Life After Police Work: And Yes, Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks

Life After Police Work: And Yes, Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks, Special Episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast. Where John Jay Wiley is a guest on the "Don’t Be Caged By Your Age” Podcast. For many, retirement means slowing down. But for John Jay Wiley, a retired Baltimore Police Sergeant turned nationally syndicated radio broadcaster, life after police work became an opportunity to reinvent himself and inspire others along the way. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast promoted across their Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Medium and other social media platforms.

In a recent special episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, Wiley appeared as a guest on Ande Lyons’ Don’t Be Caged By Your Age podcast, a program dedicated to helping people thrive after 65. The conversation focused on resilience, reinvention, and breaking age stereotypes, proving that, yes, old dogs can learn new tricks. This is a special episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, available for free on our website, on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube and most podcast platforms.

The episode, available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and most podcast platforms, has been promoted across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Medium, and other social media outlets. Look for supporting stories about this and much more from Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in platforms like Medium , Blogspot and Linkedin .

From Police Sergeant to Podcaster

“I remember being in the Baltimore Police Academy in 1980 and an instructor telling us that the average maximum age for a Baltimore Police Officer at that time was 52, and that many of them died within two years of retirement,” Wiley recalled. “That hit me like a ton of bricks. Although I could never imagine myself being that old at the time.”

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Wiley’s law enforcement career ended abruptly after a career-ending injury, forcing him to make a difficult decision about what came next. Instead of allowing the setback to define his future, Wiley pivoted toward broadcasting, a leap that would eventually redefine his life. Life After Police Work: And Yes, Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks, Special Episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast. Available for free on their website and streaming on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other podcast platforms.

Over time, he built a successful second career as a nationally syndicated radio host and podcaster, launching the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show to give first responders, veterans, and their families a platform to share their real, unfiltered stories.

“Resilience and mental health are topics we can’t ignore,” Wiley shared. “Our show isn’t about headlines or quick soundbites, it’s about honest, authentic voices that deserve to be heard.”

Embracing Technology: Old Dogs, New Tricks

Beyond radio, Wiley faced another major challenge, technology. The world had gone digital, and for someone whose professional beginnings predated smartphones and social media, the learning curve was steep. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast episode is available for free on their website , Apple Podcasts , Spotify and most major podcast platforms.

“The question was, could this old dog learn new tricks?” Wiley joked. “Not only did I have to embrace technology, but I had to use it as a tool, to grow financially, expand my reach, and create multiple streams of revenue.”

Today, Wiley connects with audiences across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and podcast platforms like Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Through these channels, he’s built a national and international following, all while keeping the mission at the heart of his work, amplifying the voices of first responders. Life After Police Work: And Yes, Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks, Special Episode.

Challenging Age Stereotypes

Ande Lyons, host of Don’t Be Caged By Your Age, praised Wiley’s energy and authenticity:

“John Jay is a remarkable storyteller and advocate. He’s living proof that thriving after 65 is possible, and that old assumptions about aging no longer apply. His courage to adapt and grow is exactly what inspires my audience.”

Lyons’ show celebrates pro-aging perspectives, weekly conversations with individuals who defy outdated expectations about what life “should” look like after 60. Her mission is to provide ideas, resources, and motivation for anyone seeking to flourish in later life. Wiley’s story fit perfectly into that vision. The full podcast episode is streaming now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and across Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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During the interview, they also discussed ageism, which Wiley addressed candidly:

“Ageism is something that I have to acknowledge exists,” he said, “but I’ve never had my age stop me from being employed. I focus on selling my value. I don’t need health insurance, I have flexibility in earnings, and I bring decades of experience. When employers realize that, they understand it costs less to hire me than a younger person.”

Wiley’s practical approach to self-worth and experience reframes aging as an advantage, not an obstacle.

Building the Life You Want

For Wiley, the key to his post-police success has been mindset.

“It’s about creating the life you want,” he explained. “Not the life dictated to you by others. Once I understood that, everything, broadcasting, podcasting, social media, technology, became tools to build something meaningful.”

He’s also quick to challenge stereotypes about older adults and technology. “You don’t have to understand how something works to use it effectively,” he said. Life After Police Work: And Yes, Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks, Special Episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast episode is available for free on their website , Apple Podcasts , Spotify and most major podcast platforms.

Wiley illustrates the point with three simple examples: television, radio, and flight.

• Television: “I don’t comprehend how the signal is broadcast or how the screen displays it, but I can turn it on and instantly be transported into another story, another world.”

• Radio: “I’ve worked in it for years, yet I still can’t explain how sound travels that far. I just know that when I speak into a microphone, people everywhere can hear me.”

• Air travel: “It baffles me how something that big and heavy flies 500 miles an hour at 30,000 feet. But I don’t need to understand it to benefit from it.”

His philosophy is simple but powerful: focus on learning how to use technology, not how it works.

A Story Worth Sharing

Whether it’s through the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show, podcasts, or social media, John Jay Wiley continues to use his platform to serve others, particularly those who’ve served their communities. His story is one of resilience, adaptability, and purpose, reminding listeners that the end of one career can be the beginning of another. Life After Police Work: And Yes, Old Dogs Can Learn New Tricks, Special Episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast. The full podcast episode is streaming now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and across Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

As Wiley summed it up beautifully:

“Life after police work doesn’t mean the end of purpose. It means a new chapter—and if you’re willing to learn, old dogs really can learn new tricks.”

Listeners can tune into this special episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and the Don’t Be Caged By Your Age Podcast, streaming now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and across Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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