It was a GREAT show! Very informative and very entertaining. If you missed it, you can hear it all right here!
Author of the new book, “Un-Retirement: How Baby Boomers Are Changing the Way We Think About Work, Community, And The Good Life,” Chris Farrell joined us to discuss his new book and why he is so optimistic about the aging of the population.
Chris Farrell
“Un-Retirement”
www.ChrisFarrellBlog.com
Chris Farrell is a senior economics contributor at Marketplace, American Public Media’s nationally syndicated public radio business and personal finance programs. He is also an economics commentator for Minnesota Public Radio, author of several regular columns on economics and public policy for Bloomberg Businessweek and on personal finance for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He’s written for a number of media outlets, including Kiplinger’s, Next Avenue, Yahoo, Pioneer Press, Frontline, Street.com, and Investment Advisor, and he was economics correspondent for American Public Media’s documentary unit, American Radio Works. Among the documentaries he’s worked on were After the Projects,Pueblo USA, and Japan’s Pop Power he was host and executive editor of Right on the Money, a nationally syndicated personal finance series produced for 5 years by Twin Cities Public Television.
You can read Chris’ blogs, purchase his books, and find out where he will be speaking and signing books, by going to: www.ChrisFarrellBlog.com. Also, you can follow Chris on Twitter: Twitter.com/CFarrellEcon.
Jazz singer Judith Miller joined me in the studio.
Judith Miller
www.reverbnation.com/JudithMillerBand
Austin singer/songwriter, Judith Miller joined me in the studio and we played some of her original music. If you’re in Austin, catch the Judith Miller Band performing this Friday at Mozart’s @ 8:30pm. Judith and her band has regular gigs every month in the Austin area. Listen to the interview to find out where…OR…you can find out where they’re performing AND hear/purchase their music by going to: www.ReverbNation.com/JudithMillerBand.
MSG Will Williams and Brandon joined me in the studio.
The recipient of the Service to Mankind Award for all of North America, veteran, MSG Will Williams raced from the airport to the studio, having just flown back from El Paso, where he brought Christmas to several military families. He and Brandon joined us to talk about all of their recent work in bringing Christmas to military families around Central Texas, as well as all of their other volunteer work, helping children and vets. MSG Williams let us know about the fitness challenge in Round Rock on January 10 and he challenged any veteran out there to a sit-up contest to raise money for childhood diabetes. Will also talked about how volunteering has helped him with PTSD and invites vets to join him in helping themselves by helping others. Anyone, vets and non-vets, can join Will in any of his volunteer activities and get involved with Heroes Night Out. Just give him a call: (512) 468-8248. AND check out: www.HeroesNightOut.org.
Betty Streckfuss of the Texas Silver Haired Legislature
www.TXSHL.org
Betty Streckfuss of the Texas Silver Haired Legislature joined us to talk about seniors volunteering to help others through the holiday season! She suggests contacting the Texas Silver Haired Legislature, your local Area Agency on Aging, or your local churches or convention centers to find out how you can get involved in serving food to the homeless on Christmas Day wherever you live and how to get involved with volunteering to help people with Alzheimer’s. Also, be sure to see how you might become part of the Texas Silver Haired Legislature, by going to: TXSHL.org.
AND…I discussed why we need to follow our dreams…at ANY AGE!
You can hear the whole podcast right: HERE!
