Suddenly Senior

Australian actor Heather Mitchell has been on our screens or stages every year since her career began in the 1980s. Now into her 60s she’s still got plenty of job offers rolling in. She says that’s b…

First he was Fat, Forty and Fired. Then he was Fit, Fifty and Fired Up. Now Nigel Marsh reckons he’s Smart, Stupid and Sixty. He must be doing something right because his TED speech on work/life bala…

If you’ve started waking suddenly in the night with an acute and anxious awareness of the inevitability of death, you’re not alone. After experiencing this herself, journalist and author Jane Hutcheo…

Not all 'influencers' are young and vacuous, posting thousands of images on Instagram which promote products that end up in landfill. Lex Marinos (Kingswood Country, Aunty Jack, Matlock Police) was r…

If there was an aesthetic that defined Australia’s rock/pop culture in the 80s then Reg Mombassa was surely a master crafter of it. His band Mental As Anything was heard on radio around the country a…

One of the biggest worries we have as we age relates to brain function with dementia and Alzheimer’s at the top of the list. But should we just accept a general decline in brain function? Neuroscient…

If there’s one thing we’ve learned making this podcast it’s that a lot of people prefer to avoid the topic of ageing. But Keryn Curtis has made a living out of it. She became fascinated with gerontol…

He’s been making Australia laugh for decades with shows like Utopia, Front Line, Hollowmen, and D Generation, but is he also the most vilified person on Australian TV? As the host of Have You Been Pa…

After the longest 'nana' nap ever, Ange and Ian are back in business. They've lined up a stack of great guests to chat to, but before they get started there's a lot to catch up on. Ange has been lear…

Sadly our friend and colleague Doug Mulray passed away yesterday, so we thought we'd republish our chat with him from late last year. Always cheeky, always up for fun and a true entertainer, Doug was…

Such a sad way to start 2023. We are republishing this episode with the talent and force of nature that was Renee Geyer - as we say farewell today. She made such a huge contribution to the Australian…

Ian Henschke once graced our screens as a hard-hitting journalist on programs like Four Corners and 7.30 Report. Now he's your Chief Advocate for National Seniors Australia which means he's here to f…

Michael Caton has been a constant presence on Australian screens since the 1970s and became a household name playing Harry Sullivan in The Sullivans. But he attained ‘absolute bloody legend’ status a…

Doug Mulray was king of the airwaves in Sydney in the 80s (and a nude model) but stepped away from the microphone 20 years ago. These days he rarely makes a public appearance. which is why it’s an ex…

At the age of 15 she stunned the world when she took out five medals, three of them gold, at the 1972 Munich Olympics.  At the age of 61 she stunned her competitors when she became the oldest ever wi…

Australians have been listening to his Health Report for decades, but thanks to the Coronacast podcast Dr Norman Swan has become a global sensation. Now he’s encouraging everyone to focus on how to L…

As his alter-ego H.G. Nelson he's been making Australians laugh at their sporting obsessions for decades. But there's more to Greig Pickhaver than comedy and acting. In his later years he's been expl…

Many folk explore genealogy as they age but for Anita Jacoby the prompt to investigate her family's past came from a chance conversation at a party. She's one of the most respected figures in Austral…

There are many strings to James Valentine’s bow. On weekday mornings he hosts one of Australia's most coveted roles in breakfast radio but at night you might find him burning up some bebop with his j…

When you’re planning a holiday in an unfamiliar place, you’ll probably enjoy it more if you do a bit of research before arriving.  That’s exactly how Dr Anne Ring has approached ageing. She’s a healt…