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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!"
 
  

OK Boomer Year-End Edition

It's the Year-End Edition of OK Boomer!   We feature the best of Ok Boomer over the past year...and the worst!
Huhhhhhhh?
Host Robert Rickman contracted Covid19 several months ago and suffers from occasional bouts of fatigue and brain fog.  We'll play the blooper recording for you which includes the introduction of the program, using the wrong call letters! (It's supposed to be WDBX)
We'll also hear Robert explore the radio station and open doors to, the WDBX Fall Fest, a freight train running past the station, and other incidents, including walking in on RogNBob (members of the WDBX Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center) singing about Carbondale and southern Illinois.
Then there was that call that Robert received in the WDBX telephone booth.  It was Anna, his college girlfriend calling during her walk around the Bayou in Houston.
And later, while Robert was riding the stationary bike, he  talked with his trainer about seniors and how many of them resist exercise 
There is also OK Boomer's first investigative report about senior citizens smoking pot in the parking lot of...well...it wasn't the high school parking lot.
Roger Ramjet (who looked like the 1960's cartoon character) plays a hit record of the '70s with a name nobody has heard of.
And we'll hear about these stories: a local bookstore that not only sells books but gives them away...a local senior center that is experiencing a reduction in funding at the same time the number of seniors increases....and we'll talk about how some boomers are retiring, to the streets! 
And then there is the story about (whisper)
Depends
Question: What kind of a present is appropriate to give to someone suffering from dementia? Answer: It's not a crossword puzzle.
Finally, Bob Smith reports about a tiny 500-watt radio station in a rural community that broke The Crime of the Century by simply calling the Dallas Police Department that fateful day in November of 1963. 
"Do you have the name of the assassin of President Kennedy?""Yes, it's Lee Harvey Oswald."
And you'll hear that conversation and audio that hasn't been heard for nearly 60 years.
And those are just the high points of OK Boomer's year-end edition.
 
 

OK Boomer for 1-3-23

You're leaving your favorite BIG EVERYTHING store and...you sneak a steak around the self-check-out without paying.  Though you're caught, nothing happens. Huh? That's because you're older than 65.  We'll have that story.
And how are police officers trained to confront people will Alzheimers?  We'll hear about that too, plus how volunteers can help those with dementia.
We've heard about The Great Resignation.  Well, some Boomers are still working, particularly in Union County, Il.
And a local fitness expert says to finish everything you need to do during the day in 23-1/2 hours.  And this leaves you with 1/2 hour to exercise.
Bob and Marcia Smith join us to exercise your mind on The Off Ramp.
Then Mark Twain allegedly said, "History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme."  Edward R Murrow reports about events from more than 70 years ago...which might rhyme with what is going on today.
And if three cups of coffee a day are good, then twelve cups are even better! Right? Wronggggggggg!
You'll hear it all on OK Boomer, where we're Keepin' it real!
 
 
 
 

OK Boomer Christmas Edition

During this festive season, there are people seeking donations for a Good Cause...THEMSELVES!  A 78-year-old Bussler tells us how to Scrooge them out of their scam.
Bob and Martia Smith reveal the birthday of Sante's favorite reindeer and other Christmasy facts.
Plus! If you're retired and want to meet new people, volunteering might be the answer.  So says Becky Salazar who is looking for volunteers.
The cost of postal stamps is going up in 2023.  We'll tell you how much.
Roger (Davis)  Ramjet features a rock song that was around when many Boomers were born, but they probably didn't hear it until they were teenagers.
And from the WDBX Convention and Visitors Center, RognBob sing about the MOST POPULAR job of the holidays. HINT: It begins with Wal...
Then there is that spoof news conference with Robert F Kennedy.
Finally, we at OK Boomer would to wish you and Yours a hearty "BAHHH HUMBUG!" featuring the immortal Basil Rathbone as Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" which was played from a 331/3 record.  There is no better Scrooge than Basil Rathbone!
 
 
 
 

JFK Assassination Special Part 2

If you were old enough to remember the assassination of John F Kennedy in November of 1963, you saw and heard news reports, dominating the airwaves.  But time has erased the details...until now.  OK, Boomer contributor, Bob Smith has put together a media montage of the Kennedy assassination; reports you haven't heard for more than half a century.
Also on the program is a 78-year-old rural Illinois resident...who scams the scammers!
Then there is the question of powers of attorney and wills, elder abuse, and guardianship over minor children. Do you have the money to pay a lawyer for these services?  If not, local law schools might be able to help.  We'll hear from Rebecah J O'Neil from the Southern Illinois University School of Law.
And from paying a lot of money for professional services to buying a pair of pants...good pants...suitable for the office...for $2 per leg.  A local senior center partially subsidizes its operation with a thrift shop.
That and more on OK Boomer.