{"podcast":{"title":"Life Starts at Retirement","slug":"life-starts-at-retirement-6477522","podcast_index_feed_id":6477522,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5906657/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/life-starts-at-retirement--5906657","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/50a61d1f29b515b17da1b8e1fb64ef16.jpg","author":"Maureen Dobranski","episode_count":142,"summary":"Retirement Around the world, many people are wanting to enjoy retirement through new experiences, adventures and embracing this fun and dynamic time of their lives. Life Starts at Retirement focuses on a positive attitude, well being, relationships with a minor focus on financial knowledge to ensure your retirement will be remarkable. I upload a new PODCAST every Saturday at NOON! 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