Oldish:The Podcast
Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust talk amongst themselves and with special guests about many facets of aging and how it feels to be Oldish in the 21st Century. Conversation, stories, facts, information, opinions, experiences.
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June 7, 2026
Oldish: The Widows Group with Denise Reehl
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust have great fun talking with Denise Reehl. Learning about this new spontaneous and necessary type of community was fascinating. We hope it gave you some ideas. Please join the conversation on our website or Substack. We'd love to hear your stories. Coming up next is a conversation between Janet and Gregg about Swedish Death Cleaning. Listen up! After tha...
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May 25, 2026
Oldish: Memorial Day
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century, co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust talk about Reflection, Gratitude, and Remembrance on what was once one of our most solemn holi...
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May 22, 2026
Oldish: Reinvent Yourself with Blue
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust have a long, engaging conversation on reinventing yourself yet again, at 82. Blue's Substack is Reinvent Yourself. She's been around a few times, and she's still at it! Next up is our Memorial Day episode. What is Memorial Day really about, and how does it mean differently now we're Oldish. Support the show Oldish is now on substack! Check us out at htt...
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May 11, 2026
Oldish: 4th Anniversary!
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust express surprise, and gratitude, on the 4th Anniversary of the podcast! Thanks for listening for 4 years. We’re excited to be still doing this after 4 years, and very much looking forward to hanging out with you in years to come. Next up is our conversation about reinventing yourself yet again with special guest Blue from Substack. It’s a fun and informative visit....
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May 5, 2026
Oldish Book Club: When the Cranes Fly South
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Oldish:Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century Co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust are joined by dear friend Leslie Ross-Degnan to discuss When the Cranes Fly South, by Lisa Ridzen. It is a remarkable telling of the final days of an 89 year old man. It's deeply insightful, and just as deeply touching. You can find a copy at your local library, your local book store, or in the Oldish Book Store at bookshop.org/shop/oldish. Next up is a conversation...
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April 24, 2026
Oldish: Aging Against My Will with Mike Bryskier
Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Oldish: Conversations on Aging in the 21st Century co-hosts Dr. Janet Price and Gregg Kaloust sit down for a chat with substack humorist Mike Bryskier. Mike's substack is Aging Against My Will. It's a Mad Magazine influence grimace at the perils of Aging. Very funny in a grim kind of a way. Mike's substack is at https://mikebryskier.substack.com/. or go to substack and search for Aging Against My Will. Next up will be an episode of The Oldish Book Club...
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Dec. 12, 2024
Pickleball Season's Greetings
We who are Oldish are very much into pickleball as a way to stay active, fit, and connected. Many of our podcast's episodes have featured pickleball in one way or another, especially the episodes when we've had conversations with authors who have pu…
Oct. 16, 2023
What we hope we didn’t say.
When we started planning Oldish, we talked quite a bit about what our approach would be, what our attitudes would be, and how we wanted to handle the questions. When we talked about what we had in mind we said more than once that we didn’t wan…
Sept. 26, 2023
Are You Listening?
One of the most challenging parts of this podcast adventure is being able to tell whether we have an audience. If we were hosting these conversations in person, we could look out and see how many people were in the audience, and they could interact …