OK Boomer with Robert

OK Boomer 10-13-23

 
The man on the left wants to TAKE OVER Nashville. His name is Austin Lane and he tells OK Boomer how, and why.
Then, comes a segment of OK that wins the prize for originality ORRRR  the Rusty Mic award...or both. All we can say is that Robert Rickman did the pouring.
 
Looking upward, Bob Baer talks about the 2024 Eclipse crossroads of America.
 
Now you've heard the word...Encouragementology, on OK Boomer. But how did this unique word come about? OK Boomer contributor Kendall Boyson will explain.
 
OK Boomer contributor Jill Graskowitz has a dating horror story from her kitchen. Then we'll hear about the BIG eclipse coming in 2024 to the little town with the BIG university which is located at ground zero.
 
The Mad Hippie is out of the home again will be visiting us, and Bob and Marcia Smith will come cruising in on the Off Ramp with brain stimulating trivia.
That's on OK Boomer. Where we're "Keepin" it real! #bobbaer
 
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OK Boomer 9-29-23

"OK BOOMER!" says the kid.
"OK Kid," says Robert.
Let's talk about something that is facing some Boomers right now--Alzheimer's.  But research shows you may be able do something about it.
We'll be hearing from Nurse Practitioner Cindy Womack of the Smith Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Research and treatment in a few minutes.
And who might wind up caring for an Alzheimer's patient, or someone else with a disability?  The Boomer.
Karen Cripps, one of the event organizers talks to us about the Caregivers Round-up...where the caregivers themselves will receive some tender loving care.
Recreational activities!  Or not so recreational. The U.S. government is considering taking Marijuana OFF the list of controlled substances which would be good for business.
Gary Kinsell is a professor and director of the Cannabis Science Center at a local university, talks about the possibility that cannabis might be re-classified from a Schedule One to a Schedule 3 substance.
Robert Rickman wrote a novel about his university and talks with another novelist about self-publishing.
Plus: The Mad Hippie does it again, Kendall Boyson with Encouragementology, and Bob and Marcia Smith with The Off Ramp.  
Next on OK Boomer!  Where we're...
"Keepin' it real!"
 

OK Boomer 9-22-23

Let's get the hard part out of the way and talk about the disease everybody is sick and tired of.  In some cases...literally.  We're talking about Covid.
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Cindy Womack is a nurse-practitioner at Smith Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatment.  Cindy Womack talks about the connection between Covid19 and Alzheimer's.
Then let's turn to a hobby of too many Boomers which is social isolation. Jill Graskowitz of Club 60 will have some tips on aging gracefully that do NOT include social isolation.
And in the world of books is...me...and my novel Saluki Marooned which is about a major university.
Nancy Herzog also talks about her novel written about the same major university. Guess what university we wrote about.
Also in the program Kendall Boyson....helps us to navigate through life's little challenges, Emily Lake will talk about a type of photo booth that many of us have never seen before.  Radio expert Rick Taylor tells us that the talent pool for radio is.... shrinking. And we'll hear some tips from a millennial about grandparents.
That's on OK Boomer where...
"We're keepin' it real!"
 

OK Boomer for 9-15-23

 
 
What do General Z’s think of we Boomers? To get an answer I asked Millennial Emily Lake who says Generation Z is being too tough on the Boomers, but Emily adds that Boomers have their faults too.
 
We’d like to welcome Jill Graskowitz a regular contributor to OK Boomer. This week Jill will admit that Smart phones can make us dumb...but they can also make us smart! Jill will give us a Tech Talk.
 
Retired media professor and commercial broadcaster Dick Taylor  remembers those good old days when he was fifteen and listed to radio not on computers, but on actual radios!
 
 
Plus: on this week’s Encouragementology Kendall Boyson will examine the ego. Then we’ll look at what sounds like a unique concept: talking to the competition. Business counselor Terri Sterling says...yes...talk to the competition. And Bob and Marcia will meet us on Off Ramp for brain stimulation trivia.
 
That's next on OK Boomer, where we're...
Keep'n' it Real!

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!"