{"podcast":{"title":"Dirtbag Rich","slug":"dirtbag-rich-7077841","podcast_index_feed_id":7077841,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/dirtbag-rich/feed.xml","website_url":"https://dirtbagrich.com","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/dirtbag-rich/20241031_091017_c40e9888b384066270fc1cd3710de960.jpg","author":"Blake Boles","episode_count":49,"summary":"How do you build a life of freedom, travel, nature, and meaningful work? Join author Blake Boles ( blakeboles.com ) as he dives deep with working adults who have managed to strike that elusive balance of time, money, and purpose—without giving up on their wildest dreams. These vulnerable and provocative conversations reveal how everyday people create lives filled with wilderness adventure, creative expression, frequent exploration, and financial stability—no trust fund required. Each guest shares their unique flavor of \"dirtbag rich\": a way of living that prioritizes time wealth, personal relationships, and transformative experiences over luxury, comfort, and excess security. (\"Dirtbag\" is a badge of honor in climbing and hiking communities, describing someone so devoted to their passion that they trade conventional success for the chance to do what they love, full-time.) Visit dirtbagrich.com for full transcripts and updates on Blake's forthcoming book, Dirtbag Rich: Low Income, High Freedom, Deep Purpose .","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T20:20:27.634349+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtbag-rich-7077841"},"episode":{"title":"Julieta Duvall: flight attendant","slug":"julieta-duvall-flight-attendant","published_at":"2025-07-24T10:47:38+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtbag-rich-7077841/julieta-duvall-flight-attendant","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtbag-rich-7077841","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/dirtbag-rich/2135556","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/298082/2135556/dirtbag-rich/2025_07_24_09_25_38_c2428a31-b809-4568-9200-ea368ce20d77.mp3","summary":"Julieta Duvall is a 42-year-old flight attendant, unschooling mom, and part-time poet who spent years chasing job security before realizing that freedom mattered more. ( @the_unschooling_lifestyle ) Originally from Mexico, Julieta studied law, dropped out, and ended up taking the midnight shift as Spirit Airlines’ only Spanish-speaking reservations agent in Michigan. One year later, she joined the first class of flight attendants hired after 9/11. Today she works for Delta, earns top-of-scale pay, and chooses her monthly schedule based on her family’s needs, often dropping every assigned trip to rebuild the month from scratch. She explains the hidden economics of flight attending—how pay is calculated, how to game the system, and why the swankiest layovers are hotly contested. Julieta also opens up about her family’s financial history: buying a $7,000 house, doing accidental landlording, weathering debt consolidation (twice), and how their motto became “spend less, don’t work more.” We discuss how unschooling her kids changed everything—especially how she sees time, purpose, and money. She describes the shift from tiger mom to intentional parent, how her body reminds her when she’s over-pleasing, and why she’ll never again miss a family moment for the sake of someone else’s crisis at work. We also get into her enduring love for bookstores, slow travel, and the trees of Michigan—and how she’s built a life that lets her say “no” to work, “yes” to crafting, and “maybe” to the chickens next door. Full transcript: dirtbagrich.com/julieta","meta_description":"Julieta Duvall is a 42-year-old flight attendant, unschooling mom, and part-time poet who spent years chasing job security before realizing that freedom m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3219,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dirtbag-rich-7077841/episodes/julieta-duvall-flight-attendant/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dirtbag-rich-7077841/julieta-duvall-flight-attendant.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}