{"podcast":{"title":"A Beautiful Mess Podcast","slug":"a-beautiful-mess-podcast-555420","podcast_index_feed_id":555420,"rss_url":"https://abmpodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://abmpodcast.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/f/d/7/bfd7c096ee970f82/ABMPodcastArt_Libsyn.jpg","author":"Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman","episode_count":304,"summary":"Elsie + Emma are sisters and co-founders of the top DIY blog — A Beautiful Mess. They have written over seven thousand blog posts, so it seemed like a good time to start a podcast! The sisters have a lot to say on everything from home and DIY to family life and business. Visit abeautifulmess.com/podcast for show notes.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-beautiful-mess-podcast-555420"},"episode":{"title":"#285: Midlife Crisis But Make it Fun","slug":"285-midlife-crisis-but-make-it-fun","published_at":"2026-02-02T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-beautiful-mess-podcast-555420/285-midlife-crisis-but-make-it-fun","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-beautiful-mess-podcast-555420","url":"https://abmpodcast.libsyn.com/285-midlife-crisis-but-make-it-fun","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/abmpodcast/ABM_EP285_Final.mp3?dest-id=1624655","summary":"In honor of Emma's 40th birthday, this week we're doing an official midlife crisis episode. Our experiences didn't go exactly like the movies, and we have a lot to discuss. It's going to be fun! Thank you to this week's sponsor: Try their products and support our show by going to DrinkLMNT.com/ABeautifulMess Head to Talkiatry.com/mess and complete the short assessment to get matched with an in network psychiatrist in just a few minutes. Guilty Pleasure Treasure: Emma: Cinnamon dragons Elsie: Watch a period piece while on period You can support us by leaving us a couple of 5 star recipe reviews this week at abeautifulmess.com Have a topic idea for the podcast? Write in to us at podcast@abeautifulmess.com or leave us a voicemail at 417-893-0011.","meta_description":"In honor of Emma's 40th birthday, this week we're doing an official midlife crisis episode. Our experiences didn't go exactly like the movies, and we have…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3198,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-beautiful-mess-podcast-555420/episodes/285-midlife-crisis-but-make-it-fun/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-beautiful-mess-podcast-555420/285-midlife-crisis-but-make-it-fun.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}