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Does This Make Me Look Old?

Does This Make Me Look Old?

Shiv & Sim

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Does This Make Me Look Old? is a podcast about aging, that was started by two friends who are in denial about getting older. Talking to each other helps. Talking to the rest of the world might help even more. Like it or not, they will age - with, or without grace!
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Does This Make Me Look Old? - Episode 11: Music Follow-up (AKA Sim outs Shiv's nerdy ways)
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03/24/21 • 20 min

Shiv was interested to see if her music tastes were fossilized from her 20s and 30s, so she created a playlist of her favourite songs and...nerded out. Sim found this hilarious and thus, this episode was born. Listen as we find out how much Shiv (and Sim, it turns out) like parsing out the statistics of music preferences. Commiserate with Shiv as she realizes that she too is part of the statistical average. Plus, since we like stats SO much, feel free to send us your playlists, top 10 songs, and/or your own calculations based on your music preferences. We're genuinely curious to see if it's true that our music tastes are born and stay stuck in our 20s and 30s!

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Does This Make Me Look Old? - Episode 10: Aging and music preferences

Episode 10: Aging and music preferences

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03/17/21 • 37 min

As we age, do our music preferences get stuck in time? What if you want to buck the trend and continue to listen to current music? Shiv and Sim explore this topic in this week's episode and discuss how things have changed in terms of getting exposed to new music and literature. Plus, Shiv discusses her difficulties in using Spotify to learn about new music as well as her issues with its algorithms, which seem counterintuitive to learning about new bands. Meanwhile, Sim doesn't seem too troubled about her music tastes which she thinks are current (shhhhh...don't let her know that her favourite singers have had careers that span 15+ years!). Check out this week's episode and help a lady out by e-mailing Shiv your music recommendations at [email protected]. We look forward to your suggestions!

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Does This Make Me Look Old? - Episode 9: Aging out of Professions

Episode 9: Aging out of Professions

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03/10/21 • 38 min

Shiv and Sim use Tom Brady's 7th Super Bowl win at the age of 43 to delve into the world of sports (of which they know a little), Hollywood (of which they know a little more) as well as the corporate and the scientific/academic worlds to discuss whether or not one can age out of one's profession. Through this discussion, they manage to touch on the movie "Mank", Amy Schumer's "Last F*ckable Day" as well as the relationship that Helen Mirren and Jason Isaacs portray in HBO's "Catherine the Great", which may or may not support their point that sometimes people may age out or be aged out of certain professions. Tune in and find out!

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Does This Make Me Look Old? - Episode 2: Are you as young as you feel?

Episode 2: Are you as young as you feel?

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01/21/21 • 22 min

How old are you feeling today? We find out that age is all relative as we discuss the points in our lives we realized we had gotten older (or pretended we weren’t).

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Does This Make Me Look Old? - Episode 33: Tick tock, biological clock for the last time (Part 3)
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08/25/21 • 34 min

The last episode on biological clocks with guest Tas, mom and health care professional. Biological clocks - while they exist of course - are morphing in definition and perception. In this episode, conversation delves into egg freezing as an option to delay having children and the consequences of having children at a later age. Sim brings up her experience growing up with really young parents who were the first among their friends to have children, Tas worries about whether she'll be around to see her grandchildren, and Shiv explains the science behind the quality of women's eggs and men's sperm, and if/how they are impacted by age (you'll hear about mutant chromosomes, mutant cells and placentas!).

Enjoy!

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Does This Make Me Look Old? - Episode 13: 'I Care A Lot' and exploitation of the elderly
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04/07/21 • 24 min

Shiv and Sim sat down to watch Rosamund Pike, Eiza Gonzalez, Chris Messina, Peter Dinklage and Dianne Wiest and their hijinks in 'I Care A Lot'. Although wildly entertaining, they slowly realized that despite its heist movie vibe, there is a mild horror movie component running throughout the film. Find out exactly why in this week's episode of 'Does This Make Me Look Old?'.

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Does This Make Me Look Old? - Episode 23: Regrets...do you have a few?

Episode 23: Regrets...do you have a few?

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06/16/21 • 37 min

Shiv and Sim talk about regrets that older adults have had as determined through Cornell's Legacy Project, a project in which over 1000 older adults were interviewed for their "practical advice for living", and to "share the most important lessons they have learned over the course of their lives". They discuss one of the main insights from the project and whether or not they agree. Join us this week and let us know what your regrets are. We'd love to explore further!

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The UN's 26th Climate Change Conference just wrapped up, creating a debate about whether enough has been done to reverse the effects of climate change. Shiv and Sim discuss the media's spin on the topic and their need to create a generational divide. Is there really a difference in the thinking around climate change between the generations? Is Gen Z the only generation taking responsibility for tackling this issue? Or is this a plot to pass the buck to the younger generations? Join us as we chat about climate change through the generations, corporate approaches to climate change, ethical investing and whether or not our lifestyles promote climate change.

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Does This Make Me Look Old? - Season 2, Episode 4: And Just Like That - Health Issues
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02/02/22 • 64 min

Tonight we’re going to talk about health issues in our 50s as depicted in....you guessed it - the Sex and the City reboot, And Just Like That!

We’ll touch on (SPOILER ALERT) Big’s death from a heart attack after over-exerting himself on a Peloton and how we’re not a big fan of Carrie’s reaction. Instead of just cradling him and crying, why couldn’t Carrie have administered him his heart medication??? IT’S A LEARNING OPPORTUNITY, PEOPLE! After all, it wasn’t Big’s first heart attack, so you think they both would have known what to do. She didn’t even call 911 or perform CPR. WTF? (On that note, learn how to do CPR. It’s important! “Stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive....”).

Then, there’s Carrie’s hip surgery. On the one hand, the show shows the trials and tribulations people go through with hip surgery (it’s no walk in the park). On the other hand, we’re annoyed that her surgery is attributed solely to congenital hip disorder. Don’t get us wrong - there’s no shame in having the condition (Shiv has the same thing) but why could they just embrace that Carrie was having hip surgery due to regular aging? Why attribute it to something other than age? Is it because it’s considered an “old lady” surgery? Is it ageism?

There are moments where the producers did get it right, though, and addressed issues that come with aging and independence. We’ll touch on those as well. That and sore knees and frozen shoulders. And heels and menopause. And Carrie and Anthony’s trip to the plastic surgeon. There’s never a dull moment in our podcast!

What do you think about how Big’s heart attack and Carrie’s surgery were handled? We’d love to hear your thoughts.

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Does This Make Me Look Old? - Episode 14: It's Sim's birthday!

Episode 14: It's Sim's birthday!

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04/14/21 • 31 min

Sim celebrated her birthday this week but is having issues with exactly how old she is. Do birthdays during the pandemic count? She also discusses her issues with the aesthetics of numbers: her 43rd birthday is going to be a problem, y'all. We touch on the relatability of 'This is 40', the agelessness of Paul Rudd and the current culture wars between the millennials and Gen Z. As Gen Xers/Xennials, we're going to sit this one out. But pass the popcorn!

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How many episodes does Does This Make Me Look Old? have?

Does This Make Me Look Old? currently has 62 episodes available.

What topics does Does This Make Me Look Old? cover?

The podcast is about Leisure, Comedy and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on Does This Make Me Look Old??

The episode title 'Episode 24: Do our personalities change over time?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Does This Make Me Look Old??

The average episode length on Does This Make Me Look Old? is 39 minutes.

How often are episodes of Does This Make Me Look Old? released?

Episodes of Does This Make Me Look Old? are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Does This Make Me Look Old??

The first episode of Does This Make Me Look Old? was released on Jan 21, 2021.

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