Welcome to “Re:Connected”

A storytelling podcast that explores how family ties, culture, and community shape the
aging experience. Each episode features conversations with seniors and working professionals from diverse backgrounds, uncovering their daily lives, traditions, challenges, joys, and hopes for the future. Through personal stories, cultural perspectives, and reflections on connection, we highlight what it truly means to age with dignity, support, and belonging. This podcast bridges generations, giving elders a voice and helping younger listeners understand how stronger relationships create healthier, more connected communities for us all.

Meet the Product Managers

Re:Connected Product Team:

• Ozias Cantos
• Ananya Bhasin
• Maria Camila Garces
• Leah Nkweto Kasolo
• Rachel Lasaten

Episode 01: Finding the Key to Aging Carefree

This episode delves deeper into the insights from the conversations from episode zero on aging and reflects on lessons from other cultures that could enhance the experience of aging in Canada. It also explores how technology, from everyday apps to emerging digital tools, can influence the aging process, support independence, and strengthen connections for older adults. The conversation highlights how technological access and cultural expectations intersect to shape the experience of aging across different contexts.

Featured insights from our guests:

• Francis Kasolo, from Zambia, is a medical doctor and a professor of infectious diseases, but currently working with the World Health Organization. As he approaches retirement, he shares insights on planning for later life and discusses the cultural and personal perspectives that shape aging in his community.
• Joy Cantos, from the Philippines, is a nurse with over 20 years of experience providing care in both Canada and the Philippines. She specializes in elderly care and palliative care, bringing extensive knowledge and firsthand insight into the challenges and best practices for supporting older adults across different cultural contexts.

Episode Zero: Social Networking

This episode examines the contrasts in aging experiences between Canada and the hosts’ home countries of Zambia, the Philippines, and India. After conducting individual conversations with two guests, Francis Kasolo and Joy Cantos, the hosts come together to reflect on the insights they gathered around cultural expectations, caregiving structures, and the social and economic realities that shape aging across diverse contexts.