Podcasting in Retirement: Episode 21

Published: May 23, 2016, 8 a.m.

Podcasting in retirement? Let's take a\xa0look at how Frances ended up doing podcasts after retirement. You can listen to the show at http://rockyourretirement.libsyn.com/podcasting-in-retirement\nWould podcasting in retirement be a good way for you to Rock your Retirement?\nFrances McGrogan was born in Ottawa, Ontario Canada and moved to England for 4 years in her early 20s.\xa0She got married to a Brit and then returned to Canada. \xa0After a number of service industry jobs, in 1985, she joined the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and worked there for 30 years.\xa0She learned to speak French when she was around 48 years old and became bilingual.\xa0 Frances was a senior HQ manager until she retired in January 2016 at age 55.\xa0She loves computers and tells us the story about how she became involved in that, but also has other activities that help her Rock her Retirement.\nSOCIAL AND FAMILY\nShe enjoys playing darts with friends and even created a website for their dart games to keep track of players and stats.\nVOLUNTEER AND PHILANTHROPY\nFrances was fascinated when she saw her first computer in her office in 1986. She would start pushing buttons to see what would happen. Once someone told her to type in \u201cDIR\u201d (the DOS command for Directory) she was hooked!\nShe loves photography and is a contributing photographer on iStock photo.\xa0 \nFrances has been podcasting in retirement:\nIn fact, she and Kathe met at Dave Jackson\u2019s School of Podcasting.\xa0and Frances has her own podcast\xa0called Stand Curious\xa0where she discusses people\u2019s hobbies and interests with them with a goal to discovering new or unconventional things. She says she has interviewed some fascinating guests on her podcast, and she loves to learn new things about people.\nHave you considered creating a podcast in your retirement?\xa0 This could be one way that you Rock your Retirement!\nIf you are stuck in retirement:\nFrances says to look for new ideas and Learning something new.\nContact information: http://www.standcurious.com/\nToday's Sponsor:\xa0\xa0 http://lightheartedfitness.com/Rock\nhttp://traffic.libsyn.com/rockyourretirement/R_Francis_McGrogan_160325_IFinals2.mp3\n\nFrances McGrogan podcasting in retirement