This Brooklyn Couple Is Helping Active Agers Find the Right Place to Retire. What They're Finding Might Surprise You. Ep. 71.

The Optimal Aging Podcast

Gil Chan and Gene Preudhomme are married New Yorkers, both lawyers by training, one retired and the other counting the days.

Like a lot of people right around 60, they’re thinking about where they want to live in retirement.

But this couple did more than just think about it.

They created a podcast about their search, called Retire There with Gil and Gene. Each episode spotlights a retiree in a different location — from the predictable to the obscure, from the ordinary to the curious.

Florence, Italy, anyone?

How about Lake Worth, Florida?

Austin Texas — or Lisbon, Portugal

They’ve interviewed dozens of folks and gleaned a lot of insight into what people are looking for in a retirement destination.

Things like affordable homes and available healthcare, sure — but also physical activities, and access to nature, travel, and social opportunities.

It’s fun to think about an active retirement, and it was a blast talking to these two characters about the topic, too. And since retirement is central to optimal aging, I know you’ll get a lot out of it, too.

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Retire There Podcast

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