Age Against the Machine is a podcast dedicated to disrupting the narrative of getting older through real conversations. Featuring stories from community members, senior center participants, and experts, the podcast explores wellness, continued growth, caregiving, technology, and what it really means to live well as we grow older. Brought to you by the Wayne Senior Center.
What if You're Not Done Learning Yet? | The Senior Center Ukulele Group That Started From Zero | Episode 9
What if you're not done learning yet? In the Season 1 finale, host Andrea Nunez sits down with Wayne Senior Center's ukulele group: instructor Nancy Gasberry and members Joan and Sandy. Most of the group had never played a ukulele, and some had never played anything at all. Three years later, they're reading music, playing ensemble arrangements, and fresh off a concert that blew everyone away. They talk about learning differently as you age, why a judgment-free group changes everything, and w...
7 Oct 2026
Refusing to Rest: Staying Strong Through Movement | Ep 08
What does being strong mean as you get older? Host Andrea Nunez sits down with Lisa Rapetti, a former gerontological nurse practitioner turned yoga therapist who teaches Sit, Move, Stretch and Chair Yoga at Wayne Senior Center. Lisa explains why strength, flexibility, and balance all matter at every stage of life, how movement builds confidence as much as muscle, and how to strength train at home with nothing more than canned goods and a sturdy wall. She shares her "movement snacks," why she ...
23 Sept 2026
Navigating Dating in a Modern World - Dating Coach on Love After 50 | Ep 07
Is there really an expiration date on finding love? Nancy Plummer, founder of All About Connecting, doesn't think so, and 14 years of coaching say she's right. Host Andrea Nunez talks with Nancy about what dating actually looks like in your 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s: building a profile, staying safe online, knowing what you really want, and why the right compliment can change a first date completely. Nancy's clients aren't slowing down. They're taking tennis lessons, traveling, and learning new ...
9 Sept 2026
Eating Better, Together | Age Against the Machine | Ep 06
What's really on your plate, and what is it doing for you? Host Andrea Nunez sits down with holistic nutrition coach Kristin Stitz of Real Food Power and Wayne Senior Center's executive chef Asia Simmons to talk about food as one of the most powerful tools we have as we get older. They cover why protein needs rise with age, how to stop accepting low energy as inevitable, why blood sugar sits at the root of more chronic disease than most people realize, and how a little technique turns the veg...
25 Aug 2026
A Blueprint to Living Longer, Healthier, and Happier | Ep 05
What would you put on a list of everything that helps you live longer, healthier, and happier? Wayne Senior Center member Bill Brown actually made one. On this episode, host Andrea Nunez talks with Bill, 82, about the Key Factors guide he wrote just a few months ago, first for his men's group, then for his family. Bill's approach is whole-self and refreshingly humble. He covers exercise and diet, but also sleep, stress, relationships, keeping the mind sharp, and emotional intelligence, and he...
10 Aug 2026
Why Mindfulness Matters More Than You Think! | Ep 04
What if the busier you are, the more you actually need to slow down? On this episode, host Andrea Nunez talks with Liz Seadon, who has taught mindfulness and fitness at Wayne Senior Center since 2019, about why stillness has gotten so hard to find and why it matters more as we age. Liz untangles mindfulness from stillness, explains how our always-on world erased the natural pauses that used to be built into the week, and makes a genuinely practical case for a small daily practice. She covers ...
29 Jul 2026
Who Decided Technology Has an Age Limit? | Ep 03
Who decided technology has an age limit? On this episode, host Andrea Nunez talks with the three people who make Wayne Senior Center's tech help program work: Francis, the center's digital navigator, Kevin, a retired aerospace engineer who volunteers every Tuesday, and Pinky, a longtime member. They get into the real questions people walk in with, from full iCloud storage to connecting hearing aids to selling shoes on Facebook Marketplace, and why the goal is never just fixing the problem. It...
14 Jul 2026
Can Relationships Get Better with Age? | Ep 02
Can relationships actually get better as we get older? Dr. Barry Jacobs and Dr. Julia Mayer have a well-earned opinion. They're both clinical psychologists, they've been married almost 36 years, and they've now co-authored five books together, including AARP Love and Meaning After 50: The 10 Challenges to Great Relationships and How to Overcome Them. In this conversation with host Andrea Nunez, they get into the challenges that reliably show up after 50, from the empty nest to retirement to s...
1 Jul 2026
What Does It Mean to Act Your Age? | Ep 01
Who decided that reaching a certain age means slowing down? On the first episode of Age Against the Machine, host Andrea Nunez sits down with three Wayne Senior Center members who never got the memo. Joan came for a line dancing class and stayed for everything else. Steve found company here after losing his wife, and still rides 20 to 25 miles on his bike. Eileen wandered in "just to check it out" and now comes almost every day. Together they take apart the whole idea of "acting your age" an...
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