OK Boomer

OK Boomer-Giving up? 3-17-23

 
What happens when a Boomer gives up? You know, when they spend most of their watching TV, eating, and maybe smoking?
We'll talk to a person who's seen it happen.
And how do you stop this downward slide? Stay active... like you did when you were a kid.  A small community in the midwest is planning for both Boomers and kids. Kids and Boomers have more in common than you may think.
One of the number one hobbies of Baby Boomers is tribalism.  "I'm right. You're wrong."
But there is an organization working to bring the right and left together.  We'll hear from Chuck Stone of Braver Angels.
Then we’ll talk about exercise and depression, mental health and religion, vitamin D and dementia, and how to prevent Alzheimer's and more...Including Bob and Martia Smith with brain teasers.
That's next on OK Boomer, where we're "Keepin' it real!"
 
 
 
 
 

OK Boomer 3-10-23

The income tax deadline is a little less than 6 weeks away, and if you qualify your local college or university may help you.  We'll talk to the dean of a local business school. 
 
Walking on a treadmill and texting on your Smartphone? Yuck! But what about walking through endless scenery? Kristi Weaver and her friends saunter...through a huge forest.  We'll talk with her.
 
We’ll hear from Colleen Cryterski a van driver for a local senior center. She and her passengers sing along to the music they hear on a local radio station.
 
Some seniors are retiring….to the streets; some of them because of a lack of money, and others because of dementia. We'll talk with a local senior services organization.
 
And we'll ll learn how LONG-COVID, almost defy’s analysis by scientists...
Boomers and obesity...
Boomers and hybrid work...
and Boomers drinking Coffee, which is good for you now.
 
Plus Bob and Martia Smith talk about an animal that escaped a zoo in 2005...and it’s still roaming around!
Join us!

OK Boomer3-3-23

Taking a course online? Is it hard to get personal (live human) help?
 
The Dean of A business school at a major university says his online program is different, with personal mentoring, a graduation ceremony, and more….all online!
 
Reading habits have changed in the wake of the pandemic and we’ll talk with the owner of a local bookstore that was founded in the middle of the Covid pandemic.
 
Then there is the story of a woman who planned her retirement and retired according to plan. And it wasn’t like her mother’s and grandmother's retirement.
 
And Robert critiques a film. But not a new film..no it’s a film that maybe you should see again.But not a new film..no it’s a film that maybe you should see again.
 

OK Boomer 2-24-23

Lorelai Glueck loves doing taxes!
Other people's taxes.
Because Laorelai is certified by the IRS and is a member of
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, is nationwide.  VITA might be able to help you.
Then we’ll hear a Boomer talk about running a bookstore in rural America. Sahra Heyer owner of Confluence Books. And you’d be surprised about what it takes to run her bookstore.
We'll hear from a regional senior citizen's organization about what Boomers want.
Remember when some of your friends would get together and pass around the bong, or joint, or pipe? And by the end of the night, no one knew which end was up because everyone was blown away. But fifty years later…
Todd Lawler of a local cannabis store says Boomers are looking to CBD for pain relief and relaxation.
And we’ll hear about record credit card debt, Medicare and how much money you’ll need to get by, and Aspirin...maybe some of us shouldn’t take it every day.
Plus, we’ll hear from Bob and Martia Smith, Roger Ramjet, and news legend Edward R Murrow.
It's all next on OK Boomer where we're "Keepin' it real!"
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Remember when some of your friends would get together and pass around the bong, or joint, or pipe? And by the end of the night no one knew which end was up because everyone was blown away. But fifty years later…
 
 

OK Boomer 2-17-23

On this edition of OK Boomer...
Think you’ve figured out the latest seniors scam and are now safe? No, says retired FBI agent and scam fighter Brett Hood.
We'll talk with Bret about the latest scams.
And what happens when a senior citizen finds out that her father was not REALLY her father? And when friends and loved ones offer comfort that is not really comfort?
Debbie Bussler talks about that.
And the next question, which is ongoing is….”What do senior citizen centers need?"  Boomer Sharon Lawless is investigating this question.
Plus we'll hear about-Reduction of benefits in March for the SNAP program and the latest on Covid brain fog.
Then Bob and Martia Smith join us for brain teasers, and Roger Ramjet plays a hit record from the 50s.
It's all on OK Boomer where "We're keepin' it real!"
 
 
 
 

OK Boomer for 2-10-23

An Alzheimer's patient who is also a nurse will talk about what she does to fight her disease.  Part of it attending The Memory Cafe regularly.
We'll have a story about how senior citizen centers are recovering from the pandemic.
And retired FBI agent Bret Hood will talk about scams, and how one of his partner agents got scammed himself!  We'll also report on the latest Medicare and Social Security scams.
Then Bob and Martia Smith offer brain teasers that will keep you thinking for eight minutes straight!
And in our musical interlude, Roger Ramjet recites a little Poetry...in Motion.
That and more from OK Boomer!
 
 
 

OK Boomer 2-3-23

Robert Rickman.  A truly OK Boomer!
 
Ann Stahlheber works at a local county health center and has seen plenty of drug abuse.  And she is not sure if a rise in drug abuse among seniors,  Is it because of hardship, or boredom?
Stephanie Dukat of the Southern Illinois University Crafts Shop offers a way for Boomers to fight boredom.
Then we have an interview with a former nurse in a federal agency who suspects that Covid Brain Fog is similar to her disease...Alzheimer's
 
How are local senior centers attracting Boomers? Patrick Laws who runs a local center started out working there in his twenties, and now he is a senior citizen too! 
Also in the news, we’ll cover Covid 19 and how rural deaths per 100-thousand residents are exceeding the national average.
And we’ll look at comfort foods….which can be uncomfortably dangerous.
Plus to keep your brain active Bob and Martia Smith tease your Cerebrum with questions and answers on topics old and new on, "The Off Ramp."
And finally, finally, we will have a recording of the history-making first (and probably only) broadcast of a slide show on radio.
 
That's on OK Boomer, where we're keepin' is real!
 

OK Boomer for 1-27-23

FALLS...with all capital letters!  Sometimes we Boomers act as if we are still 23 and bulletproof...until we fall.  We'll talk to a lady who fell, learned from it, and plays Bingosize-a little Bingo, and a lot of exercise.
Then will talk about Bob Saget's deadly fall, followed by OK Boomer's Bob Smith and his bump into a wall (which led to brain surgery) and host Robert Rickman's fall that led to dinged ribs.  And these two 70-somethings work out and are in otherwise good physical condition! 
Are you next to fall?
Later, Bob and his wife Martia tickle your mind with brain teasers on "The Off Ramp."
We'll also have the latest Covid and Alzheimer's news, the federal government cracking down on nursing homes prescribing antipsychotic drugs when not necessary plus, a story about many older workers who are no longer settling for stressful working conditions or fully in-person jobs.
Then we'll hear from Joyce Metcalf a former university librarian who has retired...to a local library.
During the AARP minute, we'll hear about how eating foods like broccoli can improve your health, and we'll also hear George Bush hold a press conference in 1990 about broccoli,"...and I'm President of the United States, and not eating any more broccoli!
The first lady will be quoted out of context multiple times during a tour of the White House...in the mid 1960s.  Yes, we're referring to Lady Bird Johnson.
And former disc Jockey Roger Ramjet plays some Bobby Daren.
It's on this edition of OK Boomer, where we're "Keepin' it Real!"
 

OK Boomer 1-17-23

Retiring in front of the TV with that joint? Medical experts say that's only half right.  
Plus Boomer reading habits are changing to...listening habits.  Librarian Amber Filbeck,  talks about Boomers, Books, and Audio Recordings.
Think about your favorite candy.  Then freeze it, dry it and eat it.  Jill has the details.
Then pull onto the Off Ramp with Bob and Martia Smith who exercise your mind with brain teasers.  It'll keep your brain young!
Then we have the story of a retiree who drives senior citizens to the doctor and the grocery store.  But before Michael Jennings drove the bus, he was a prison guard, and has a story about the inmates telling the warden what to do.
We also have the story of a retired architect who still designs buildings and also spends his time painting.  Unfortunately,  Terry Eliot started his retirement in the worst possible way.
Finally, you'll get a chance to hear the answer to what Mark Twain allegedly said, "History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme." Edward R Murrow reports on the events between the wars.  Does anything you hear rhyme with today?
 
 

OK Boomer 1-10-23

You've heard stories about nursing home workers abusing patients.  But what about the patients beating up the Certified Nursing Assistants?  Yes! And it happens more often than you think!  We'll talk to two of these CNAs.
What direction do you think the price of Medicare is heading between 2023, and the end of the decade?
Down!  We'll hear about that.
And what's the best way to fight fake news?  Use your insight.
Then there is this place in middle America where people move...and never want to leave.  Kay Ripplemeyer talks about Southern Illinois.
Finally, the Bic pen was originally called by the French word, "Bich."   Bob and Martia Smith explain what happened on"The Off Ramp."
And Roger Ramjet features a Perry Como song that you might have heard on your parents clock radio.
That's on this edition of OK Boomer, where we're "Keepin' it real!"