Katie Hood

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592 appearances 3 recordings 1 series first heard Aug 2026 last heard 9 Sep

Katie Hood’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Planet Money · Older workers aren’t retiring. Should they be forced to? · 7 Aug 2026 podcast

But in fairness to Sam, his proposal was matched

Is more nuanced than that. matched

He's talking different age caps for different jobs and not for every single job, even necessarily. matched

He just thinks companies should have the option to force people to retire and that there should be government regulations that let each industry decide and let them change their mind depending on what their labor shortages might be. matched

Give me an example of a profession or an industry where you think they may be matched

could be or should be exempt from mandatory retirement ages. matched

Even if they're eighty, eighty five. matched

Seventy five. matched

Cause one of the things you're saying is like they might not be as good as their job as they once were. matched

Okay, while it seems like Sam and Olivia are pretty far apart, here's where they start to align a little more. matched

Because, right, Sam is not actually saying that all people over age whatever need to leave the labor force entirely, right? matched

He's just saying that those in high paying, cushy jobs, as he says it, should, you know, step aside so younger workers can move up. matched

And he does think that doing mean matched

Meaningful work is good for you. matched

He's just saying matched

Find other meaningful work that can still keep you moving, keep your brain active, keep you interacting with people. matched

There is research that suggests that people who work longer and maintain their social networks live healthier longer. matched

Sam's not trying to take that away from anyone. matched

He's like, work at a bakery, open a bakery, work at a museum. matched

Or maybe just start stepping aside in your current field. matched

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