{"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":"Getting Honest With Your Money — So You Have More Options","slug":"getting-honest-with-your-money-so-you-have-more-options","published_at":"2026-03-11T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-circus-7546053/getting-honest-with-your-money-so-you-have-more-options","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-circus-7546053","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2611020/episodes/19028178-getting-honest-with-your-money-so-you-have-more-options.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2611020/episodes/19028178-getting-honest-with-your-money-so-you-have-more-options.mp3","summary":"Message the Show In this episode, Brent and Rob explore one of the biggest hidden barriers to your next great act: truly understanding your personal expenses. From the “one-off” costs that somehow show up every year to the money stories we carry from childhood, they unpack why avoidance makes finances feel more complicated than they need to be. This isn’t about budgeting or restriction — it’s about clarity. By revisiting the two numbers — what you spend and what you have — they explain how ge...","meta_description":"Message the Show In this episode, Brent and Rob explore one of the biggest hidden barriers to your next great act: truly understanding your personal expen…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3478,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/midlife-circus-7546053/episodes/getting-honest-with-your-money-so-you-have-more-options/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/getting-honest-with-your-money-so-you-have-more-options.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}