It's summer time and a lot of people are on vacation and this week that includes me.

I'm not on permanent vacation though, but that is the topic of this week's episode

that we're going to replay for you.

A few months ago I talked about my dad and whether it was time for him to retire.

My mom said yes, I said no, and Baba, which is what I call my dad, was undecided.

As you'll hear, in the episode we explore what can happen to our brains when we retire,

as well as some of the challenges of studying this major life event that affects millions

of Americans every year.

And while some data suggests that the pandemic has led to a faster pace of retirement among

baby boomers in the U.S., other research indicates that 1.5 million retirees have actually

re-entered the labor force over the past year.

Maybe they felt their brains weren't stimulated enough in retirement, or maybe it was something

else, like companies now offering more flexible work arrangements.

Either way, those former retirees are in good company, because spoiler alert, my dad

still hasn't retired.

We hope you enjoy this episode, how does retirement affect your brain, and that you have an easier

time than my dad deciding on when to call equits?

My dad grew up in a small village in India.

He was one of four children.

His father was a farmer who couldn't read and write very well, and his mother, my grandmother,

couldn't read or write at all.

But my dad was lucky.

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