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Trips and Falls

April 9, 2026·34 min·2 clips

Dr. Christine Wan reveals that falls kill more Americans over 65 than breast or prostate cancer.

A bottle gets the first racket. Doug opens the Thursday show with a loud Propel moment, squinting at tiny ingredient print and trying to figure out what counts as an energy boost. No caffeine, at least. That small detour rolls into weather: a late-spring day, scattered rain chances, and a wetter weekend coming. Then the show jerks sideways again. Doug reacts to a Breitbart story about USC restricting certain workout areas, and he thinks the policy is headed for legal trouble. Common sense is the phrase he keeps coming back to. His take is straight local radio: people deserve space, but rules around gendered areas and access can turn into discrimination fights fast. Then the clock starts pushing. With not much time left, Doug drops into pun time with Will and gets weak scores for earth rotation and sign language jokes. He needles Will anyway. The break turns into a Midway Meat Market read, with Katy history, family ownership, and Doug remembering meals there in the 80s and 90s. It sounds less like an ad than another part of the conversation, folded in beside politics, weather, memory, and the usual local rhythm. The final turn is heavier. Doug brings up federal tax money, Minnesota Governor Tim Walls, Keith Ellison, and alleged fraud questions in that state. One more story is waiting: a Bahamas dinghy case with a wife overboard, a missing engine key, domestic violence allegations, and an arrest. He hints there may be more tomorrow. By the end, the promised trips-and-falls topic has barely surfaced. This excerpt is more of a quick shuffle through opinion, jokes, sponsor talk, and hard-news teasers.

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A conversational radio hour that moves from Propel and weather to campus disputes, fraud, and puns.

Doug Pike keeps 50 Plus moving with a conversational, talk-it-out rhythm that suits the show. The hour flows from a bottle of Propel and the day's weather to a USC campus policy dispute, fraud stories, and a run of puns, with sponsor mentions and quick side comments adding to…

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