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Over Fifty Starting Over

O5O Podcast—Ambition, Grit & Unfiltered Truth for Life’s Third Act. Host Barry Edwards brings broadcast polish and rebel wit, joined by political analyst Merle Garrison, a data-driven conservative. In 90 turbo minutes they dive into mid-life health, fitness and mindset wins, then clash over culture and politics from independent vs conservative angles. Spotlight guests share comeback stories and one-step-better tips. New episodes every Friday to help you level-up the boldest half of life.
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Episodes

O5O 218: Tim Winders - Success Redefined

Merle Garrison in an excellent interview with author of COACH - a story of Success Redefined. Tim Winders shares inspiring insight into his journey of massive ups, downs and up again - finding peace, happiness and massive adventure along the way!

Dec 09, 20221 hr 13 minEp. 218

O5O 217: Health boosters. Sam Bankman-Fried. WalMart shooting

Classic Thanksgiving episode with Merle – Healthy activities. Curing neck pain. What happened to bitcoin guru Sam Bankman-Fried? WalMart is the latest in recent string of mass shootings. Trump announces his run.

Nov 23, 20221 hr 53 minEp. 217

O5O 216: Scott Edwards "Bill Mahr? I fired his @ss!"

Barry Edwards and Comedy Club Entrepreneur, Scott Edwards discuss... ...Entrepreneurial endeavors since 17 years old. Owning a submarine. Comedy legends Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Dana Carvey... and firing Bill Mahr. Also discuss "woke" threats against free speech and the Midterm surprise. Where to find Scott Edwards: http://www.standupyourhostandmc.com https://www.scottscomedystuff.com http://www.standupcomedypodcastnetwork.com LinkedIn URL: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sactotalent Facebook...

Nov 10, 20221 hr 23 minEp. 216

O5O 6.14 Classic: Tech deals and scams

Barry Edwards and Merle Garrison in a classic format discussing Boosting your Brain Health. The BEST Smart Phone/Laptop deals. EASILY recognize email scams. The controversy of not teaching parents how to parent.

Sep 30, 20221 hr 34 minSeason 6Ep. 14

O5O 6.13: John Moyer – Screen writer, comedian, hypnotist, YouTube sensation

Barry Edwards with hypnotist John Moyer John Moyer is a professional hypnotist and YouTube Creator of hypnosis and meditation content for his 270K subscribers. John started as a screenwriter of independent films and 25 years as a professional stand up comedian. Feeling like his life had hit a wall – divorced, a single dad, stuck in a loop of bad relationships and struggling financially – John realized something needed to change. That’s when John discovered the power of the mind through meditatio...

Sep 20, 20221 hr 2 minSeason 6Ep. 13

O5O 6.12: Fleet Maull - Zen master - moving beyond blame

Barry Edwards with Fleet Maull, PhD – author, Zen master Fleet is an executive coach, inspirational speaker, and social entrepreneur that founded the Prison Mindfulness Institute and National Prison Hospice Association , while serving a 14-year federal drug sentence from 1985 to 1999 . Fleet is also the author of Radical Responsibility : How to Move Beyond Blame, Fearlessly Live our Higher Purpose and Become an Unstoppable Force for Good in the World. He is a meditation teacher who delivers his ...

Aug 31, 20221 hr 24 minSeason 6Ep. 12

O5O 6.11 Classic: 70 years into the future

Barry Edwards and Merle Garrison in a classic format discussing psychic's 70 year prophecy, Merle's new super-diet, Biden's redistribution of income. A couple TV show reviews.

Aug 27, 20222 hr 4 minSeason 6Ep. 11

O5O 6.10: Small steps to greatness with Jim Paluch

Barry Edwards and motivational speaker/author, Jim Paluch discuss... Jim's Personal Consistency program. We also discuss the proposed solutions to depression as revealed in his book "The Depressed Motivational Speaker". Full vid/show notes: https://overfiftystartingover.com/o5o-6-10/

Aug 22, 202236 minSeason 6Ep. 10

O5O 6.9: Emmy award-winning Eric Christiansen tackles trauma documentaries

Barry Edwards and documentarian Eric Christiansen discuss… Eric’s life passion of creating documentaries of trauma survivors’ that have lived through mass shootings, terror attacks, combat and sexual assaults. The films follow these survivors as they try to find peace, often challenged by PTSD, physical injury and emotional turmoil. “Searching for Home: Coming Back from War” has aired more than 2,300 times nationally on PBS. Christiansen has also produced for major networks including Discovery, ...

Aug 16, 20221 hr 7 minSeason 6Ep. 9

O5O 6.8: Nutrition, metabolisms & hormones with expat, Elizabeth Sherman

Barry Edwards and special guest author Elizabeth Sherman discuss... Elizabeth Sherman and hubby have been living near the white sand beaches of Cancun for 5 years. With 5 certifications, she provides life and weight loss coaching and gives us with insight into easing ourselves into a more moderate and healthy lifestyle. We also talk about being an expat in Mexico. Elizabeth is certified as a Life Coach, Health Coach, Level 1 & 2 Nutrition Coach and as a Personal Trainer. #Podcast #entreprene...

Aug 04, 202259 minSeason 6Ep. 8

O5O 6.7: Robert Ginsberg -Afterlife, mediums and reincarnation

Full vid/show notes: https://overfiftystartingover.com/o5o-6-7/ Barry Edwards and special guest author Robert Ginsberg discuss... Bob and his Forever Family Foundation are featured in the Netflix Docuseries "Surviving Death". Bob is also author of The Medium Explosion. We discuss grieving the loss of loved ones and how we may still feel a connection with them in the afterlife. Bob has been investigating mediumship and other evidence of life after death since 2003. Bob also conducts a Certificati...

Aug 02, 20221 hr 5 min

O5O 6.6: Doug Noll – Overcoming anger

Barry Edwards and special guest author Doug Noll discuss… Doug’s journey as a very successful commercial trial lawyer for 22 years before transitioning to leadership development, problem-solving, and peacemaking. Doug Noll is now a mediator, speaker, and award-winning author of De-Escalate : How to Calm an Angry Person in 90 Seconds or Less. Mr. Noll is also the co-founder of the award-winning Prison of Peace Project , in which he teaches murderers in maximum security prisons to be peacemakers a...

Jul 25, 20221 hr 3 min

O5O 6.4: Dr. Stephen Trzeciak – Wonder Drug

Barry Edwards and special guest Physician Scientist , Stephen Trzeciak, MD, MPH discuss… … Wonder Drug : 7 Scientifically Proven Ways That Serving Others Is the Best Medicine for Yourself — Dr. Trzeciak and co-author Dr. Anthony Mazzarelli’s new release and follow up to 2019’s Compassionomics. Every point in this book is backed by studies. It will irrefutably convince you of how making some subtle (or big, if needed) changes to your daily behavior will have massive impact on your relationships, ...

Jul 11, 20221 hr 6 minSeason 6Ep. 4

O5O 6.3: Depression, suicide attempts and recovery

Barry Edwards and special guest Jim Paluch discuss... Barry Edwards and special guest Jim Paluch discuss the depths of depression. How can a successful motivational speaker find himself in therapy after a suicide attempt? We discuss the radical changes Jim suggests in his new book, "The Depressed Motivational Speaker" that can get us out of the debilitating patterns. mail@OverFiftyStartingOver.com Website : OverFiftyStartingOver.com Subscribe to your preferred channels below! Apple podcasts • Go...

Jun 03, 202252 minSeason 6Ep. 3

O5O 6.2: Cha-Cha-Cha-Changes

Slight changes to our podcast as we move forward Intro to grand parenting horrors Merle shares household product recommendations

May 13, 202248 minSeason 6Ep. 2

O5O 6.1: Are you more Millennial or Boomer?

We go through an extensive list of Millennial traits and find that one of us is more Millennial , and one more Boomer . Guess who is who. Test yourself. The results may surprise you!

May 06, 20221 hr 11 minSeason 6Ep. 1

O5O 5.26: Tik Toc goes the Freedom of speech

Recapping the outcome of Barry's 3-Day Fast "The Depressed Motivational Speaker" is now available at Amazon ! The "Libs of Tik Tok" phenom. All the sudden there's a Disinformation Governance Board

Apr 29, 20221 hr 7 min

O5O S5: Special - My 3-day fast

A Documented experience of 2 week Intermittent Fasting, followed by a 3-day fast. See OverFiftyStartingOver.com/o5o-5-25 for our initial conversations explaining Intermittent Fasting and 3-Day Fasts See Siimland.com/3-day-fast-benefits for comprehensive explanation of What and Hows of 3-Day Fasting

Apr 26, 202226 minSeason 5Ep. 25

O5O 5.25: Extreme dieting

Preparation for Barry's 3-day fast - https://siimland.com/3-day-fast-benefits/ Pros & cons of Intermittent Fasting - https://nyti.ms/3rJqsBE Netflix, CNN+, Disney take the plunge

Apr 22, 20221 hr 11 minSeason 5Ep. 25

O5O 5.24 After Show

What’s it going to take to address humanitarian crisis at our border??

Apr 18, 202256 minSeason 5Ep. 24

O5O 5.24: Rebirth

A very important reflection on self-betterment and new beginnings Barry & Merle take on a body transformation challenge Elon Musk forces Oz to come out from behind the curtain

Apr 15, 20221 hr 5 minSeason 5Ep. 24
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