This episode explores technology changes through the Boomer era, including how we get our music and news, Artificial Intelligence, hearing aids, Chat GPT and more.

This episode is all about centenarians, including a famous one who hit that mark recently. Boomers are “only” ages 62 to 80 this year, but 120,000 Americans are over 100. The National Park Service turns 110 this year. Listen for stories and det...

No matter what your age is, music and other forms of entertainment are probably a big part of your life. A song, TV show, movie or historic event anniversary might trigger a memory, instantly connecting you to a specific part of your past. This...

New Year’s resolutions? Or something better? My retirement podcast started to feel like a job, so I took a few months off.  I’m back with a new focus and a new keyword for the year. Check out the latest episode and let’s share a personal s...

Idealism, optimism, peace, and love are all connected to the phrase “the Age of Aquarius”. Are we in that age now? Were we ever in it? What’s your sign? This episode looks for answers those questions#boomerrandomness #boomers #babyboomer...

What do Air Florida, Bud Light, Cheers, an NFL strike and E.T. have in common? If you’re at the youngest end of the Boomer years, those events probably remind you of senior year in high school. This episode takes a deep dive into that year, 198...

Death is inevitable but it still hits us hard when a spouse dies, often resulting in unexpected feelings and reactions. This episode is a conversation with someone who lost her long-time husband this year and includes topics like the Importance...

Who knew gray would become such a trendy color? Boomers were surrounded by yellow, orange and green in the 70s and off-white in later years. This episode explores trend changes in color, music devices, TV and radio and vocabulary.<...

Voice activated devices, vacuum cleaners that work when you’re not even there, working a job from home … TV show fantasies 60 years ago that are now aspects of daily life. Were the writers of those show visionaries, or were they visito...

What do Earth Day, Kent State University, Monday Night Football and a near-fatal space mission have in common? This episode answers that question. #boomerrandomness #boomers #babyboomer #boomerlife #aging #1970 #kentstate uni...

This episode includes Boomer wisdom and fun from the internet. Jokes, memes, sincere advice and a few demographic statistics. #boomerrandomness #boomers #babyboomer #boomerlife #aging #agingjokes #boomermemes

We experience deaths of loved ones more as we age, but grief and loss can happen across a whole range of losses, such as jobs and physical abilities. In this episode, clinical psychologist Dr. Cynthia Post provides insight into dealing with gri...

They say age is just a number, but how does it feel when you realize that the songs “Satisfaction” and “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” turn 60 this year? This episode dives into songs, movies, TV shows and cultural events from 1965.#bo...

What things do you keep?  Pictures, souvenirs, old love letters? What do you toss? A lot of Boomers hang onto stuff, but Millennials usually don’t. This episode dives into trends, pros and cons of keeping things and suggests answers to the...

In our fast-paced workaholic world, it is sometimes nice to do nothing, even for just a few minutes a day. This episode explores what the Italians call “il dolce far niente” … the sweetness of doing nothing. Sometimes doing nothing is ...

We’re always looking out for and speaking out against age discrimination and aging stereotypes. But sometimes it’s fun to make fun of ourselves as we age. It can be healthy to not take ourselves too seriously. And humor is often based ...

Boomers remember the promise of flying cars and trips to Mars. One of those two fantasies may be a reality as soon as this year.  This episode goes where no one has gone … yet. #boomerrandomness #boomers #babyboomer #boomerlife...

Many retirees dream of visiting other countries or even living in other countries. This episode includes a conversation with someone who is doing a little of both, with insight on daily life, grocery shopping, TV shows, and la dolce vita, livin...

A retirement dream, a humorous look at colonoscopies, and a few Boomer statistics are all part of this episode.#boomerrandomness #boomers #babyboomer #boomerlife #aging #retirement #colonoscopies #boomerstatistics

Trends in buying music, changes in women’s rights a few decades ago, showing your age by your choice of words, getting married after your 70th birthday, and answers to the question “what if you only had two years to live?” make up this episode....

1985 was the last year the Inauguration was moved indoors. This episode digs into the other big event of that day and lifestyle, music, movies and television from that year.#boomerrandomness #boomers #babyboomer #boomerlife #aging #inaug...

Death is inevitable, but we don’t necessarily think about it much till we start staring down our own mortality as we age. Boomers are responsible for the trend toward celebrations of life more than mourning death at funerals. This episode looks...

Remember hanging chads and the Y2K scare? Many Boomers are preoccupied with measuring time like years, decades, anniversaries and birthdays. The zero-year milestones get extra attention as do groups of years like 25 or 75. This episode looks ba...

This episode is a look back at five conversations from 2024, about Music, Financial Planning, Careers and Retirement, Boomer Dating and Grandparenting Love.#boomerrandomness #boomers #babyboomer #boomerlife #aging #musicmemories #grandpa...

Christmas and Hannukah are the dominate December celebration in the United States, but there are at least a dozen other celebrations between November and January.  This episode explores many holiday traditions here and abroad, and includes...