New Tricks for Old Dogs
Why are we howling at the moon? In the 60's and 70's our generation led a cultural revolution. Now that we are in our 60's and 70's we see another cultural revolution led by folks like us who refuse to act their age. We may be Old Dogs, but we can still learn New Tricks. This podcast celebrates that revolution. It features offbeat news items, social observations, adventure tips, shameless humor, and interviews with contemporaries who are still engaged with life.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 24 minutes
- Episodes
- 151
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Episode No. 72: "Everyone's Younger When You're 97"
The Old Dogs ramble about higher education – is it all that necessary? We learn about an actor who is still actively acting… at age 97. We get the latest musings from our chief aging officer. And Pau…
Episode No. 71: "No Turkey Jokes, Please!"
In this episode The Old Dogs ask a dangerous question: Is Thanksgiving necessary? We bring news that Queen Elizabeth, age 95, has turned down an Oldie Award. We share an opportunity to take a round t…
Episode No. 70: "The Only Thing We Have to Fear..."
In this episode the Old Dogs ramble about all our unrealized fears - what can we do about them? We bring you another installment of Ads and Fads. We report on a surprise appearance of a meteor in a l…
Episode 69: "What's in YOUR Sandwich?"
In this episode the Old Dogs ramble about what’s in our sandwiches. We enjoy a new album from Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. We talk about what thieves are taking from kindergarten classrooms. We wonde…
Episode No. 68: "I’m so rich I could kill you"
Podnuggets:
1. Ramble – Could you live the van life?
2. De-worming won’t prevent Covid
3. Living the van life
4. Kathleen O’Brien – Chief Aging Officer #6
5. A fun word to say
6. Ro…
Episode No. 67: "Clothing? Who Needs It?"
The Old Dogs ramble about clothing - who needs it? We bring you another edition of ads 'n fads. We shake our heads over China's uncooperative teens. We marvel at the technology that turns brain waves…
Episode No. 66: "You're a Dunderhead! No, you are!"
In this episode the Old Dogs ramble about talking to strangers: would you? Should you? We talk about cheeseburger advertising that was too good to resist. We dig back in our linguistic past for old i…
No. 65 "Happy Birthday - NOT!"
The Old Dogs ramble about the pros and cons of birthday presents at our age. A cellist plays on at age 93... Names for body parts you didn't know you had... Our Chief Aging Officer weighs in on givin…
No. 64: "Being Single, Seeing Double"
The Old Dogs ponder what life would be like if we were old and single... another edition of Ads ‘n Fads... The Geezer Squad – a group of seniors providing fix-it services... Learning about aging fro…
No. 63: "Billionaire Astronauts - a New Frontier?"
The old dogs trade views on rich people buying their way into space. We “expose” that Canadian politician in more on-camera high-jinks. We talk about the pros and cons of electric vehicles. We report…
No 62: "This Episode is about... uh..."
The Old Dogs ramble about losing our memory - if not our mind... Canadian politician needs a cover-up... Chief Aging Officer Kathleen O'Brien, author Reclaim Your Right to Grow Old, with another sag…
No. 61: "Drink Coffee! Live Longer!"
We hate those "Celebrity" Commercials for Medicare, Investing, Travel... and we're not afraid to whine about it... More Ads & Fads... Yugo: The Car People Love to Hate... Coffee is a Wonder Drug!... …
No. 60: "Robots Don't Steal Office Supplies!"
The Old Dogs Ramble about how Artificial is stealing our Intelligence. Then we offer a podnugget about how it's all happening. We also celebrate the Slang of the 50's, present more commentary from Ka…
No. 59: "Taking Out the Space Trash"
The Old Dogs ramble about driverless cars... More Ads & Fads... Seaweed bacon?... Driverless Cars... Trash in Outer Space
A conversation with Kathy Biehl: is she a lawyer/actress? A food critic/author…
No. 58: "Masks for Sale... Cheap!"
The Old Dogs ramble about our hopes and fears as we move back to more intimate socializing... A paycheck delivered in pennies... Commentary no. 2 from our Chief Aging Officer... A Palindrome for 61 N…
No. 57: "Socks with Sandals? Not Us!"
The Old Dogs take issue with what young people think older people think... New: "Ads and Fads..." G. Gordon Liddy can't cheat death... Dressing to the nines for online church - why not? 2020 by the n…
No. 56: "My Infrastructure Needs an Upgrade!"
The Old Dogs take on the infrastructure mess... commonly misused phrases... how wine ages in space... commentary from our Chief Aging Officer... new enthusiasm for VHS tapes... better to be locked up…
Episode No. 55: "Cosmic? Cosmetic? Comic?"
The Old Dogs depart from their usual pointless ramble to offer an equally pointless quiz about obsolete occupations. We caution patients to avoid appointments with doctors who have court appearances …
No. 54: "More Howling"
The Old Dogs take another look at "Howling at the Moon." Live longer with gin-soaked raisins! Can you say, "chinwag"? Defining the Senior Influencer. Another look at Awesome Aging. Experiencing a Goa…
No. 53: "Life isn't a race - it's a ramble."
The old dogs ramble about… rambling during the pandemic. We report on how to throw off the cops, by throwing wine bottles at them. We tell the sad tale of a young lady who decided to try super glue i…