The Iseeoldpeople Podcast

Dr. Bruce rambles on about finally catching a fish, the fragrant smell of Cannabis growing in the County and advising his listeners to avoid King-Sized beds. Quite a potpourri of topics!

Dr. Bruce finally turns the car around and drives the 20 hours back to Norfolk County. 

Dr. Bruce rambles on about his ongoing adventures in Manitoba, life in Winnipeg, the joy of sobriety and the kindness of strangers.

Dr Bruce rambles on about his journey to Northern Manitoba.

Dr. Bruce heads due North. That was the extent of the plan.

Dr. Bruce rambles on about #snakegate feedback he recieved and rants on about the draconian measures still being enforced in LTC homes. 

Dr. Bruce relates how #snakegate resulted in a family working together to have the best possible outcome, and then he throws in his two cents about the new putting structure in golf.

Dr. Bruce rambles on about some personal health struggles and tells the story of his wife's wedding ring being cut off by a family friend.  So grateful for friends with skills and special tools.

Dr. Bruce rambles on about trying to find meaning in the madness. The episode ends on a lighter note with a cover of the late great John Prine's classic Hello In there.

Dr. Bruce overtly panders to his new Idaho listeners, reads his movie concept based on his 1994 short story, Freedome. Emboldened by the read, he can't help himself and rambles on about his plan to end the crisis.

Dr. Bruce reads his 1994 short story Freedome, set in a dystopic 2023. Best line from the discussion of the story, "They never made it into a movie, they made it into real life." If you just want to hear the story it is from 6:00 min to 16:50 min. 

Dr. Bruce rambles on about March Madness and Kubler-Ross' Five Stages of Grief. Send along your feedback to ISeeOldPeople.ca 

Dr. Bruce talks about the first week of lockdown and how his family and his business are coping. 

Dr. Bruce shares what he knows today about Covid19, it's symptoms and treatment. The strategy to 'slow the curve' has involved shutting down almost everything in the country. Canada is telling all citizens to come home and Ontario has declared a 2 week State of Emergency. Unprecedented times.

Dr Bruce Rambles on about his best and worst features, reads an inspiring letter from 'The Dude' and adds his two cents on the Covid19 Pandemic

Dr. Bruce rambles on about visiting one of the new Ontario Cannabis Stores, his understanding of the Cannabis industry and his reasons he feels legalization was a good idea.

Dr. Bruce rambles on about Idaho and the Canadian Border, the growing Covid-19 pandemic and watching an old movie with a young Martin Sheen as the star. 

Dr. Bruce rambles on about the Covid-19 virus and the importance of washing your hands and keeping your hands below your shoulders. As in- Don't touch your nose, eyes or mouth!

Finally, the long awaited music episode is here!  Dr. Bruce has taken singing lessons for 5 years and these 4 songs are a celebration of his progress. Listen with Caution-they are not that good! This episode demonstrates that more practice is necessary.  If you want to skip the talking and just hear the songs they are located here: Hello in There by John Prine  14.20 Luckenbach Texas by Waylon Jen...

Dr. Bruce rambles on about his post surgery recovery and his realization that he is older now and he is not superman. Still wondering out loud why for this surgery, for this moment in time he thought he was invincible. 

Dr. Bruce rambles on about missing his podcast recording date, the post surgical pain he is enduring, drug induced psychosis and the dreaded and weirdly spelled hemorrhoids.

Dr. Bruce rambles on about how difficult it is to get shy silent generation seniors to share their stories on the podcast. They love sharing face to face but the introduction of a microphone changes everything. He also shares his trepidation about his upcoming hernia surgery.

Dr. Bruce dives into the world of investigative journalism as he questions the driveABLE driving testing system in Ontario. In interviews with Vic and Anne it is clear how the system is rigged against the senior. The driveABLE testing is targeting the Silent generation (Over 80 yrs old) and is costing seniors money as well as having their driver's license revoked. This targeting of a particular gr...

Dr. Bruce rambles on about seniors volunteering and his frustration with getting up to pee too many times every night. He also celebrates 400 days of sobriety but unfortunately the 400 has an asterisk after it.

Dr. Bruce was thrilled to have Mr. George Pond in the studio. Norfolk born and raised, George is a member of the Silent generation, a community builder, photographer, birdwatcher and proud Lion. George is also an inductee into the Norfolk Sports Hall of Recognition and he took many of the photographs of the various athletes and teams that are on display.