in relationships
(27:16) - Common ground is a place where things begin
(37:25) - Staying open

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
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43min
November 13, 2025The Generation Gap
Lisa joins Trudy for one final episode from Italy to chat about the fraught nature of generational differences, the generosity and courtesy of Italian culture, and the problem of social media — plus their best tips for cutting onions.

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(00:51) - Hello from Bologna
(10:35) - Italian generosity and hospitality
(15:29) - The generation gap
(23:17) - Culture of entitlement
(31:00) - There’s a place for our wisdom

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
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40min
October 30, 2025We Are Beautifully Sculpted
The indescribable experience of seeing Michelangelo’s David in person draws Lisa and Trudy into a conversation about the value of rejoicing in life and celebrating ourselves exactly as we are.

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(01:01) - Seeing the David
(11:01) - Change the narrative
(17:40) - Stop comparing yourself
(24:30) - Maiden, Mother, Crone
(31:18) - Practicing gratitude

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
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37min
October 16, 2025Cliffs and Curbs
Ciao! Lisa joins Trudy virtually from Italy to continue their conversations about courage, being difficult women and the stories we all tell ourselves about our own capacity and limits.

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(01:19) - Ciao from Italia
(09:11) - Courage
(21:06) - What story are you telling yourself?
(29:50) - Taking up space
(37:47) - People’s inherent kindness

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
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47min
October 02, 2025Take a Deep Breath
How does one cultivate courage? By being courageous. Lisa and Trudy discuss the resilience of women, taking risks and the need for silent time to listen to your inner voice.

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(01:55) - Courage means doing it anyway
(10:23) - Fortitude is courage over time
(20:38) - Self-talk
(26:35) - A soft place to land
(35:20) - Being a woman takes courage

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
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39min
September 18, 2025The Counsel of Older Women
Lisa and Trudy are joined by prolific author Merilyn Simonds to chat about the benefits of inter-generational friendship, the creative process and why women are so much more than the roles they play.

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--From This Episode–
Walking with Beth: Conversations with My Hundred-Year-Old Friend by Merilyn Simonds
Woman, Watching: Louise de Kiriline Lawrence and the Songbirds of Pimisi Bay by Merilyn Simonds
(00:55) - Introducing Merilyn Simonds and Beth Robinson
(06:47) - I want that woman as my friend
(11:03) - Boundaries
(19:40) - The writing process
(24:11) - Broadening the scope of who you are
(32:06) - Friendships as we age
--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
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42min
September 05, 2025Reinventing Courage
Lisa and Trudy are joined by Trisha Estabrooks, a communicator, advocate and former school trustee and journalist, for a conversation about the moments on the precipice in life. When there’s a fork in the road, which way do you go? Trisha shares her wisdom from successes and failures, and the challenges of being a woman in politics.

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--From This Episode–
“Ain’t Life a Brook” by Ferron

(01:11) - Introducing Trisha Estabrooks
(09:03) - Where does courage come from?
(17:42) - Time for reinvention
(23:23) - The path will reveal itself
(30:52) - The next reinvention
(35:35) - Letting go
(41:53) - On the precipice

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
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52min
August 21, 2025This is 40
To celebrate their 40th episode, Trudy and Lisa are joined by “apprentice crone” Cody Dub to discuss entering the “second trimester” of life. What does it mean to be middle aged? Why is camaraderie between women so important? And how do women manage the squeeze of living in the “sandwich generation”?

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(01:30) - Welcome Cody Dub
(09:40) - Gut brain
(17:48) - What do you know you don’t know?
(29:04) - Un-wellness and women
(35:46) - You desire what’s in front of you

--From This Episode–
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
Radical Acceptance, Radical Compassion by Tara Brach
You’re Wrong About podcast hosted by Sarah Marshall

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
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49min
August 07, 2025The Growing Edge
If I explore my growing edges, how will I have to change? Lisa and Trudy break down the self-limiting beliefs that can hold all of us back — and how important it is to get out of your own way and ask, “Who am I beyond the shape I’m in?”

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--From This Episode--
The Growing Edge by Howard Thurman
(01:38) - The edge
(09:45) - It’s never too late for anything
(15:07) - Fixed vs learner’s mindset
(22:01) - How far are you from where you want to grow?
(22:27) - Motivated by fear or by love
(36:23) - Getting out of your own way

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
40min

FAQs about CroneCast:

How many episodes does CroneCast have?

The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.