Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century

Send us Fan Mail In this in our series Shortish Episodes Dr. Janet and Gregg talk about the dinking game, in pickleball and life. Support the show Oldish is now on substack! Check us out at  https://oldishpodcast.substack.com Connect with Janet at https://drjanetprice.com Gregg has a new substack newsletter where he's publishing writings old and new: poems, short pieces, works in progress, op...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of Oldish Book Club our friend Leslie Ross-Degnan joins us for a lively discussion of John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley in Search of America. Steinbeck's story of his trip around America in a camper van in 1960 is a true tale of Oldishness told by a master story teller. What can it tell us about who we are today? Support the show Oldish is now on subs...

Send us Fan Mail In this first episode of our new series Shortish Conversations, Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust chat for a while about what Memorial Day means to them, now that they are Oldish. Support the show Oldish is now on substack! Check us out at  https://oldishpodcast.substack.com Connect with Janet at https://drjanetprice.com Gregg has a new substack newsletter where he's publishi...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust, co-hosts of Oldish, have a conversation about how it feels, and what it means, to have completed a year of publishing Oldish, while being oldish. Support the show Oldish is now on substack! Check us out at  https://oldishpodcast.substack.com Connect with Janet at https://drjanetprice.com Gregg has a new substack newsletter where he's publishi...

Send us Fan Mail Dr Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust are joined for a conversation with Steve Raymond, specialist in elder care and pickleball coach. We talk about oldishness in general, and specifically what Steve calls the Pickleball Paradox: Pickleball as a primary public health intervention, and also a source of potential injury to oldish players. He shares tips for preparation to avoid injury. S...

Send us Fan Mail Today we sit down for a conversation with Jacob Kendall, PhD, a social worker with a Masters in Public Health and a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies in Aging, now in Divinity School. In this wide-ranging conversation we talk about how aging is viewed in other cultures, including in Malawi. Jacob Kendall (he/ him) is from the Birmingham area, and has also lived in Louisiana, Indian...

Send us Fan Mail For this first episode of our new recurring series Oldish Book Club, Dr. Janet and Gregg are joined by Leslie Ross Degnan for a review and conversation about Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon. What happens when an oldish woman stays behind on an abandoned colony planet? You can buy Remnant Population on Amazon by clicking here . (if you purchase this or any other book after cli...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust visit with author Lynn Brown Rosenberg to talk about her memoir My Sexual Awakening at 70. Almost ten years after its publication, how has it changed her life? How does it feel to be Oldish in her 80s? You can purchase Lynn Brown Rosenberg's book My Sexual Awakening at 70 on Amazon. This link will take you directly to it. If you purchase the...

Send us Fan Mail We sit down for a conversation with our friend Denise Reehl to talk about the sorrows and joys of long distance grand parenting while Oldish. Support the show Oldish is now on substack! Check us out at  https://oldishpodcast.substack.com Connect with Janet at https://drjanetprice.com Gregg has a new substack newsletter where he's publishing writings old and new: poems, short...

Send us Fan Mail We have a lively conversation with Entrepeneur, Meditator and Pickleball player Ken Ross. He has many interesting things to say about growing a business, and a community, and what it means to be Oldish. To get Erin McHugh's new book Pickleball is Life, or any pickleball or van life gear, click here to go to Amazon . For more pickleball gear go to Pickleball Central . (disclai...

Send us Fan Mail Gregg is back from his adventure on the road as Pickleball Nomad. We sit down to share stories o his travels. To get Erin McHugh's new book Pickleball is Life, or any pickleball or van life gear, click here to go to Amazon.  For more pickleball gear go to Pickleball Central (disclaimer: if you buy anything using these links Oldish gets a small commission. We appreciate it, as...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Janet and Gregg talk with our new friend author Erin McHugh, whose new book Pickleball is Life has just come out. We learned lots of new things and had a lot of laughs. You can buy Pickleball is Life here , and check out some of Erin's other books, too. (if you purchase a book using this link Oldish will get a small commission). The best place to buy pickleball paddles, s...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Janet and Gregg talk with Stewart Lynch, a distinguished educator, about his path to recareering, and learning to swim, while Oldish. Here's a link to Stewart's Youtube: https://youtube.com/@StewartLynch Stewart taught himself to swim using a Swimming Pool Buoy. You can get one here (note Oldish will get a small commission if you use this link) Swimming Pull  Buoy Su...

Send us Fan Mail Note: If you listened to this prior to 1:30 pm EST on October 3, 2022 you listened to an older episode I uploaded by mistake. This is the real one! Give it a listen. In this episode Gregg launches his Pickleball nomad adventure with a swing through Downeast Maine. Come along as he plays pickleball, camps, hikes, makes new discoveries and friends en route. http://belfastpickleball....

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Anne Coleman joins Dr. Janet and Gregg to share her experience finding and reuniting with her birth family while Oldis Dr. Anne Coleman is a psychotherapist and educator with over 30 years of experience as a clinician and a professional in the adoption field. Anne has a private practice where she works with adolescents and adults, and she has been a Special Lecturer in a Gradu...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Gregg goes on and on about online - mostly YouTube - resources and content creators who have influenced and leveled up his #pickleball and #vanlife chops and choices. Shoutouts to: Pickleball: CJ Johnson: Better Pickleball https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbPCL77CefNGj90THzXYTnA Tony Roig: Pickleball Therapy https://wearepickleball.com/podcast/ Together: https://we...

Send us Fan Mail In which Janet interviews Gregg as he's getting ready to set off on new adventures as Pickleball Nomad. Here are some links to some of Gregg's favorite pickleball and van life resources: Podcast: Pickleball Therapy https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pickleball-therapy-in2pickle/id1523311733?i=1000567582631 Youtube: Pickleball Pickleball Kitchen https://youtu.be/W0_XM9...

Send us Fan Mail Today we are talking with my old friend Dave Swarthout. Dave is a part time expat, avid birder, photographer, map maker, and pickleball player. He has lots to share about being oldish. You can find links to some of Dave's stunning photos here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/184600884@N06/with/49212527607/ And to OpenStreetMap here: The OpenStreetMap community has many entrance...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode of Oldish Janet and Gregg talk with Chris Balch about trekking to Mt. Everest Base Camp to raise awareness and funds to find a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. How does it feel to be an aging adventurer? For more information on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy visit Hope for Gus Foundation at https://hopeforgus.org . There is a link there to a documentary we...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s episode co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust open the Oldish conversation by talking with each other about the meaning of Oldish, how it feels to them, and how they got here. How does it feel to be aging in the 21st Century? For more information on Dr. Janet Price https://drjanetprice.com For more information on Gregg Kaloust, including ebooks he’s written to...

Send us Fan Mail This trailer is an introduction to Oldish. More episodes to follow soon! More info on Dr. Janet Price: https://www.drjanetprice.com More info on Gregg Kaloust: https://www.kannoncom.com Thanks to Mye Kaloustian for the background music Support the show Oldish is now on substack! Check us out at  https://oldishpodcast.substack.com Connect with Janet at https://drjanetprice.com Greg...