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
152 "Flat-Earthers" How Do We Know What Is True?
Two widely divergent political groups dominate our countries politics. Why is there such a wide gulf between the two? Where do we get our beliefs? Are we even of the same species?
00:06:08 |
Fri 16 Oct 2009
151 Venturing Into Politics
Retirement years are time where one has time to read, talk, write and practice politics. Politics can become a main interest for many retired folks. Wisdom gained through years of living might make …
00:05:14 |
Fri 09 Oct 2009
150 How Much Is Enough
Thoughts of retiring always bring thoughts of money. Do we have enough to live on the rest of our life? Here is an example of thoughts that we weighed when considering the money question. So far so …
00:06:29 |
Thu 01 Oct 2009
149 Out of the Box
Retirement is a major life change for us all. We find ourselves "Out of the box" we have been living in for years. Dick Smith shares some thoughts on this new beginning.
00:07:06 |
Thu 24 Sep 2009
148 Bicycling and Retirement
Bicycling and retirement seem to go together for many of us. Bicycling can combine fun with exercise, running errands, and just getting around our community. It is good for our health, our pocket boo…
00:06:42 |
Fri 18 Sep 2009
147 Memoir is Retirement
Joining a memoir writing group can help in understanding our entire life. It helps us look back; it helps us examine the present and it helps us clarity our connection to others. Dick smith shares th…
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Thu 10 Sep 2009
146 Tenting, Biking and Elderhostel
Tenting, biking and Elderhostel somehow seemed tied together. They seem to attract like-minded people: young at heart, adventurous, and interesting. Age does not seem to dampen their enthusiasm for l…
00:07:38 |
Fri 04 Sep 2009
145 Contemplating Religion
Jackie Spinks takes a look at religion in this podcast. A lifetime of experiences have shaped her thoughts and beliefs. One thing about it: religious or not, we spend a lot of time trying to sort out…
00:07:20 |
Thu 27 Aug 2009
144 Retirement Talk and Technology
Here is a description of the technology used and the technological changes that have been required to maintain this podcast as it moves into its fourth year of production. If podcasting is something …
00:05:23 |
Fri 21 Aug 2009
143 Desirability of Dumb?
Humorous writer Jackie Spinks had a conversation the other day that triggered some thoughts about the word "Dumb". Seems like that is in vogue these days. Heaven knows, we wouldn't want to be accuse…
00:05:59 |
Thu 13 Aug 2009
142 Retirement 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 |
Fri 31 Jul 2009
141 Downsizing
The idea of Downsizing brings many questions to mind. The location and size of the house in which we live is important. Perhaps more important than we realize. It can be an opportunity to re-evaluate…
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Thu 23 Jul 2009
140 Michael Jackson Meets John Donne
"Any man's death diminishes me...". John Donne's famous words were brought to mind by Michael Jackson's memorial service. We all have at least two things in common: we all make mistakes and we all d…
00:07:04 |
Thu 09 Jul 2009
139 John's Departure
Links to the past continue to be broken as we age. We learn to value what we have. Retirement has it's challenges and dealing with the death of a friend is one. Dick Smith shares his thoughts concern…
00:07:01 |
Thu 02 Jul 2009
138 Retirement and Reunions
Retirement and reunions seems to go hand in hand. The question: "Are you going to the reunion?" comes up often. I just experienced my first. Here's the story.
00:06:51 |
Thu 25 Jun 2009
137 Retirement's Many Roads
My neighbor down the street retired last year and is still, "lost". He can't figure out what he wants to do with all of this time. Retirement can freeze us with overchoice. It is important to make a …
00:07:48 |
Thu 18 Jun 2009
136 Gardening
In this episode Dick Smith shares his thoughts with us concerning his recent retirement project of creating a garden. The process has brought to mind other gardens and people that have been part of h…
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Thu 11 Jun 2009
135 Doing the Dishes
Daily routines present themselves to us in retirement - like it or not. Is it possible to turn these into pleasurable moments? The Myth of Sisyphus may be our salvation. Can we learn to, "love our ro…
00:07:51 |
Fri 05 Jun 2009
134 The Boxer - My Father
Jackie Spinks relates a story about her family history. It seems her Grandmother was not fond of her daughter marrying a boxer. But a boxer with brown eyes and a car...hard to stay away from.
00:03:49 |
Fri 05 Jun 2009
133 Retirement and Needs
We all have needs throughout our lives. In this podcast Dick Smith considers our needs and how they relate to retired folks. What do we need to not only sustain us but to allow us to flourish at this…
00:05:40 |
Fri 05 Jun 2009
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