OURGENPOD talkin' 'bout Our Generation

We started this podcast with the slogan "By, For, and About Baby Boomers." But we soon realized that these generational divisions are hurting all of us. We're still coming from the perspective of people 55+ -- like us -- but we ALL need to work together. In this episode, Host Julian G. Simmons talks with Professor Bobby Duffy, Author of "The Generation Myth," who argues it's time to stop pointing fingers and start locking arms -- TOGETHER.

In this Episode, Host Julian G. Simmons talks with one of the great drummers of our time, MICHAEL SHRIEVE.

Michael has a really fascinating story to tell, about how he joined Santana at 18, played a world-shaking drum solo in front of half a million people at Woodstock '69 when he was only 20, and has managed to keep on growing as an artist for 50 years since. In many ways, Michael’s life follows the archetypal track of many of us, from wild youth to our current, more mellow stage of life. His lively conversation with Julian brings it all back; it's quite a tale. But he also delivers a potent dose of inspiration for many of us who may be forced by age to give up things we love doing. Michael hasn’t stopped making music in spite of the inevitable aches and pains that prevent him from pummeling the drums like he did at Woodstock. Far from giving up, he’s moving on, and getting better. His new music is a stunning reminder that some things DO improve with age.

Episode 2 of "The Woodstock Episodes," with official photographer Henry Diltz, who describes his archetypal life in the Sixties music scene and his somewhat surreal experience at Woodstock.

talkin' 'bout Our Generation is the podcast by, for, and about Baby Boomers. In Episode Four, we continue our series, “The Woodstock Episodes,” and invite you to join the conversation as host Julian G. Simmons talks with John Morris, the Head of Production at Woodstock and also the famous "voice of calm" that held it together during the ferocious storm and general chaos that threatened to turn that massive gathering of half a million people into a historic disaster.

It's a voice we could really use today.

In Part Two of our interview with Dr. Shepherd Siegel, Host Julian G. Simmons and Shep talk about the role of "The Trickster" in politics and culture -- and how "Disruptive Play" can help steer society back toward a more healthy place.