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podcast_episode / 3d ago

Peaceful Life Radio: Navigating Aging and Masculine Identity - Insights from Adrienne Matei

<p>Navigating Aging and Masculine Identity: Insights from Adrienne Matei<br/><br/>In this insightful episode of Peaceful Life Radio, hosted by David Lowry and Don Drew, journalist Adrienne Matei delves into the challenges aging men face with changing masculine identities. The conversation explores Adrienne's Guardian article, addressing how older men grapple with shifting roles and self-worth. The discussion covers topics like hegemonic masculinity, the impact of longer lifespans, and the importance of self-compassion and intergenerational communication. Adrienne shares experiences from her interviews and highlights psychologist Karen Skerrett's six tasks for positive aging. The episode concludes with a call for...

podcast_episode / 3d ago

Condensed Soup: 111 | A Japanese gaming tournament crowns its 73-year-old winner

<p>A 73-year-old Tekken gamer proves you're never too old for video games -- and it may even be healthy for your brain!</p> <p >Gaming in their golden years: why millions of seniors are playing video games (Adrienne Matei, The Guardian, Jul 14, 2025)</p> <p >73-Year-Old Grandma Wins Tekken 8 Tournament as Panda (Alina Joan Ito, Tokyo Weekender, Jul 17, 2025)</p> <p >Tekken (Wikipedia)</p> <p >73-year-old takes the crown in Japan's old-folks-only Tekken 8 tournament, beating out a 93-year-old vet and a sprightly up and comer of 63 years (Mollie Taylor, PC Gamer, Jul 16, 2025)</p> <p>Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast</p> <p>condensedsoup@proton.me</p

podcast_episode / 3d ago

News for the Ages by Rethinking Aging Club: Cooperative Housing for Older Adults 8-26-25

<p>This episode we focused on cooperative housing for older adults with a series of three articles, highlighting benefits like community support and mutual aid. </p><p>Elizabeth Magayon Fleury shared insights from The Guardian, noting Denmark's lead in cohousing with 80,000 seniors planning moves. </p><p>Benjamin Surmi presented Axios' article on Des Moines' Artesia project, offering 1001-1800 sq. ft. units starting at $263,000 with a $2,500 monthly fee. Benjamin also introduced for discussion a Beaverton, Oregon initiative promoting communal building ownership. </p><p>Ray Gordon weighed in about co-ops in New York City and provided insight on government projects. </p><p>We h...

podcast_episode / 3d ago

KQED's Forum: Life Goes On While Systems Fray — How Do We Make Sense of the Dissonance?

<p>Crises unfold around us daily: gun violence, devastating foreign wars and U.S. democratic norms shattering. And still, we cook dinner and go to work. For those directly affected, the harms are inescapable. But for others, the contrast between catastrophic headlines and ordinary routines creates a dizzying dissonance: life moving as normal, against a backdrop of unsettling change. We’ll talk about this strange tension and what it does to us, and we’ll hear how you are navigating it.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Guests:</p> <p>Kate Woodsome, journalist and founder, Invisible Threads (katewoodsome.substack.com), a media...

podcast_episode / 3d ago

KQED's Forum: Forum from the Archives: Life Goes On While Systems Fray — How Do We Make Sense of the Dissonance?

<p>Crises unfold around us daily: gun violence, devastating foreign wars and U.S. democratic norms shattering. And still, we cook dinner and go to work. For those directly affected, the harms are inescapable. But for others, the contrast between catastrophic headlines and ordinary routines creates a dizzying dissonance: life moving as normal, against a backdrop of unsettling change. We’ll talk about this strange tension and what it does to us, and we’ll hear how you are navigating it.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Guests:</p> <p>Kate Woodsome, journalist and founder of Invisible Threads, a media and leade...

podcast_episode / 3d ago

Science Weekly: What’s behind the injectable peptide craze?

Grey-market injectable peptides – a category of substances with obscure, alphanumeric names such as BPC-157, GHK-Cu, or TB-500 – have developed a devoted following among biohackers and health optimisers. To understand how these unregulated substances have become mainstream and what they could be doing in our bodies, Madeleine Finlay hears from journalist Adrienne Matei and from Dr Anna Barnard, an associate professor at Imperial College London who researches peptides. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

article / 3d ago

Adrienne Matei — Susan McCulley's Blog

... Adrienne Matei's piece Nostalgia's etymology Explains Why It Can Feel So Painful explains that after centuries of looking for a medical cause for the ...

article / 3d ago

Interview: The Korean Vegan - Adrienne Matei

Her account, @TheKoreanVegan, an extension of her four-year-old blog of the same name, has an immediately recognizable style. ... © Adrienne Matei 2017. ︎ ︎ ...

article / 3d ago

Leacocks - Bad Attitude - Adrienne Matei

Everyone wants to post the most liked comment on somebody else's article, blog post, creative project, etc., and ... © Adrienne Matei 2017. ︎ ︎ ︎

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Seeing Is Believing - Adrienne Matei

Earlier this year, Leandra Medine Cohen, the founder of the lifestyle blog Man Repeller (1.9 million Instagram ... © Adrienne Matei 2017. ︎ ︎ ︎