#aging – Perfect Media Productions, LLC

Our guest on this episode is Ed Friedman who is the author of, “I Will Not Be Ignored.”

I Will Not Be Ignored combines fiction, non-fiction, and opinion to create a humorous take on three aspects of the author’s thinking: his outlook on the proliferation of “current wisdom” so plentiful in the internet age; his imaginings, providing multiple answers to different versions of “what if?”, and his personal experience in navigating his own shortcomings, failures, and fears.

During our conversation, Ed Friedman discusses his background growing up in the Bronx and his journey into the arts. We also talk about his inspiration for writing, particularly focusing on humor as a coping mechanism and its impact on readers. Interestingly, Ed also talks his involvement in founding a nonprofit which promotes arts education for older adults. The importance of community engagement and creative aging is highlighted throughout the interview.

You can find the Billy Dees Podcast on all the major podcasting platforms. For your convenience, a Spotify player is below in this post. Additionally, there is a YouTube link for the video version of the podcast. As always, a big thank you and shout out to Donna Cavanagh from HumorOutcasts for arranging the interview.

Jerry writes a humor column for Tribune News Service, which distributes it to papers nationwide and abroad. Jerry is also the author of six books, “Leave It to Boomer,” “The Empty Nest Chronicles,” “Grandfather Knows Best,” “Nini and Poppie’s Excellent Adventures,” “Every Day Is Saturday” and “One for the Ageless.”

Jerry has won many awards including seven for humorous writing from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. Jerry maintains a social media presence, has made many TV and radio appearances, is a popular public speaker, and is currently writing a sitcom.

You can find out more about Jerry on his blog or follow him on Twitter.

You can find our podcast interview with Jerry on your favorite podcast platform. For your convenience the Spotify podcast is playable in this post. We also have the videocast version available on YouTube.