Debbie talks to entrepreneur and researcher DJ DiDonna about sabbaticals, first cousins to gap years, and why they can be transformational.

Debbie talks with successful solo entrepreneur, author, and designer Paul Jarvis about why he builds his life around simplicity and how that is relevant to living and working through the current pandemic.

Debbie talks to her niece Phoebe about being 18 years old in 2020, starting college in lockdown, and what Phoebe will tell her kids about living through the pandemic.

Debbie talks to well-known screenwriter John Mankiewicz, her new neighbor in Maine, about his screenplay on the blacklisted Hollywood Ten that he's turning into a podcast.

Debbie talks to acclaimed author Daphne Merkin about what it's like to live through the pandemic as a lifelong sufferer of serious chronic depression.

Debbie Weil talks to her politically-minded 90-year-old father on the day after the 2020 presidential election. He says the divided vote might be okay and he talks about the need to think and act collaboratively. He reminisces about the most memorable elections in his lifetime - this one being the most extraordinary.

Debbie Weil talks to Kathleen Billings about the challenges of running a small town in remote coastal Maine in the year of COVID and high political tension.

If you are interested in reaching a smart and thoughtful audience of midlife GenX / Boomer listeners who are active, open to change and new possibilities, and who think differently about lifestyle, finances, and retirement, contact host Debbie Weil. The Gap Year Podcast is looking for a like-minded sponsor.

Debbie Weil speaks with national security and terrorism expert Juliette Kayyem who says that Trump is an aberration and that we WILL get through the COVID pandemic and this period of political turmoil.

Debbie Weil brings her longtime friend Alyson Hoggart onto the show to give you a view of pandemic life from London.