{"podcast":{"title":"Midlife Circus: Gen X Reinvention","slug":"midlife-circus-7546053","podcast_index_feed_id":7546053,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2611020.rss","website_url":"http://midlifecircus.fm","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/0nfpyg7i2p0uu8njzxcrzhzz1eip?.jpg","author":"Brent Drever & Rob Espenel","episode_count":36,"summary":"Midlife isn't the end — it's the evolution. Hosted by Brent Drever and Rob Espenel, Midlife Circus is where real conversations meet reinvention. Like any good circus, midlife is part chaos, part wonder — a stage for learning new acts. From career changes and empty nests to money, relationships, health, and second-act adventures, Rob and Brent explore the unpredictable, messy, and meaningful middle of life with humor, honesty, and a touch of rebellion. It's a show for Gen X and anyone reinventing what comes next. Pull up a seat under the tent — and get ready to laugh, reflect, and rediscover what's possible in Your Next Great Act.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T00:19:41.050909+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-circus-7546053"},"episode":{"title":"Connection, Health, and Renewal: A Midlife Adventure in Costa Rica","slug":"connection-health-and-renewal-a-midlife-adventure-in-costa-rica","published_at":"2026-07-08T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-circus-7546053/connection-health-and-renewal-a-midlife-adventure-in-costa-rica","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-circus-7546053","url":"https://midlifecircus.fm/episodes/episode-35-connection-health-and-renewal-a-midlife-adventure-in-costa-rica","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2611020/episodes/19351271-connection-health-and-renewal-a-midlife-adventure-in-costa-rica.mp3","summary":"Message the Show This one is a field trip. Brent and Rob recorded it on location at Surf Synergy, a surf camp in Jacó, Costa Rica, where they brought their own families along with a group of friends and theirs, ages ranging from 3 to 55, for a week of surfing, yoga, and a lot of healthy eating. Recorded outside on a deck in the rainforest, the conversation explores the experiences of the week through the lens of the five rings of midlife: adventure, purpose, finance, relationships, and health...","meta_description":"Message the Show This one is a field trip. Brent and Rob recorded it on location at Surf Synergy, a surf camp in Jacó, Costa Rica, where they brought thei…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2474,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/midlife-circus-7546053/episodes/connection-health-and-renewal-a-midlife-adventure-in-costa-rica/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-circus-7546053/connection-health-and-renewal-a-midlife-adventure-in-costa-rica.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}