{"podcast":{"title":"The Powerful Man Show","slug":"the-powerful-man-show-1152758","podcast_index_feed_id":1152758,"rss_url":"https://thepowerfulman.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://thepowerfulman.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/7/e/7/47e759945bc98d69a04421dee9605cbd/The_Powerful_Man_Show_Cover_3000x3000.png","author":"Tim Matthews & Doug Holt","episode_count":999,"summary":"The Powerful Man is a show for married businessmen looking to improve their relationships, their health, their businesses, and themselves. Your hosts, Doug Holt and Tim Matthews have decades of experience helping married businessmen step into their power, live up to their potential, and live a life they love. The Powerful Man Show tackles conversations and topics designed to help men become better fathers, lovers, husbands, and leaders in their communities. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to subscribe and also head over to thepowerfulman.com for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T08:21:07.220766+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-powerful-man-show-1152758"},"episode":{"title":"33 Years Strong: The Secrets to a Lasting Marriage","slug":"33-years-strong-the-secrets-to-a-lasting-marriage","published_at":"2026-04-28T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-powerful-man-show-1152758/33-years-strong-the-secrets-to-a-lasting-marriage","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-powerful-man-show-1152758","url":"https://thepowerfulman.libsyn.com/33-years-strong-the-secrets-to-a-lasting-marriage","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepowerfulman/EP_1128_-_33_Years_Strong_The_Secrets_to_a_Lasting_Marriage.mp3?dest-id=841094","summary":"Episode #1128 What does it really take to stay connected in a long-term marriage? In this revisit episode, we sit down with a couple who's been married for 33 years and get into what's actually worked for them. Not theory. Not surface-level advice. Real things they've done through different seasons of life to stay close, even when things weren't easy. They talk about how easy it is to drift when life gets busy. Kids, work, responsibilities it all adds up. And before you know it, you're living in the same house but not really connected. So the question becomes: how do you come back from that? This conversation gets into the small things that make a big difference. Not grand gestures, but simple habits like making time to talk, keeping some form of \"date time\" alive, and actually communicating instead of avoiding problems and hoping they fix themselves. There's also a big focus on ownership. Not waiting for your partner to change, but looking at what you can do to improve the connection. That includes being more present, more intentional, and sometimes just more interesting to be around. They also touch on something most couples don't think about how much both people change over time. The person you married 10 or 20 years ago isn't the same person today. And if you're not paying attention, you end up relating to an outdated version of your partner. If your relationship feels off, distant, or just not where you want it to be, this episode gives you a grounded, practical look at what actually helps bring it back. If you know something's not working in your relationship but you're not sure where to start, go watch the free training at https://fixmarriage.thepowerfulman.com/scales It breaks down what's really going on and gives you a simple, step-by-step way to start fixing…","meta_description":"Episode #1128 What does it really take to stay connected in a long-term marriage? In this revisit episode, we sit down with a couple who's been married fo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3356,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-powerful-man-show-1152758/episodes/33-years-strong-the-secrets-to-a-lasting-marriage/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-powerful-man-show-1152758/33-years-strong-the-secrets-to-a-lasting-marriage.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}