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Don't panic! It's just aging. At Wrinkle Radio, the stories we tell about aging matter. We don't fight aging, but we do fight the forces that make aging worse for...
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Don't panic! It's just aging. At Wrinkle Radio, the stories we tell about aging matter. We don't fight aging, but we do fight the forces that make aging worse for some people than for others. We fight the forces that tell us that we need to grow old in a certain way. We fight the forces that tell us we have to fear aging. Join host Dr. Sally Chivers as we learn and celebrate along the way.
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7 JUL 2026 · Intergenerational can be little more than a buzzword slapped onto feel-good, one-and-done programming, but meaningful intergenerationality can change how we live and thrive.
In this episode of Wrinkle Radio, host Dr. Sally Chivers goes back to school with Dr. Elizabeth Russell, Associate Professor of Psychology at Trent University, who invites local older adults to join her undergraduate class for an entire semester.
We talk about:
- What actually happens when older adults sit in the room every week as full participants
- How small, playful activities create serious connection
- Shifting what Elizabeth calls age consciousness for everyone, older adults included
- The promise of what Sally calls naturally occurring intergenerational spaces (NOISE!)
This episode shows what happens when intergenerational connections are sustained, reciprocal, and real, leading to friendships that last beyond the term, along with renewed hope for “kids these days” and the future they’re inheriting.
Tune in to hear how one course is quietly reshaping what an intergenerational university can be. Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://www.amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca/ and VoicEd Radio.
Intro and interlude music by Duce Williams and Jamison Dewlen (via Artlist). Outro music by Michael Shayne (via Artlist).
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7 MAY 2026 · Menopause gets funny, furious, and deeply honest, sometimes all in the same sentence.
Dr. Sally Chivers talks with poet and professor Susan Holbrook about https://chbooks.com/Books/S/Steamy, her raucous feminist book organized not by chapters, but by symptoms. Hot flashes. Burning mouth syndrome. Bladder leaks. Brain fog. The things you Google at 3 a.m., but rarely speak out loud.
The conversation brings comedy and compassion to fertility grief, gendered shame, and medical language. We swap stories about women’s health, fanning ourselves in too-hot meeting rooms, and the joy that comes from giving “fewer shits.”
If you've ever caught yourself wondering, "Is it just me?" or tried to understand friends, partners, colleagues, and family members, you'll be in good company here.
Episode 18 also includes music by folk_acoustic via Pixabay Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://www.amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca/ and VoicEd Radio.
Intro and interlude music by Duce Williams and Jamison Dewlen (via Artlist). Outro music by Michael Shayne (via Artlist).
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27 JAN 2026 · What happens when care becomes too much? In this episode, Professor Janna Klostermann talks about her new book https://utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.3138/9781487563950. She tells host Dr. Sally Chivers what she learned from women who’ve stepped back from care work. Find out what their exits reveal about the structures that shape our lives, especially as we grow old.
We talk about why quitting care feels like failure, how seeing care as a moral calling can isolate women, and how setting boundaries could lead to better care for workers and recipients alike. This conversation will invite you to imagine care as a shared responsibility, not an endless obligation.
Episode includes music by Duce Williams, Jamison Dewlen and Michael Shayne via ArtList and Mareproduction (https://freesound.org/people/mareproduction/sounds/202921/) and acoustic guitar interlude by graham_makes -- https://freesound.org/s/447527/ -- License: Attribution 4.0.
. Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://www.amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca/ and VoicEd Radio.
Intro and interlude music by Duce Williams and Jamison Dewlen (via Artlist). Outro music by Michael Shayne (via Artlist).
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6 MAY 2025 · Cree social worker and scholar Deborah Young shows how the stories we tell about aging matter. She describes beading circles as sites for activism and community. By beading, her university students learn about authenticity and reciprocity, especially through storytelling. In conversation with host Dr. Sally Chivers, Deborah Young reflects on her extensive career working in university governance, civil service, political parties, and the classroom. As we talk about home, illness, and intergenerational survivorship, Deborah Young illustrates the wisdom that comes from emotion, a wisdom that she rightly wants to academia to welcome. Join us as we laugh and pause to trace the threads of trauma and joy that interlace the wrinkled fabric of her life and work.
Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca/ and https://voiced.ca/. This episode includes music by Duce Williams and Michael Shayne via https://artlist.io/ and Mareproduction (https://freesound.org/people/mareproduction/sounds/202921/) Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://www.amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca/ and VoicEd Radio.
Intro and interlude music by Duce Williams and Jamison Dewlen (via Artlist). Outro music by Michael Shayne (via Artlist).
12 DEC 2024 · Algorithms don't have to be ageist, but they often are. They influence financial decisions, insurance, and healthcare systems. They can amplify misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation. Potentially helpful or harmful AI tools infiltrate our digital lives, whether we know it or not, and whether we like it or not. In this episode, Professor Kim Sawchuk talks to host Professor Sally Chivers about data harms and what older adults--and all of us--can do to combat them. Join us to learn more about how to make the most of aging in data, safely.
Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca/ and https://voiced.ca/. This episode includes music by Duce Williams, Jamison Dewlen and Michael Shayne via https://artlist.io/. Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://www.amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca/ and VoicEd Radio.
Intro and interlude music by Duce Williams and Jamison Dewlen (via Artlist). Outro music by Michael Shayne (via Artlist).
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12 NOV 2024 · What does it mean to age in a digital world? In this episode, Professor Kim Sawchuk challenges the assumption that older adults are hesitant users of digital technology. She tells host Professor Sally Chivers about the conundrums posed by continual changes to digital media and how older adults respond through a series of adaptations, negotiations, and work-arounds. We learn to ask better questions to better understand how digital technology illuminates social relations.
Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca/ and https://voiced.ca/. This episode includes music by Duce Williams, Jamison Dewlen and Michael Shayne's via https://artlist.io/. Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://www.amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca/ and VoicEd Radio.
Intro and interlude music by Duce Williams and Jamison Dewlen (via Artlist). Outro music by Michael Shayne (via Artlist).
24 SEP 2024 · How did Botox go from terrifying neurotoxin to casual cosmetic treatment? What does that mean for how we think of signs of aging on our bodies? In this episode, host Professor Sally Chivers talks about her evolving personal relationship with Botox, which prompted her to learn more about its history. She explains how that history unfurls story after story of unintended side effects, good and bad. Wrinkles sit on the surface, but how we respond to them goes much deeper. That's why this podcast is called Wrinkle Radio.
Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca/ and https://voiced.ca/. This episode includes music by Duce Williams, Jamison Dewlen and Michael Shayne's via https://artlist.io/. Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://www.amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca/ and VoicEd Radio.
Intro and interlude music by Duce Williams and Jamison Dewlen (via Artlist). Outro music by Michael Shayne (via Artlist).
28 MAY 2024 · Why should we get friendly with death? Dying is inevitably, if ironically, part of life. How can we better support each other, and ourselves, through grief? Death-friendly communities would combine the potential behind compassionate communities with the power of the age-friendly movement. Professor Julia Brassolotto tells host Sally Chivers about how building them could help fight ageism. We talk about honing the skills we need to create space for ritual, honor loss, and develop communal support around death and dying.
Transcript and show notes https://sallychivers.ca/episode-12-getting-friendly-with-death/.
Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca and https://voiced.ca/.
Episode includes music by http://www.ivorgame.com/; William_King via pixabay; Duce Williams and Michael Shynes via Artlist. Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://www.amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca/ and VoicEd Radio.
Intro and interlude music by Duce Williams and Jamison Dewlen (via Artlist). Outro music by Michael Shayne (via Artlist).
6 MAR 2024 · Sixty years ago, The Beatles played to screaming throngs on the Ed Sullivan show. Their youthful optimism offered a new blueprint for the future to Boomer kids crowded around their television sets. Since then, Professor Stephen Katz, sociologist and drummer, has gone from playing on a makeshift kit in his parents’ basement to rocking with fantasy bands in well-appointed rehearsal spaces. He talks to host Sally Chivers about how rockstar dreams age even as they never get old.
Transcript and show notes https://sallychivers.ca/episode-11-boomers-who-rock/.
Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca and https://voiced.ca/.
Episode includes music by Mareproduction (https://freesound.org/people/mareproduction/sounds/202921/ and https://freesound.org/people/mareproduction/sounds/188976/), Badoink, and via freesound.org; FreeGroove and Alex Grohl via pixabay, and Rocknstock, Duce Williams, and Michael Shynes via Artlist. Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://www.amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca/ and VoicEd Radio.
Intro and interlude music by Duce Williams and Jamison Dewlen (via Artlist). Outro music by Michael Shayne (via Artlist).
30 JAN 2024 · Organic gardening, vegan diets, natural childbirth, the peace movement … OK, boomers, you’d never know it from meme-land, but we have a lot to thank you for. How has the first generation to grow up with rock music as their cultural heartbeat changed how we experience aging? Professor Stephen Katz talks to host Sally Chivers about being part of a generation known for youthful rebellion that now symbolizes greedy wealth mongering. Join us as we talk rock, radicalism, and retirement.
Transcript and show notes https://sallychivers.ca/episode-10-talkin-bout-my-generation/.
Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca and https://voiced.ca/.
Episode includes music by Mareproduction (https://freesound.org/people/mareproduction/sounds/202921/ and https://freesound.org/people/mareproduction/sounds/188976/) via freesound.org; Music_for_Videos via pixabay, and Rocknstock, Custom Melody, Alex Grohl, Duce Williams, and Michael Shynes via Artlist. Wrinkle Radio is a proud member of the https://www.amplifypodcastnetwork.ca/. We are grateful for funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and support from https://agingindata.ca/ and VoicEd Radio.
Intro and interlude music by Duce Williams and Jamison Dewlen (via Artlist). Outro music by Michael Shayne (via Artlist).
Don't panic! It's just aging. At Wrinkle Radio, the stories we tell about aging matter. We don't fight aging, but we do fight the forces that make aging worse for...
show more
Don't panic! It's just aging. At Wrinkle Radio, the stories we tell about aging matter. We don't fight aging, but we do fight the forces that make aging worse for some people than for others. We fight the forces that tell us that we need to grow old in a certain way. We fight the forces that tell us we have to fear aging. Join host Dr. Sally Chivers as we learn and celebrate along the way.
show less
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| Author | Sally Chivers |
| Organization | voicEd Radio Canada |
| Categories | Society & Culture , Education |
| Website | www.spreaker.com |
| wrinkleradio@gmail.com |
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