OURGENPOD talkin' 'bout Our Generation
Podcasts
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 don't believe in Ageism. We're confronting some big challenges as a nation and globally, and we're all in this together. We don't confront, rant and rave (too much); we're looking for solutions. We've talking about the dangerous decline in civility in America. Our content is guided by our audience: we listen to our listeners. So please join the conversation, but just try to be civil!
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United States
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Podcasts
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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 don't believe in Ageism. We're confronting some big challenges as a nation and globally, and we're all in this together. We don't confront, rant and rave (too much); we're looking for solutions. We've talking about the dangerous decline in civility in America. Our content is guided by our audience: we listen to our listeners. So please join the conversation, but just try to be civil!
Twitter:
@ourgen1
Language:
English
Contact:
8186670452
Email:
ourgen2019@gmail.com
Episodes
28. Thanksgiving 1621 2025 Version
11/25/2025
In this special Thanksgiving Episode, originally aired in 2023, Host Julian G. Simmons lets Director Rob Wilson break his vow of silence to share a bit of family genealogy about the first Thanksgiving in 1621. Rob had eight ancestors on the Mayflower. His grandmother, Carol Green Wilson, meticulously catalogued that history, and passed it on to her 12 grandchildren. As a ten year-old boy, Rob actually helped decipher the tiny print to discover one of those connections.
Duration:00:45:00
Thanksgiving 1621 2025 Version
11/25/2025
A personal look into the real story behind our celebration of Thanksgiving, with a personal perspective from our Director Rob Wilson, who had eight ancestors on the Mayflower that brought the Pilgrims to America.
Duration:00:45:00
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS (REBROADCAST)
11/1/2025
An expert's journey into the Latino tradition of greeting their lost loved ones on the one day when the veil between the dead and the living is the thinnest, and the dead can pass through to celebrate with their family.
Duration:00:49:00
27. GEORGE WASHINGTON 2025
7/3/2025
A dramatic reading of Young George Washington's "Rules for Decent Behavior and Civility in Company and Conversation" and finding hope in the civility, kindness, and peacefulness of massive demonstrations.
Duration:00:36:22
EP. 26. FRIENDSHIP at the HOLIDAYS
12/24/2024
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).
Duration:00:37:03
EPISODE 26 PROMO
12/3/2024
A sampler of our upcoming episode, "Woodstock through the eyes of an Ingenue"
Duration:00:02:05
24. FRIENDSHIP. Friends With Fur
4/16/2024
Talking about the vital role our Animal Friends play in our lives, helping to overcome the "Epidemic of Loneliness" silently sweeping our generation.
Duration:00:50:13
23. ANNENBERG GENSPACE
11/6/2023
An on-site visit to the remarkable center created by Philanthropist Wallis Annenberg -- a model for conquering "The Epidemic of Loneliness."
Duration:00:42:32
18. DAY of the DEAD
10/30/2023
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.
Duration:00:48:00
22. FRIENDSHIP. Lee Armstrong
6/22/2023
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.
Duration:00:31:14
21. THE GENERATION MYTH
3/26/2023
It's time to stop pointing fingers and start locking arms. Bobby Duffy blows a hole in the wall between Boomers & Millennials.
Duration:00:45:13
20. AGEISM with ASHTON APPLEWHITE
1/30/2023
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.
Duration:00:55:05
19. THANKSGIVING 1621
11/24/2022
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,
Duration:00:43:55
18. DAY of the DEAD
10/30/2022
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.
Duration:00:48:00
17. "QUEER DUCKS" author ELIOT SCHREFER
10/7/2022
Conversation with Eliot Schrefer, author of "Queer Ducks (and Other Animals)" the new breakthrough book on sexual behavior in the Natural World.
Duration:00:45:24
16. DR. SHEPHERD SIEGEL Part 2. THE TRICKSTER & DISRUPTIVE PLAY
8/19/2022
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.
Duration:00:43:44
15. CIVILITY By GEORGE WASHINGTON
7/2/2022
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."
Duration:00:34:32
OURGENPOD TRAILER
6/11/2022
"talkin' 'bout Our Generation is now OURGENPOD -- a provocative, irreverent, intelligent podcast aimed at listeners 55+ -- like us.
Duration:00:02:11
14. CIVILITY PLAY WITH DR. SHEPHERD SIEGEL!
5/3/2022
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.
Duration:00:39:18
13. CIVILITY "Unleashing the Power of Respect" with Dr. Joseph Shrand
3/11/2022
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.
Duration:01:00:57