So Your Parents Are Old
by Vanessa Grigoriadis
Society & CultureE · Explicit
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Senior Living, and When Does Gen X Move In? With Neil Nagraj and…
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About this podcast
Journalist Vanessa Grigoriadis talks to friends, experts, and celebrities about the chaos of dealing with aging parents. From Medicaid nightmares to emotional meltdowns in storage units, it’s a brutally honest, often hilarious look at one of life’s most disorienting stages. Come for the catharsis, stay for the gallows humor and unfiltered conversations. If you’re currently the parent to your parents, this is your group chat in podcast form.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 32 episodes
- Senior Living, and When Does Gen X Move In? With Neil Nagraj and Laura House · 35 min · Season 1 Episode 36Senior care advisor Neil Nagraj and podcaster Laura House join Vanessa to talk about the impossible math of senior housing: when aging in place stops working, what assisted…
- Revisit: No One Should Live This Long with Comedian Lewis Black · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 35This is an episode where we get mad! Comedian Lewis Black cared for his late elderly parents, who lived to 101 and 104. He talks about something nobody wants to even think…
- Parents During the Covid Era with Jill Bialosky · 26 min · Season 1 Episode 30When a loved one is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, the grieving starts years before the end. In The End Is the Beginning, Jill Bialosky tells her mother’s story in reverse. Jill and…
- How to Fix Everything with Julie Kashen · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 29Elder care and childcare costs are rising fast, while wages and support for caregivers lag behind. Longtime care policy advocate Julie Kashen breaks down how we got here, what it…
- Starting a Business in the Care Space with Kim Elliott · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 28Kim Elliott’s caregiving story includes a leukemia diagnosis, a stem cell transplant, and some truly deranged insurance battles. She talks with Vanessa about surviving all of it…
- Putting Your Parents on Videotape with Michelle Boyaner · 41 minMichelle Boyaner reflects on lives and relationships while sharing insights from her acclaimed film It’s Not a Burden: The Humor and Heartache of Raising Elderly Parents, which…
- Selena Gomez’s Mommy Issues · 41 minIn this episode of Infamous, Vanessa and her co-host Natalie Robehmed learn about a wild family drama from The Cut writer Angelina Chapin. It’s about Selena Gomez and her mother…
- Perimenopause and Brain Fog with Anna Holmes · 28 minAnna Holmes joins Vanessa to talk about the unnerving overlap between having a parent with dementia and experiencing perimenopause brain fog, and the terrifying question that…
- A Presidential Legacy of Care with Josh Carter · 26 minJosh Carter, grandson of President Jimmy Carter, grew up in a family where caregiving wasn’t just a value — it was a way of life. He talks with Vanessa about caring for a…
- Curing Grief with Cody Delistraty · 35 minWriter Cody Delistraty joins Vanessa to talk about his book The Grief Cure, a quest narrative through loss, myth, medicine, and modern grief culture. From the controversial…
- How You (Yes, You) Can Live a Long, Healthy Life with Dr. Majid Fotuhi · 33 minWhat if cognitive decline isn’t inevitable? Dr. Majid Fotuhi, author of The Invincible Brain, explains why the brain is more changeable than we think, and how daily habits can…
- Your Parents' Finances with Beth Pinsker · 33 minVanessa talks with certified financial planner, MarketWatch columnist, and My Mother’s Money author Beth Pinsker about the maddening reality of financial caregiving. They cover…
- Soap Operas and Aging with Mal Young · 46 minMal Young, the British television producer and writer best known for his work on The Young and the Restless, joins the show to talk about his parents. With warmth and candor, he…
- Savannah Guthrie and Other Good Daughters with Allison Alford · 32 minIf you’re the one keeping the family together—texts, holidays, appointments, feelings—you’re probably “daughtering.” Vanessa talks with Baylor professor and communication expert…
- You Deserve More with Ai-Jen Poo · 28 minVanessa talks with labor leader and care advocate Ai-jen Poo about the panini generation, and what happens when government fails to invest in care infrastructure. To see what…
- When Your Parents Are Too Prepared with Ryan Beck · 34 minComedian and filmmaker Ryan Beck's parents are just starting to get old, but that hasn't stopped them from getting rid of nearly all their worldly possessions and creating a…
- Getting a Good Lawyer with Candace Dellacona · 26 minWhat documents matter most when your parents start needing help? Attorney Candace Dellacona, who calls herself a “family’s lawyer," walks through wills, powers of attorney…
- Redefining Being a Provider with Chris Punsalan · 42 minMusician and caregiving influencer Chris Punsalan talks with Vanessa about going straight from college to becoming his grandmother’s full-time caregiver. He explains the…
- Our Producer Chats with Vanessa · 15 minProducer Shoshi Shmuluvitz turns the mic on Vanessa to unpack the personal story behind So Your Parents Are Old—and to talk about what it’s been like turning the messiest chapter…
- My Dad Was in the Mob with Barry Rothbart · 37 minVanessa is joined by Barry Rothbart, whose relationship with his father was fraught for many years. What do you do when your dad is both as bad as he seems, and worse—and you…
