Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century

Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century

Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust talk amongst themselves and with special guests about many facets of aging and how it feels to be Oldish in the 21st Century. Conversation, stories, facts, information, opinions, experiences.

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July 12, 2025 55 mins

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In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust have a stimulating visit with Dr. Carol Remz, PhD., about her new book Best Sex Ever After Menopause, with Intimacy Coach Molly Carter. When her sex drive dropped in her 40s, as she entered perimenopause, and she said no, her husband said yes. Now 80, they are still saying yes. If saying yes to Oldish Sex i...

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In this episode co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust and guest host ChatGPT discuss Juneteenth, the Federal Holiday commemorating the day in 1865 when word of the Emancipation of American slaves finally reached Galveston, Texas. What has it meant to our country over these long years, and what does it mean now? 

Next up, the 4th of July. Coming soon, Oldish Book Club reading of Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf.

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June 20, 2025 22 mins

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In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust talk about those days when, despite being Oldish, we sometimes just feel crappy. We feel better having talked about it, and hope you will, too.

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June 4, 2025 33 mins

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In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust celebrate the third anniversary of the podcast Oldish, and tak about plans for the future. If you like Oldish, you'll like this one.

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In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust and our Oldish Book Club partner Leslie Ross-Degnan celebrate, somewhat tardily, National Poetry Month, by sharing some poems from Judith Viorst's Decades book series. We read, and discuss, and lauh a lot. Please join us.

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April 30, 2025 50 mins

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In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century, co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust have a wide-ranging conversation with Liz Kitchens, author of Be Brave, Lose the Beige, Finding Your Sass After 60! Isn't it about time to be true to your more colorful self?

You can find Liz Kitchens' book at www.bebravelosethebeige.com

at your local bookstore, or at the Oldish Book Store on Books...

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In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century, co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust have another energetic book club meeting with our dear friend Leslie Ross-Degnan. We read and discuss Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, which we all read in high school. How does it look from way out in the Gulf Stream of Time? Way more interesting than it did back then.

We all also watched the Acad...

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March 26, 2025 48 mins

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In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust sit down again with renowned expert on aging sexuality Joan Price. Our conversation with Joan last year, Oldish Sexuality, is our most popular ever. She has just released an updated version of her book Sex After Grief, Navigating Your Sexuality after Losing Your Beloved.

If you or someone you know is grievin...

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March 18, 2025 23 mins

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In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust sit down with a metaphorical pint and have a lively bant about the Patron Saint of Immigrants. Perhaps you are the descendents of immigrants, or know someone who is...

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March 12, 2025 43 mins

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In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust have an engaging conversation with Paula Prober, a psychotherapist and  expert in what she calls The Rainforest Mind, what we used to call "gifted". Do you have a rainforest mind? Are you highly sensitive, smart, complex, creative, intense, curious, lonely, and misunderstood?  Or know someone who ...

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March 6, 2025 28 mins

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In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust talk about the anxiety and stress they and others are feeling in these trying times, and various ways to cope. Helping someone is a good idea!

We mention a Ukrainian non-profit that is providing services to civilians, especially children, who have been affected by the war. Here's the link if you would l...

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February 11, 2025 37 mins

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In this episode of the Oldish Book Club co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust and dear friend Leslie Ross-Degnan have a lively chat about All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle. It's a sweet story about an old man who is drawn back into Oldishness by love and kindness. The audiobook version, read by Ben Onwukwe is really well done. 

You can learn more about Mike Gayle at 

https://www.mikegayle.co.uk/


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February 3, 2025 29 mins

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In this episode of Oldish:Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century, co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust talk about how traveling at our age is different, especially, ahem, traveling with a honey.


Next week we'll have another meeting of the Oldish Book Club with our friend Lesley Ross-Degnan. This time we're reading and discussing All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle. It's a sweet story of a ...

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January 28, 2025 35 mins

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This is a newly re-edited version of one of our first episodes from almost three years ago. It has been one of our most popular episodes, and we've given it a fresh new sound.  Co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust sat down with dear friend Chris Balch to talk about our trek to Mt. Everest Base Camp with Everest to End Duchenne to raise awareness and funds for research to find a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dy...

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January 20, 2025 23 mins

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In this episode of the podcast Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust talk themselves into feeling hopeful, maybe, thanks to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Michelle Obama. Thanks!

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January 6, 2025 22 mins

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In this year-end/year-beginning episode of Oldish:Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust talk about the interesting year that 2024 was for Oldish and the world, and take a look ahead to what promises to be an equally strange 2025.

Tune in (if you know what that means, you're Oldish) next week for a surprise episode.


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December 31, 2024 61 mins

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In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on aging in the 21st Century, co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust have so much fun talking with Frances Reaves, elder law attorney and author of Boomers Booming: How to Thrive After 65* (*and have great sex!) we didn't want to stop, so she'll be back. We learned a lot, and laughed a lot. You will, too.

Frances Reaves' elder law practice website is...

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In this new episode in the popular series Oldish Book Club co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust and our dear friend Leslie Ross-Degnan have a joyously deep discussion about It's Not All Downhill From Here by Terry McMillan. It's a wonderful novel about a woman approaching 70 that is so replete with Oldish themes it might almost be a handbook of Oldishness.

You can buy books by Terry McMillan b...

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December 17, 2024 47 mins

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In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century Co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust sit down with well-regarded pickleball coach Amy Gilmore to discuss her new book Avoid Pickleball Injuries, Have Fun, Stay Active, and Make Friends. All good things, right?

Amy's book can be found on Amazon HERE. (note, if you purchase this book after clicking on this link Oldish may receive a...

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In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust have a challenging discussion about the recent US Presidential election, and working through the stages of grief to try to find ways to contentment, and maybe even joy. This is how it is for Oldish people.

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