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Procrastination Episode 9-8-23

There was this business card I needed to design but...It seemed to be so COMPLICATED!  And I thought and thought...and finally called her while on-the-air one day...
 
Terri Sterling Donovan is an expert communicator and anti-procrastinator. Soon.... 
That's next on OK Boomer with Robert!  Where we're "Keepin' it real!"

OK Boomer 9-1-23

Shopping is easy for millennials and Generation Z.  But many Boomers are left out. So says Jorge del Cario who runs a website called FAR OUT...that’s designed to make businesses Boomer friendly.
                       Jorge del Carpio Far Out Founder 
                                        Farout.store
 
The WDBX Mad Hippie is free again after that incident at the radio station a few weeks ago. The Mad Hippie is now on a work release program that involves brick laying.  And he even plays a song about it.
And we're not talking about the tonic!
 
 
Also we’ll hear about: People who care for dementia patients, drug negotiations, mental health, COVID and High blood pressure, and senior alcohol addiction during the news.
 
 

OK Boomer for 8-25-23

Mark Twain allegedly said that history doesn’t repeat itself but DOES rhyme.
Our Bob Smith has an interview with then Us Congressman Paul Simon...recorded in 1975. What about that interview rhymes with the events of today?
 
Let's talk Food Desert, or worse, Food Swamp? Some people living in small towns surrounded by farms have trouble accessing fresh food.  But a local farmer has a solution.
 
Then there is another problem facing society, Boomers having to take care of their grandchildren.  Becky Salazar explains. 
Also, some Boomers are not visiting the doctor annually...yup, it’s money. The Social Security cost of living raise next year probably won’t be anything like the near ten-percent this year. Kendall Boysen will talk about how NOT to beat yourself up, Jill Graskowitz examines the sexual life of Boomer today, and Dick Taylor talks about returning to the good old days of radio….at least when it comes to rehearsals.
Then come Bob and Marcia Smith with The Off Ramp!
That's next on OK Boomer with Robert where,
"We're keepin' it real!"
 

OK Boomer Podcast 8-18-23

Robert Rickman
What happens when the kids have left the nest, and neither the wife nor husband is working? And they are sitting on the couch looking at each-other and thinking...
"Who the hell are you?
Jill Graskewicz. who runs a local senior center, talks to us about Gray Divorce.
Now let’s talk about something that is even more disruptive...solar flares.  Say you you're listening to OK Boomer via satellite and a solar flare erupts then...…. Yup, dead air. A local university is doing something about it.
 
Then during stroll to the coffee room, we detour to the parking lot and one of our new contributors' screeches into the parking lot and plays a record that you haven't hear for years!  Yup, we'll hear the mad hippie!
 
And we have a new segment on OK Boomer, hosted by Kendall Boysen who wonders whether we are being a little negative today?  Kendall will have an answer for that called "Encouragementology."
 
And we have lots of Medicare and affordable good food news next,
on OK Boomer, where we're, Keepin' it Real!"
Kendall Boyson with "Encouragementology."
 

OK Boomer 8-14-23

Jill Graskewicz Director of Club 60 in Marion, Il.
 
While Boomers don’t have a sterling reputation dealing with all things electronic...many of us are willing to trade a hardcover for an eBook.
Librarian Amber Filbeck though not a Boomer, has some insights into Boomers reading habits.
(Hint: the word begins with an "R")
Bob Taylor, a retired media professor talks about radio broadcasting...and its future.
 
The there is this new taste treat that few people are aware of.  Jill Graskewicz will review this new this taste sensation.
 
In the news you’ll hear about extreme heat and cognitive decline, Medicare and vaccines. 401K’s and early withdrawals...too early, say some people. Walking for your health...not as many steps as you may think. And Bob Smith will host part two of our Buddy Holly special during the second half of the program.
 
 
 
 
 

OK Boomer 8-4-23

Bob Baer is on the left of the SIU Astronomy team.
There is this little college town in the southern Midwest which is 15-miles from the nearest interstate. This little town will be the center of National attention on April 8, 2024, because at 2:01 in the AFTERNOON, the sky will turn black.
Bob Baer of Southern Illinois University is organizing amateur astronomers nationwide to observe the total eclipse on April 8, 2024.
And guess what little town surrounded farms by and forests will be at the center of the universe that afternoon?
Now to the topic of work. Surprisingly there is a large segment of Boomers who have not retired but are still working. So many, that the director of a Midwest senior center says many of the working Boomers can’t find time to visit the center.
Have you listened to a.m. radio lately. A few years ago I worked at an A.M. radio station in Nashville, Tn but when two low power F.M. transmitters were added, many people switched to the FMs. We’ll examine the future of a.m. radio with a professor who spent 50-years in the broadcasting industry.
 
Then Bob Smith hosts a special feature on the legendary Buddy Holly, that will be during the second half of the program.
 
That's all next, on OK Boomer where...
"We're Keepin' it real!"
 
 
 

OK Boomer for 7-28-23

This month temperatures in many places nationwide are soaring into the 90’s and `100’s.  And one person is afraid that seniors may skimp on the air conditioning.
Becky Salazar will talk about Boomers, heat and confusion.  And, we’ll check the nation’s weather, hotspots that cover about 2/3's of the country.
Then we have a report of kids smoking in the parking lot...or, maybe they're not kids.
Nope they're Boomers.  And we needed to disguise the informants voice for his own safety.
We'll review a film about a miserable boss.  And this film makes the bosses portrayed in Office Space and 9-5 look like Mr. Rogers.
Then we'll examine one reason why some people don't believe in science, and some do.  How a cup of expresso might help to prevent Alzheimer's. And how so-called super Agers...someone who lives past 80 might...owe his or her long life to...nimbleness.
It's all next on OK Boomer, where we're, "Keepin' it Real!"

OK Boomer 7-24-23

Do you know someone who has moved to another city...or state because of politics? Economics Professor John Jackson of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute doesn’t expect this tribalism to end soon. But professor Jackson does offer a possible solution.
And what was it like for a Boomer substitute teacher after the kids came back to school in the wake of the pandemic?
Boomer Randy Mitchel is a substitute teacher in a rural area who talks about how people communicate post pandemic in the world of Smart phones and tablets.
I talked with Randy this week about how he handles HIS cell phone….
Then there is the story of an out of shape Boomer who has dived into fitness...only to burn out on it a year later.  23-year-old Alexis is a trainer at a local gym and has some advice for Boomers who want to get into shape...too fast.
And Edward R Murrow looks at the nation 100-years ago, and it will up to you spot the similarities with today.
 
It's all next on OK Boomer where....
"We're Keep'n it real."
 

OK Boomer Podcast 7-14-23

A few weeks ago, I spotted a woman curled-up next to a plastic box of her things.  I think she was homeless.  And though I couldn’t see her face, she might have been a Boomer, because too many Boomers are retiring…to the streets.
Percussionist Kevin Lucas will be performing two fundraisers late this month for the homeless. We’ll hear from Keven later in the program.
Exercise! Walking on a treadmill texting on your Smart phone. Actually, some of us would rather text and skip the treadmill. But what would you think if there was someplace to walk where you could actually see interesting things?
In the middle of the pandemic Kristi Weaver organized a group called Shawnee Saunterers for those over 50. The group frequently saunter through Shawnee National Forest.  We’ll be talking with Kristi.
Plus we'll have the latest in Boomer news.  That's next. on OK Boomer, where we're "Keepin' it Real!"
 

OK Boomer for 7-7-23

Two years ago I visited a Senior Citizens Center for the first time. Why? Because at 68 I didn’t think I was old. It turns out other Boomers feel the same way according to Jill Graskowitzwho talks about her parents.
Jill runs a local senior center that is catering to the young-oldsters. She’ll be on in a few minutes.
Now let’s here is something that doesn’t make much sense….a rural area surrounded by farms BUT...with little access to fresh food.
Karen Jensen-Britton plans to put the farm on wheels….so to speak.
Then, we’ll look at how mental health was treated in our early childhoods…
 
Olivia De Haviland starred in one of the first films to treat mental illness seriously Snake Pit, made in 1948. We think you should see it again.
 
Speaking of mental health. We’ll discuss COVID and the brain., and it’s not good. A COVID vaccine initiative...that’s good. Coffee and the brain...even better. And we’ll have some stats about how big the Baby Boomer generation is in general, and what’s happening to us health-wise.
 
 
That's next on OK Boomer with Robert Rickman.
Where we're "Keepin' it real!"