OK Boomer with Robert

OK Boomer 3-31-23

You're with your 35-year-old daughter at the drugstore, and the clerk ignores you and only talks to your daughter.  It's called "Ageism" and Becky Salazar, director of a local area on aging has some thoughts about how to STOP it.
And as we heard last time Marc Miller, host of the podcast Repurpose Your Career, said Boomers are ready to retire...until they’re not….
We’ll talk to Marc about what Boomers need to do if they want to return to the workplace.
And finally,  we’ll hear how a stifling upbringing resulted in tribalism.
But this young woman learned to have a discussion with her cousin rather than an argument, through the intervention of a group called Beraver Angels.
 
And we'll look at several studies, about depression and air pollution, Alzheimer’s and the eyes, AARP and insulin, and our usual scam segment.
Plus Bob and Marcia Smith play (and sing) some of those old beer commercials.  You know, "When you're out of Bud, you're out of beer!"  And Roger Ramjet looks back at a realistic radio program about...radio called, WKRP in Cincinnati.
 
Then there is an interview with the late Senator Everett Dirkson.  And it-was-wild!
It's next on OK Boomer, where we're "Keepin' it Real!"

OK Boomer 3-24-23

Some Baby Boomers are retiring to their Alma Maters. Well, not the college but the town. And with university enrollments down nationwide, This college town is offering incentives for people to move there. We’ll hear from city planner Ashley Gibson.
Many Boomers are ready to retire, right…?
But Marc Miller, host of the popular podcast Repurpose Your Career, says Boomers are ready to retire...until they’re not!
Tax deadline is less than a month away and AARP will have some tips for you. Medicare plans to negotiate prices with pharmaceutical companies. And what has the pandemic done to your mental health? Family caregiving will also be covered.
Plus, Mark Twain once allegedly said that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme. Listen to Edward R Murrow cover post world war two America and see if any of these past events rhyme with what’s happening today.
Join Robert Rickman on OK Boomer, where we’re keepin’ it real.
 

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!"