Going on 50
Going on 50
KimBoo York
A podcast by KimBoo York, exploring the life of a woman a few years shy of 50 years old. Warning: SJW, feminist, queer, socialist, librarian, and eldergoth. Podcasts are not scripted. I have decided to settle on updating with new episodes every other week. Pls feel free to msg me w/ topic ideas/suggestions/questions. Thank you for listening!
Episode 10
What does it mean to grow up? Heck if I know. Links discussed in podcast: EMDR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_movement_desensitization_and_reprocessing The Body Keeps the Score (book): https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748 Music by The Underscore Orkestra, used with permission via the Free Music Archive.
Jun 7, 2018
25 min
Episode 9
Back again! After a year's hiatus, here is another episode. This one is about perimenopause, menopause, and the myths we create around growing old. Intro music by The Underscore Orkestra, used with permission via the Free Music Archive.
May 6, 2018
24 min
Episode 08
On the (lack of) value in being "nice" -- what was important to me as a young woman, I view now as a stumbling block to authenticity. Maybe you just have to be old to see it that way.
Nov 30, 2016
14 min
07
The eve of the 2016 presidential election is here, and I get sentimental about my Mother and the world she lived in. She would be three years older than Hillary Clinton, if Mother had lived.
Nov 7, 2016
12 min
Episode 6
On being young and naive...
Oct 16, 2016
9 min
Episode 5
Talking about beauty, and expectations of youth for older women. Also Keely, my new doggie!!!! (see episode picture!)
Oct 3, 2016
12 min
Episode 4
More about the Big M - menopause and just how little women know about our bodies. Referenced links: 1. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/15/3d-model-clitoris-sexual-revolution-sex-education-womens-sexuality 2. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/sep/08/brain-science-vagina-heralds-sexual-revolution
Sep 19, 2016
12 min
Episode 3
In which I talk about the dreaded M word (menopause) and my expectations for it, along with some thoughts about the crone archetype.
Sep 11, 2016
7 min
Episode 2
Wherein I talk about hurricanes, nostalgia, Granny, and my future...going on 50.
Sep 5, 2016
8 min
Episode 1.0 (the second inaugural episode)
The second inaugural episode in which I talk a lot about myself: who I am, why I am doing this, and other sob stories.
Aug 28, 2016
9 min