Podcast Episodes

Funerals, PowerPoints & Party Pies: Dr Hannah Gould on doing death better

Season 1 Episode 7

This week on Agehood, we’re diving into one of the biggest, hardest, and most universal experiences we’ll ever face: death. But not in the way you mi…

1 year ago

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Carenting: Alex Lollback on raising her children & caring for her mother

Season 1 Episode 6

When Alex Lollback received a string of anxious late-night texts from her mum, she had no idea it would mark the beginning of a year that would upend…

1 year ago

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What Gogglebox didn’t show: Kerry & Izzy Silbery on love, dementia and letting go

Season 1 Episode 5

This week on Agehood, we’re joined by Kerry and Isabelle Silbery — the mother–daughter duo you’ll know from Gogglebox Australia. For eight seasons, t…

1 year ago

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Dr Kathryn Mannix has witnessed thousands of goodbyes. Here's what she’s learned

Season 1 Episode 4

This week on Agehood, we’re having the conversation that matters most—but often happens least. Dr Kathryn Mannix is one of the world’s leading voices…

1 year ago

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Why Nikki Gemmell is having the hard conversations now

Season 1 Episode 3

Author and columnist Nikki Gemmell has never shied away from the hard conversations — and in this powerful episode of Agehood, she turns her lens inw…

1 year ago

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The care cliff is coming: Bernard Salt on the future of family, aging & letting go

Season 1 Episode 2

Australia is on the edge of a demographic cliff — and according to leading demographer Bernard Salt, we’re nowhere near ready.

In this episode of Age…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Stuck between kids and aging parents: Sarah MacDonald on life in the middle

Season 1 Episode 1

Journalist, author and broadcaster Sarah MacDonald has spent a lifetime telling other people’s stories — but in this episode of Agehood, she shares h…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Agehood is here. Let’s talk about what comes next.

Welcome to Agehood. The podcast  where we have the conversations that matter most but happen least often. 

Over the next 12 weeks, host Melissa Reade…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Introducing Agehood: The podcast for people who are quietly carrying it all

Dad’s had another fall. The kids are out of control. Your boss’s patience is wearing thin. No matter what you do, you feel like you’re letting someon…

1 year, 1 month ago

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