talkin' 'bout Our Generation
talkin' 'bout Our Generation
Great News!
We Won!!
OURGENPOD won the 2024 Discover Pods Award as Best Podcast
in the Society and Culture Category!
This is due in no small part to the support of our listeners.
THANK YOU to all of you who voted for us.
Notably, we came out on top of a crowded field.
More than 35,000 people voted.
"Participation and, especially, voting this year far outpaced our expectations," said James Griffin, Director of the awards. "This speaks volumes about the state of independent podcast creators in this community ... and the fantastic work that you are doing."
We are hopeful that winning this award will open new avenues of support, helping us continue our work on this award-winning podcast.
For now, we are continuing our series on FRIENDSHIP. It's a vital connection between like-minded people that will be increasingly important as we enter what is likely to be a contentious and fractious time. We'll be out with a new episode soon.
In the future, we intend to bring you new and exciting guests and topics to keep all of you involved and informed. If you have ideas for topics or guests, please, email us and let us know!
As many of you know, we have been producing this podcast on personal funds, which are dangerously scarce, putting OURGENPOD in jeopardy.
If we are going to be able to continue producing this "fantastic work."
We can'tdo it without a little help from our friends.
Until we are able to once again find a sponsor or sponsors for the podcast, we are relying on donations from you, our listeners, to help us keep this vital work going with your support.
If you are able, please make a financial contribution of any size to OURGENPOD. Rest assured that your gift is being put to good use with positive and solution-seeking dialogue, an endangered aspect of our national discourse. Donate HERE.
Again, thank all of you who voted for OURGENPOD! We did it!
Thank you!
Julian & Rob
Help Us Fight
the "Epidemic of Loneliness"
It is bad enough to have to evacuate and lose your home, but especially hard on the elderly, and those living alone. Try to imagine yourself in that situation, surrounded by smoke and flame, leaving your entire life behind, or, if you are disabled, hoping the fire department will find you and carry you out.
Beyond Los Angeles, there are millions of our fellow citizens friendless and alone. It is estimated that one in two adult Americans report feeling isolated and lonely.
The U.S. Surgeon General has issued an alert about "An Epidemic of Loneliness" silently spreading through our generation. Worse than smoking, it threatens our health, our happiness and our longevity.
If you're not feeling lonely yourself,
you can bet you know someone who is. Give them a call!
Read about how we're combatting this serious threat on OURGENPOD through our outreach, and episodes like our "Friendship Series" and help out if you can.
Please lend a Hand!
We are in serious financial trouble at OURGENPOD. The reasons behind this are complex -- but painfully real.
We're working hard to find other sources of income, as well as a sustaining sponsor of the podcast. The news that we have won in the Discover Pods Awards is a big plus. But so far, we are surviving on your donations.
So, we hope you can lend a hand and help us keep this podcast (and us) going. Our purpose is to bring people together, create a virtual community where we can share what we care about, and hopefully help
lonely people find fiends and feel like less alone.
We believe connecting like-minded people will be critical in the challenging time ahead. That is our goal, and we need your help to reach it.
We hope you agree that OURGENPOD is a
cause worth supporting.
Thank You!
Our Heartfelt Thanks
A few accolades from our Guests & Listeners ...
"Julian and Rob provide such a great service for the 55 Plus demographic. It is so under-served with good, cool, hip information and opportunities, and they do just that.”
Michael Shrieve
Musician, Drummer for Santana at Woodstock ‘69
Member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Guest on Episode 9
"I love the last episode on friendship! I had been thinking about that very
topic after my mother passed recently; Who was there for me and who wasn’t and why.
"The Woodstock episodes were also interesting. Brought me back to my teen years and how my mother wouldn’t let me go with my neighbor! Imagine that!
"Best of luck with future podcasts!"
Silvia Gambardella
Subscriber
"I am so glad I had a chance to listen to your Thanksgiving episode - It was thoughtful and timely and personal - really nicely done, I thought. When have any of us really read the Mayflower Compact and reflected on its true meaning and what they wanted to achieve? Or considered the intolerable conditions on the voyage? Or that a woman's significance was simply as someone's spouse...? Or related their hope for their future with what they would think of the country today? Or what our ancestors would think of US?
"So much to think about."
Gail Zetter
Subscriber
“I just want to let you know that the most recent episode of the podcast really knocked it out of the park.Dr. Shrand’s cure for incivility is indeed an excellent prescription for some of what ails our society.
Julian’s interviewing skills are excellent. He truly LISTENS to his guests and responds with thoughtful examinations and questions. Your podcast is always enlightening and makes me stop and think about matters that underly the angst that many of us feel daily. Solutions to big problems are not easy to find. But episodes such as the one with Dr. Shrand and the earlier one with CATHERINE RYAN HYDE certainly gives us all food for thought. Keep up the good work, gentlemen. We, your audience is listening. And remember, kindness is contagious.”
Eric Seedman
Subscriber
The State of Civility in America Series
“Civility is a value I care about. It’s the heart and soul of the original “Pay It Forward” idea,and is a central theme in my other 43 novels as well. We hear a lot today about the decline of civility in America, but what I feel we need is a more positive approach. How can we do better?
"So I was honored to be the first guest on talkin’ ‘bout Our Generation’s’ series on “The State of Civility in America.” My interview with Host Julian Simmons was positive, friendly and thought-provoking, and I look forward to hearing future episodes. I believe this podcast is serving a very valuable service, the kind I envisioned when “the Pay It Forward Movement” first took hold. I encourage everyone to listen and lend their support to this timely and important podcast.”
Catherine Ryan Hyde
Author of the NYTimes Best-Selling Book,
“Pay It Forward”
Guest on Episode 11
"My readers often tell me that my characters make them think more about how we treat others, and how they can be a better person. Of course I’m thrilled if I can nudge my readers toward a kinder, more caring way of treating one another.
"I just want to say in support of your podcast ... the fact that you guys are taking on civility in a historic and liminal moment that has allowed rampant incivility to take over so much, I think what you're bringing to the conversation is important. And just as importantly, I think the fact that you are finding ways and finding people to come on to talk about civility is something that is fresh, because we're swimming in so much of its opposite and people will hear this and, and hopefully it will stimulate a movement to create civil spaces in our society."
Dr. Shepherd Siegel,
Author of "Tricking Power Into Performing Acts of Love"
and "Disruptive Play: The Trickster in Politics and Culture."
Guest on Episodes 14 & 16
“I just finished listening to podcasts three and four. Each podcast is getting better and better. It's great. Although not a hippie, my friends and I were all about the music in college. My kids cannot believe that I loved Hendrix and Santana as well as John Sebastian and Lovin’ Spoonful. There was a real sense of community and caring for one another, and caring for the earth as well. I clearly remember the very first Earth Day. Thank you for your efforts to promote community and a sense of camaraderie among us,Julian and Rob. This podcast reminds us how being gentle with each other is a good thing.
Thanks!”
Arlene Wong
Subscriber
Wow. I just finished the podcast with Carol Green and Richie Havens. I'm just leaving this message because I want the producers directors to understand how awesome it was for me to be taken back to that time. You know, peace, love, and freedom, which I hadn't thought about in so many years, it's kind of relevant to today. So, I'm feeling good. It reminded me that we can still hope and believe and have faith that it's all gonna turn out okay in the end. So, thanks. Looking forward to the next podcast!
Suzette Fowler
Subscriber