OURGENPOD talkin' 'bout Our Generation

OURGENPOD talkin' 'bout Our Generation

OURGENPOD "talkin' 'bout Our Generation" is a bold, intelligent, irreverent podcast about life in America -- how we got here, and how we can make things better. We're focused on the generation of people 55+ -- like us -- but all are welcome. We just don't believe in Ageism. We're confronting some big challenges as a nation and globally, and we're all in this together. We don't confront, rant and rave (too much); we're looking for solutions. We've talking about the dangerous decline in civility in America. Our content is guided by our audience: we listen to our listeners. So please join the conversation, but just try to be civil!

Episodes

July 3, 2025 36 mins
A dramatic reading of Young George Washington's "Rules for Decent Behavior and Civility in Company and Conversation" and finding hope in the civility, kindness, and peacefulness of massive demonstrations.
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A compendium of listener and guest comments on Friendship -- a topic especially appropriate for this time of year when we pine for Peace on Earth and Goodwill toward toward Men (and Women).
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December 3, 2024 2 mins

A sampler of our upcoming episode, "Woodstock through the eyes of an Ingenue"

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November 25, 2024 44 mins
In this special Thanksgiving Episode, Host Julian G. Simmons interviews our Director, Rob Wilson -- who had eight ancestors on the Mayflower. They discuss the origins of this holiday in a very personal way,
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April 16, 2024 50 mins
Talking about the vital role our Animal Friends play in our lives, helping to overcome the "Epidemic of Loneliness" silently sweeping our generation.
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November 6, 2023 42 mins
An on-site visit to the remarkable center created by Philanthropist Wallis Annenberg -- a model for conquering "The Epidemic of Loneliness."
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June 22, 2023 31 mins
In the first of our new series on FRIENDSHIP, we hear from an old friend and therapist, Lee Armstrong. Friendship has been called a key to not only our happiness as we age, but our mental and physical health. As we face an "epidemic of loneliness" in America, we hope this series will help find some solutions.
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March 27, 2023 45 mins
It's time to stop pointing fingers and start locking arms. Bobby Duffy blows a hole in the wall between Boomers & Millennials.
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January 31, 2023 55 mins
This episode hits back at a damaging phenomenon that is hurting all of us -- AGEISM. Leading expert on Ageism and Author of the no-nonsense book "This Chair Rocks" ASHTON APPLEWHITE exposes this insidious social sickness and how we can cure it...starting with ourselves.
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October 30, 2022 48 mins
In this 2022 Halloween Episode, Host Julian G. Simmons brings back the dead....or their spirits, anyway, as we learn the Aztec traditions that are the origins of the Mexican "Dia de los Muertos" celebration.
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October 7, 2022 45 mins
Conversation with Eliot Schrefer, author of "Queer Ducks (and Other Animals)" the new breakthrough book on sexual behavior in the Natural World.
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In Part Two of our interview with Dr. Shepherd Siegel, Host Julian G. Simmons and Shep talk about the role of "The Trickster" in politics and culture -- and how "Disruptive Play" can help steer society back toward a more healthy place.

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July 2, 2022 34 mins
In a Special Fourth of July Episode, Host Julian Simmons gives a slightly tongue-in-cheek reading of a list assembled by a fourteen-year-old George Washington, "Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation."
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In the third in our series on "The State of Civility in America," Dr. Shepherd Siegel poses the question: Can You Come Out and Play?

Things are getting scary out there -- very UNcivil -- and with our Civility Series we're searching for ways to turn that downward spiral on its head.  How do we redirect all that anxiety & anger into something positive?

Dr. Siegel brings us something entirely different. In this first of a two-part ...

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In the second of our series on "The State of Civility in America," we talk with Harvard Psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Shrand, whose new book, "Unleashing the Power of Respect," may just be the first step toward a cure for the rampant incivility that is plaguing our country.

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We are deeply saddened at the passing of such a kind man who taught us so much, so gently, but we feel blessed to have recorded an interview with him for "The Woodstock Episodes" on our podcast in 2020. In his memory, and in the hope that Michael's powerful message of peace, love and music can be heard by as many people as possible in this troubled time, we are re-broadcasting an updated version of our 2020 interview with Michael...
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We launch our series on "The State of Civility in America" with a lively conversation with Catherine Ryan Hyde, New York Times Best-Selling Author of "Pay It Forward." Catherine has written 40 books, including her latest novel "Boy Underground" which was just published. The theme of civility runs through all her writing. In this conversation, she shares the insights she has gained through her writing about the qualities that can m...

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October 18, 2021 41 mins
We invite you to venture "beyond the veil" and to learn the real meaning of this time when the spirits of the dead come visiting. Listen in, if you dare!
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August 30, 2021 72 mins
Michael Shrieve just turned 21 when he rocked the world with his drum solo on "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock '69. He's come a long way, and shares his story and some of his amazing new music.
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December 17, 2020 47 mins
A Session with the Psychologist who Coined the phrase "Trump Anxiety Disorder," Dr. Jennifer Contarino Panning.
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