{"podcast":{"title":"Retire Y'all Radio with Adam Curran","slug":"retire-y-all-radio-with-adam-curran-7115252","podcast_index_feed_id":7115252,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6424275/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/adamcurran--6424275","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/e26c4908a0d67621a7f0ace3eeabe24b.jpg","author":"Adam Curran","episode_count":97,"summary":"Listen to Retire Y'all Radio with Adam Curran every weekend on the following stations: Saturday: 7:00 am – 8:00 am on WTKS 1290 AM 8:00 am – 9:00 am on WTMA 1250 AM 8:00 am – 9:00 am on WSC 94.3 FM 10:00 am – 11:00 am on WTKS 1290 AM 11:00 am – 12:00 pm on WTMA 1250 AM 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm on WTMA 1250 AM 11:00 am – 12:00 pm on WRNN 99.5 FM 8:00 am – 9:00 am on WRNN 99.5 FM Sunday: 8:30 am – 9:30 am on WRNN 99.5 FM 9:00 am – 10:00 am on WTMA 1250 AM 8:00 am – 9:00 am on WSC 94.3 FM 10:00 am – 11:00 am on WSC 94.3 FM 11:00 am – 12:00 pm on WSC 94.3 FM 10:30 am – 11:30 am on WRNN 99.5 FM 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm on WSC 94.3 FM 9:00 am - 10:00 am on WTKN 94.5 FM Disclosure: We are an independent financial services firm helping individuals create retirement strategies using a variety of investment and insurance products to custom suit their needs and objectives.Investment advisory services offered through Curran Financial Partners, an SEC-registered firm.Investing involves risk, including the potential loss of principal. No investment strategy can guarantee a profit or protect against loss in periods of declining values. None of the information contained on this website shall constitute an offe…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T16:19:49.151775+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-y-all-radio-with-adam-curran-7115252"},"episode":{"title":"Social Security, Trump Accounts and Retirement Planning","slug":"social-security-trump-accounts-and-retirement-planning","published_at":"2025-09-13T17:00:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-y-all-radio-with-adam-curran-7115252/social-security-trump-accounts-and-retirement-planning","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-y-all-radio-with-adam-curran-7115252","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/social-security-trump-accounts-and-retirement-planning--67703680","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/67703680/retire_y_all_radio_09_13_25.mp3","summary":"Adam Curran debunks the myth of Social Security privatization and evaluates the utility of 'Trump accounts' compared to 529 plans. 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