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Don’t Let The Old Man In brings you real and candid conversations about your midlife years with some of the wisest experts in their field.

From taking charge of your health, to strengthening your relationships, and finding ways to reconnect with what lifts your spirit – this series is designed to make sure your second act is even better than the first.

Hosted by Pod O’Sullivan, whose lifelong fascination with transitions fuels each conversation, every episode will help you embrace these years and live a purposeful life (sore hips & all). Welcome.

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Latest Episodes

Dr Andy Tay: If you could reduce your chance of dying from cancer by 28% would you?

Here’s a fascinating statistic, studies from all over the world suggest a better educated person can add years to their life if they ever get cancer. And if you’re a guy in midlife, understanding why could literally save you. Education doesn’t cure cancer. Let’s be clear about that. A university degree won’t shrink a tumour. But here’s what research shows: people with higher education have significantly better cancer survival rates. We’re talking about a 28% reduction in mortality compared to those with the lowest education levels.

Professor Andrea Maier: Why Healthspan vs Lifespan Matters

Is it possible to slow down time? What if you could measure your body’s true age and understand exactly which parts are aging faster? For Professor Andrea Maier, a global expert in longevity and a leading voice in geroscience and precision medicine, the future of healthy aging isn’t about extending lifespan — it’s about maximising the years where we can do what we love, pain-free and fully engaged.

Aldo Grech: From Love Addiction to Authentic Living. When success becomes your prison

What happens when everything you’ve worked for—the career, the partner, the material success—suddenly feels hollow? For Aldo Grech, it took losing everything to discover he’d never really had himself.

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Movers and shakers: the growing wave oof Parkinson’s in Australia

Movers and shakers: the groDad was diagnosed with Parkinson’s a few months back (and gave me permission to write this article). It came as a relief of sorts, as it helped explain a few things, and it didn’t necessarily phase us all that much. After all, he is 86, and there is a long list of other issues. But still it seems there is always room for one more! Some

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Learning to be a rookie again: The surprising joy of starting over

Remember your first job? Maybe you were pushing a mop or dunking fries in bubbling oil, wearing a brand-new scratchy uniform that didn’t quite fit

Peoplehood

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In 1938, in the midst of a divided and increasingly dangerous world, researchers at Harvard University began a study that would become one of the

Physical

Drinking in Australia. A cultural artefact or a crisis waiting to happen?

I remember when I first moved to Australia. I noticed something strange. I noticed at kids’ birthday parties that alcohol was always present, regardless of

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All articles in The Wisdom Vault are organised under our 8 Pillars of Positive Aging, designed to help men navigating midlife transitions with clarity, purpose, and imagination.