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- Diagnosis: Breast Cancer
Lisa shares her recent breast cancer diagnosis, her prognosis and the way cancer is shifting her perspective. Lisa and Trudy reflect how illness can change relationships, the way we view the world, and our ability to appreciate the beauty of everyday life.
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- (00:00) - Lisa is transparent about her diagnosis
- (04:47) - Spiky words & shattered invincibility
- (10:31) - Sifting
- (20:58) - Navigation
--Credits--Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
32 min - Knots
For the first podcast of 2026, Lisa opens the conversation with honesty about how she’s feeling. Who do we turn to when the events of the world feel heavy? How do we face uncertainty — in our lives and in the broader world?
Lisa and Trudy discuss their responsibilities as crones and the wisdom of age — crones don’t avert their eyes. They act on their intuition and face the world as it is. Tied with a knot.
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- (01:18) - Feeling heavy
- (08:22) - Everything seems big
- (15:13) - Hone your crone
- (20:24) - Everybody’s figuring it out
- (28:14) - Paying it forward
- (35:00) - Deep hope
- (36:36) - Knots
--Credits--Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin
Produced by Odvod Media
Audio Engineering by Steve Glen
Original music by Darrin Hagen
40 min - Give 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
36 min - Leave 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
43 min - The 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
40 min - We 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
37 min - Cliffs 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
47 min - Take 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
39 min - The 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
42 min - Reinventing 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
52 min
About CroneCast
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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…
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