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The Cool Grandpa Podcast

This podcast is about the relationship between Grandfathers and their Grandchildren. We focus on interesting stories to understand and grow our own relationships. This is the perfect podcast to understand how important the role of Grandfather is to the lives of the Grandchildren and Family in general.

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EP - 162 Talking about a Good Grandpa

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/12/15

Ted Page joins the conversation this week to discuss his work to define and capture what it means to be a "Good Grandpa." Since the last time we spoke, Ted has started a journey of writing a book that he hopes allows him to capture the different ways and attitudes of being a grandfather. In his own words, Ted hopes "...to harvest and share the collective wisdom of grandpas all around the world in a wide range of countries and cultures, from Cherokee Native Americans in North Carolina, to Maine

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EP - 161 The Gift of YOUR Time

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/12/08

If you are like me, it can sometimes be confusing or downright baffling what to do for your friends and family members when it comes to Holidays, Birthdays, or heck, just when you want to do something nice for them. I know that there are all different kinds of ways that people express appreciation and love for those people close to them, but I think for most of us, it comes down to feeling like we have to "get them something." I am right there with you. Maybe a bit more. You see, I FEEL like I am

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EP - 160 Firepit Men's Group

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/12/01

Todd Howard joins our conversation to talk about the importance of men finding connections and friendship. Todd is a great guy from North Atlanta. You are going to find that Todd is as passionate as I am about supporting men in building and maintaining friendships as we grow older and take on more responsibilities in our lives. What is excellent about Todd is that he wasn't content to see a problem and talk about it. No, he went out and created a solution. A solution that is not therapy (nothing

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EP - 159 Thanks for YOU

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/11/24

This week is Thanksgiving here in the United States. I am spending much of this week with my family AND knocking out items on my to-do list. I did want to take this opportunity to make sure that you and I got connected for a short conversation that hopefully hits home for you. First, I want to remind you that if you haven't set your goals for this year, I encourage you to do so. While creating goals, I encourage you to use Zig Zigler's Wheel of Life and use that list to build goals around. Here

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EP - 158 Grandfathers Can Provide Balance and Support

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/11/17

Stephen Gomes joins us this week to talk about his grandfather's impact on him while growing up. We talk about how, between Stephen's father and grandfather, he had a well-rounded environment to grow up in. Stephen and I talked about how lucky he was to have a grandfather who would spend a day or half a week focused on him and what was happening in his world. We had a fun discussion about Stephen's activities and how having a grandfather helped balance out his loving father's business pursuits

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EP - 157 Discussing Grief

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/11/10

Brittany Johns joins our conversation this week to discuss the important topic of grief. Brittany has been working in the healthcare industry for over 13 years and is certified in grief counseling. She runs and operates New Beginnings Grief Recovery in Bend, Oregon. During our conversation, we talked about what grief is and is not. An important area for grandparents and parents to understand is that grief with children doesn't always show up as it does with adults. Although everyone grieves

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EP - 156 The Importance of Traditions

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/11/03

My wife, Karen Mangum, joins our conversation to talk to us about the traditions that she and her family had during the end-of-the-year celebrations. Karen talks about how, at Thanksgiving, there would be up to 30 people at her grandparents' house. Even with those numbers, Karen remembers that the house would be quiet enough for meaningful conversations among family members. Some of Karen's other memories were of the family playing football with her uncles and then watching the Thanksgiving

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55:43

EP - 155 Brotherhood of Fatherhood

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/10/27

Scott Rammage joins the conversation this week to talk about his grandfathers and his project, The Brotherhood of Fatherhood, that seeks to help men be the leaders and whole men they intended to be. As we begin our discussion, Scott talks about his two grandfathers. His mother's father was a janitor and worked hard to provide for his family. We learn how his grandfather was a lightning rod for blame and negative feelings about being poor and having a difficult life. We also learn about Scott's

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EP - 154 See Differently

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/10/20

Our conversation with Renee Balcom Renee is one of these folks who take a career turn and unexpectedly find their passion in service and educating others. You will enjoy hearing how Renee started in Silicon Valley in the 1970s and quickly rose to the ranks of the CEO of a technology company in the 1980s. After having enough of Silicon Valley, she moved what she refers to as her tribe to Southwest Oregon. After economic and personal setbacks, Renee started to work in the adult care industry. One

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46:26

EP - 153 Learning about Flex Mortgages

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/10/13

Our conversation with Stephen Gomes Stephen Gomes joins us this week to talk about Reverse and Flex Mortgages. Stephen does a great job explaining how the different lending options or products are a step up from what was available back in the 1970s and 1980s. Like many of you, I didn't know how much these products had changed or if they had changed from their early incarnations. I brought up with Stephen many of the preconceived ideas and stories that I had heard about reverse mortgages. You

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EP - 152 Fall Storytelling for Grandchildren

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/10/06

Our conversation with Debra Weller With Autumn starting to turn the leaves colorful and leaving a bit of an evening chill in the air, our thoughts begin to turn towards festivals and the end of the year. Debra Weller, a master storyteller, joins us again to discuss the great traditions of end-of-the-year storytelling. Debra discusses the rich traditions that just about all cultures have for gathering in the harvest, preparing for the winter, and the celebrations of successful hunts. Stories

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EP - 151 Your Next Year

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/09/29

Our Monthly One-on-One Conversation This month's conversation is about goals. I know this isn't November or December, the usual months when we start thinking about goals or New Year Resolutions. I felt that we needed to talk about goals as we head into the last quarter of the year so that our thoughts about goals and their importance don't get lost in the shuffle of holidays, visits with grandchildren, and just the general year-end hustle and bustle. As part of Dan Miller's 48 Days group, he

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EP - 150 Becoming a Sage

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/09/22

Our conversation with Chris Bruno Chris Bruno from ReStory Counseling joins us today to discuss men entering their second stage of life. We discuss how this second stage of life can be the most powerful in our story. While we will undoubtedly experience decline in many different areas, IF we are open to working on ourselves, we CAN use these years to, as Obi-Wan Kenobi said, "...become more powerful than you ever imagined." Chris wrote a book called Sage: A Man's Guide Into His Second Passage

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EP - 149 AdventuRetired

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/09/15

Our conversation with Curt and Cindy Liljedahl This week's conversation is with a very cool couple. Curt and Cindy join us to talk about the importance of adventures as part of our retired lives. We hear a great story about their experience of becoming grandparents. Curt does his best to embarrass Cindy with his story, which any good husband does. It is great learning about how Curt and Cindy experienced adventures while growing up before they had children (BC) and now that they are retired. We

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EP - 148 The Importance of Having a Senior Living Plan

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/09/08

Working with your parents or loved ones on managing their aging process can be challenging. It makes you ask personal and possibly embarrassing questions about every part of someone's life. These topics are often areas that "we" don't talk about. These tough topics can include money, physical and mental well-being, estate planning, and many more. Annalee Kruger is passionate about helping family and friends work through the emotions and the details of creating a senior living plan. What Annalee

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EP - 147 Supporting Women After 50

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/09/01

Beverley Glazer MA., CCC is a Coach, Therapist, Internationally Certified Addiction Specialist, Author, and Founder of Reinvent Imposible Inc; a personal development company that educates, coaches and empowers older women who've experienced a 'wake-up call' that left them feeling powerless or without purpose, to build on their strengths, create possibilities and discover the joy in living their full potential. She is a former talk-radio host, and the originator of The Reinvention Formula ™, a

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EP - 146 Why You Matter As A Grandparent

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/08/25

Our monthly one-on-one conversation This is our monthly one-on-one conversation, and this month, I wanted to be sure to celebrate you, the very cool Grandmother and Grandfather. Yes, I know this is The Cool Grandpa Podcast, but we have some fantastic Grandmothers listening in to keep us honest. As a grandparent, you matter greatly to your grandchildren's mental and physical well-being. This statement is true regardless of whether you live 5 minutes from the grandchildren or 5,000 miles away

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EP - 145 Grandad Wheels

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/08/18

Brian Abram joins us to talk about his experience with being a grandfather. We also discuss how Brian's bicycling accident left him a paraplegic and wheelchair-bound. To explain why he was in a wheelchair, Brian devised a fun and highly exaggerated story for his grandson. You will enjoy how Brian has turned his accident into a charming way to talk to children about disabilities and how life is an adventure, and while we don't all travel the same path, we can all be kind to each other. Brian

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EP - 144 Being A Storyteller

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/08/11

Debra Weller, a professional storyteller and teacher joins us to talk about her grandfathers AND how we can become entertaining storytellers. We discuss the influence of Debra's grandfathers, Poppy and Grandpa Joe. Each grandfather had a unique background and style of telling stories. Poppy would often talk about growing up in New York and the time during World War II while Grandpa Joe would tell stories of New Orleans and working at the Dixie Brewery. We talk about the impact and connection of

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EP - 143 You Can Choose Who You Want To Be

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2023/08/04

Our conversation with Daniel Crandall This conversation with Daniel Crandall is an entertaining discussion about how his grandfathers chose to become better men than perhaps circumstances would have predicted. It is incredible to learn how Daniel's grandfathers had very challenging childhoods full of tragedy, yet they chose to become better men at early ages. Daniel was blessed to have the lengthy and lasting influences of two grandfathers. Grandpa Crandall and Grandpa Stockwell grew up in

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