A Wrinkle in Time

Stories about getting older in a world that wants us to stay young.

Hosted by Noelle McCarthy

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More Time

Episode 1
We're all living longer than ever before and there's never been so much pressure to spend our lives looking and feeling young. How does this affect our 21st century experience of ageing?
Daphne, who was interviewed for the A Wrinkle In Time Series.

Ageing Bodies

Episode 2
How do we want to age? And how much control will we have over the process? Noelle McCarthy visits the Dunedin Study, and finds out why the most accurate measure of your age might not necessarily be your birthday.
Noelle McCarthy has blood taken as part of a string of tests to determine her biological age.

Mind Matters

Episode 3
How do our brains change as we get older? Noelle finds out, with the help of a neuroscientist, a centenarian, and a Poet Laureate.
A Wrinkle In Time Presenter Noelle McCarthy talks with Dr Richard Faull.

Intergenerational Conversation

Episode 4
Noelle McCarthy takes an honest look at ageism, pension costs, and intergenerational tension.
Suzy Morrison and her Gold Card, in front of the ferry about to head to Waiheke, for A Wrinkle in Time podcast series.

Who Cares?

Episode 5
Who will take care of us when we can't take care of ourselves? And how much choice will we have in the matter, once the time comes?
Janet Colby sits in her living room holding a picture of her parents.

The End

Episode 6
Death is the natural culmination of the ageing process, but it can seem like an abstract idea, until it affects us directly.
Helen Kelly on why she uses medicinal cannabis