The Boomer Woman’s Podcast is a conversation-driven show for women who know that life doesn’t stop at midlife—it opens up.
Hosted by Agnes Knowles, the podcast is now in its 7th season and features engaging conversations with guests whose ideas, experiences, and insights are relevant to Boomer women navigating what comes next. Guests may be any age or gender, but their message is always thoughtful, positive, and genuinely useful.
These are not lectures or quick takes. They’re real conversations—curious, open-minded, inclusive, and sometimes unexpected. You might learn something new, rethink an old assumption, or simply feel less alone in the questions you’re asking.
If you’re willing to be curious, tolerant, and open to different perspectives, you’ll feel right at home here.
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Episodes
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Monday Aug 17, 2020
Agnes promises not to be moving again this time next year!
MS appreciated the generation of doctors who actually touch their patients... gardening therapy... old people and catheter bags...
So many reminders of how we took so much for granted before COVID.
Opinions on cab companies; Agnes climbs onto her soapbox about some care aides and then they both ruminate on care facilities for their generation.
The Nature of Things: distortions in memory...
A short lesson in cyber security (timely given the goings-on at the CRA).
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Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Thursday Aug 13, 2020
Agnes revisits the theme of Two Boomer Women: The Lost Art of Conversation, prompted by the person who knows they'll get a chuckle when they read "Mar had problems with..." in the show notes. :-)
A promotion for conversation and an anecdote about someone who has conversations about American politics.
Re: Podcasts... can anyone front Agnes to the tune of >$8 grand? (It's such a great idea!)
Finally, an invite: create the conversation, be a guest on Two Boomer Women!
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Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Flashback: Agnes was moving this time last year, and here she is moving again - this has to stop!
Early reviews of Mar Sulaika's website are great!
Mar Sulaika going through a too-busy time; Agnes gives us some insight as to why Pissed On Podcast came so easily to her.
A beach barbeque with a music fest down the beach - how times have changed!
Mar Sulaika and her projects, and a few health issues. Should doctors be tactile?
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Thursday Aug 06, 2020
Thursday Aug 06, 2020
As Agnes chats with Michelle, it becomes apparent that no matter what we name the generations, the story for many women doesn't really change. Some of the circumstances may look different but the commonalities are there.
Michelle is a Gen-X-er who had a great career but, after the birth of twins, realized the income that remained at the end of the month if she went back to work was paltry... and add that fact to the heartache of leaving babies in the care of another woman - she decided to be a stay-at-home mom.
So many of us can identify with all the stages of personal reflection and evaluation that mothers go through... if the story of this woman isn't quite the same as our Boomer-story, Michelle might be your daughter... she's worth listening to for that reason alone! (She's worth listening to for a bunch of reasons but you know what I mean!)
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Monday Aug 03, 2020
Monday Aug 03, 2020
This time last year, Mar Sulaika had been riding our local ferry system and had another trip in her future. To explain: she lives on the mainland, Agnes and other of Mar Sulaika's friends live on the island.
The frustrations of ferry travel bump into the vagaries of municipal politics.
A discussion of online bookings and its complexities is kind of a hoot this year as, with COVID, doing almost anything/everything online has become the norm.
Strange that moving was used as an analogy last year... as Agnes is looking to move this year (again).
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Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Leave Agnes alone and this is what happens.
The COVID report...
Promised links: join the conversation:
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Pissed on Podcast: https://pissedonpodcast.podbean.com/
Stay Healthy!!
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Monday Jul 27, 2020
Who is Steve? It's a small world!!
Some discussion around the convoluted world of branding.
Online grocery shopping was not the norm this time last year. A Dutch company had implemented a "Chat Checkout". So much can change in one short year: https://projectforgive.org/progressive-supermarket-creates-chat-checkout-to-connect-with-elderly-who-feel-lonely/
As editor, I (Agnes) love listening to Mar Sulaika's naivete about this online business space -she's come a long way, baby! (You can too!)
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Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Thursday Jul 23, 2020
Is there are an intuitive sense between the human body and earth's events?
A leads toB which leads to C.... Appen to FaceBook to reconnecting... the gift of friends, old and new...
Finally Customer Service...Agnes believes in it completely... how about you?
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Check out Appen at: https://appen.com/jobs/
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Flashback: Amazing how much can happen in a year!
As though the apartment fire wasn't enough, Agnes' daughter had their car broken into while in "secure" parking.
Discussion around the problems of rampant population growth without any apparent planning from any level of government... with a mythological tie-in...
Agnes' knee was still being a pain in the knee - she has a love/hate relationship with the BFR, and have you heard about a KneeKG?
Finally, of course, some thoughts on dementia!
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Agnes has her good friend, Robin DeFoe on this week: Robin is one of those special Boomers who still has a mom with her, and she has decided to be caregiver for her mom as dementia claims another lovely person.
Robin has a unique gift and that is building a network marketing business, although most of her work has had to be sidelined as her mom's needs grow.
Robin was introduced to CBD oil to helpher mom - the link to the research she found is below; and Robin is also living proof of the effectiveness of her immune system booster, that link is also below.
Full disclosure: Robin will make no money from the CBD link, she will earn a small stipend if you decide to try out her immune system product.
CBD link: https://www.vitalityhealthcbd.com/product/full-spectrum-cbd-tincture/
Immunocal links: http://www.immunotec.com/rox
https://www.immunotec.com/rox/videos?section=Immunocal
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