A Wrinkle in Time

A Wrinkle in Time

Stories about getting older in a world that wants us to stay young.

Episodes

July 19, 2016 30 mins

We're all living longer than ever before and there's never been so much pressure to spend our lives looking and feeling young. How does this affect our 21st century experience of ageing?

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A Wrinkle in Time video trailer, filmed by Diego Opatowski, edited by Cole Eastham-Farrelly.

With the release of the first episode of the A Wrinkle in Time podcast, Noelle McCarthy reflects on what she's learnt while ...

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How do we want to age? And how much control will we have over the process? Noelle McCarthy visits the Dunedin Study, and finds out why the most accurate measure of your age might not necessarily be your birthday.

Noelle McCarthy finds out her biological age: watch the video here

Video filmed and edited by Diego Opatowski.

How do we want to age? And how much control will we have over the process? Noelle McCarthy visits the Dunedin Stud...

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August 2, 2016 30 mins

How do our brains change as we get older? Noelle finds out, with the help of a neuroscientist, a centenarian, and a Poet Laureate.

Noelle McCarthy interviews Professor Richard Faull: watch the video here

Video filmed and edited by Diego Opatowski.

How do our brains change as we get older? Noelle McCarthy finds out, with the help of a neuroscientist, a centenarian, and a Poet Laureate.

CK Stead's writing career has continued unimp...

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August 9, 2016 30 mins

Noelle McCarthy takes an honest look at ageism, pension costs, and intergenerational tension.

Noelle McCarthy interviews Suzy Morrison: watch the video here

Video filmed by Diego Opatowski and edited by Cole Eastham-Farrelly.

Noelle McCarthy takes an honest look at ageism, pension costs, and intergenerational tension.

There is no denying the wisdom of age - but in a world where people are living longer and 50 is the new 40, what define...

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August 16, 2016 31 mins

Who will take care of us when we can't take care of ourselves? And how much choice will we have in the matter, once the time comes?

Noelle McCarthy talks with Janet Colby: watch the video here

Who will take care of us when we can't take care of ourselves? And how much choice will we have in the matter, once the time comes?

Janet Colby is in her early sixties. She lives in Auckland, with her partner and one grown-up son. She and h...

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August 23, 2016 30 mins

Death is the natural culmination of the ageing process, but it can seem like an abstract idea, until it affects us directly.

Noelle McCarthy speaks with Helen Kelly: watch the video here

Death is the natural culmination of the ageing process, but it can seem like an abstract idea, until it affects us directly.

Like living, dying is something that happens to everyone.

But death can seem like an abstract idea until it directly affects so...

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