{"podcast":{"title":"Second Act with Ateh Jewel","slug":"second-act-with-ateh-jewel-7364966","podcast_index_feed_id":7364966,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/secondact","website_url":"https://www.hellomagazine.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3dc1bdbc-37d5-11f0-8083-3b26245e9e22/image/b228b290022aa30f36c9133b92b01cca.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Hello! Magazine Ltd.","episode_count":71,"summary":"Second Act is the podcast and community for women in midlife who refuse to fade into the background. Join midlifer Ateh Jewel as she speaks to celebrity guests about the moment they knew they were in their 'second act', and how they're changing the game in their next one. We're not interested in any of the usual stereotypes about age - whether you're 40 plus, 60 plus or 100 plus this is the place for you. No topic is off-limits. We'll be covering fashion, beauty, menopause, parents, kids, spouses, sex and more. Send in your questions and dilemmas to secondactpod@hellomagazine.com, and together with celebrity guests and experts, we will help bring you the clarity and community you've been looking for.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T12:20:19.002978+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/second-act-with-ateh-jewel-7364966"},"episode":{"title":"Shazia Mirza: I led a secret double life as a comedian","slug":"shazia-mirza-i-led-a-secret-double-life-as-a-comedian","published_at":"2026-06-01T01:33:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/second-act-with-ateh-jewel-7364966/shazia-mirza-i-led-a-secret-double-life-as-a-comedian","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/second-act-with-ateh-jewel-7364966","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HELLO8070783745.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/HELLO8070783745.mp3","summary":"This week, brilliant comedian and presenter Shazia Mirza joins Ateh on the podcast. From her early days navigating a strict upbringing in Birmingham to her secret double life as a science teacher by day and an aspiring stand-up comic by night, Shazia opens up about the sheer tenacity it took to break free. Second Act is the podcast and community for women in midlife who refuse to fade into the background. Join host, midlifer, mum-of-two and divorcee Ateh Jewel as she navigates her own second act by speaking to celebrity guests about what age means to them, and how they're approaching this new phase of life. If you've got a question or dilemma you'd like Ateh, her celebrity guests and experts to answer, drop her a line at ⁠secondactpod@hellomagazine.com⁠ and make sure to tune in to hear the answer. From HELLO! magazine Producer: Millie Jackson Editor: Chelsey Ranore Executive producer: Danielle Lawler Follow @hellomag on Instagram and watch all new episodes on HELLO! magazine's YouTube channel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"This week, brilliant comedian and presenter Shazia Mirza joins Ateh on the podcast. From her early days navigating a strict upbringing in Birmingham to he…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4242,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/second-act-with-ateh-jewel-7364966/episodes/shazia-mirza-i-led-a-secret-double-life-as-a-comedian/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/second-act-with-ateh-jewel-7364966/shazia-mirza-i-led-a-secret-double-life-as-a-comedian.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}