{"podcast":{"title":"Reasonably Happy with Paul Ollinger","slug":"reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912","podcast_index_feed_id":635912,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/892156/s/356789.rss","website_url":"https://words.paulollinger.com/s/reasonably-happy-podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/892156/s/356789/a16ca37324e805787f46b75cedb6bc74.jpg","author":"Paul Ollinger","episode_count":336,"summary":"Reasonably Happy is a podcast hosted by comedian and former tech executive Paul Ollinger who explores the intersection of money, meaning, and happiness through candid conversations with authors, thinkers, and creatives. With wit and depth, each episode offers insights into how we can lead more fulfilling lives—without chasing perfection.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T02:18:41.337879+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912"},"episode":{"title":"Surviving Middle Age w/ Ben Markovits","slug":"surviving-middle-age-w-ben-markovits","published_at":"2026-02-12T18:38:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/surviving-middle-age-w-ben-markovits","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912","url":"https://words.paulollinger.com/p/surviving-middle-age-w-ben-markovits-286","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/191299833/6b5e185219b9ff7a79662278fd515300.mp3","summary":"Ben Markovits is the author of several acclaimed novels, including his most recent release The Rest of Our Lives, which explores marriage, infidelity, empty nesting, and mortality. The book, which was short-listed for the Booker Prize, focuses on a 55-year-old law professor’s midlife crisis and transformative road trip after his children leave home. You might say it examines the sources of happiness in our lives as we age. Ben’s writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Guardian. He spoke with me from his home in England. Please ⁠rate and review⁠ ⁠⁠Reasonably Happy⁠⁠ (DO IT!) Read ⁠Paul’s ⁠⁠Substack newsletter⁠⁠⁠ Read Ben's book ⁠NYT essay Get full access to Reasonably Happy at words.paulollinger.com/subscribe","meta_description":"Ben Markovits is the author of several acclaimed novels, including his most recent release The Rest of Our Lives, which explores marriage, infidelity, emp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2879,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/episodes/surviving-middle-age-w-ben-markovits/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reasonably-happy-with-paul-ollinger-635912/surviving-middle-age-w-ben-markovits.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}