Baby Boomers, Work, and Retirement

There's a stereotyped image of retirement that brings to mind rocking chairs and leisure time, and twiddling one's thumbs. If that were ever the case, it is no longer. Tonight on the Front Porch, we're looking at the way Baby Boomers are spending their older years, and how that's affecting the workforce. As more and more boomers reach the age of retirement, many keeping their jobs, finding new ones, or volunteering their time. We'll find out what that means for them -- and for younger generations.

Our guest is Marc Freedman, founder and CEO of Civic Ventures and author of Encore: Finding Work That Matters in the Second Half of Life. Marc is the featured speaker at the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's Annual Meeting.

Producer Richard Paul will also takes us back to the days before Social Security was a part of retirement. His story comes to us from the Public Radio Exchange.