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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.
 
 

OK Boomer Kennedy Special Part 1

You'll hear about The Crime of Century in the introduction!  A 500-watt radio station in the southern tip of Illinois was the first to reveal who shot president John F Kennedy.  And you'll hear a Dallas police lieutenant utter that infamous name-Lee Harvey Oswald for the first time on WRAJ radio in Anna, Il. Bob Smith talks with WRAJ owner Don Michel  on "The Off Ramp."
Then, imagine dancing at the local teen center...in the 1950s...then dancing there again today.  We'll talk with a former teen who now manages a Senior Citizens Center.
50-years ago it was getting BLOWN AWAY on weed. Now Boomers are using weed for something else.  We'll talk with a farmer who plants weed, harvests it, processes it, and sells the finished product to treat anxiety and inflammation.
 
OK Boomer is produced in a rural part of southern Illinois, but the stories can apply to any Baby Boomer in the US.  And it's all cool because it's OK Boomer.