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Byron Duffin is the creator and host of the Musical Miles Podcast, but becoming a podcaster was never part of his retirement plan.

After a longtime career as a manufacturing executive, Byron unexpectedly found himself retired and facing a question familiar to a lot of people entering a new chapter of life: “What do I do now?” The answer came from his daughter, Kallie, who suggested that Byron and his wife, Shanda, turn their lifelong love of live music into a podcast.

In July 2024, Musical Miles Podcast was born. Just two weeks later, Byron conducted his first interview with singer-songwriter Heath Clark—whose family band had performed at Byron and Shanda’s wedding reception in 1983. What started almost on a whim quickly became far more than a retirement hobby.

Today, Byron and Shanda travel the country attending songwriter festivals, concerts, Western music gatherings, rodeos and music events, sitting down face-to-face with the people who make the music happen. One principle has remained at the heart of the show from the beginning: the interviews are conducted in person. For Byron, being in the same room with an artist—and often in the places where their music is actually being performed—creates conversations that simply can't be duplicated through a screen.

The show has grown dramatically since that first interview. Apple Podcasts currently lists Byron Duffin as the creator of Musical Miles Podcast and more than 240 episodes, while Buzzsprout identifies Byron as host and Shanda Duffin as co-host.

Along the way, Byron has interviewed everyone from unknown and emerging independent artists to award-winning performers and Hall of Fame-caliber songwriters. But the mission has remained the same: give artists a place to tell their stories, preserve the stories behind the songs, introduce listeners to new music, and celebrate the venues, festivals and fans that keep live music alive.

For Byron, retirement didn't mean slowing down. It meant discovering an entirely different road.

The microphone, camera equipment, editing, social media, YouTube, websites, travel schedules and endless hours required to build a podcast were things he had to learn along the way. And that's become part of his story too—the lessons, mistakes, surprises and opportunities that come from starting over at an age when you're supposedly supposed to be winding down.

What began with the question “What am I going to do in retirement?” has turned into thousands of miles traveled, hundreds of conversations and an unexpected second act built around something Byron and Shanda have loved their entire lives: music and the people behind it.

Real Roads. Real Songs. Real Stories.

That's Musical Miles—and for Byron Duffin, it's proof that retirement doesn't have to be the end of the story. It can be the beginning of the best chapter yet.

Musical Miles Podcast

🎵 In This Episode:
• Byron Duffin  
• What I Wish Id Known before retiring
• Starting a Podcast
• What you need to know

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