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Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the Aged Podcast

Beth Broderick dives deeply into her personal experience to deliver a weekly essay full of wit, wisdom, and stories from the heart. bethbroderick.substack.com

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10:04

Genius

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2026/04/07

Wit and Wisdomby Beth BroderickGenius. It is sometimes hard work to earn the designation. The New York Times puzzles are not designed for giver-uppers. A person can stare at the boxes which contain the words one hopes to group together in CONNECTIONS for a good while, trying in vain to see what binds them in a category. The hints are there, hiding in plain sight if one has the fortitude to suss them out. Perhaps they are all a shade of green? Or the names of musicals or hockey teams minus the first

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8:05

DE NILE

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2026/03/24

Wit and Wisdomby Beth Broderick“The AV Heart Block is still there.”The new heart specialist was reading my EKG.“Still first degree, I hope?”, I asked“Yes. No change from the last report with us. The chart says you were here three years ago.”“Sounds about right. The Rheumatology folks are always asking me to come back here, just to be certain that the medication I take is not causing any problems. I never had the AV block thing until I took Humira for a year. That stuff put the whuppin’ on me.”She

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8:53

Carry that Weight

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2026/03/10

Wit and Wisdomby Beth BroderickI read about it in AARP magazine, so it must be true, right? A recent article stated that walking is one of the most beneficial exercises that a person of a certain age can engage in. It is safe, (as long as you look both ways and NEVER trust a green light in Los Angeles–folks run through reds on a regular basis here), free, and good for the mind as well as the body. This is old news, of course; most of us have known this all along. But they have added a new twist

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7:27

The Sweet Spot

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2026/02/26

Wit and Wisdomby Beth BroderickI worked for a summer as an employee in the Sequoia National Forest. I was reeling from the tough final year at the Academy of Dramatic Arts and needed a break. I am not sure how I knew about it, but I managed to secure a position as a waitress in the restaurant at the main lodge. Housing was provided in cute little cabins, and meals were free on workdays. It was a healing environment, the great trees offering canopies of protection and peace. I walked and walked among

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8:56

Lucky Me

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2026/02/10

Wit and Wisdomby Beth BroderickLUCKThe force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person’s life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities.With my luck I’ll probably get pneumonia.Good fortune; advantage, or success, considered as the result of chance.He had no luck finding work.A combination of circumstances, events, etc., operating by chance to bring good or ill to a person.She’s had nothing but bad luck all year.Some object on which good fortune is supposed to depend.This

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17:04

When We Were There

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2026/01/29

Wit and Wisdomby Beth BroderickI recently spoke at an event for the newly formed Pride Bar Association of the Inland Empire. There were several people honored that evening. I received the “Stonewall Legacy Award” alongside Abby Rubenfeld, an attorney famous for her pioneering spirit and harrowing victory at the United States Supreme Court, which established marriage equality for people in the LGBTQ community. My resume pales in comparison, but we were both present at a crucial moment in our Nation’s

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9:20

Don't Move!!

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2026/01/13

Wit and Wisdomby Beth Broderick“Don’t move!” Michael’s tone was friendly but firm. “We don’t know what is going to happen with your medication. So far, it’s looking crazy expensive. Your place is great. We can keep working on it; just don’t move right now.”It’s not that I LOVE to move. I mean it’s a hassle, of course. The packing and sorting and heaving and hoeing. It’s a lot to deal with. I am just pre-disposed to not mind it as much as say … EVERYONE else I have ever met. Moving is a major

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9:42

My Favorite Year

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2025/12/31

Wit and Wisdomby Beth Broderick“1954 was my favorite year,” the voiceover that narrates the start of the classic old film “My Favorite Year” declares. “In 1954, a Buick looked like a BUICK,” the rich, heavily New York-accented voice continues, as the camera lingers on the grille of a classic Buick sedan. “Nowadays a Buick looks like a Ford, which looks like a Pontiac,” he laments. (I am paraphrasing, but you get the gist.)He had a point. Today’s cars are not nearly as ornate or elegant as the one

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7:56

Busy, Busy.

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2025/12/09

Wit and Wisdomby Beth BroderickIt’s that time of year when the world falls in love. Every song you hear seems to say, “Merry Christmas” or something along those lines, depending on from which vantage point you view the situation and what you want to celebrate this season. I just want folks to have a happy something or other.Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa …. whatever floats your festivities boat.It all means more or less the same thing, though of course many of the pesky details

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7:55

Clank. Rattle. Bang. Hum.

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2025/11/26

Wit and Wisdomby Beth BroderickClank, rattle, bang, hum. Uh-oh.There were signs, of course. It had been clear for a good while that the machine which has served me dutifully since 2011 was losing the will to live. The mechanics of the thing had begun to lag, causing a maddening delay between my typing of a letter and its actual appearance on the page. It became easily confused and struggled to keep up with my various needs. It could not stay awake for longer than two minutes if it was not connected

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6:51

A Matter of Taste

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2025/11/11

Wit and Wisdomby Beth BroderickIt happens on a regular basis. I will poor myself a glass of wine from a favorite bottle of Chardonnay and think, “Ewww. Yuck. I hate this.” I have learned from experience, however, not to pour it down the drain in disappointment. I simply pour it back into the bottle and re-cork it and plan to visit it another day. This is because there is a very good chance that a glass of wine from the very same bottle will taste delicious on the morrow.This is happening with a wide

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7:43

Note to Self

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2025/10/23

Wit and Wisdomby Beth BroderickThe note was written on a legal pad. It was a bit Catty Wompus, had been written hastily and not within the lines of the paper, but rather at an angle. There were other, more orderly scribblings, such as: “Call Elizabeth” and “Pay Insurance,” but this one read:“My hands are too crippled to apply the anti-wrinkle cream. Haha!”It sounded promising enough. “Anti-Wrinkle Film and Contour Body lotion.” It had popped up on Amazon as I searched for body lotion. Maybe the

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9:27

Wherefore Art Now?

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2025/10/10

Wit and Wisdomby Beth BroderickBINGO! The story of how it came to be that I called BINGO wearing feathery garments and (for a time, at least) a tiara for two hours at Hamburger Mary’s. For a worthy cause, of course, why else?It all started when Jeff mentioned that he was going to see a student’s dance performance in Alhambra. Jeff is one of the premier acting coaches in town, and he often goes to see his students in plays, recitals, and performances of varying kinds. He is deeply invested in their

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7:53

Take Your Best Shot.

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2025/09/25

Wit and Wisdomby Beth Broderick“Hey. I think I should check in with you more, like a lot more, if you are going to be on that medication.”My sister Laura found out about my new prescription by reading this column. We see each other once or twice a week, but I had not discussed it with her yet.“It seemed like the lesser of two evils,” I told her. “But yeah, that ‘black box suicidey’ thing is a little worrisome. It would be great if you could keep tabs on me.”My old medication had stopped working, and

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6:34

Don't Look Now.

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2025/09/11

Wit and Wisdomby Beth Broderick“You shouldn’t be pretty. I mean, you are, but you shouldn’t be.”I was 27 years old at the time, and my friend proceeded to go down a list, feature by feature, of what was wrong with my looks.“Your hairline is too low. I think your eyes are too close together. Your nose has a hump, and your cheekbones are too square.”He went on and on, and I allowed it, because I was 27 and did not know that I could say:“Thanks for your thoughts, but please don’t share any more on this

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7:16

Oddness and Ends

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2025/08/28

Wit and Wisdomby Beth BroderickI am writing this while seated on a train, heading west to the historic Union Station in downtown L.A. My friend Don and I are returning from Anaheim, where we spent the night at Howard Johnson following a fun jaunt through Disneyland’s “Oogie Boogie Nights.” The party celebrates Halloween several nights a week from now through All Hallows’ Eve proper. It is a very popular attraction.There were the rides, of course. My personal faves were the “Incredicoaster” and

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7:04

Time in a Bottle

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2025/08/14

Wit and Wisdomby Beth BroderickI was sitting with an old friend in a comfy booth in the back of a very good Mexican restaurant on Ventura Boulevard. We were lingering after a hefty serving of fajitas with all the fixings.“How is Lanny?” (Not her real name) I asked.“Good, I think. She seems happy being retired. She got old … went gray, the whole shebang,” he answered.I looked at him. He had, at that point, been sporting a head of gray hair for over two decades. The irony of this didn’t occur to him,

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9:19

Hot Brown Car

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2025/07/31

Wit and Wisdomby Beth BroderickIt sits in the space next to mine, someone’s hot little brown car. I am told that it has been in the garage of my apartment building for two years and some change. It is covered in layer upon layer of dust and grime, but one can see that it was a sassy machine in its day—a Mazda sports coupe. Hot stuff. It has been waiting patiently for its owner to recover from whatever is keeping them apart, hoping for a wash, a jumpstart and a tune-up, so they can once again sail

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6:44

Hair Today Gone Tomorrow

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2025/07/17

Wit and Wisdomby Beth BroderickIt was a rare sighting. I was on the floor at the gym doing some fancy ab moves, which required holding both legs straight up in the air and reaching for them in alternate lunges, with hands holding 2½ lb. weights. This is meant to target the upper region of my relatively flat but, to my mind, under-toned abdomen. (A six pack is hard to come by when one is 66 years old and enjoys life a tad more than is recommended for such things) As I proceeded to work those muscles,

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7:38

With A Little Flare

Beth Broderick: Wit and Wisdom for the Ages from the... ·

2025/07/01

Wit and Wisdomby Beth Broderick“There’s a new injection that is proving very effective. We are seeing great results. It does have one black-box side effect, though. (A black-box side effect is one that is potentially, but not often, fatal.) Do you have a history of depression?” she asked.I was in my Rheumatology office with Ashley, the Physician Assistant to the Big Cheese doctors in the practice. She is whip-smart and stays on top of my case, insisting on doing blood work every three months and

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