OK Boomer with Robert

OK Boomer for 4-28-23

On this week's program...
A spilled cup of coffee during the broadcast resulted in fifteen exciting and unpredictable minutes on-the-air!
Also, the combined trust funds of Social Security are expected to run out by 2035, and Boomers are understandably worried about this. But economics professor Kevin Sylvester isn't worried, and he'll tell us why.
Turning to health. Yolonda Simon’s genes don’t look very good.  Her mother and older sister died from Alzheimer's, and she has a younger sister who is suffering from it now. Yolanda, who is an Alzheimer’s Community Educator, talks about the disease, and her chances of getting it.
 
Then we go to the OK Boomer film critic...Robert Rickman who will screen an obscure but hilarious movie based on...waste baskets.
 
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OK Boomer for 4-21-23

Some of us OK Boomers are asking people tooooooo….speak up. That’s because aging and hearing loss go together. But that's not the case for everyone because when the power goes out Diane Hardt pricks-up her ears.
We’ll talk with Diane about how noisy it is in the 21st Century compared to the 18-hundreds.
 
And in the wake of the pandemic we’ve all noticed prices climbing for nearly everything! But there is one place in a small rural community that’s keeping costs down….way down, says Celeste Williams.
 
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We’ll join Celeste after she made a two dollar sale….to me at a local senior’s thrift store.
And speaking of sales! What do Boomers do with their already been-read books?
They donate them to Sahra Heyer, who operates a local gently used bookstore. We’ll be talking with Sahra about the book habits of seniors.
And….
We’ll feature scams aimed at seniors, health insurance expansion next year (we’ll explain) senior travel habits, processed food (some of it is actually good for you)….and more.
 
Next on OK Boomer where we're "Keepin' it Real!

OK Boomer 4-14-23

In this episode, we will hear from a Boomer...a first responder who came upon a scene of incredible death and destruction when he was in his twenties. And he stuffed this horrible memory for decades until...well the tragedy started in the air over San Diego in 1978.
 
 
Mark Twain allegedly said history doesn’t repeat itself but it does rhyme. Can you think of anything today that rhymed with the events of 100 years ago?
Edward R Murrow reports about the tragic presidency of Woodrow Wilson.
In this century, Ann Stalheber ran a farmer’s market last year, after retiring…and she's glad she did!
 
Keep busy...that’s the ticket. And we’ll also examine how keeping active in our leisure time, may delay or even prevent Dementia. And maybe so can coffee.
 
Then we come to the “Banana Scam” You know, when you’re at the self-checkout and select bananas for 44-cents a pound,...and scan a T-Bone steak?
Then there is Juice jacking. No, not fruit juice, but the juice that comes out of those USB chargers located in hotels and airports. Finally in a feew days you might experience the Social Security Stealth tax. Illegal….no
not fruit juice, but the juice that comes out of those USB chargers located in hotels and airports. Finally in a few days you might experience the Social Security Stealth tax. Illegal….no.  
It's all next on OK Boomer, where we're keepin' it readl!

OK BOOMER 4-7-23

Mark Twain once allegedly said that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it does rhyme…
Phil Bredesen, the governor of Tennessee 14-years ago, predicted the shift of Tornado Alley to the east. You’ll hear what this shift did to a suburb of Nashville, TN. And it was the most miserable day Robert Rickman spent on the radio.
And imagine that you are not like other people...
and you need help but are afraid to...to...come out of the closet.
Becky Salazar of a local Area Agency on Aging talks about how her agency is helping people who are afraid to come out.
 
Then there is the question of retiring to a foreign country...
Pod-caster Marc Miller says you have to live like a local. Marc and Robert Zoomed together recently...Marc in Mexico and Yours truly in Illinois.
And in the segment, you’ll love to hate...
we’ll discuss illegal emails, phone calls and how scammers have found out how to hijack your smart TV….but leave it in your living room
Plus, the social security board of trustees has estimated in what year the combined trust funds will be depleted.
 
Finally must of us know that our muscles weaken with age..or maybe it’s not really the muscles.

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 Lorelai 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…