Retirement Talk for Boomers, Seniors, and Retirees
Retirement Talk is an audio podcast intended to help people who are retired, or considering retirement, to examine their own lives. We will consider retirement in all its facets - not just financial. We want to examine our own lives and those of others, who seem to have looked closely, made choices, and are pretty happy with the consequences We want to encourage thought and action.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 833
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2025
373 Casinos
Retirement gives us time to do many things we have never had time to do previously. One of them is to gamble or visit casinos. We might want to think that one over before we swing open the doors.
00:07:36 |
Sun 06 Apr 2014
372 Gun Control
Retirement allows time to reflect upon our experiences and try to make sense of our world. Sometimes personal experiences make all the rationalizing we find in the news appear more than a bit absurd.
00:11:12 |
Sun 30 Mar 2014
371 Dogs
We can all use a bit of unconditional love in our lives. Dog owners realize this. Thus we have the committed relationship. Benefits flow both ways.
00:06:54 |
Sun 23 Mar 2014
370 Is the World a Better Place?
We all want the world to be a better place for future generations. Is it? Have we left it better or worse? Do we share blame or credit? We certainly hear about lots of problems today.
00:07:33 |
Sun 16 Mar 2014
369 Being Alone
Loneliness is part of the human condition. Without workplace connections we can find ourselves even more isolated. We need other people in our lives and that doesn't happen without effort.
00:07:13 |
Mon 10 Mar 2014
368 Death, Escape, Retirement
We could have died quite easily - but we didn't. The rest of life is sort of a bonus. We may turn it into a true learning experience. It can be life changing and may lead to an early retirement.
00:08:37 |
Sun 02 Mar 2014
367 Freedom
What does freedom mean to you now that your retired? A friend recently asked me that question. I had to give it some thought. It was worth the effort.
00:07:19 |
Sun 23 Feb 2014
366 (051) Technology
How fast does technology change our lives? How many times do we have to relearn how to do something? It isn't easy to keep up. Maybe we should dig a hole and crawl in? On the other hand, maybe we jus…
00:07:44 |
Sun 16 Feb 2014
365 (049) Love Trips
We retired people spend a lot time traveling to see either parents, children or grandchildren - love trips. Many times these trips are made via airplane. Now we find out that traveling in this manner…
00:06:50 |
Sun 09 Feb 2014
364 Worry
Worry seems to be one of the constant conditions of living. We worry about big things and little things. We may be wise to establish 'worry free zones' in our lives. We do want to enjoy part of our t…
00:07:13 |
Sun 02 Feb 2014
363 Political Involvement
Some of us dream of getting more involved in the political process when we retire. We will have time to attend meetings or help work on campaigns or issues that are dear to us. What can we do? Here i…
00:06:30 |
Sun 26 Jan 2014
362 My Funeral
Planning for our funeral is something we can choose to do or not. There are many choices. It might be wise to give it some thought while we still can.
00:06:30 |
Sun 19 Jan 2014
361 Priorities
It is hard to get anything done if we don't know where we want to go. Where we really want to go. Priorities become imperative. It is to easy to get pulled off course by an invasive whim or momentary…
00:06:28 |
Sun 12 Jan 2014
360 Awake!
We all do some things unconsciously that surprise us when we think of them. Why do we do that? Here are two things that we might do well to consider. We have time.
00:06:32 |
Sun 29 Dec 2013
359 Weather and News
It is the little things that sometimes make a real difference in our life. How do you spend your time? Listening to weather and news? Sometimes we do things without realizing what we are doing.
00:06:42 |
Sun 22 Dec 2013
358 Follow Your Children
Retirement sometimes gives us a chance to reunite our families. Though schools and jobs may have separated us from siblings and children we may now have a chance to reunite. Those grandchildren send …
00:04:58 |
Sun 15 Dec 2013
357 Home Exchange
Traveling is one thing many retired people like to do. The experience can be greatly enhanced by exchanging your residence for someone else's. Home Exchange provides a wonderful means for arranging s…
00:07:59 |
Sun 08 Dec 2013
356 Tai Chi and the Lost Wallet
Tai Chi has proven itself over hundreds of years. It is good for us. Seeing it practiced and losing my wallet left a lasting impression.
00:06:28 |
Sun 01 Dec 2013
355 Granddaughters and History
We could all use a map of what might happen if we turn one direction or another. We would like to know which roads lead into a box canyon. That is where experience comes in. It would be well to know …
00:07:00 |
Mon 25 Nov 2013
354 The Con Game
Being taken advantage of is a serious matter. The con, or the scam, is always in fashion one way or the other. They can have tragic results and produce compelling stories.
00:06:21 |
Sun 17 Nov 2013
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