{"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":"The Midlife Sabbatical: Taking a Career Break in Your 50s with Sarah Hager","slug":"the-midlife-sabbatical-taking-a-career-break-in-your-50s-with-sarah-hager","published_at":"2026-04-29T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-circus-7546053/the-midlife-sabbatical-taking-a-career-break-in-your-50s-with-sarah-hager","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/midlife-circus-7546053","url":"https://midlifecircus.fm/episodes/episode-28-the-midlife-sabbatical-taking-a-career-break-in-your-50s-with-sarah-hager","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2611020/episodes/19048469-the-midlife-sabbatical-taking-a-career-break-in-your-50s-with-sarah-hager.mp3","summary":"Message the Show At 52, Sarah Hager stepped away from a 30-year corporate career to take a midlife sabbatical she never planned for. Rob and Brent sit down with Sarah to talk about the events that pushed her to walk away, what she learned in two years of travel, rest, and creative exploration, and how she eventually came back to work on her own terms. It's a grounded, honest look at what a midlife career break can actually look like — the emotional side, the financial bridge, and the quiet co...","meta_description":"Message the Show At 52, Sarah Hager stepped away from a 30-year corporate career to take a midlife sabbatical she never planned for. Rob and Brent sit dow…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3285,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/midlife-circus-7546053/episodes/the-midlife-sabbatical-taking-a-career-break-in-your-50s-with-sarah-hager/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/the-midlife-sabbatical-taking-a-career-break-in-your-50s-with-sarah-hager.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}