Work, Retire, Repeat

About This Audiobook

Americans are woefully unprepared for retirement—most have next to nothing saved—and Teresa Ghilarducci’s *Work, Retire, Repeat* doesn’t just wag a finger. It offers a fiery, data-driven battle plan to dismantle the myth that retirement is a privilege reserved for the wealthy. Ghilarducci, an economist with sharp political instincts, dissects how corporate greed and weak policy have turned aging into an existential threat for millions. Drawing on case studies, she exposes the brutal math behind 401(k)s and the illusion of ‘choice’ in a system rigged against workers. This isn’t dry policy wonkery; it’s a call to arms with real solutions, from universal pensions to taxing extreme wealth. If you’ve ever panicked about your 401(k) balance disappearing faster than a TikTok trend, this book will either terrify you or light a fire under you—ideally both. Narrator Katherine Fenton’s voice is the perfect conduit for this urgency. She delivers Ghilarducci’s sharpest arguments with the cadence of a seasoned debate coach, balancing outrage with clarity. The audiobook’s pacing is relentless, mirroring the urgency of the crisis, but Fenton’s nuanced delivery softens the blow of hard truths. Whether she’s articulating a policy fix or lambasting a broken system, her performance never feels clinical—it feels human, even when the data doesn’t lie.