{"podcast":{"title":"Twenty Something with Olivia Burnett","slug":"twenty-something-with-olivia-burnett-7567845","podcast_index_feed_id":7567845,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/twenty-something-olivia/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/twenty-something-olivia","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/twenty-something-olivia/20250930_100941_2c2585871e18ea2f40aa7031726d1d34.png","author":"Olivia Burnett","episode_count":37,"summary":"Twenty Something is a raw, honest community for people in their twenties (or anyone who still feels like they are). Here we overshare, laugh at our own chaos, and unpack what’s called the ‘defining decade’—all in an effort to set ourselves up for the future and build the lives we actually want. With a mix of real talk, expert advice, and dinner-chat energy, it’s for the dreamers, the overthinkers, the ones still paying off student loans while Googling ‘how to be an adult,’ and anyone who secretly wonders if they’ll ever make it to the dream life they’ve always imagined. Basically, it’s your group chat—but with a little more wisdom and a lot more honesty. Thanks for being here!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T06:19:22.645585+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-something-with-olivia-burnett-7567845"},"episode":{"title":"Hope for the Highest: What If It Actually Worked Out? with Blake Barney","slug":"hope-for-the-highest-what-if-it-actually-worked-out-with-blake-barney","published_at":"2026-04-14T15:45:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-something-with-olivia-burnett-7567845/hope-for-the-highest-what-if-it-actually-worked-out-with-blake-barney","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-something-with-olivia-burnett-7567845","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/twenty-something-olivia/2735465","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/349515/2735465/twenty-something-olivia/2026_04_14_15_45_24_af95e94e-ee3b-49c6-a26c-6651ac8d7e3a.mp3","summary":"There’s a version of your life you want. But if you’re honest, you probably don’t fully let yourself go there. Because hoping for it feels risky. If you really want it, and it doesn’t happen, that disappointment hits harder. So instead, you stay somewhere in the middle. You work hard, you show up, but you don’t fully expect things to work out. In this episode, I sit down with Blake Barney to talk about a phrase he lives by: “Hope for the highest.” And not in a cliché way—but in a way that actually changes how you think, act, and build your life. In this episode you'll learn: Why we default to expecting the worst (especially in our 20s) How your expectations quietly shape your actions and opportunities The difference between measuring your life by outcomes vs. effort How habits like vision boards, affirmations, and environment actually rewire your thinking The idea of co-creating your life with God , instead of waiting for clarity or confidence first And how to keep going when nothing seems to be working (even when you feel behind) Blake also shares his experience working toward a goal for years with no visible progress—and what it taught him about consistency, identity, and trusting the process. This conversation is for anyone who feels stuck between wanting more and being scared to fully believe it’s possible. Because maybe the shift isn’t doing more. It’s learning how to hope for the highest—and live like it’s possible. Connect with Liv: Instagram: @twentysomething_podcast TikTok: @twentysomething_podcast YouTube: @TwentySomething-OliviaBurnett Connect with Blake: Instagram @blakebarney","meta_description":"There’s a version of your life you want. But if you’re honest, you probably don’t fully let yourself go there. Because hoping for it feels risky. If you r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3792,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/twenty-something-with-olivia-burnett-7567845/episodes/hope-for-the-highest-what-if-it-actually-worked-out-with-blake-barney/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/twenty-something-with-olivia-burnett-7567845/hope-for-the-highest-what-if-it-actually-worked-out-with-blake-barney.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}