A 93-Year-Old Shares Secrets to a Creative Life
A 93-Year-Old Shares Secrets to a Creative Life  
Podcast: Don't Listen To Us with Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody
Published On: Wed Apr 22 2026
Description: What can a 93-year-old teach us about life, creativity, and happiness? Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody sit down with a 93-year-old artist to talk about aging, staying creative, and finding joy at every stage of life. They also answer a listener question about how to raise hopeful kids in difficult times, and a game of Would You Rather? takes an unexpected (and hilarious) turn. Have a question, story, or unspeakable thought to share with Mandy and Kathryn? Drop us a voice memo here: https://www.speakpipe.com/AskMandyandKathryn or email askmandyandkathryn@gmail.com.  👉 Subscribe, so you don’t miss a new episode every week! 🎧 Listen on all platforms: https://lemonada.lnk.to/DontListenToUsYT  📱 Follow: @mandypatinkin @lemonadamedia #MandyPatinkin #KathrynGrody #Podcast #DontListenToUs #LifeAdvice #Creativity #Parenting Chapters: 00:00 Coming Up: Life Advice From a 93-Year-Old 00:51 Mandy Gets Swallowed by a Whale 02:18 Listener Question: Parenting Kids in Dark Times 04:13 How to Raise Hopeful Kids Today 07:12 Why Activism and Community Matter 11:05 Using History to Stay Hopeful 14:30 Meet Doris Peltzman, Age 93 15:51 How Gideon Met Doris 20:33 How to Protect Your Creative Spark 22:19 Choosing Joy Every Day 23:15 How Creativity Changes With Age 24:19 Creativity Is Being Alive 26:05 Why Comparing Your Work Can Hurt Creativity 27:07 What Life Is Like in Your Nineties 28:54 Unexpected Kindness From Strangers 32:19 Advice From a 93-Year-Old: Keep Growing 34:38 Would You Rather? Game 38:19 Send Us Your Art! 38:50 Outro & Credits