Still Building: A Father, a Son, and a Word That Never Applied
A son reflects on why ‘retirement’ never described his life or his father’s — and the generational truth behind why so many men are still building.
How a Lockdown Renewed a 54-Year Marriage
After 54 years of marriage, a Covid lockdown showed one couple how to rekindle a marriage gone stale — and why it’s still working six years later.
Where Men Belong — The Third Places That Keep Us Alive
Bill Leighty reflects on Vinnie’s patio, Van’s deck, and thirty years in the front row at St. Rita’s Chapel — and what every man needs to avoid the quiet isolation of retirement.
What Chronic Pain Teaches You Over Time
Bill Leighty has managed degenerative disc disease, COPD, and arthritis for five decades. In this episode, he shares what chronic illness actually teaches you — and how gratitude becomes the most powerful prescription.
The Moment Everything Changed — One Question, Thirty Seconds, A New Life
Bill Leighty was in his late seventies when one question typed into ChatGPT changed everything. In this episode, he shares what AI unlocked — and why it’s waiting for you too.
Finding Your Song: Retirement Reimagined
Bill Leighty traces the voice he’s always had — from a Tulsa Op-Ed to the planning commission to The Encore Project. A podcast on finding your song in retirement.
The Spiritual Work the Estate Plan Doesn’t Cover
A personal conversation about faith, mortality, and the spiritual preparation that most men never get around to — and why it matters more than the estate plan.
Who Are You When the Direct Deposit Stops?
A personal and research-backed conversation about what happens to a man’s identity when the paycheck stops — and how purpose can replace what moneyused to provide.
Rome, Lake Como, and the House We Sold When We Got Home
Bill Leighty went to Rome at 62 and came home and sold his house. A podcast about the trip that changed everything — and what travel does when it does its best work.
The Promise That Didn’t Survive the Evidence
A Tulsa planning commissioner’s promise to be a team player unravels after one meeting changes his mind — and reshapes his politics.
The Grief Men Carry Alone — and What It Costs Them
In this episode, we explore one of the most common — and least talked about — patterns among men in their later years: the habit of holding grief inside until it finds its own way out. Drawing on both personal experience and current research, this conversation examines what happens when the brave front becomes a…
My Father Never Used an ATM
A decorated WWII fighter pilot, afraid of a keyboard. Bill Leighty explores fear, courage,
and technology across two generations of men in his family