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So Your Parents Are Old

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.

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29:41

Collin Moulton's Clean Comedy

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2025/12/02

Collin Moulton’s parents hadn’t spoken in decades—until their failing health forced a reunion no sitcom could script. The comedian joins Vanessa to talk about the chaotic final years of his parents’ lives and what it means to truly grow up when your parents are old.Follow Collin on Instagram to find Collin’s tour dates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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42:20

Singing To My Mom with Amara Walker

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2025/11/25

Journalist and former CNN anchor Amara Walker opens up about her mother’s Alzheimer’s—how she found support in community, how she talks to her children about their grandmother’s illness, and how she arrived at the difficult decision to move her mother to a nursing home.Find out more about the Alzheimer’s Association on their website. The book Vanessa read to her son is called Nana Nana by Nate Bertone and illustrated by James Claridades. To connect with the team and gain access to behind

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42:24

Laughing Through Medicare Appeals with Kathleen Madigan

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2025/11/18

Comedian Kathleen Madigan has turned the trials of caring for her parents into some of her sharpest material. She joins Vanessa to commiserate about Medicare and creepy porcelain basement dolls—and to show how humor can help you through the hardest moments.Hear more from Kathleen on Madigan's Pubcast, and find tour dates on her website. Her new special, The Family Thread is available on November 21. To connect with the team and gain access to behind the scenes content, join our community at

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36:45

My Mom Celebrated Life with Erika Christensen

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2025/11/11

Actress Erika Christensen joins Vanessa to talk about her new film After All, where she plays a daughter caring for her ill mother. Together, they explore the unexpected intimacy of birth, death, and everything in between.To connect with the team and gain access to behind the scenes content, join our community at joinparents.com You can also find us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠ & ⁠Youtube⁠. If you have questions you want Vanessa to try to answer, or just want to tell us what you think of the

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33:18

WTF is Hospice with Ann Neumann

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2025/11/11

Most of us fear the word “hospice,” but author and hospice volunteer Ann Neumann wants to change that. From morphine spoons to lottery tickets, she shares stories from the bedside that show how hospice can help us reclaim an ancient, almost forgotten skill: caring for each other at the end. Read Ann's book, The Good Death: An Exploration of Dying in America. To connect with the team and gain access to behind the scenes content, join our community at joinparents.com You can also find us on

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34:01

When Your Parents Are Hoarders with Amanda Uhle

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2025/11/04

Amanda Uhle, writer and publisher of McSweeney’s, joins Vanessa to talk about her new book Destroy This House. She reflects on her parents’ lifelong struggles with hoarding and the lessons she carried forward after clearing the home they left behind.To connect with the team and gain access to behind the scenes content, join our community at joinparents.com You can also find us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠ & ⁠Youtube⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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24:03

Your Parents' Damn House with Tina Fallon

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2025/10/28

A stunning 80 percent of Americans over 65 own their own home -- and now it's yours, or maybe your problem! Tina Fallon, a realtor with Realty Collective and founder of New York City’s 24 Hour Play series, and a realtor, discusses how to advise your parents on what they should do with their house.Find more from Tina at the Realty Collective and at The 24 Hour Plays. To connect with the team and gain access to behind the scenes content, join our community at joinparents.com You can also find

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40:15

Nobody Should Live This Long with Lewis Black

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2025/10/28

This 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 about: what he'll do when he's too old to care for himself. Hear more from Lewis in his podcast, Lewis Black's Rantcast, or read one of his books. To connect with the team and gain access to behind the scenes content, join our community at joinparents.com You can also find us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠ & ⁠Youtube⁠. Learn more

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47:01

Self-Care While Letting Go with Leeza Gibbons

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2025/10/21

Leeza Gibbons, the Emmy-winning television host and health advocate, joins the show to talk about her parents. She shares heartfelt stories about their influence, resilience, and love, and reflects on how their lessons continue to guide her both personally and professionally. Check out her work at Leeza's Care Connection.To connect with the team and gain access to behind the scenes content, join our community at joinparents.com You can also find us on ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠TikTok⁠ & ⁠Youtube⁠. Learn

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48:59

Finding Strange Pockets of Time with Jo Piazza

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2025/10/21

Bestselling author and podcaster Jo Piazza (Under the Influence; Everyone Is Lying to You) joins Vanessa to talk about juggling three young kids while moving her mom into Center City Philly. From au pairs to CVS purgatory, they get real about efficiency, boundaries, and multigenerational caregiving. For more from Jo, check out her newsletter, Over the Influence. To connect with the team and gain access to behind the scenes content, join our community at joinparents.com You can also find us on

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3:06

Introducing So Your Parents Are Old

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2025/08/14

Have you ever filled several dumpsters with your dead mom’s junk? Found yourself googling how irrevocable trusts work? Or... had to reconstruct your mafioso dad’s identity after he went on the lam - just to get him on Medicaid? Well, So Your Parents Are Old - and this is the show for you. Hosted by longtime journalist Vanessa Grigoriadis, who’s in the thick of it herself, the show dives into everything from estate drama to emotional whiplash, offering real talk and practical advice on dealing with

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3:01

Listen to Infamous: From Conned to Cupid

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2025/05/02

Infamous: From Conned to Cupid tells the story of Kami Verne, a woman who thought she’d married the man of her dreams—an entrepreneur with a big heart and even bigger personality. But when investors start asking questions about his latest business ventures, Kami comes to realize that their life together might be built on lies.A story about love, betrayal, and starting over. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2:28

Infamous Covers Victoria’s Secret

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2024/08/01

On Infamous, co-hosts Vanessa Grigoriadis and Natalie Robehmed join forces to talk about the most notorious scandals of the rich and famous. In this special preview, we’ll play some of the episode where Vanessa reunites with Justine Harman to talk about the past, present, and future of Victoria’s Secret.You can listen to the full episode for free, right now, here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2:30

The Truth about Ruby Franke

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2024/06/13

Listen on Infamous to a story about a stay-at-home mom Ruby Franke. She starts a Youtube channel, joining a popular niche of Mormon women sharing their lives online as mommy vloggers. While Ruby gains a following for her videos of the everyday life of a big Mormon family, we hear from Ruby's former neighbhor, who sensed that something dark was going on in her home.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:42

Infamous Covers Meghan Markle’s Chess Game

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2024/04/01

With Kate Middleton's "disappearance" in the headlines, Infamous investigates another Princess who absconded: Meghan Markle. But on the Infamous podcast, the real question is, who is Meghan? Is she a fearless advocate speaking out against an antiquated institution? Or an opportunist obsessed with managing her public image? Or…both? This week, we’re investigating Meghan’s complicated, layered family drama, from public conflict with her half-sister Samantha to her dad’s staged paparazzi photos

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6:27

Never-Before Heard Taylor Swift Tapes

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2024/01/08

Check out Infamous for an interview that Taylor Swift gave for her first cover of Rolling Stone. Believe it or not, there was a time when Taylor Swift wasn’t the most famous person on the planet. She was just an up-and-coming country prodigy thrilled to land a cameo on her favorite TV show. During this time, Vanessa spent hours with her, in multiple cities, even on the set of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Listen to Infamous to hear it all.To learn more about listener data and our privacy

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32:12

The Secret

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2021/11/24

Feeling pressure to evolve, Victoria's Secret confronts its checkered past and attempts an ambitious brand overhaul. Meanwhile, women who were once beholden to the brand's fantasy grapple with the residual damage. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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35:15

King Slayer

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2021/11/17

Several new and inclusionary lingerie brands crop up as the culture shifts to focus on what women want. After years of dominating the market, can Victoria's Secret keep up? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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39:33

Trick Mirror

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2021/11/10

Victoria's Secret continues its reign with the introduction of their youth line, PINK, and the diamond-encrusted Fantasy Bra. But some employees suspect that the glossy image is a mirage, signifying a possible turning point in the brand's vision. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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36:43

Wings

So Your Parents Are Old ·

2021/11/03

Victoria's Secret heads into the world of high fashion and introduces an elite and exclusive tier of models called Angels. Behind the scenes, models eager to maintain Angel status fear what will happen if their wings are stripped away. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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