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
232 Pick a Fight
Retirement might be the perfect time to pick a fight with some bully. Sometimes change doesn't come easy. We may need to throw our weight around at times. It isn't always a bad thing.
00:07:10 |
Sun 19 Jun 2011
231Murder Trial
All citizens are entitled to a speedy public trial. Sometimes dramatic events occur close to home. Witnessing a murder trial can be an interesting and educational experience. The court houses are pub…
00:07:10 |
Fri 10 Jun 2011
230 Retired and Traveling by Train
Train travel is becoming a more appealing method of transportation. Roy Ingham shares some of his thoughts gained via riding Amtrak on many extensive trips over the last decade or so. From one corner…
00:11:16 |
Thu 02 Jun 2011
229 Road Trip USA - Planning
An oft heard dream of many retirees is to, "Take a road trip around the America". We are gearing up for just such a trip. We will document our venture here through several podcasts. What works and wh…
00:05:39 |
Fri 27 May 2011
228 Questions and Answers
We start asking "Why" at an early age. Is there any end? Seems like that by the time we are retired we would have the answers; at least many of them. Seems like we leave of a lot of them hanging.
00:06:56 |
Fri 20 May 2011
227 Don't Waffle
Think before you act. Good advice? It takes time to think. Is that waffling? Procrastinating? Sometimes words appear to lead us a particular way that may or may not be very wise. Retirement gives us …
00:06:29 |
Sun 15 May 2011
226 Whose Problem Is It?
Retirement is a time to leave some things behind. We make a major change in our lives. Perhaps there are a few problems we can also leave behind. We may want to rethink what are our problems and what…
00:07:07 |
Sat 07 May 2011
225 "Man Thinking"
"Who am I? What am I? I don't even know who or what I am. What is retirement all about?" These questions are pretty common these days. Here is one possible answer.
00:07:16 |
Sat 30 Apr 2011
224 Poetry
"Now I become myself" is the title of a poem and is a phrase that can easily be applied to the retired. Poetry has a way of reaching into the heart. Perhaps we now have time to listen.
00:10:27 |
Sun 24 Apr 2011
223 "How Am I Doing Doc?"
Retirement and heart attacks sometimes seem to go together. We just retire and then... Guest, Dennis McKinnon describes his experience of exuberant retirement, heart attack and road to recovery in th…
00:08:13 |
Sun 17 Apr 2011
222 Keeping Healthy Part 2
There are lots of theories on what keeps us healthy. Here are some ideas you might like. Then again, you might not. When it comes to your own health you really do have a choice.
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Sun 10 Apr 2011
221 Keeping Healthy
There are lots of theories on what keeps us healthy. Here are some ideas you might like. Then again, you might not. When it comes to your own health you really do have a choice.
00:06:37 |
Sun 03 Apr 2011
220 The Lost Art of Conversation
Conversation is basic to being human. Ever notice how everyone wants to talk and no one seems to want to listen. Both are required elements of conversation. What has happened? We need to take care wi…
00:06:56 |
Sun 27 Mar 2011
219 Imagination & What To Do
What kind of retirement can we imagine. This seems to be a major factor in what we do with our retirement. It takes effort on our part. No parents, teachers or bosses are here to help - or hinder.
00:06:59 |
Sun 20 Mar 2011
218 Something New
Surprise can be a good thing in retirement. Sometime life can become just too slow, if not boring. We might want to to allow for a little serendipity into our later years.
00:05:41 |
Wed 16 Mar 2011
217 The Hot Generation
Retired people talk a lot about grandchildren. We hope to leave them more of an inheritance than global warming. How are we doing on that count? Where has reason gone?
00:07:19 |
Sun 06 Mar 2011
216 Guilt and "Dong Nothing"
Guilt can be a terrible thing. Life lessons teach us to do something worthwhile; "Get up and get busy". What happens when we decide to sit down and relax? Is it so bad to live in the moment. And actu…
00:06:50 |
Sun 06 Mar 2011
215 Looking for Something to Do?
Feel guilty about retirement? Think you should be doing something worthwhile? Feeling patriotic? Here is a project that just might interest you.
00:09:18 |
Sat 19 Feb 2011
214 Retirement Talk; Get Involved
Looking for something to do in retirement? Here is something you can do right from your easy chair. You can take part in this podcast program. It's open to all. Do you have a story?
00:06:57 |
Thu 17 Feb 2011
213 Exercise: January Challenge and Family
Maintaining an exercise routine is necessary for good health. It isn't easy to do. Here is an example of bringing family members together who live thousands of miles apart into a daily exercise regim…
00:05:52 |
Thu 10 Feb 2011
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