{"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":"New Habits, New Year, New You","slug":"new-habits-new-year-new-you","published_at":"2025-12-31T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-circus-7546053/new-habits-new-year-new-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-circus-7546053","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2611020/episodes/19028188-new-habits-new-year-new-you.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2611020/episodes/19028188-new-habits-new-year-new-you.mp3","summary":"Message the Show In this conversation, Brent and Rob explore the significance of habits, particularly in the context of sleep, transitions in life, and midlife changes. They discuss the importance of understanding and improving sleep habits, navigating the anxiety of transitions, and the value of slowing down to create space in life. The discussion also emphasizes the need for self-reflection during midlife, envisioning changes before they occur, and the process of building new habits through...","meta_description":"Message the Show In this conversation, Brent and Rob explore the significance of habits, particularly in the context of sleep, transitions in life, and mi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2902,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/midlife-circus-7546053/episodes/new-habits-new-year-new-you/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/new-habits-new-year-new-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}