Unavoidable, Adventures in Aging

     Families come in all types and sizes and so do family reunions. You may not get along with every member of your family all the time, but for one day or weekend each year it’s great to get together to celebrate your crew.
     Do you have special foods each year? How about a theme or entertainment? What are your family reunion traditions that you look forward to? This week on Unavoidable-Adventures in Aging, Sue and Shan will discuss the various kinds of get-togethers, including our own!

“Gone, but not forgotten” is the saying, but Sue and Shan prove this week that, unfortunately, that’s not always the case.
 Chanhassen Alan, Shan’s brother-in-law, joins us this week in a little game created by Tim, our Production Supervisor. Tim has put his research skills to work assembling a list of “famous” people who died in 2025. Alan will give us the date and a few clues as to who this person is and we will try to come up with a name.
Join us this week playing, “Gone But Not Forgotten”, and see if you can do better than we did.
(We have no doubt that you will!)
And thank you, Alan, for being such an amazing MC and faithful fan!

     Unavoidable - Adventures in Aging offers a 2 for 1 episode this week.  We start with sharing our listeners’ response to our question, “What is the most significant election you have participated in so far?”  We have some really thoughtful, intelligent listeners!
     Are we all destined to become rude “olders” with no filters?  Well, to a certain extent…yes! Sue and Shan discuss “The Age Of Audacity”in the second part of this week’s show.

Not only can she help find where you buried grandma, this week’s guest, Becci Thomas, can also guide you through your search for your lone-lost relatives or find your yearbook that you misplaced in one of your many moves over the years.  Becci, director of the Knight Museum and Sandhills Center keeps Sue and Shan entertained as she explains all the other services the museum provides.  She is the local expert on researching genealogy, managing the archives of family histories and as to finding grandma?  We can’t wait to join Becci on her next cemetery tour or grave witching!!  All of this and more this week on Unavoidable - Adventures in Aging.

In this episode of Unavoidable - Adventures in Aging we continue with our very excellent Production Manager, Tim’s, research that created this week’s topic, It Was A Very Good Year Part 2. He has meticulously studied the years Sue and Shan were born to find the most interesting event that happened each month. Join us on this week’s episode of Unavoidable, Adventures in Aging as we strain our brains trying to have a somewhat intelligent discussion about these historical happenings.

Our very excellent Production Manager, Tim, has been really busy researching this week’s topic, It Was A Very Good Year. He has meticulously studied the years Sue and Shan were born to find the most interesting event that happened each month. Join us on this week’s episode of Unavoidable, Adventures in Aging as we strain our brains trying to have a somewhat intelligent discussion about these historical happenings.

Diana Nyad, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Sue, and Shan - What do these amazing women have in common?  We all made significant accomplishments in our Golden Years.  Granted Sue and Shan didn’t swim from Cuba to Florida or published our first novel, but we did conquer some of our techno dorkiness to launch a podcast.
 Many people well into their 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, and even 90’s are doing amazing things these days.  You can be one of them!  Be an old fart doing cool things.  You’re never too old!
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Friday, May 1st Sue and Shan will be participating in May Day Strong. We will not have a regularly schedule podcast on that day. Tune in next Friday for a new episode of Unavoidable - Adventures in Aging.

We have moved on from Clearasil, Sun-In, and blue eyeshadow.  Our needs have changed from looking good to feeling good.  Today we're more concerned with muscle aches and digestive issues.  And we can't forget the importance of a top-notch pill organizer!  Sue and Shan will let everyone know what is on their bathroom counter on this week's episode of Unavoidable - Adventures in Aging.

Is the world getting you down? Are you tired of waking up wondering what fresh hell you’ll be facing today? Are you looking for ways to reclaim your joy? So are we! Join us as Unavoidable-Adventures in Aging walk you through ways to get your happy back!