"I Think We're Supposed To Have Fun": Interview with Ardean Maxey
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"I Think We're Supposed To Have Fun": Interview with Ardean Maxey
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In switching this show from another platform, some episodes did not transfer, so I'm reposting them here. This episode originally aired on 05/08/26.
In today’s episode, I sit down with 81-year-old storyteller, lifelong learner, and future podcaster Ardean Maxey for a moving conversation about aging, memory, community, libraries, loss, change, and the stories that connect generations.
We talk about:
party line telephones & frozen TV dinners
adapting to grief and change
growing older without giving up curiosity
Prohibition-era whiskey flights in a biplane
and why maybe… we’re just supposed to have fun
Ardean shares memories from ranch life in California, stories passed down through her family, and her dream of creating a podcast for older adults. She envisions a place for connection, laughter, and meaning in life’s later chapters.
One of my favorite moments:
“The best thing for being sad is to learn something. That is the only thing that never fails.”
This episode feels like sitting in a warm kitchen listening to someone who has truly lived.