426 earlier episodes, from before the podcast moved to its current home. Each one still plays here. Back to Ask Rusty
- Social Security Podcast 25: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI); Family Maximum and SSDI; SSDI and early and full retirement ages; SSDI and spousal benefits; SSDI appeals; Working while on SSDI or SSI; Ticket to Work; Trial work periods
- Social Security Podcast 24: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI); Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Qualification for each; Compassionate Allowance Conditions; Quick Disability Determinations (QDD); Protective filing date; Workers Comp. and SSDI
- Social Security Podcast 23: Women and SS; Claiming statistics; Benefit comparisons (male vs. female); Importance of maximizing benefits; terminology; Full retirement age; Medicare issues; Restricted application; Types of benefits available
- Social Security Podcast 22: Understanding "Notch Babies" and the rules affecting them; CSRS offset; Name issues; Railroad Retirement issues
- Social Security Podcast 21: Dealing with SSA misinformation; Errors in the SSA "Death File"; Handling overpayments
- Social Security Podcast 20: When to claim benefits; Unemployment issues; Planning for cash flow in retirement;
- Social Security Podcast 19: Clarification of where to receive broadcasts; Implications of working abroad (totalization/bilateral agreements, impact on spousal benefits); Foreign workers and Social Security benefits
- Social Security Podcast 18: Benefits for divorced spouses and dependent children; Restricted Applications; When to retire
- Social Security Podcast 17: Common-Law marriages; Spouses with large age differences
- Social Security Podcast 16: Divorced spouses; Multiple ex-spouses; Survivor benefits for ex-spouses; Remarrying while collecting benefits on an ex-spouse's record
- Social Security Podcast 15: The earnings limit test; The First Year Rule; Cancelled vs. suspended benefits; Working while on drawing Social Security benefits.
- Social Security Podcast 14: FICA tax relationship to benefits; Extra earnings credit for military service, VA and Medicare Part B; Spousal benefits vs. Survivor benefits.
- Social Security Podcast 13: Medicare w/o Claiming SS Benefits; How to pay for Medicare; Declining Medicare Part B and Part D; Estimated Benefits
- Social Security Podcast 12: How and when to begin drawing benefits; Survivors benefits, Earnings Test; HSA-Medicare; SS payment schedules and Holiday schedules
- Social Security Podcast 11: Entitlement debate; How Trust Funds Earn Money; Working to Replace Zero Earnings Years; Working past FRA; Signing Up for Medicare
- Social Security Podcast 10: Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP); Government Pension Offset (GPO)
- Social Security Podcast 9: Survivor Benefits; Widow Cap; Other Dependents; "Claw Back" rule; Family Maximum; family maximum
- Social Security Podcast 8: Spousal benefits; restricted application; deemed filing; ex-spouse benefits; multiple ex-spouses; Common Law marriages; Remarriages
- Social Security Podcast 7: Cost of Living Adjustments (COLA); Hold Harmless provision; Trust Funds; Scams about extra money available
- Social Security Podcast 6: Taxation of SS benefits; Earnings test