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OURGENPOD "talkin' 'bout Our Generation" is a bold, intelligent, irreverent podcast about life in America -- how we got here, and how we can make things better. We're focused on the generation of people 55+ -- like us -- but all are welcome. We just

Julian G. Simmons, Robert Wilson


    • Dec 24, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 42m AVG DURATION
    • 31 EPISODES


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    26. FRIENDSHIP at the HOLIDAYS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 37:03


    A compendium of listener and guest comments on Friendship -- a topic especially appropriate for this time of year when we pine for Peace on Earth and Goodwill toward toward Men (and Women).

    EPISODE 26 PROMO

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 2:05


    A sampler of our upcoming episode, "Woodstock through the eyes of an Ingenue"

    25. THANKSGIVING 1621

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 44:00


    In this special Thanksgiving Episode, Host Julian G. Simmons interviews our Director, Rob Wilson -- who had eight ancestors on the Mayflower. They discuss the origins of this holiday in a very personal way,

    FRIENDSHIP. Friends With Fur

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 50:13


    Talking about the vital role our Animal Friends play in our lives, helping to overcome the "Epidemic of Loneliness" silently sweeping our generation.

    23. ANNENBERG GENSPACE

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 42:32


    An on-site visit to the remarkable center created by Philanthropist Wallis Annenberg -- a model for conquering "The Epidemic of Loneliness."

    18. DAY of the DEAD

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023 48:00


    In this 2022 Halloween Episode, Host Julian G. Simmons brings back the dead....or their spirits, anyway, as we learn the Aztec traditions that are the origins of the Mexican "Dia de los Muertos" celebration.

    22. FRIENDSHIP. Lee Armstrong

    Play Episode Play 1007 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 31:14 Transcription Available


    In the first of our new series on FRIENDSHIP, we hear from an old friend and therapist, Lee Armstrong. Friendship has been called a key to not only our happiness as we age, but our mental and physical health. As we face an "epidemic of loneliness" in America, we hope this series will help find some solutions.

    21. THE GENERATION MYTH

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 45:13


    It's time to stop pointing fingers and start locking arms. Bobby Duffy blows a hole in the wall between Boomers & Millennials.

    20. AGEISM with ASHTON APPLEWHITE

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 55:05


    This episode hits back at a damaging phenomenon that is hurting all of us -- AGEISM. Leading expert on Ageism and Author of the no-nonsense book "This Chair Rocks" ASHTON APPLEWHITE exposes this insidious social sickness and how we can cure it...starting with ourselves.

    19. THANKSGIVING 1621

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 44:00


    In this special Thanksgiving Episode, Host Julian G. Simmons interviews our Director, Rob Wilson -- who had eight ancestors on the Mayflower. They discuss the origins of this holiday in a very personal way,

    19. THANKSGIVING 1621

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 44:00


    In this special Thanksgiving Episode, Host Julian G. Simmons interviews our Director, Rob Wilson -- who had eight ancestors on the Mayflower. They discuss the origins of this holiday in a very personal way,

    18. DAY of the DEAD 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 48:00


    In this 2022 Halloween Episode, Host Julian G. Simmons brings back the dead....or their spirits, anyway, as we learn the Aztec traditions that are the origins of the Mexican "Dia de los Muertos" celebration.

    17. "QUEER DUCKS" author ELIOT SCHREFER

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 45:24


    Conversation with Eliot Schrefer, author of "Queer Ducks (and Other Animals)" the new breakthrough book on sexual behavior in the Natural World.

    17. "QUEER DUCKS" author ELIOT SCHREFER

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2022 45:24 Transcription Available


    Conversation with Eliot Schrefer, author of "Queer Ducks (and Other Animals)" the new breakthrough book on sexual behavior in the Natural World.

    16. DR. SHEPHERD SIEGEL Part 2. THE TRICKSTER & DISRUPTIVE PLAY

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2022 44:04


    In Part Two of our interview with Dr. Shepherd Siegel, Host Julian G. Simmons and Shep talk about the role of "The Trickster" in politics and culture -- and how "Disruptive Play" can help steer society back toward a more healthy place.

    15. CIVILITY By GEORGE WASHINGTON

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 34:58


    In a Special Fourth of July Episode, Host Julian Simmons gives a slightly tongue-in-cheek reading of a list assembled by a fourteen-year-old George Washington, "Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation."

    14. CIVILITY PLAY WITH DR. SHEPHERD SIEGEL!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 48:46


    In the third in our series on "The State of Civility in America," Dr. Shepherd Siegel poses the question: Can You Come Out and Play?Things are getting scary out there -- very UNcivil -- and with our Civility Series we're searching for ways to turn that downward spiral on its head.  How do we redirect all that anxiety & anger into something positive?​Dr. Siegel brings us something entirely different. In this first of a two-part episode, he talks about Play, and the role of the "Trickster" in history, mythology and culture. Shep's a fun guy to talk to, but don't be fooled... he takes Play very seriously.

    13. CIVILITY "Unleashing the Power of Respect" with Dr. Joseph Shrand

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 61:30


    In the second of our series on "The State of Civility in America," we talk with Harvard Psychiatrist Dr. Joseph Shrand, whose new book, "Unleashing the Power of Respect," may just be the first step toward a cure for the rampant incivility that is plaguing our country.

    12. REMEMBERING MICHAEL LANG, the Father of Woodstock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 53:50


    We are deeply saddened at the passing of such a kind man who taught us so much, so gently, but we feel blessed to have recorded an interview with him for "The Woodstock Episodes" on our podcast in 2020. In his memory, and in the hope that Michael's powerful message of peace, love and music can be heard by as many people as possible in this troubled time, we are re-broadcasting an updated version of our 2020 interview with Michael. In many ways, it fits perfectly into our current series on "The State of Civility in America," since that is precisely what he was promoting at Woodstock. Please listen.

    11. CIVILITY: "PAY IT FORWARD" AUTHOR CATHERINE RYAN HYDE

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 58:52


    We launch our series on "The State of Civility in America" with a lively conversation with Catherine Ryan Hyde, New York Times Best-Selling Author of "Pay It Forward." Catherine has written 40 books, including her latest novel "Boy Underground" which was just published. The theme of civility runs through all her writing. In this conversation, she shares the insights she has gained through her writing about the qualities that can make our world a nicer place, and what we can do about the rapidly declining state of civility in our own country.

    10. SUMMONING THE SPIRITS

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 41:43


    We invite you to venture "beyond the veil" and to learn the real meaning of this time when the spirits of the dead come visiting. Listen in, if you dare!

    09. MICHAEL SHRIEVE

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 72:28


    Michael Shrieve just turned 21 when he rocked the world with his drum solo on "Soul Sacrifice" at Woodstock '69. He's come a long way, and shares his story and some of his amazing new music.

    08. "TRUMP ANXIETY DISORDER"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 47:07


    A Session with the Psychologist who Coined the phrase "Trump Anxiety Disorder," Dr. Jennifer Contarino Panning.

    07. HALLOWEEN SPECIAL - Dia de los Muertos

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 39:12


    A visit to our local graveyard to meet up in a 100 year-old mausoleum with Adela Marquez of Hollywood Forever Cemetery, which hosts not only the remains of dozens of Hollywood celebrities, but also welcomes departed souls to visit every year at the Dia de los Muertos -- the Day of the Dead.

    06. "The Woodstock Episodes:" MICHAEL LANG

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 55:13


    An Interview with the visionary who made Woodstock happen.

    05. "The Woodstock Episodes" con't" LISA LAW

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 36:58


    On the 50th Anniversary of the event that marked a major shift in American culture, Woodstock '69. In this episode we hear from an original, archetypal Hippie -- Lisa Law -- who still represents that idealistic, communal spirit that we could reallly use today.

    04. The Woodstock Episodes: Behind the Scenes with JOHN MORRIS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 42:49


    A revealing interview with the wizard who pulled it all together and kept the crews moving come hell or high water, John Morris.

    03. "The Woodstock Episodes:" CAROL GREEN & RICHIE HAVENS

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2020 41:01


    A first-hand look at the creation of "The Woodstock Nation," on the 50th anniversary of that historic event that changed American Culture. We hear from Richie Havens -- the first performer on stage in front of half a million people -- and a woman who was there from the start, Carol Green.

    02. "The Woodstock Episodes:" HENRY DILTZ

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 33:43


    Woodstock 1969 was a sort of Critical Mass of the Counterculture, when 500,000 people converged on a bucolic field in Upstate New York for three days of Peace, Love and Music. Henry Diltz witnessed it all up close, and shares his story with host Julian Simmons -- one of the 500,000 young people attracted to the event when he was just 15. (Julian never made it -- he was stuck in the historic traffic jam on the New York State Thruway).

    01. "The Woodstock Episodes"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 35:19


    Host Julian Simmons launches "talkin' 'bout Our Generation" with our series, "The Woodstock Episodes," talking with some of the key people who had the vision and made it happen. Half a million people came, and the event changed the course of American culture.

    OURGENPOD TRAILER

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 2:10


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