New Tricks for Old Dogs

By: Paul Menzel Jim Conlan
  • Summary

  • Why are we howling at the moon? In the 60's and 70's our generation led a cultural revolution. Now that we are in our 60's and 70's we see another cultural revolution led by folks like us who refuse to act their age. We may be Old Dogs, but we can still learn New Tricks. This podcast celebrates that revolution. It features offbeat news items, social observations, adventure tips, shameless humor, and interviews with contemporaries who are still engaged with life.
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Episodes
  • Episode No. 143: "Why do we have earlobes?"
    Dec 19 2024

    The Old Dogs ramble about all kinds of useless stuff. We try to find out why we have earlobes. We present another Ads n Fads. We offer you a chance to become a pirate - with a degree from MIT. Our new League of Literate Ladies kicks off with commentary by Bredgette Mongeon. And we announce the OED word of the year. The Old Dogs conversation is with Selia Qinn, a Houston resident who has given multiple meanings to the phrase, "there's no place like home."

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    23 mins
  • Episode No. 142: "You can live to be a hundred if you don’t die first"
    Nov 27 2024

    The Old Dogs ramble about living to 100 - is it a good idea? We ponder some of the bad practices we employ to keep dentists in business. We celebrate the inventor of the flat-bottomed paper bag. We view with alarm the rise of misinformation on the internet... or do we? We alert you to an insurance scam involving pricey cars... and bogus bears. And we reflect on the upside and downside of living to be 100. The Old Dogs Conversation is with human dynamo Vanessa Gilmore - a retired federal judge who is anything but retired.

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    25 mins
  • Episode No. 141: "A Hurkle-Durkle Podcast"
    Nov 13 2024

    The Old Dogs ramble about the sweet pleasures of lolling in bed. We alert you to a pizza parlor that serves cocaine as a toping. We bring you another edition of What Year Was It. We review the history of why we eat three meals a day. We extol the benefits of gossip. And we give you a scientific viewpoint on Hurkle-Durkling. Guess what that is. The Old Dogs Conversation is with Bill Baird, a true Southern gentleman with a long history of community building who still pursues it in retirement.

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    25 mins

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