Tag: ageism

  • Louise Aronson

    Anyone with even a passing interest in longevity, the healthcare crisis, and the cultural context of ageing has heard of my guest, American geriatrician Louise Aronson. Her groundbreaking book Elderhood: […]

  • Dr Fayne Frey

    We talk ageism in the Skincare Industrial Complex this time out on the podcast, my 100% free-range collection of what interests me and hopefully you too about how we’re living […]

  • Kelea

    Got a favourite song about ageing? The pop culture universe is well stocked with beautiful songs about traversing the life course. I find it impossible to choose between Frank Sinatra’s […]

  • Lizzie Penny + Alex Hirst

    The fast-changing world of work is explored this time on The Big Middle. I used to spend far too much of my early mornings jumping on and off trains to […]

  • Jeremy King

    A trailblazing effort to attract older workers to the restaurant trade is why this episode of The Big Middle sees me happily installed in the splendour of The Delaunay grand […]

  • Margaret Morganroth Gullette

    You’re about to hear from an anti-ageism voice most powerful, with a reach that’s truly global. Margaret Morganroth Gullette’s many books and essays about ageing and ageism – especially in […]

  • Carl Honoré

    On this episode of The Big Middle, a big thinker and crusader against evil ageism and racing through life instead of actually living it. Carl Honoré is a prolific author, […]

  • Stephen Burke

    The UK is among the world’s most age-segregated societies. Generations seldom mix outside of families. We’ve sorted ourselves into age silos, keeping young from middle and old, feeding suspicion and […]

  • Jeanette Leardi

    Reasons to be cheerful about global efforts to stamp out ageism across the generations on this week’s The Big Middle. Jeanette Leardi is a social gerontologist and a prolific writer […]

  • Aubrey de Grey

    My third and final guest from the recent Longevity Leaders conference in London is a superstar of the longevity space. Biomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey is – by many a […]

  • Thank you Old School Info

    The Big Middle is now featured on  Old School Info. That’s the world’s only free, vetted, anti-ageism resource.  It’s a treasure trove of essential reading, watching and listening about all […]

  • Wilf Blackburn

    This is the second episode from this month’s Longevity Leaders conference in London – the first of its kind. Think of the conference as the equivalent of the World Economic […]

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