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The FiftyUp Club was created to help consumers 50 and over get the discounts, special offers, and improved products and services they deserve. Join 2UE Talking Lifestyle for a fun look at the benefits of being over 50.

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    FiftyUp Club- Full Show Podcast- January 20 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2017 35:16


    Screen Space with Simon Foster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2017 7:58


    Film Reviewer, Simon Foster joined Nick Bennett and Kayley Harris on the show to talk about all the movies you should and shouldn't see.

    Health check- Is snoring something to worry about?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2017 6:59


    Did you know that about 40% of men and 30% of women snore?...and apart from it being deeply annoying, is it harmful to your health? Nick Bennett and Kayley Harris spoke to Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Biomedical Engineer, and Upper Airway Physiologist, Jason Amatoury about this issue. 

    Lex Marinos performs in 'Senior Moments'

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2017 6:21


    The hilarious review 'Senior Moments' is returning to Sydney this year, so Nick Bennett and Kaley Harris thought they should get actor Lex Marinos on the show, who you might also remember from 'Kingswood Country, to talk about his performances in comedy 'Senior Moments'.

    Ditch the afternoon coffee for a good night's sleep

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2017 6:44


    Over-50s should ditch having a coffee after midday if they want to have a good night's sleep, according to new guidelines. Really? Nick Bennett chats with pharmacologist Dr Ian Musgrave about what caffeine does to the body. 

    Your private health premium is about to go up... again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2017 8:11


    The cutoff date has passed for private health funds to ask for permission to whack up their prices way above the rate of inflation, so prepare to pay more for health insurance, again. FiftyUp Club ambassador Christopher Zinn joins Nick Bennett.

    Stop tinkering with super and let it breathe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2017 12:44


    The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia are calling for the government to stop tinkering with the rules, and to let it breathe, for the sake of all of us. ASFA CEO Martin Fahy joins Nick Bennett.

    The FiftyUp Club - 16/1/17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 39:53


    Listen to the full show podcast with Nick Bennett. - Too many patients receive unnecessary medicines and it's causing physical and psychological pain to patients, while harming the nations health sector. Professor Paul Glasziou joins Nick Bennett. - Deposit more sleep and vegetables, stop withdrawing ciggarettes and stress. These are key transactions for your wellness bank - something that's going to be talked about a lot in 2017. Author Karen Sander explains the importance of the concept. - Hot summer nights make it difficult to catch a good night’s sleep. Fear not, sweat not, because we’ve got tips on how to stay cool with Dr Marie Barnes - the President of the Australasian Sleep Association.

    How to sleep on a hot Summer's night

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 4:46


    Hot summer nights make it difficult to catch a good night’s sleep. Fear not, sweat not, because we’ve got tips on how to stay cool with Dr Marie Barnes - the President of the Australasian Sleep Association.

    2017 - the year of the wellness bank

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 4:58


    Deposit more sleep and vegetables, stop withdrawing ciggarettes and stress. These are key transactions for your wellness bank - something that's going to be talked about a lot in 2017. Author Karen Sander explains the importance of the concept.

    Unnecessary medicine harming patients and the medical system

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2017 11:30


    Too many patients receive unnecessary medicines and it's causing physical and psychological pain to patients, while harming the nations health sector. Professor Paul Glasziou joins Nick Bennett. 

    The FiftyUp Club - 12/1/17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2017 41:29


    Listen to the full show podcast with Kayley Harris and Ian Rogerson. - Innovation is more than just a buzzword, and 2017 is the year in which seniors should step up to the innovation plate! Kayley and Ian chat with Danielle Story from the Eastern Innovation Business Centre  - Strap on your sea legs, land lubbers! Bob Downe's Love Boat Cruise on The Rhythmboat sets sail for a night of song, dance, food and side splitting laughter. Bob Downe chats with Kayley and Ian. - Carole King's Tapestry remains one of the highest selling albums of all time, and Debra Bryne and Vika Bull will pay tribute by performing the album in entirety! Debbie Byrne chats with Kayley and Ian on the FiftyUp Club Show. 

    Debra Byrne performs Carole King's Tapestry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2017 11:27


    Carole King's Tapestry remains one of the highest selling albums of all time, and Debra Bryne and Vika Bull will pay tribute by performing the album in entirety! Debbie Byrne chats with Kayley and Ian on the FiftyUp Club Show. 

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    The Love Boat Cruise with Bob Downe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2017 7:29


    Strap on your sea legs, land lubbers! Bob Downe's Love Boat Cruise on The Rhythmboat sets sail for a night of song, dance, food and side splitting laughter. Bob Downe chats with Kayley and Ian. 

    Seniors stepping up to the innovation plate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2017 9:55


    Innovation is more than just a buzzword, and 2017 is the year in which seniors should step up to the innovation plate! Kayley and Ian chat with Danielle Story from the Eastern Innovation Business Centre 

    The FiftyUp Club - 11/1/17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2017 39:54


    Listen to the whole show podcast with Ian Rogerson and Kayley Harris. - Janise Beaumont was diagnosed with breast cancer and decided to tackle the disease head on and with a positive attitude. Janise shares her story of survival and positivity with Kayley and Ian.  - Remember Chequers Nightclub? Or the Silver Spade Room? Sydney was home to some iconic nightclubs during the 50s and 60s and showbiz stallwart John Burls remembers them all. - FiftyUp Ambassador Christopher Zinn, from his beachside hammock on the NSW south coast, reflects on the passage of time and how some things change while other stay the same. 

    Holidays at the beach and the passage of time.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2017 6:10


    FiftyUp Ambassador Christopher Zinn, from his beachside hammock on the NSW south coast, reflects on the passage of time and how some things change while other stay the same. 

    Sydney's nightlife in the 50s and 60s

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2017 12:12


    Remember Chequers Nightclub? Or the Silver Spade Room? Sydney was home to some iconic nightclubs during the 50s and 60s and showbiz stallwart John Burls remembers them all. John chats with Kayley and Ian.

    Tackling breast cancer head on with a positive attitude

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2017 10:51


    Janise Beaumont was diagnosed with breast cancer and decided to tackle the disease head on and with a positive attitude. Janise shares her story of survival and positivity with Kayley and Ian. 

    The FiftyUp Club - 10/1/17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 41:07


    Listen to the whole show podcast with Ian Rogerson and Kayley Harris. - Michael Chamberlain, the father of baby Azaria who was snatched by a dingo at Uluru in 1980, has died aged 72. Journalist Malcolm Brown spent years covering this significant legal saga and joins Kayley and Ian on the FiftyUp Club Show. - BrickX is a unique way to invest in property - it allows people to buy fractions of a property - known as ‘Bricks’ - for as little as $68. BrickX CEO Anthony Millett chats about the concept. - Keith Pearce competes in triathlons with his 80 year old identical twin brother. He shares his motto for life.

    The 80 year old triathlete

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 8:17


    Keith Pearce competes in triathlons with his 80 year old identical twin brother. He shares his motto for life with Kayley and Ian on the FiftyUp Club Show.

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    How you can enter the property market for less than $100

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 10:53


    BrickX is a unique way to invest in property - it allows people to buy fractions of a property - known as ‘Bricks’ - for as little as $68. BrickX CEO Anthony Millett joins Kayley Harris and Ian Rogerson on the FiftyUp Club Show to chat about the concept.

    Michael Chamberlain, father of baby Azaria, dead at 72

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 10:28


    Michael Chamberlain, the father of baby Azaria who was snatched by a dingo at Uluru in 1980, has died aged 72. Journalist Malcolm Brown spent years covering this significant legal saga and joins Kayley and Ian on the FiftyUp Club Show.

    The FiftyUp Club - 06/01/17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017 43:30


    Listen to the full show podcast with Ian Rogerson and Kayley Harris. - Better house design could save us all money on electricity bills. Even if you built a brilliantly efficient house, the fact that the standard Australian home isn’t built to the same quality is also costing you money. Kayley and Ian talk to Wendy Miller, Senior Research Fellow at QUT. - Is age used as an excuse to slack off with fitness? Wayne Morgan is a personal trainer who specialises in training for Over-50s and he addressed that and what fitness work people should be doing. - We’re arguably the biggest cruising nation per capita with over a million Aussies hopping on a cruise ship per year. David Jones is the Corporate Communications Manager for Carnival Australia and he explains why cruising has become so popular.  

    Why is cruising so popular?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017 9:37


    We’re arguably the biggest cruising nation per capita with over a million Aussies hopping on a cruise ship per year. David Jones is the Corporate Communications Manager for Carnival Australia and he explains why cruising has become so popular.

    Is being over 50 an excuse not to exercise?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017 8:19


    Is age used as an excuse to slack off with fitness? Wayne Morgan is a personal trainer who specialises in training for Over-50s and he addressed that and what fitness work people should be doing.

    Better house design could save us all money on electricity bills

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017 10:05


    Even if you built a brilliantly efficient house, the fact that the standard Australian home isn’t built to the same quality is also costing you money. Kayley and Ian talk to Wendy Miller, Senior Research Fellow at QUT.  

    The FiftyUp Club - 05/01/17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2017 39:52


    Listen to the full show podcast with Ian Rogerson and Kayley Harris Andrew Dowling, CEO of Stitch, runs through the Top 5 reasons why people are hesitant to get back into dating We discuss the challenges facing Australia’s energy market with David Blowers, Energy Fellow with the Grattan Institute There is a big push to reform private health insurance this year. We talk to Shaun Gath, Former Chief Executive of the Private Health Insurance Administration Council

    Reforms to private health insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2017 5:55


    There is a big push to reform private health insurance this year. Kayley and Ian talk to Shaun Gath, Former Chief Executive of the Private Health Insurance Administration Council.

    The challenges facing the energy market

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2017 6:48


    Kayley and Ian discuss the challenges facing Australia’s energy market with David Blowers, Energy Fellow with the Grattan Institute.

    Top 5 reasons why people are hesitant to get back into dating

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2017 15:11


    Kayley and Ian talk to Andrew Dowling, CEO of Stitch, who runs through the Top 5 reasons why people are hesitant to get back into dating.   

    African safari in NSW

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2017 8:57


    There's a new savannah safari at Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo which features safari trucks like you'd get in Africa. Matthew Fuller is the Director of Taronga Western Plains Zoo and he has all the details.

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    Baby boomers not leaving Sydney

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2017 11:17


    New research shows that retirees in Sydney aren't selling up and moving out of the city like previous generations did. FiftyUp Club ambassador Christopher Zinn talks about why that might be the case.

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    Elvis is back in town - the town of Parkes that is

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2017 8:15


    20,000 visitors are expected to descend on Parkes for the 25th anniversary of the iconic Parkes Elvis Festival. The Festival Director Cathy Treasure explains what's so special about this celebration of The King.

    The FiftyUp Club - 2/1/17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2017 39:41


    Listen to the full show podcast with Ian rogerson and Kayley Harris This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Parkes Elvis Festival. We speak to Cathy Treasure, the Festival Director. We discuss why baby boomers are staying put in Sydney with Christopher Zinn, FiftyUp Club Ambassador. There's a new African safari style experience at Taronga Western Plains Zoo. It's director, Matthew Fuller, explains.

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    The FiftyUp Club - 30/12/16

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2016 43:04


    Listen to the full show podcast with Trevor Long and Kayley Harris. Mick Fuller, NSW Police Assist ant Commissioner, discusses safety and police operations for NYE in Sydney. At 55 years old Julie Misson started Make It APPen, a new business to make health apps. Mary Moody, author of over 40 books and adventure tour host, talks about guiding a memoir writing tour to Southern France in 2017.

    Making memories in France

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2016 8:23


    Trevor and Kayley talk to Mary Moody, author of over 40 books and adventure tour host, who will guide a memoir writing tour to Southern France in 2017

    Make It APPen!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2016 8:41


    At 55 years old Julie Misson started Make It APPen, a new business to make health apps.

    Safety is top priority ahead of Sydney's New Year's Eve

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2016 7:13


    Trevor and Kayley discuss safety and police operations for NYE in Sydney with Mick Fuller, NSW Police Assistant Commissioner. 

    Helen Love, entrepreneur at 50!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2016 11:10


    Starting a new business can be daunting at the best of times, let alone once you turn 50. Nick and Kayley talk to Helen Love who has ventured on a one woman quest to put an end to the Australian salute!  

    Aged Pension changes from January 1, 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2016 9:36


    What better way to find out what’s really going to happen to the Aged Pension on January 1st than to talk to the Department of Human Services General Manager, Hank Jongen.

    The FiftyUp Club - 29/12/16

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2016 44:09


    Listen to the full show podcast with Nick Bennett and Kayley Harris. Helen Love talks about setting up her new business for non-toxic fly repellents called YaMATE! Hank Jongen, Department of Human Services General Manager, is responsible for informing Australians about Australian Government support, services and payments. He talks about the new pension changes. An estimated 300,000 Aged Pension recipients will be affected. The Community Service Grandmother of the Year is Rene Robinson. She discusses raising 2 grand-daughters from a young age and her book “Helping Children to Emotional Intelligence”.

    Rene Robinson is a grandmother on a mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2016 9:05


    Nick and Kayley talk to Rene Robinson,Community Service Grandmother of the Year and author of “Helping Children to Emotional Intelligence”. Also on the line is her grand-daughter "Summer". 

    The FiftyUp Club - 26/12/16

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2016 41:17


    Listen to the full show podcast with Nick Bennett and Kayley Harris. - Australian journalist, commentator, and broadcaster Glenn A. Baker reminisces on the the life of George Michael who passed away today aged 53 and Rick Parfitt, singer and chitarist of Status Quo, who died yesterday aged 68. - Christopher Zinn, FiftyUp Club Ambassador, talks about the Boxing Day sales. - Stewart Levitt, Senior Partner of Levitt-Robinson Solicitors, talks about the traps with of Retirement Village contracts.

    Avoiding the Nursing Home contract trap!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2016 4:10


    Stewart Levitt, Senior Partner of Levitt-Robinson Solicitors, talks about the traps with of Retirement Village contracts.

    Boxing Day Sales Bonanza

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2016 5:18


    We talk to Christopher Zinn, FiftyUp Club Ambassador, about the Boxing Day sales.

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