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
No. 11: The Last Blockbuster
It is with shameless pride, or maybe prideless shame, that we announce Episode #11 of “New Tricks for Old Dogs." Once again we take a look back at an iconic moment in consumerism and social behavior …
No 10: "I forgot what I was trying to remember!"
Anybody else besides us have a bit of a memory problem? The Old Dogs attempt to sort through remedies for this common malady. We also divulge good news about the health benefits of chocolate; commend…
No. 9: You Can Be Old and Bold
More age-seasoned wisdom from the Old Dogs, this time about why TV and film producers like to make fun of older people. We'll review Amazon Prime's The Kominsky Method; a dating app for cows called "…
No. 8: Is Purell Puerile?
The Old Dogs hold forth on how clean does clean need to be... Podnuggets review various oddities from the news... and we interview Kathy Drago, an educator-turned portraitist whose specialty is the f…
No. 7: How Old Do You Feel?
In this episode the Old Dogs ramble about feeling our age, acting our age, or otherwise dealing with our age. We'll offer the usual Podnuggets from the news, plus an interview with Tom Cliff, a lawye…
No. 6: Not-Useful Things
- Old Dogs on dated concepts
- Five myths about daylight savings
- You can order breakfast at Tiffany’s
- Ready for a test tube burger?
- A kinder and gentler George Bush
- An insecure Cyber Security Minister
Plus a…
No. 4: A Cashless Society
Musings on how to pay when they no longer take cash; praising Jimmy Carter; pig pals; judge issues get-out-of-jail-free cards; comfortable air travel; Old Dogs interview with Dr. Michael Lieberman
No. 5: Sputnik and beyond!
Remembering the heyday of NASA; NASA is losing its property; remembering Stan Lee; Beards: a healthy choice? Startups for golden agers; RBG: the movie; Interview: Judy Cochrane - great grandmother, m…
No. 2: It's All Downhill from Here
In our second podcast we muse on why we created our second podcast. Podnuggets: More older people are finding work... Scrabble accepts 300 new words... Those mysterious "Sell by and Use by labels"; Y…
No. 3: Did We Really Eat That Stuff?
What kids ate in the 50's; an iconic Thanksgiving recipe; the mystery of the stolen colon; the effect of the placebo effect; the U.S. Citizenship exam: would you pass? 50 great inventions; the Old Do…
No. 1: Howling at the Moon
At last a podcast by seniors, for seniors, showing the world how we can still howl at the moon. Podnuggets: You can teach an old dog new tricks; Mickey Mouse turns 90; Millenials reject their parents…