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So Your Parents Are Old

Vanessa Grigoriadis
Caregiving
Aging Parents
Elder Care
Victoria's Secret
Dementia
Aging
Family Dynamics
Medicaid
Alzheimer's Disease
Lewis Black
Mental Health
Campside Media
Sandwich Generation
Assisted Living
Dark Humor
The Man Of Many Fathers
Grief
Longevity
Health Care
Comedy

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 paren... more

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Senior 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 living actually is, and why so many families wait for a crisis before making ... more

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.

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Joan Lunden joins Vanessa to talk about her new memoir, JOAN: Life Beyond the Script, and the moments that forced her off-script: bringing her baby to work at Good Morning America, living through divorce in public, surviving breast cancer, caring for... more

This week, we’re sharing an episode from The Gratitudeology Podcast with Jamie Hess, featuring Jessie Buttafuoco. Jessie opens up about the shocking event that changed her family forever, the media storm that followed, and what it means to revisit a ... more

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Recent Guests

Lewis Black
Comedian
Comedian
Episode: Revisit: No One Should Live This Long with Comedian Lewis Black
Joan Lunden
Journalist and former Good Morning America host; author and health advocate
Former Good Morning America; Author of Joan, Life Beyond the Script
Episode: Feeling At Peace with Your Life with Joan Lunden
Jessie Buttafuoco
Daughter of Joey Buttafuoco, survivor and advocate
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Episode: The Most Complicated Dad Ever with Jessie Buttafuoco, from The Gratitudeology Podcast
Jonathan Penner
Actor, screenwriter, and producer; Survivor three-time contestant
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Episode: Love, ALS, and Life After Survivor with Jonathan Penner
Ben Harder
Managing editor and chief of health analysis at US News & World Report
US News & World Report
Episode: Using Rankings to Your Advantage with Ben Harder and Liz Pearce
Liz Pearce
Director of senior living at US News & World Report
US News & World Report
Episode: Using Rankings to Your Advantage with Ben Harder and Liz Pearce
Jill Bialosky
Author, poet, memoirist, and editor; executive editor and vice president at WWNorton
WW Norton
Episode: Parents During the Covid Era with Jill Bialosky
Julie Kashen
Senior fellow and director for Women's Economic Justice at the Century Foundation
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Kim Elliott
Founder of Gray Monster, newsletter and online community for caregivers
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Vanessa Grigoriadis
Host of So Your Parents Are Old

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 1.8k ratings
  • Love

    Vanessa does an admirable job here of stringing together love laughter and the grimy realities! I follow her from years back.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    rayjay555
    United States3 months ago
  • Flippant

    I find the flippant tone of the podcast impossible to listen to.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Retired sociologist
    United States3 months ago
  • This Podcast is for us!

    I follow this podcast because It’s about me getting old and how to protect my kids from being sucked under by my aging process. I’ve listened to every episode and I get important info from 9.5 out of 10 shows.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Coolerairman
    United States4 months ago
  • Is it necessary to hate on women in this podcast?

    Why are we hating on Meghan Markle?

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    bearmar
    United States4 months ago
  • Amazing

    Really interesting podcast on the most profound experience of your life. You will never be the same after seeing your parents get old. Good job!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    mjuniorpal
    United States6 months ago

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Some reviews highlight strong host presence and engaging guests, though not all feedback is positive about style or topics.
Many praise practical guidance on finances and legal prep for aging parents.
Listeners appreciate the candid, sometimes salty honesty about aging and caregiving.

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Feeling At Peace with Your Life with Joan Lunden
Q: How did your work intersect with caregiving and aging in your own family?
Her public life and private caregiving shaped a theme of reinvention and advocacy, showing how personal experience informed her later focus on women's health, aging, and policy.
Revisit: No One Should Live This Long with Comedian Lewis Black
Q: Okay, so the three tips for aging? Get a dog. Make sure you've got a good group of friends or family. Remember to laugh.
These tips emphasize companionship, social networks, and humor as practical strategies to maintain well-being during aging.
Revisit: No One Should Live This Long with Comedian Lewis Black
Q: And what about like when she died? What happened? Did you feel relief? Were you like, this is over finally? Or were you intensely sad?
He describes a paradox of grief and relief, noting that fading loved ones can soften the sense of loss even before death, while ending life still brings deep emotion and connection.
Revisit: No One Should Live This Long with Comedian Lewis Black
Q: So how is this as somebody who I think of as a famous atheist, how did this all make you feel about the afterlife?
He expresses that the longevity of his parents challenged traditional notions of an afterlife and suggested that death and meaning are processed through the living experience rather than a metaphysical framework.
How to Fix Everything with Julie Kashen
Q: What about Medicaid, how did Medicaid come to be and what is the state of Medicaid today?
She describes Medicaid's origins in the 1960s, its role in long-term care, and the impact of federal funding changes on state programs and eligibility, including upcoming or enacted changes.

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Audience members are drawn to candid, soulful conversations about aging, caregiving, and navigating the medical and financial systems that support families. Episodes mix personal storytelling with practical guidance on caregiving logistics, elder care finances, dementia, and navigating public policy, often with humor and sharp cultural critique. Noteworthy are guest lines that span caregivers, journalists, clinicians, and advocates, plus frequent focus on real-world strategies (legal documents, Medicaid, long-term care options) and the human side of aging. The show likely appeals to people actively caring for parents, aspiring caregivers, and professionals assisting families, offering both catharsis and actionable takeaways.

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1. Lewis Black
2. Joan Lunden
3. Jessie Buttafuoco
4. Jonathan Penner
5. Ben Harder
6. Liz Pearce
7. Jill Bialosky
8. Julie Kashen

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