Nostalgia Town - Season Retrospectivve
Thank you dear Boomers for lending us your ears in Season 3! In this Nostalgia Town segment, Lex & Patricia take a timely look back through some of the year's highlights. Among our inspiring guests, we hear snippets from Prof Jenny Hocking talking about the Whitlam years, Max Ball discussing Vietnam veterans, Prof Gary Foley and Thomas Mayo on indigenous issues, Craig Gear speaking about aged care, Prof Viviana Wuthrich on mental health and Prof Claudia Baldwin on Climate change. We also hear from celebrity guests Noeline Brown, Lucky Starr, John Williamson, Toni Lamond, Ita Buttrose, Kate McClymont, Kerry O’Brien and Carlotta. Compilation by Executive Producer - Jeff Furolo.
Money Extra - Aged Pension
Finance guru, Noel Whittaker AM talks on Money Extra about getting the top dollar for Age Pensions.
In our final episode of Season 3, Lex & Patricia present a panel discussion on the United Nations’ Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021-2030). Guest are Craig Gear OAM – CEO of the Older Persons Advocacy Network, Yumi Lee – CEO Older Women's Network NSW and Lee-Fay Low – Professor in Ageing & Health at the University of Sydney. Full episode - https://babyboomersguide.com.au/episode/decade_of_healthy_ageing/
Life of an Artist - Salvatore Zofrea
Costs of Aged Care Homes
In Money Extra we explain the three levels of Residential Care Fees and find out where to get specific information for individual cases.
Ron McCallum AO has led an extraordinary life. Blind from birth, he overcame the adversity of disability, poverty and being raised in an abusive home to carve out a distinguished career in law and service to the disadvantaged.
A Professor of Industrial Law, and Dean of University of Sydney Law School, Ron chaired the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Now retired, he talks with Lex & Patrica about his life and memoir 'Born at the Right Time'.
Full episode - https://babyboomersguide.com.au/episode/cost-of-aged-care-homes/
#disability #blindness
Helping us understand the costs of aged care homes is Justin Bott, the Financial Information Officer of Services Australia
It’s a topic that many people find confusing, but Justin talks in simple terms about the money involved and where to get help. He also addresses wills, and how they are impacted. Then there’s the sticky issue of what happens if assets have been given away and how that can affect ability to pay for care. #AgedCare
Full episode -
https://babyboomersguide.com.au/episode/cost-of-aged-care-homes/
Services Australia( Centrelink) Forum
Funerals - How to Pay Less
Costs of funerals come under scrutiny in Money Extra. We look at alternatives to the traditional arrangements which can put families under enormous financial pressure. Don from Bare Cremation talks about options.
Capital Gains Tax & Your Will
Money Extra addresses Capital Gains Tax. Noel Whittaker tells us the importance of considering the implications of this tax when making your will.
Nine-time Walkley Award-winning journalist, Kate McClymont talks about her life as chief investigative reporter of The Sydney Morning Herald. Along with hilarious yarns, she lets us in on the secrets to exposing crime and talks about the dark side of her work - confronting villains and dealing with death threats. Full interview - https://babyboomersguide.com.au/episode/leading_women_journalists/
Media Matriarch - Geraldine Doogue
While the ABC celebrates 90 years, Geraldine Doogue AO has notched up her own extraordinary career milestone - 50 years as a journalist. She discusses those decades in the media and how the ABC has faced changes and challenges. She also speaks about the women who first cracked the glass ceiling to earn a place in news and current affairs broadcasting.
Money Extra: Superannuation Anxiety
Noel Whittaker AM talks about concerns over superannuation performance in financially uncertain times. He addresses questions about risk and whether seniors should consider more conservative investments.
Elizabeth Farrelly
Dr Elizabeth Farrelly - columnist, essayist, novelist and critic - talks about her life and passions. Trained in architecture, science and philosophy, she is fascinated by how humans engage with nature to make culture. Full episode - https://babyboomersguide.com.au/episode/hoarding/
Are you a hoarder? Prof Jessica Grisham, an international authority on the debilitating hoarding disorder, talks about warning signs and the difference between hoarding and OCD. Jessica is a Professor at the UNSW School of Psychology and Editor of the British Journal of Clinical Psychology. Full episode - https://babyboomersguide.com.au/episode/hoarding/
In this Money Extra segment, we talk about warning signs of gambling addiction and the financial and emotional cost.
What memories stand out for you when recalling the Gough Whitlam era? 50 years on from his rise to power, Prof Jenny Hocking discusses the changes brought about by Whitlam's Labour government and shares some of her findings on the infamous sacking. Don’t miss this fascinating episode. Full version - https://babyboomersguide.com.au/episode/gough-whitlam-legacy/
Money Extra
Which tax would you rather pay? In this Money Extra segment, Noel Whittaker AM talks about retiree tax options and effective tax strategies.
Health Online
Dr Nirvana Luckraj, Chief Medical Officer of healthdirect.gov.au is an expert in clinical artificial intelligence and digital health. She discusses the services available online and their great leap forward triggered by COVID lockdowns. Full episode- https://babyboomersguide.com.au/episode/health-online-advice/
