最佳Retiree播客 (2025)

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UMRA Reads: The Rose Code by Kate Quinn 1:12:23

7d ago1:12:23

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The Rose Code by Kate Quinn is a book about three female code breakers -- Osla, Mab and Beth -- at Bletchley Park during WWII. The women form a friendship (and a book club) over the years, but a betrayal and traitor among their colleagues lands one of them in locked up in an asylum in the years after the war. But through a letter carefully smuggled…

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920 The Lost Art of Conversation 8:03

25d ago8:03

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Conversation depends on sharing some experiences that two or more people can discuss. Retirement presents a different problem. We don't see the same people every day. We don't have common goals. We tend to become isolatos in our own houses.由Del Lowery

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919 Imagination & What to Do 7:30

1M ago7:30

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Imagine retiring and moving to Mexico. Last year I met this guy in Vancouver who was off to join his retired friend in Puerto Vallarta. The friend was living out his retirement dream. He was running a school for dump children at the city dump in Puerto Vallarta.由Del Lowery

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918 Something New 7:00

1M ago7:00

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Trying something new can be a real treat for retired people. It just takes getting up off of the couch and walking out the door. Sometimes that isn't as easy as it sounds but it can certainly add a new dimension to the retirement experience. It just takes that first step.由Del Lowery

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UMRA Reads: The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family 40:43

1M ago40:43

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"Happy Days, The Andy Griffith Show, Gentle Ben—these shows captivated millions of TV viewers in the ’60s and ’70s. Join award-winning filmmaker Ron Howard and audience-favorite actor Clint Howard as they frankly and fondly share their unusual family story of navigating and surviving life as sibling child actors." "With the perspective of time and …

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917 The Hot Generation 8:26

2M ago8:26

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We don't have to wait for the future to see the results. Yet, many people call it false and talk of it like it is a fantasy. Our grandchildren's generation is being referred to as the "hot generation". They will live in a different world.由Del Lowery

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Tax Follies & Wisdom: Odd to Horrific Episodes from Ancient to Present 1:02:06

2M ago1:02:06

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Tax Follies & Wisdom: Odd to Horrific Episodes from Ancient to PresentJoel Slemrod Paul W. McCracken Professor of Business Economics and Public policy and Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business Professor of Economics in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts Professor Slemrod, an author…

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916 Doing Nothing & Guilt 7:42

2M ago7:42

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That is it with retirement isn't it? We don't know what we are supposed to be or do. We have no parents to tell us what to do or not do. We have no teachers to direct us. And we have no bosses or supervisors to dictate our efforts.由Del Lowery

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915 Looking for Something to Do 9:10

2M ago9:10

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I assume we all agree that we should all pay our fair share of taxes. We owe it to our country; we owe it to our children and we owe it to our founding fathers who struggled to insure life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.由Del Lowery

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UMRA Reads: The Toledo War: The First Michigan Ohio Rivalry by Don Faber 1:00:48

2M ago1:00:48

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Most are familiar with the Michigan-Ohio football rivalry, an intense but usually good-natured contest that stretches back over one hundred years. Yet far fewer may know that in the early nineteenth century Michigan and Ohio were locked in a different kind of battle---one that began before Michigan became a state. The conflict started with a long-s…

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913 Staying Focused 7:58

2M ago7:58

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How can we stay focused or even get focused on something we really want to do? This is where priorities come in. We have to establish them with careful thought and approach them with dedicated effort.由Del Lowery

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912 Making the Most of It 7:23

3M ago7:23

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Eileen examines life closely. There are things to worry about in life. There are setbacks, but seeds of a new beginning always seem to be present. There are people out there who have mastered the art of living, including retirement.由Del Lowery

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911 Ready to Learn 6:45

3M ago6:45

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Life is filled with examples of people who could not learn something and then at a different time they seem to master whatever it is. Retirement brings time into our lives when we are allowed to explore some of these areas where we might learn something that has escaped us thus far.由Del Lowery

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Attack from Within with Barbara McQuade 1:04:07

3M ago1:04:07

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Attack from Within Barbara McQuade Professor from practice at Michigan Law Professor McQuade will discuss observations and recommendations from her recent book, Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America (Seven Stories Press, 2024). The book defines disinformation as "the deliberate use of lies to manipulate people, whether to ext…

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Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate 49:04

3M ago49:04

49:04

Legacy Law Center: Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate Terrance (Terry) Bertram President of the Legacy Law Center Terry Bertram is a U-M alum, who has been providing estate and elder law planning services in the greater Washtenaw County area for over 30 years. His talk will focus on the importance of keeping estate plans updated and the steps to a…

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910 Free At Last 7:27

3M ago7:27

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"I don’t own a thing", said Diane Athill, a British editor and writer. She has just recently moved into an assisted living facility. "And I love it", She added, "For the first time in my life I feel free".由Del Lowery

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909 Rich and Poor 8:38

3M ago8:38

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Poverty isn’t good for anyone. When the least fortunate suffer we all suffer. Who would want to live in a mansion that is surrounded by squallier?由Del Lowery

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UMRA Reads: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 1:02:57

4M ago1:02:57

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"Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family.” But when he meets an eccentri…

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908 The Pacific Northwest 6:56

4M ago6:56

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For us it was: a temperate climate not hot and not cold. We wanted a university in the town and we wanted it on the west coast, close to mountains and salt water, close to a big city (Seattle and Vancouver in this case), not so small that we would know everyone and not so big that we couldn’t feel like part of the community.…

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907 Finding Meaning in Retirement 8:48

4M ago8:48

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Retirement is like that. Life is like that. It isn’t that you grow Dahlias, write the great American novel, or build a better boat. The questions to answer are: Does it work for you? Are you committed? Do you understand what you're doing with your life and why?由Del Lowery

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906 Meaning & Purpose 7:45

4M ago7:45

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Giving meaning to life is important for all of us. We need to feel that we have something for which life is worth living. If ancient religion doesn’t provide it then something else must.由Del Lowerry

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904 Vegetarian at 67 6:43

4M ago6:43

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One thing about retirement: it gives us time to slow down and try different ways of living than those that have dominated our life through custom, convenience and habit. "Thanksgiving without turkey?" How could that be?由Del Lowery

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UMRA Reads: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie 1:00:04

4M ago1:00:04

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Considered to be one of Agatha Christie's greatest, and also most controversial mysteries, 'The Murder Of Roger Ackroyd' breaks the rules of traditional mystery. The peaceful English village of King’s Abbot is stunned. The widow Ferrars dies from an overdose of Veronal. Not twenty-four hours later, Roger Ackroyd—the man she had planned to marry—is …

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903 Denial & Truth 8:00

5M ago8:00

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"The worst thing you can do is lie about something. Don’t deny something that is true. If people can’t trust you to tell the truth then we lose all trust. That would be the very worst thing. Do you understand."由Del Lowery

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902 Friend Turnover 5:04

5M ago5:04

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A friend gave me a bottle of wine maybe 50 years ago. It is really good wine he said. And then added, "If you open it when you have a good friend over it will be all the better". How true.由Del Lowery

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901 Retirement & Expectations 7:27

5M ago7:27

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In the younger phase we are always being asked what we are going to do in life. The question usually refers to a career plan. In the last half or so of life we are usually asked what we are going to do in retirement. Many of us never prepare. We just launched into it.由Del Lowery

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900 A Second Opinion 7:59

5M ago7:59

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Health decisions seem to mount as we move towards and in retirement. We are faced with choosing between alternative treatments. What to do? Where do we turn for advice? Most of the time, we can readily agree with our doctor. Other times, it just doesn’t feel right. We want a second opinion.由Del Lowery

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UMRA Reads: Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom by Carl Bernstein 55:39

5M ago55:39

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"Carl Bernstein, the Pulitzer Prize-winning coauthor of All the President’s Men and pioneer of investigative journalism, recalls his beginnings as an audacious teenage newspaper reporter in the nation’s capital―a winning tale of scrapes, gumshoeing, and American bedlam." "In Chasing History, Bernstein recalls the origins of his storied journalistic…

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899 Bicycling & Retirement 8:55

6M ago8:55

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It always amazes me that we can do all of our little errands and at the same time get terrific exercise. The papers and magazines are filled with articles that report about the effect of exercise on this or that disease. It seems like exercise is the only thing that is always recommended. I don’t think you can do too much.…

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898 Being Taken Advantage Of 7:45

6M ago7:45

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We like to trust people. That is a good thing. However, sometimes we can be taken advantage of if we are not careful. As we grow older this can become a very serious problem.由Del Lowery

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UMRA Reads: Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber 1:04:21

6M ago1:04:21

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"Andy Borowitz argues that over the past fifty years, American politicians have grown increasingly allergic to knowledge, and mass media have encouraged the election of ignoramuses by elevating candidates who are better at performing than thinking. Starting with Ronald Reagan’s first campaign for governor of California in 1966 and culminating with …

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897 What do You Do 6:56

6M ago6:56

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I know some people who say they don’t know what they would do if they were retired. My experience tells me that you will, or can be, very busy. Busy, but busy doing exactly what you want to.由Del Lowery

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896 Retirement and Freedom 7:07

6M ago7:07

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Freedom has all sorts of limitations. Retirement does open up new doors that were always closed. We now gain an advantage in life we have never experienced. But we must be aware of and willing to open those new doors.由Del Lowery

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895 Being Alone in Retirement 7:50

7M ago7:50

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Social isolation is a major problem for retired people. We can lose all emotional contact with others. We lose people to care about. Our phone never rings. We sit at home alone; perhaps get a dog, a cat or a bird. According to a recently published book it is our major problem in retirement.由Del Lowery

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894 Doing the Dishes 8:14

7M ago8:14

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Daily routines present themselves to us - like it or not. What's to be said concerning these daily tasks? Are they to be avoided; to let slide, to dread? Or are they jobs that can be done and even enjoyed?由Del Lowery

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893 How Much Is Enough 8:00

7M ago8:00

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How much money is enough? That’s a pretty good question. When people consider retirement, that is always first and foremost in their minds. They just don’t seem to know how much is enough. There seems to be no hard and fast rule.由Del Lowery

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UMRA Reads: Into the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf 1:01:07

7M ago1:01:07

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From Goodreads: "The serene and maternal Mrs. Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr. Ramsay, and their children and assorted guests are on holiday on the Isle of Skye. From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse, Woolf constructs a remarkable, moving examination of the complex tensions and allegiances of family life and the…

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892Flat Earthers 6:12

7M ago6:12

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How do we determine truth from fiction? We still have some people among us who are "Flat-Earthers". When it comes to politics, well, we have people telling us everything. Who are you supposed to believe?由Del Lowery

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891 Birds 8:11

8M ago8:11

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I think of retired people I know who love to watch birds. They get outside; fair or foul. They travel around the world to see different species. They send money to organizations to help protect birds or bird habitat. Retirement would be well spent if one were to focus on birds.由Del Lowery

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890 Music 8:33

8M ago8:33

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Does music come to mean something else when one retires or moves into the later stages of life? Perhaps Nietzsche’s most acceptable aphorism was: "Without music, life would be a mistake."由Del Lowery

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889 Retiring to Mexico 8:40

8M ago8:40

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This is the second part in a series concerning a trip to Puerto Vallarta and thoughts of moving south for retirement. Here are two examples of folks that did just that.由Del Lowery

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888 Changing Our Ways 6:07

8M ago6:07

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We tend to develop daily routines. Aristotle knew that and advised us to take care with the routines that we establish. We are habitual creatures, he said. He claimed that we are good people because we have developed good habits. I believe that. I know that I'm a creature of habit.由Del Lowery

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UMRA Reads: Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America by Barbara McQuade 1:28:44

8M ago1:28:44

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In Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America, University of Michigan Law professor, legal scholar and analyst Barbara McQuade, shows us how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of our society and how we can fight against it. The book breaks down the ways disinformation has become a tool to drive voters t…

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887 Fear of Missing Out 5:27

9M ago5:27

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I know that whenever I talk of doing something in the future my daughter's advice rattles around in my mind, "Don't wait too long."由Del Lowery

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886 Alarm Clocks and the News 7:05

9M ago7:05

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What wakes you on a daily basis? How do you get your news? Do you control it? It might be worth giving it a bit of consideration. Something to think about.由Del Lowery

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884 What are the Symptoms 7:11

9M ago7:11

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A week ago a vascular surgeon inserted a stent into my iliac artery and on up into the aorta. The aneurysm was big and could pop any time. The aorta was clear but just below that was trouble waiting to cut my time just a bit short at any moment. Symptoms?由Del Lowery

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883 Traveling by Plane 8:04

9M ago8:04

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39,000 feet and feeling miserable. My eyes burn; my butt is numb. I'm scrunched; trying to be thin. Is there a secret to flying that I haven’t figured out?由Del Lowery

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UMRA Reads: Says Who? A Kinder, Funner, Usage Guide for Everyone Who Cares About Words by Anne Curzan 1:15:03

10M ago1:15:03

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"A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran U-M Professor Anne Curzan." "Our use of language naturally evolves and is a living, breathing thing that reflects who we are. Says Who? offers clear, nuanced guidance …

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882 Kicking Back Without Guilt 8:09

10M ago8:09

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My education and culture have taught me very little about the benefits of sitting still. Many of us approach retirement with the idea that we must keep busy. We must continue to be "active" and for us that means moving or traveling.由Del Lowery

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880 Meaning & Purpose 8:09

10M ago8:09

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"Individuals who have a strong sense of meaning and purpose generally have better health, recover quicker from illnesses, and typically live longer". This is a quote from one of the many health newsletters we receive. It is a publication from the Wellness Council of America.由Del Lowery

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