The Encore Project Podcasts
The Encore Project Podcast brings our most popular articles to life through authentic audio conversations — exploring the real challenges and opportunities facing men 65 and older in life’s second half.
New episodes are added regularly across all ten of our content categories. Whether you’re seeking practical advice or fresh perspective, there’s an episode waiting for you. Browse the full library below.
Both hiking and walking are excellent forms of exercise for men over 50 — but they’re not the same, and the differences matter when weight loss is your goal. Hiking burns more calories, challenges more muscle groups, and offers the
What you eat in your 60s and 70s has a more direct and measurable impact on your health than at almost any other stage of life. The aging body processes nutrients differently, absorbs certain vitamins less efficiently, and requires different
An active retirement isn’t about being busy for its own sake — it’s about being engaged: physically, mentally, socially, and purposefully. Men who thrive in retirement don’t drift into it; they design it. They build routines that energize rather than
What you eat in your later years matters more than most men realize — not just for managing weight, but for protecting your heart, sharpening your mind, maintaining muscle, and keeping your energy up for the life you actually want
For a lot of men, retirement is the first time in decades that geography becomes genuinely negotiable. The job kept you in one place. Now it doesn’t. And for many, the most honest answer to the question of where they
A surprising number of men reach their 60s and realize, with some discomfort, that they don’t have close friends — not really. Acquaintances, yes. Former colleagues. Neighbors they wave to. But not the kind of friends you can call when
Dating after 65 can feel like being handed a rulebook written for a completely different game. The apps are unfamiliar, the social dynamics have shifted, and many men find the whole thing exhausting and slightly undignified — yet the desire
Losing a spouse, a lifelong friend, your independence, your purpose — grief in later life piles on in ways that younger men rarely face all at once. And for men who were raised to be strong and self-sufficient, asking for
Retirement is not the end of your productive life — for many men, it’s the beginning of their most entrepreneurial one. Free from the constraints of a corporate ladder, a boss, and someone else’s agenda, retired men are starting businesses
For many men, the idea of retiring before 65 is less a fantasy than a serious plan — but getting there requires understanding the financial vehicles that make it possible. 401(k)s, IRAs, Roth IRAs, Health Savings Accounts, pensions, Social Security
Retirement gives you the one thing that was always in short supply during your working years: time. The question is what you do with it. For senior men who’ve spent decades deferring the trip, the adventure, the curiosity they didn’t