184 Patricia Novick: Championing Reproductive Freedom in the post-Roe Era
Before abortion was legalized by the US Supreme Court in 1973 (Roe v Wade), a Chicago-based group of over 100 women–known as Jane–provided counseling and illegal abortions for 11,000 women (1969-1973). Rev. & Dr. Patricia Novick, age 75, was one of...
181 Karen Kalish: Social Problems; Social Causes – Over 70 and Still Reimagining
Karen Kalish’s career included school teacher, consumer advocate, business owner, and on-air TV reporter. She became a serial social entrepreneur and believes that to whom much is given, much is required. “Partners and collaborators are what make it work. No one...
161 Susan Stall, Ph.D. CREATIVE HOUSING OPTIONS for the MISSING MIDDLE
In 1985, sociologist and activist Dr. Susan Stall designed and taught a college course entitled Gender and the Built Environment: Redesigning the American Dream. Since then, her scholarship and activism have expanded to innovations in housing that center on...
157 Frances ‘Poppy’ Northcutt: One Time Rocket Scientist, Sometime Lawyer, Full Time Feminist
Frances “Poppy” Northcutt gained national fame as the first and only woman in NASA’s mission control room working on the Apollo Program. Poppy and her team designed the Return-to-Earth trajectory that took the Apollo 8 crew around the Moon and back to Earth. She...
149 Sue Smith: Sue Talks Trash & Fights Dirty
Sue Smith’s life has educated her as much as she educates others in her position as teacher, trainer and consultant, first for middle school children, and then 30 years for Keep America Beautiful. Sue recently retired from KAB. The love in her voice as she recounts...
147 Margo Morris: Diversity, Animals & Art – An Unlikely Frame for a Spectacular Life
Create diverse communities and better the lives of all people. This one sentence perfectly describes Margo Morris, 78. The communities themselves were diverse: corporate America, education, Lincoln Park Zoo, Garfield Park Conservatory and other non-profits, and in...
144 Defying Gravity: Finding Purpose, Rhythm and Enjoyment in Retirement with Iris Goldfein & Monica Israel
Childhood friends, Iris Goldfein and Monica Israel, are both highly accomplished professionals in male saturated fields, who approached retirement with apprehension and excitement. They co-founded DefyingGravity.life in 2018 with the mission to “cultivate new norms...
141 Pamela Tate: Full-time Activist for a Healthier Planet
Pamela Tate, age 75, did not foresee becoming a full-time volunteer leader of climate reality actions at grassroots and national levels. As a member of the Climate Reality Project-Chicago Metro Chapter, Pam co-chairs the Task Force on Electrifying Public Transit. In...
140 Ina Pinkney: From Polio Survivor to Breakfast Queen
Ina Pinkney contracted polio 11 years before there was a vaccine, at the early age of 18 months. Marginalized, ostracized and ignored as a child she felt she received a 2nd chance at life when the surgery she had at 6 proved successful. Expecting to die, instead she...
139 Pauline Coffman: Justice Ministry for Human Rights
Pauline Coffman’s early involvement in youth ministry evolved into justice ministry during her 20+ years as an advocate for peace and justice in the Middle East. Her first visit to Lebanon was as a student in 1959; her next visit to countries in the Middle East was in...
138 Pat Anderson: Breast Cancer and the Busters Project
Octogenarian Pat Anderson, 89, retired from her lifelong career as a textile studio craftsman – spinning, knitting, sewing and weaving. Leaving her daughter in charge of the studio, she embarked on an unusual retirement project: creating and providing hand-knit...Latest Podcast Episode
Podcast Reviews
- Great podcast
March 11, 2025 by Liz Kitchens from United StatesLove listening to Gail and Catherine. They are excellent interviewers and have such interesting guests. I like learning learning new things
- Insightful and inspiring!November 25, 2024 by Reinvention Rebel from United States
Kudos to Gail and Catherine for creating a podcast that shows us what’s possible as we age - anything! Their guests are fascinating and full wisdom. Their insightful questions bring out the best in their guests and remind us that we can have our own version of vibrancy at 70 and beyond too.
- Much Needed Encouragement!June 27, 2024 by Jen Schuman from United States
Gail and Catherine, ‘Aging Reimagined’ and am so thrilled with the encouragement and insights from each and every women here, you are so remarkable! Thank you for all of the effort you are putting into creating these interviews and messages, I REALLY need to hear from women who have gone before me in this season of my life.
- Superb podcast!!October 18, 2023 by glimadoll from United States
Very thought- provoking and and inspirational! This is a treasure trove of information and motivation to help explore the multitude of issues we deal with as women over 70. Great guests. Thank you!
- Please get professional microphones!!
May 17, 2023 by glimadoll from United StatesSounds muffled.