Podcast | Boomer Bedtime Stories

Jan 17, 2023

The High Cost of Standing Up for What You Believe In

Did you ever go to a protest march? A sit-in? Perhaps you were incensed that your government wanted to send you to Vietnam? We may rant...

Dec 14, 2022

The Bonus Holiday Edition

There's nothing like a heart-warming story at this time of the year as you crack open the eggnog and mince tarts while listening to your...

Nov 18, 2022

It was a dark and stormy night...

One of the joys of getting older, is the fun of looking back at a life well lived - or even a life lived at all! In this episode we meet...

Oct 31, 2022

Freedom Calling!

Like the current Russian incursion of Ukraine, our latest episode takes us back to 1956 when Russia invaded Hungary. Producer Karen Heaps...

Oct 14, 2022

Be Big. Be Bold. Be Weird.

Susan Cormier has been busy as a bee. Not only has she just won the CBC non-fiction prize for her essay 'Advice to a New Beekeeper', she...

Sep 30, 2022

Where No Woman Has Gone Before

It’s often been said that the 60’s and 70’s were a time of social upheaval, but – as they say - before any change can happen, there’s...

Sep 12, 2022

How to Turn a Story into a Memoir

If you're hankering to get your memories on the page, then tune into this podcast with writing instructor and author Kathrin Lake who...

Aug 29, 2022

Be Here Now...and Then!

We weren't kidding when we posed the question How did we get away with that! as a theme of the era Boomers came of age. So, listen...

Aug 15, 2022

Following the Guru

The 60's and 70's were a time for spiritual journeys. But perhaps none are as strange as the 14 year old kid from India that took America...

Aug 1, 2022

Madness Within and Madness Without

Go back to the tumultuous spring of 1970. To the days of the Vietnam war when young men were being drafted to fight a war that made no...

Jul 15, 2022

The Day of the Revolution

We all remember what we were doing and where we were when some historic, momentous event happened. Boomer Stan Zippan shares his hair...

Jul 1, 2022

These were Cosmic Times

Join host Karen Heaps as she chats with Boomer, musician and songwriter Abhi Ktori for a lighthearted, soulful, and at-times-funny...

Jul 1, 2022

Going to Jail for All the Right Reasons

Long before he was tour manager for The Rolling Stones and The Grateful Dead, Boomer Sam Cutler was a proponent of non-violent, direct...

Jul 1, 2022

How to Tell a Great Story

Whether it's at a dinner party...tucking your grandchildren into bed...or sharing your memoirs with a larger audience (like Boomer...