40ish | The Funny Podcast on Perimenopause, Menopause & Midlife

40ish | The Funny Podcast on Perimenopause, Menopause & Midlife

By Lauren Mishcon & Nicole Goodman - Menopause Humor & Midlife ConversationsComedySociety & CulturePersonal Journals
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40ish | The Funny Podcast on Perimenopause, Menopause & Midlife episodes

  • Unfiltered - Crazy Buggy Lady, Swimsuits and the Scent of Regret
    This week on unfiltered hold onto your decorative cushions, folks! We've got a celebrity dropping (mildly paranoid) truth bombs about the great cushion debate, and let's just say, he’s not holding back. Meanwhile, Nicole fears her co-host may be on the turn after Lauren's sudden transformation into a bra-displaying, crazy dog-buggy lady during their walk. Plus, we're diving deep into the existential crisis of laundry that... just doesn't smell right. Tune in for chaos, cushions and the scent of regret.   We would love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email [email protected] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/40ish.podcast  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@40ish.podcast Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/share/DVQWb6y2vesgeHEK/?mibextid=LQQJ4d  To order our book HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?” click here  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Have-You-Tried-This-Only/dp/1801293139/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1O7EA4ZF1O5CS&keywords=have+you+tried+this&qid=1699449028&sprefix=have+you+tried+%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    38 min
  • Snapchat, Settling and Second Chances
    Today on 40ish: Nicole is amazed when Lauren casually reveals she has been immortalised as a Snapchat meme (whatever that is…they’re still figuring it out, but apparently it's cool) Plus we tackle the big stuff as a listener has a huge midlife career decision to make and one woman asks the age -old question: is it ok to settle for the nice guy? Tune in for the laughs, leave with questionable life advice.  To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email [email protected] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/40ish.podcast  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@40ish.podcast Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/share/DVQWb6y2vesgeHEK/?mibextid=LQQJ4d  To order our book HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?” click here  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Have-You-Tried-This-Only/dp/1801293139/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1O7EA4ZF1O5CS&keywords=have+you+tried+this&qid=1699449028&sprefix=have+you+tried+%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    41 min
  • Unfiltered - Calf strain, retail shame and where did I put that bike?
    This week on unfiltered, Nicole has sustained a middle aged accident whilst playing the most middle aged of sports. Lauren obtains short lived retail glory after obtaining the “it” pair of loafers at M&S only to realise that she hates them and a listener questions if she is in perimenopause after an accidental bike sale. (Spoiler alert, yes)  We would love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email [email protected] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/40ish.podcast  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@40ish.podcast Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/share/DVQWb6y2vesgeHEK/?mibextid=LQQJ4d  To order our book HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?” click here  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Have-You-Tried-This-Only/dp/1801293139/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1O7EA4ZF1O5CS&keywords=have+you+tried+this&qid=1699449028&sprefix=have+you+tried+%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    41 min
  • Awards, Awful Food and Sleepovers
    This week on 40ish Lauren and Nicole have been nominated for THREE podcast awards! You could be fooled into thinking they actually know what they’re doing. One listener asks how to politely navigate being invited over to dinner at friends who serve the most awful food and a mother is struggling to deal with the emotional fallout from a sleepover that went horribly wrong. Join them, as they tackle life’s little (and big) midlife messes. To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email [email protected] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/40ish.podcast  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@40ish.podcast Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/share/DVQWb6y2vesgeHEK/?mibextid=LQQJ4d  To order our book HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?” click here  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Have-You-Tried-This-Only/dp/1801293139/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1O7EA4ZF1O5CS&keywords=have+you+tried+this&qid=1699449028&sprefix=have+you+tried+%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    44 min
  • Unfiltered - Zebras, Unicorns and Phone Calls
    This week on the podcast, Nicole is grappling with a truly horrifying problem—people who call instead of texting like civilized humans. Meanwhile, Lauren is furious at her culinary failure - damn that air fryer. We’ve got plenty of listener feedback, and, in a plot twist we never saw coming, a listener needs help deciding if an adopted zebra is a thoughtful Mother’s Day gift. We have opinions. Tune in for rants, questionable advice, and the usual midlife chaos! We would love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email [email protected] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/40ish.podcast  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@40ish.podcast Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/share/DVQWb6y2vesgeHEK/?mibextid=LQQJ4d  To order our book HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?” click here  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Have-You-Tried-This-Only/dp/1801293139/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1O7EA4ZF1O5CS&keywords=have+you+tried+this&qid=1699449028&sprefix=have+you+tried+%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    37 min
  • Padel, Pillows & Pap Smears—Oh My!
    This week on 40ish Lauren has a truly revealing experience at her GP’s surgery - dignity left at the door. Meanwhile, Nicole embraces the most 40-something fad of 2025: padel. Will she become a racket- wielding pro or have a deeply relatable mid life injury? A listener has an unnerving encounter with Alexa Chung at the bus stop and a bewildered man seeks the answer to one of life’s greatest mysteries : Why are middle aged women obsessed with  decorative cushions? Tune in for laughs, life lessons, and probably far too much information. We would love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email [email protected] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/40ish.podcast  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@40ish.podcast Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/share/DVQWb6y2vesgeHEK/?mibextid=LQQJ4d  To order our book HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?” click here  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Have-You-Tried-This-Only/dp/1801293139/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1O7EA4ZF1O5CS&keywords=have+you+tried+this&qid=1699449028&sprefix=have+you+tried+%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    41 min
  • Unfiltered - TikTok, Tube Lasagne and Football
    This is the companion show to 40ish where we dish all the feedback from the week's episode diving into your comments, emails, DMs, and the social media buzz about the latest 40ish dilemmas. This week on the podcast, Lauren's waging war on anyone daring to bring a steaming lasagna onto the Tube, while Nicole's feeling left out of the podcast studio 'throuple.' Plus, we tackle the age-old mystery: why do men treat football stats like sacred texts? And brace yourselves for some TikTok comments that will make you question humanity's future. We would love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email [email protected] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/40ish.podcast  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@40ish.podcast Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/share/DVQWb6y2vesgeHEK/?mibextid=LQQJ4d  To order our book HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?” click here  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Have-You-Tried-This-Only/dp/1801293139/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1O7EA4ZF1O5CS&keywords=have+you+tried+this&qid=1699449028&sprefix=have+you+tried+%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    36 min
  • Hemlines, hair dye and I’m “fine”
    This week on 40ish Nicole is bored with her hair and toying with the idea of going full  Kim K platinum blonde. Lauren has gone back to school to receive an award - and apologises to her geography teacher for the infamous ‘ordering pizzas to the classroom situation of 1993. A listener is in a wardrobe crisis - can you wear a mini skirt at 48? Meanwhile a brave husband asks - when your wife tells you she’s fine, is she really fine? We would love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email [email protected] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/40ish.podcast  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@40ish.podcast Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/share/DVQWb6y2vesgeHEK/?mibextid=LQQJ4d  To order our book HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?” click here  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Have-You-Tried-This-Only/dp/1801293139/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1O7EA4ZF1O5CS&keywords=have+you+tried+this&qid=1699449028&sprefix=have+you+tried+%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-2 Go to ZOE.com to find out what ZOE Membership could do for you. You can use the exclusive code 40ISH10 to get 10% off membership. As a ZOE member, you’ll get an at-home test kit and personalized nutrition program to help you make smarter food choices that support your gut. Use 40ISH10 at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    43 min
  • Unfiltered - Flashing, fashion crisis & OnlyFans
    This is the sidekick show to 40ish where we dish all the feedback from the week's episode diving into your comments, emails, DMs, and the social media buzz about the latest 40ish dilemmas. This week on the podcast, Lauren’s Lauren tech incompetence strikes again in a hilarious attempt to cancel a subscription, taking half a workday to achieve the impossible! Nicole has wardrobe woes that cause her to purchase a dress that resembles a Christmas cracker. One woman is shocked to discover that her old school chum is on OnlyFans and another gives the DHL delivery man more than he bargained for. Don't miss this week's episode – it's full of laughter and unexpected surprises! Want more 40ish in your life? Of course you do! Hit that follow and subscribe button, and let's get this conversation going! We would love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email [email protected] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/40ish.podcast  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@40ish.podcast Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/share/DVQWb6y2vesgeHEK/?mibextid=LQQJ4d  To order our book HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?” click here  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Have-You-Tried-This-Only/dp/1801293139/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1O7EA4ZF1O5CS&keywords=have+you+tried+this&qid=1699449028&sprefix=have+you+tried+%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-2 Go to ZOE.com to find out what ZOE Membership could do for you. You can use the exclusive code 40ISH10 to get 10% off membership. As a ZOE member, you’ll get an at-home test kit and personalized nutrition program to help you make smarter food choices that support your gut. Use 40ISH10 at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    38 min
  • Tikitok Shop & Talking to the dishwasher
    This week on 40ish Lauren has started talking to kitchen appliances (they don’t talk back) whilst Nicole has been exploring the world of Tiktok shop and emerging with some very surprising purchases. A listener finds herself in an unwanted and excruciatingly awkward situation with a school dad who has taken a liking to her and finally; Jason Isaac’s penis. What is going on there? Tune in for the chaos, stay for the laughs!  We would love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email [email protected] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/40ish.podcast  TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@40ish.podcast Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/share/DVQWb6y2vesgeHEK/?mibextid=LQQJ4d  To order our book HAVE YOU TRIED THIS?” click here  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Have-You-Tried-This-Only/dp/1801293139/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1O7EA4ZF1O5CS&keywords=have+you+tried+this&qid=1699449028&sprefix=have+you+tried+%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-2 Go to ZOE.com to find out what ZOE Membership could do for you. You can use the exclusive code 40ISH10 to get 10% off membership. As a ZOE member, you’ll get an at-home test kit and personalized nutrition program to help you make smarter food choices that support your gut. Use 40ISH10 at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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    37 min

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Welcome to 40ish, the funny podcast for midlife women navigating menopause, perimenopause, hormones, relationships, confidence, ageing and everything else life throws at women over 40.

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