{"podcast":{"title":"Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined","slug":"women-over-70-aging-reimagined-892091","podcast_index_feed_id":892091,"rss_url":"https://feeds.blubrry.com/feeds/womenaging.xml","website_url":"https://podcast.show/womenaging/","image_url":"https://assets.blubrry.com/coverart/orig/748208-867872.jpg","author":"Gail Zelitzky and Catherine Marienau","episode_count":300,"summary":"Women Over 70: Aging Reimagined challenges outdated narratives about aging and celebrates what’s possible in later life. Through thoughtful conversations, personal reflections, and honest storytelling, the podcast explores creativity, purpose, resilience, and reinvention after 70. Each episode features real voices and lived experience, offering insight and inspiration for navigating this stage of life with curiosity and intention. This podcast is for women who refuse to be invisible, who are open to growth and change, and who believe aging can be a time of meaning, connection, and possibility.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T10:19:08.526571+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-over-70-aging-reimagined-892091"},"episode":{"title":"362 Rabbi Jo David: Reformed Rabbi becomes Author of Spicy Regency Romance Novels","slug":"362-rabbi-jo-david-reformed-rabbi-becomes-author-of-spicy-regency-romance-novels","published_at":"2026-01-07T23:54:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-over-70-aging-reimagined-892091/362-rabbi-jo-david-reformed-rabbi-becomes-author-of-spicy-regency-romance-novels","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-over-70-aging-reimagined-892091","url":"https://podcast.show/womenaging/episode/151294478/","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/womenaging/content.blubrry.com/womenaging/362_Rabbi_Jo_David.mp3","summary":"Rabbi Jo David grew up in a secular Jewish home in New York. Her mother said, “the woman’s job is to always serve the man”. She didn’t think so and in the ‘80s decided to become a reformed Rabbi. In 2001, when the World Trade Center was destroyed, she was living in Manhattan. The next day she couldn’t get off the couch and for 10 years suffered from post traumatic stress syndrome. By the time she was able to walk out of her apartment by herself, Jo had found that writing eased her pain. Soon she was creating spicy Regency romance novels under an alias. The idea for these books came to her in a dream. This vital, vibrant woman, founder of mobile story hours for Headstart, believes “you must give yourself permission to imagine every choice”. “I was in my late 60s when I realized I didn’t need everyone’s approval.” - Rabbi Jo David","meta_description":"Rabbi Jo David grew up in a secular Jewish home in New York. Her mother said, “the woman’s job is to always serve the man”. She didn’t think so and in the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2120,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/women-over-70-aging-reimagined-892091/episodes/362-rabbi-jo-david-reformed-rabbi-becomes-author-of-spicy-regency-romance-novels/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-over-70-aging-reimagined-892091/362-rabbi-jo-david-reformed-rabbi-becomes-author-of-spicy-regency-romance-novels.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}