Second Act Stories
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Second Act Stories

by Andy Levine

Welcome to Second Act Stories, a podcast focused on life and career change. In each episode, we bring you the story of a courageous individual who has made a decisive career pivot and is pursuing a more rewarding life in a second act.

The stories are in their own words and the words of friends and family that helped them find a new path. Each episode examines the "before" and "after" phases of a life or career relaunch and offers lessons learned.

100 episodes
EN language
All Episodes
1
David Pogue Says Yes to Everything
1:01:19 Mar 10, 2026
2
Second Servings: Paul Giannone
15:55 Feb 16, 2026
3
Second Servings: Anna Vocino
21:49 Feb 16, 2026
4
Second Servings: Steve Lewis
24:45 Feb 16, 2026
5
Second Servings: Andrew Pudalov
24:08 Feb 16, 2026
6
Author! Author!: Dann McDorman
23:35 Feb 7, 2026
7
Author! Author!: Marty Herman
20:17 Feb 7, 2026
8
Author! Author!: Mark Greaney
23:51 Feb 7, 2026
9
Author! Author!: Peggy Rowe
37:54 Feb 7, 2026
10
Formidable Females: Anne Moss Rogers
22:26 Jan 31, 2026
11
Formidable Females: Ruth Lavigne
23:51 Jan 31, 2026
12
Formidable Females: Nasim Alikhani
16:34 Jan 31, 2026
13
Formidable Females: Stephanie Stuckey
35:28 Jan 31, 2026
14
Rewriting the Playbook: Arrelious Benn
12:07 Jan 26, 2026
15
Rewriting the Playbook: Mike Huber
19:24 Jan 26, 2026
16
Rewriting the Playbook: Fran Tarkenton
36:58 Jan 26, 2026
17
Rewriting the Playbook: Michael Strahan
39:52 Jan 26, 2026
18
Key Changes: Rick Beato
33:33 Jan 17, 2026
19
Key Changes: Tom Forst
20:02 Jan 17, 2026
20
Key Changes: Dan Spitz
51:08 Jan 17, 2026
21
Key Changes: Tracy Bonham
17:21 Jan 17, 2026
22
Key Changes: Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
38:15 Jan 17, 2026
23
Unbelievable All-Stars: Fraidy Reiss
24:12 Jan 12, 2026
24
Unbelievable All-Stars: Leah Gorham
20:44 Jan 12, 2026
25
Unbelievable All-Stars: Chris Donovan
21:18 Jan 12, 2026
26
Unbelievable All-Stars: Amy Siewe
26:51 Jan 12, 2026
27
Unbelievable All-Stars: Dr. Peter Rork
21:53 Jan 12, 2026
28
How TV Exec Simmy Kustanowitz Turned Impractical Experience into Creative Problem Solving
33:31 Dec 1, 2025
29
His Second Act Began With A Double Espresso
23:23 Oct 28, 2025
30
A Mother, a Miracle, and a Mission: Kristin Connor's Journey to CURE Childhood Cancer
31:45 Sep 28, 2025
31
A Wall Street Trader Bets Big on Acai Bowls
24:08 Aug 13, 2025
32
The Caregiver's Journey: Drawing Purpose from Pain
33:21 Jun 30, 2025
33
The Caregiver's Journey: Drawing Purpose from Pain
33:21 Jun 30, 2025
34
He Stole $7 Million From A-List Clients…A Second Act After Prison
24:54 Jun 10, 2025
35
Peggy Rowe Became a New York Times Bestselling Author at Age 80
37:54 May 21, 2025
36
Harvard To Home Repair: A Management Consultant's Unusual Career Pivot
23:12 Apr 18, 2025
37
Prescription For Change: A Doctor Pursues Her Passion For Fashion
22:20 Mar 27, 2025
38
Lights, Camera, Education: C. Scott Votaw Shifts from Making Movies to Molding Minds
29:12 Mar 10, 2025
39
Mad Men 2.0: Advertising Veteran Helps Launch "Geezer," New Agency For 50+ Market
20:35 Feb 17, 2025
40
All Eyes on Justin Farmer: Veteran WSB-TV News Anchor Launches a Second Act in Public
44:00 Feb 2, 2025
41
Sparking Climate Conversations Across the USA: Kathleen Biggins' Second Act
21:44 Jan 21, 2025
42
Best of 2024: Leaving Real Estate To Hunt Pythons In The Everglades
27:42 Jan 11, 2025
43
No Joke: Last Comic Standing Winner Alonzo Bodden Used to Be an Aircraft Mechanic
44:19 Dec 2, 2024
44
Minnesota Vikings Legend Fran Tarkenton Scores a Touchdown in the Tech World
36:58 Nov 10, 2024
45
Toy Story: When A Hobby Becomes A Second Act
17:50 Sep 24, 2024
46
Dan Spitz and The Persistence of Time: Thrash Metal Pioneer Turned Watchmaking Legend
51:08 Aug 18, 2024
47
TEDx to Triumph: Henry Rock Inspires A New Class of Entrepreneurs
22:09 Jul 29, 2024
48
Bartender to Bestselling Author: The Man Behind "The Gray Man"
23:51 Jul 1, 2024
49
Sam McKinlay Made an Abrupt Break From PR… and Became a Real Estate Rookie of the Year
26:49 Jun 10, 2024
50
A Dream Deferred: Publishing A First Novel At 47
23:35 May 16, 2024
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