Midlife Crises
By Alvin Shultz and Jack Eichler
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Episodes: 31
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This is a podcast where where two guys from Generation X try to navigate this trying stage of life. You might laugh and you might learn something, even if you have not yet had that midlife crisis. Your hosts are Alvin Shultz, an epidemiologist and public health professional, and Jack Eichler, a Professor of Chemistry and education researcher at the University of California-Riverside (and thanks to our friend Aaron, for helping come up with the name of the pod).
Email: midlifecrisespod@gmail.com
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E32: Finding Happiness & Purpose in the Second Half of Life
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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E31: Trends in Midlife Vitality Across Generations & Countries
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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E30: The Birthday Episode - The Impact of Reaching a New Decade in Life on the Search for Meaning & Purpose?
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May 13, 2025 |
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E29: Coping with Aging Parents (with special guest host Carolyn Lambert)
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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E28: The Holiday Blues - Myth or Reality? (And an Unexpected "New" Christmas Movie)
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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E27 - Physical Maintenance and Growth in the Midlife and Beyond: Review of "Younger Next Year"
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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MLC Mini-pod: Nostalgia for Elections Past & Silver Linings (we hope) for 2024
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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E26 - MLC at the Movies: Barbie's Ultimate Existential Crisis (Plus a Debate on the Most Influential Art Forms)
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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E25 - Cognitive Decline & Learning as Older Adults (Interview with Professor Rachel Wu)
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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E24 - The Happiness Hypothesis, Improving Happiness in the Midlife, and Childless Cat Ladies
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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E23 - Causes of Youth Unhappiness and What to Do About It? (And Our Top 5 Movies on Existential Happiness)
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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E22 - Interview with Danny Blanchflower: Father of the Happiness Curve (Plus a Discussion of the Decline in Youth Happiness)
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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E21 - Optimism in the Face of Adversity: Alvin's Story of Midlife Crisis (and is Jack too optimistic?)
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May 09, 2024 |
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E20 - Divorce Stories: Attachment Theory & Relationship Compatibility (Plus the Gen Z Word of the Day)
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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E19 - Interview with Brent Roberts (Destroyer of Myths) Part 2: Personality Impacts on Relationships, Divorce, and Parenting (and Dungeons & Dragons Personality Types?)
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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E18 - Interview with Brent Roberts (Destroyer of Myths) Part 1: Personality Change Over the Lifespan & The Life Happiness Curve
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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E17 - Progress By A Thousand Thoughts: The Philosophy of Nietzsche & The Lust for Life
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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E16 - Midlife Crisis on the Interwebs: What is a Midlife Crisis According to Wikipedia and Reddit? (and reminiscing about New Year's Y2K)
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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E15 - Season Finale...Top 5 Holiday Movies List & Goals/Resolutions for 2024
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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E14 - Interview with Women's Midlife Coach Clarissa Kristjansson (and Alvin rescues an injured owl?!)
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Dec 16, 2023 |
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E13 - Does Wisdom Peak in the Midlife? (and Alvin shows off his Zoophilia knowledge?!)
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Episode 12 - Changing Careers in the Midlife Part 2 (interview with Asheville, NC local legend Kent Purser)
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Episode 11 - Changing Careers in the Midlife Part 1 (Interview with Parent Coach Carolyn Lambert)
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Episode 9 - How Personality Changes Through the Lifespan (and Alvin bottle feeds kittens?!)
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Episode 8 - Changing Your Ways of Thinking in the Midlife (and yes, more talk about vampires...)
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Episode 7: Special Guest - Listener Feedback on the Midlife Crises Podcast (including vampires)
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Coping with Midlife Issues
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Episode 5: Coping with Death
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Episode 4: Helicopter Parenting & Introducing the Life Happiness Curve
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May 16, 2023 |
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Episode 3: iGen - How Do We Deal with Young People from Generation Z?
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May 08, 2023 |
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Episode 1: Introductory Episode
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May 08, 2023 |