Podcast Episode · The Oldster Radio Hour · October 2 · 47m

YouTube video by The Oldster Radio Hour

Thirty people with exceptional taste on their favorite eye makeup.

Ruth Ann Harnisch on life as the fairy godmother of newsletters, podcasts, and blogs.

The editor behind the popular newsletters Oldster and Memoir Land discusses her own journey to writing a memoir, and how journalists can find their voice

The editor behind the popular newsletters Oldster and Memoir Land discusses her own journey to writing a memoir, and how journalists can find their voice

The editor behind the popular newsletters Oldster and Memoir Land discusses her own journey to writing a memoir, and how journalists can find their voice

Plus: Sari Botton on the craft of memoir, and what happens when a source becomes the main character

“I don’t care what’s proper, what’s age-appropriate, what’s ‘lady like.’ Freedom to me means living the way I want. That feels more important than anything else. ”

Watch now (30 mins) | And a cartoon caption poll for fun

...after the passage of a long period of time.

PLUS: Scroll down to the bottom for so many great workshops and calls for submissions...

The key to a good life isn’t necessarily two adults and a couple of kids separated from the rest of the world by four walls—a model that is less accessible than ever, it’s not what many of us need.

I owe my favorite decade in the city to a gore-obsessed artist who got evicted.

"'A Dream Life' affirms that anyone can unknowingly fall prey to false beliefs, but once the truth is revealed and the fear of dislocation and upheaval is faced, renewal and strength can emerge."

"I don’t worry about looking feminine. I actually model my style on elegant older male rock stars, like David Bowie."

An evening of songs released in or before 1997, with a little side-order of storytelling. Hosted by Oldster founder Sari Botton

Maybe Not. Rebecca Morrison on the persistence—and shifting—of body image issues as we age. PLUS: An open thread where you can weigh in on your own similar experiences before the mirror.

"The essays in Girl Gone Wild are episodic but very much in conversation with each other. I think of them as crêpes—individually snackable, but collectively filling."

Some Oldster-adjacent articles, essays, podcasts, books, music, plays, shows, comedy nights and more.

"I don’t believe age automatically grants anyone wisdom about the world (look at the terrible things done every day by old men in power). I do know it gives us opportunities to learn from mistakes."

So many great personal essays. PLUS: Scroll down to the bottom for so many great workshops, calls for submissions, and a conference....

Contributor Sari Botton went on a hunt for a pair of stylish clogs that wouldn’t aggravate her arthritis. She was looking for one pair, but ended up with ten.

Becky Tuch reflects on her private emails going public during the “Bad Art Friend” scandal, and offers advice to Taylor Swift.

“THREE CHORDS AND BLESSED NOISE” Patti Smith & Her Band Horses 50th Anniversary Chicago | New York City | Boston November 2025 a tour chronicle...

Four verticals edited by Sari Botton: MEMOIR MONDAY, collab w/ Granta, Narratively, The Rumpus, Orion, The Walrus, Electric Lit, LitHub, Oldster; FIRST PERSON SINGULAR original essays; THE LIT LAB int...