Don't Be Caged By Your Age

A pro-aging podcast to help you thrive after 65!

Through weekly conversations with folks who shattered age-related expectations, you’ll find the resources, ideas and inspiration you need to thrive after 65!

Recent Episodes

Oct. 16, 2025

EP 74 Finding Fulfillment After You Retire

Who says fulfillment has to stop when your career does? A lifelong writer whose remarkable career has taken him from the newsroom to the boardroom - and now into the world of positive aging advocacy - Don Akchin’s decades of lived experiences ideally prepared him to bring us the insights and wisdom…
Oct. 9, 2025

EP 73 Aging Disgracefully with Angel Cicerone

Angel Cicerone is a vibrant pro-aging advocate and entrepreneur who’s redefining what it means to thrive after 60. Angel shares her story of moving to New York City at 60, building a new life filled with purpose, community, and creativity. We dive into money smarts, entrepreneurship, the power of s…
Oct. 2, 2025

EP 72 Life After Law Enforcement

In this episode, I talk with John Jay Wiley, a retired Baltimore police sergeant turned nationally syndicated broadcaster. John Jay shares his journey of reinvention, from overcoming personal challenges to finding his voice as the creator and host of Law Enforcement Talk Radio, carried on more than…
Sept. 25, 2025

EP 71 Overcoming Adversity and Ageism After 65

What does it take to rebuild your life after homelessness, depression, and loss, while also dissolving the weight of ageism? At 67, Lori Kirstein is living proof that adversity can fuel transformation. Through her Goodbye Good Girl Project, she empowers women to ditch the “shoulds,” find their t…
Sept. 18, 2025

EP 70 Smart Money Moves for Widows Over 65

When widowhood and financial uncertainty collide, where do you even begin? In this episode, I sit down with Debra L. Morrison - financial coach, grief coach, TEDx speaker, and author of My Husband Died Now What? - to explore smart money moves for widows over 65. Debra shares practical strategies to…
Sept. 11, 2025

EP 69 Busting the Boomer Tech Myth

Boomers aren’t “bad at tech”—we built it. 🚀 In this solo episode of Don’t Be Caged By Your Age, I’m celebrating my 69th birthday (and Episode 69!) by busting one of the most persistent myths about my generation: that we struggle with technology. From manual typewriters to PCs, rotary phones to smar…