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Brian Pickering

‘Do women really talk more than men? I think so’
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Brian Pickering

Brian Pickering

Originally from Stockton Newcastle, Brian is a former radio/TV producer/presenter/TV post-production guy who likes to write and create podcasts with the help of his award-winning radio/TV journalist wife for both Starts at 60 as well as their ‘passion project’ www.foodwinepetstravel.com.

He’s lived and worked in Papua New Guinea, the United Kingdom, the United States and Spain over the years, but is now full-time travelling on the road in Australia with his wife Kaye Browne and their ‘ageing’ toy poodle, Chica.

Turn it up! It's been a wild ride for radio since the 1960s. Source: Getty
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‘Retro radio recollections… And what will the future hold?’

‘Retro radio recollections… And what will the future hold?’

Brian Pickering shares his memories of the ways in which new trends and technologies affected radio after he started out in the industry in the 1960s.
Brian wonders if PC language has gone too far.
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‘The PC brigade isn’t going to fix anything by banning pronouns’

‘The PC brigade isn’t going to fix anything by banning pronouns’

"This is something that won’t be easily fixed by renaming ourselves."
This community writer got thinking about how women are a lot like dogs... Source: Getty.
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‘Yep, I know I’m courting danger: Why my wife and my dog are two of a kind’

‘Yep, I know I’m courting danger: Why my wife and my dog are two of a kind’

Brian's tongue-in-cheek comparison between his two beloveds - wife Kaye and toy poodle Chica - is destined to divide readers.
Brian and his wife didn't want to spend their retirement watching television and hanging out at the local club. Source: Getty
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‘We packed up the house, jumped in our van and started to explore’

‘We packed up the house, jumped in our van and started to explore’

"We don't consider ourselves 'grey nomads'. We are a couple of young-at-heart 60-somethings who are passionate about getting out and living life."
Months of enforced, 24/7 proximity during coronavirus have some couples emerging from lockdown and heading to the nearest divorce lawyer. Source: Getty Images
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‘Forever together: We’re not letting lockdown tear us apart’

‘Forever together: We’re not letting lockdown tear us apart’

Months of enforced, 24/7 proximity during coronavirus have some couples emerging from lockdown and heading to the nearest divorce lawyer.
Brian's mum had some unusual words to describe things, including going to the toilet. Source: Getty Images
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‘Bobbos and jobbies: The weird names my Mum had for unmentionables’

‘Bobbos and jobbies: The weird names my Mum had for unmentionables’

"My mum Lucy always spoke so eloquently day-to-day, yet somehow when it came to family, she had a few ‘shortcuts’!"
" Imagine if you could go and visit (say) a tree in a forest where your loved one was actually buried and watch it grow and know they were part of that regrowth," writes Brian. Source: Getty Images
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‘I’d like to be rooted’: Changing the way we think about death

‘I’d like to be rooted’: Changing the way we think about death

“I don’t want a funeral. I don’t want to be a body in a box or cremated. What an absolute waste!”
Brian highlights an incident that occurred during Anzac Day commemoration ceremonies across Australia during 2020 as a sign respect is lacking in society. Source: Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images
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‘R-E-S-P-E-C-T? Sadly it seems to be a thing of the past’

‘R-E-S-P-E-C-T? Sadly it seems to be a thing of the past’

"I’d like to think that my own kids have all come out the other end, caring, respectful and responsible humans!"
Brian's wife has come up with a clever idea to let dentists and doctors know exactly what pain is being felt. Source: Getty Images
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‘Take that! A brilliant device for medicos to get a feel for their patient’s pain’

‘Take that! A brilliant device for medicos to get a feel for their patient’s pain’

"When they ask, "Does it hurt?" The reality is, yes! Yes it does. Buzz!"
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