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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

Just One Reason: Stuart O’Neill on Survival, Hope and the Power of Connection

When life falls apart, most of us search for a way through. For Stuart O’Neill, that search began in the darkest moment of his life — a moment that nearly ended it. What emerged instead was Just One Reason, a small, unassuming book that has since saved lives across the world.

Weight Loss Drugs: Miracle or Mistake?

Midlife often brings unwelcome surprises: slower metabolism, creeping weight gain, and the frustration that “what worked before” suddenly doesn’t. Dr. Kwong helps us understand why—and shows how to think beyond quick fixes toward sustainable, holistic health.

How to master the Life Reinvention Playbook with Michael Bungay Stanier

Michael shares with us his experiences of undertaking personal reinvention(s), surfing the journey of long-term relationships, managing conflict as we get older and why Dads need to stop giving advice to teenage children.

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Listen to host Pod O’Sullivan share what this podcast is about, who it is for, who will be interviewed, what to expect, and why Clint Eastwood is such a legend!

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Prosperity

The lucky country … for whom, exactly?

Once upon a time in Australia (say, 1994), a Gen X bloke could leave school, land a bank job, buy a modest fibro in the

Personal

The after work pint is dying. Should we mourn it?

A recent post on LinkedIn about skipping after-work drinks caught my eye. Nothing dramatic, just one person’s choice not to attend the usual pub gathering. But

Purpose

Reflections on an 80-year study into what makes us human

In 1938, as the world teetered on the edge of war, researchers at Harvard University began a study that would become one of the longest

Physical

What’s this beast called andropause?

You woke up this morning with the same alarm, drank the same coffee, and took the same commute. Yet something felt a little “off”. Truth

Peoplehood

What really matters

My nickname is Griffo. Not everyone knows me by that name. It is a nickname reserved for my immediate family and one or two close

Physical

What we get wrong about “deaths of despair” (and why it means in midlife)

“The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use

Professional

Tongue-tied nation: Australia’s language decline and the midlife fix

Australia is quietly opting out of Asia by opting out of languages. That’s not just bad for our kids’ curiosity; it’s bad for our economy,

Personal

The Robert Allen Zimmerman Sorting Hat

Bob Dylan is someone who divides opinion. There are those who (correctly) understand him to be a genius of our times. There are those who

Professional

The AI checklist: If you have got these five skills, you are not going anywhere

In a world awash with algorithms and automation, as a man in his fifties, it’s your emotional intelligence, hard-won wisdom, and storytelling ability that will

Personal

The reserve army of society

If you were lucky enough to grow up in Australia in the 1970s or 80s, you’ll remember grandparents as shadowy figures who occasionally turned up

Prosperity

The lucky country … for whom, exactly?

Once upon a time in Australia (say, 1994), a Gen X bloke could leave school, land a bank job, buy a modest fibro in the ’burbs, and still afford a meat pie at the footy. Fast forward to 2025, and his kids are slinging oat milk lattes while paying $500 a week to share a room in Marrickville. John Burn-Murdoch’s article in the Financial Times (Why Are Young Anglophone Adults

By Stephen Keys

Personal

The after work pint is dying. Should we mourn it?

A recent post on LinkedIn about skipping after-work drinks caught my eye. Nothing dramatic, just one person’s choice not to attend the usual pub gathering. But

Purpose

Reflections on an 80-year study into what makes us human

In 1938, as the world teetered on the edge of war, researchers at Harvard University began a study that would become one of the longest

Physical

What’s this beast called andropause?

You woke up this morning with the same alarm, drank the same coffee, and took the same commute. Yet something felt a little “off”. Truth

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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.