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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July 24, 2025 A Constant State of Blossoming
Psychologist Janelle Drisner brings her unique perspective and sage wisdom to the conversation around loneliness. The cure to loneliness lies within — Janelle takes us to the root of our loneliness and how we can find the connection we crave.

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--From This Episode--
I and Thou by Martin Buber
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
Risk by Anaïs Nin
--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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50min
July 10, 2025Mothering Your Own Reinvention
Trudy and Lisa are joined by executive coach Diane Lloyd to discuss the perils, pleasures and promises of aging as a woman, how menopause impacts women professionally, and how women can step into their power and be visible in midlife.

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--From This Episode--
On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good by Elise Loehnen
(01:07) - Introducing our guest, Diane Lloyd
(06:18) - Happy accidents
(10:04) - Radical change
(17:53) - Life transitions and women’s resilience
(23:20) - Who am I now?
(29:13) - High functioning, resilient women need help too
(34:31) - Feminine energy’s value
(38:24) - The crone years
(43:08) - The courage to hold others accountable

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
47min
June 26, 2025All Intents and Purposes
Trudy and Lisa discuss the lifelong process of becoming, and wisdom they’ve earned from their crone years. This wide-ranging conversation covers it all, from creating your path with intention, the courage to step outside your comfort zone and why you should try manifesting — even if you aren’t woowoo.

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(01:02) - Connecting the dots
(06:23) - Being intentional about who you are
(12:01) - Am I limiting myself?
(19:21) - Rebuilding takes time
(23:51) - Manifesting what you want
(33:32) - I can’t dismiss magic

--From This Episode--
Outsider: An Old Man, a Mountain and the Search for a Hidden Past by Brett Popplewell
--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
June 12, 2025Mouthy
Speaking up might earn you a name like “mouthy” or “bitch,” but is it really better to stay silent? Lisa and Trudy discuss the difference between a Karen and a crone, when to speak up and the wisdom one gains with age.

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(01:01) - Coming in hot
(04:29) - Mouthy but not entitled
(09:03) - Speaking up
(12:53) - Fear of the Karen
(18:38) - Don’t make a scene
(25:46) - Aging out of people-pleasing

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
34min
May 29, 2025Alone, not lonely
There’s a difference between being lonely and being alone. Trudy and Lisa explore the rich possibilities of living alone, approaching life with intention and finding unexpected joys in solo life.

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(01:17) - Flying solo
(07:06) - The fog
(11:23) - Practice being alone
(15:15) - Aloneness as opening
(19:40) - Choosing a path
(23:57) - Loving life as it is
(28:14) - Be intentional

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
33min
May 15, 2025Those Who Made Us
Lisa and Trudy reflect on the women who have shaped them and influenced their lives — and how they’re passing that legacy on.

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(03:37) - The women who’ve mattered to us
(07:31) - Who has shaped your life?
(10:32) - Surrogate daughters
(14:32) - We have more impact than we know
(18:50) - Cronedom

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
26min
May 01, 2025It’s Okay to Not be Okay
In the second of this two part episode, Lisa continues sharing her journey with her mental illness — and how she found her way back to her brighter, healthier self.

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(01:52) - Picking up where we left off
(04:50) - Life is a series of trade offs
(10:30) - Nightmares
(16:33) - What has happened to my beautiful brain?
(18:16) - Telling the story
(22:37) - Doing the work hurts
(25:35) - Catharsis through creativity

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
30min
April 17, 2025I’m Not Okay
In this episode, the first of two parts, Lisa speaks with candor and humour about her struggles with mental health and her journey to mental wellness. For those who have struggled with depression and anxiety, or those who just wish to understand mental illness more deeply, Lisa offers insight and inspiration.

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(04:20) - Women’s Heavy Emotional Load
(08:57) - Starting at the Beginning
(12:58) - Dissolving
(16:49) - Our Weaknesses Can Be Strengths
(23:10) - How Are You Really?
(30:43) - You are a Presence

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
39min
April 03, 2025Watch Your Language
Language is many things: fluid, living, open to interpretation. Trudy and Lisa explore new coinages, the importance of challenging patronizing language, and disagree about mansplaining. Our hosts attempt to untangle language’s contradictions and histories, and debate the value of gendered language.

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(05:07) - Ladies and Gentlemen
(09:08) - Explaining Mansplaining
(11:27) - The Fallacy
(19:55) - “Are you mansplaining to me right now?”
(24:50) - Language Matters
(28:31) - Language is Alive
(32:17) - Calling Things What They Are

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
37min
March 20, 2025Let’s Talk About Sex
It can feel uncomfortable to talk about, but maybe that’s why it’s so fun. Lisa and Trudy get down and dirty about the realities of sex, bodies and aging. Together, our hosts explore how desire shifts over our lifetimes, confronting ageism and sexism, and women’s agency.

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--From This Episode--
Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-Aged Women by Victoria Smith

(01:47) - Can We Talk About This?
(06:21) - Sexual Beings to the End
(12:40) - Evolving Beauty Over Our Lifetimes
(18:25) - Sexuality is a Mind Game
(20:11) - Humour From a Place of Love
(25:21) - Size and Invisibility
(27:51) - We’re Told to Feel Bad About Our Bodies

--Credits--
Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
...more
33min

FAQs about CroneCast:

How many episodes does CroneCast have?

The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.