Midlife Circus: Gen X Reinvention
Midlife isn't the end — it's the evolution. Hosted by Brent Drever and Rob Espenel, Midlife Circus is where real conversations meet reinvention. Like any good circus, midlife is part chaos, part wonder — a stage for learning new acts. From career changes and empty nests to money, relationships, health, and second-act adventures, Rob and Brent explore the unpredictable, messy, and meaningful middle of life with humor, honesty, and a touch of rebellion. It's a show for Gen X and anyone reinventing what comes next. Pull up a seat under the tent — and get ready to laugh, reflect, and rediscover what's possible in Your Next Great Act.
Midlife Circus: Gen X Reinvention
Latest Episodes
10 Things We Got Completely Wrong About Midlife
When Rob and Brent were 25, they were sure they'd have it all sorted by 50: the body, the diet, the friends, the whole point of it. This episode is a Letterman-style countdown of ten things they got completely wrong, from the belief that mac an...
We Set 5 Big Summer Goals, Only Some Survived
Three months ago, with plenty of open time ahead of them, Rob and Brent gave themselves five challenges for the summer, one for each ring of the Midlife Circus: finances, relationships, health, purpose, and adventure. This episode is where they...
Losing a Parent: Sudden Loss and the Long Goodbye
Somewhere in midlife, losing a parent stops being a distant idea and starts happening to people around you. It's one of the few certainties waiting for everyone, and it rarely arrives the way you expect. This episode sits with two very differen...
Sudden Money: How a Windfall Changes You and Everyone Around You
At some point in midlife a financial windfall may show up: a business sale, an inheritance, a severance package, a bonus bigger than expected. Rob and Brent walk through what actually happens next, using the five rings of the Midlife Circus to ...
Navigating Health Scares in Midlife: The Visible and the Invisible
Health scares in midlife come in two forms: the visible ones you feel, like a back that goes out and won't recover, and the invisible ones you can't, like a cholesterol number that flags a problem you'd never have noticed on your own. In this e...
