2026 Honor Roll: Don’t Retire… Graduate! Audio-Only Episodes

January 7, 2026

As we kick off our seventh season of Don’t Retire… Graduate!, we wanted to look back at the first six seasons and celebrate some of our favorite episodes over the years.

Choosing the best of the best was very difficult, but after a lot of time and consideration, BFG University is proud to present (in no particular order):

2026 Honor Roll Inductees

Audio-Only Episodes

1. Why Are You Happy?: Finding Joy and Strength in the Wake of Tragedy with Kristy Schiano (S1 E20)

2. Resiliency in the Wake of COVID-19: How HSAs and Automated Savings Can Keep Your Retirement on Track with Jean Chatzky (S2 E18)

3. How the Financial Media Encourages Bad Behavior with Kate Stalter (S1 E10)

4. Envisioning Your Own Retirement as a Graduation with Robyn Costello (S1 E1)

5. Generation Wars: How Millennials, Gen Xers, and Boomers are Planning for Financial Independence Differently with Yanni Niebuhr (S2 Ep26 )

6. Passive Money, Honey: How Passive Income Streams Can Help You Retire Early with Rachel Richards (S4 E13)

7. One Good Thing: Gamifying Your Budget, Playing Financial Tetris, and Learning to Laugh at Money with Emily Guy Birken (S4 E18)

8. Retire Before Mom and Dad: Making Smart Decisions Early to Reach Financial Freedom with Rob Berger (S2 Ep25)

9. Stacked: Super Serious Stories About Careers, Crypto, and Getting Rich Quick with Joe Saul-Sehy (S4 Ep12)

10. The Behavioral Investor: How Our Minds and Emotions Can Ruin Our Investment Portfolios with Dr. Daniel Crosby (S4 Ep21)

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