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

This week on 40ish: Lauren is cooing over the Costco catalogue and Nicole is along for the ride - heated fleece blanket anyone? The pair debate over whether prawn cocktail crisps count as a “classic,” before descending into mild hysteria when they realise they’re spending their forties discussing the merits of Um Bongo vs Ki-Ora on a public platform. Elsewhere, Lauren’s husband might need a quiet moment when he finds his wife rapping on TikTok, a listener wonders if a fiver for a kids’ party pizza is the new normal, and another woman fears her testosterone cream might be turning her into a gorilla. Midlife: it’s a trip. We 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 This episode is sponsored by London Nootropics Get 20% off at LondonNootropics.com with the code 40ISH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week on 40ish it’s midlife shopping gone wrong. Lauren suffers a Vinted fail while Nicole debates whether she’s officially lost the plot after lusting over a Supergirl-style caped top. The great loafer debate of 2024 has returned from the dead. Lauren’s bought a pair, and Nicole is strictly forbidden to comment (good luck with that). Meanwhile, a listener writes in full of Halloween regret: her Morticia Addams costume was a hit… until she realised she was the only one dressed up at the office Halloween party. Now she’s convinced she looked like a middle-aged tart — her words, not ours. It’s fashion faux pas, spooky shame, and a caped crusade through the chaos of midlife. We 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 This episode is sponsored by London Nootropics Get 20% off at LondonNootropics.com with the code 40ISH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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This week on 40ish: It’s Halloween, and things are getting spooky. We can’t decide what’s scarier: Lauren’s truly terrifying childhood tale, or Nicole juggling three different costumes for her daughter’s Halloween events. A listener wants to know do you believe in the paranormal? She’s got some seriously creepy goings-on in her new home. Meanwhile, two other women are in full seasonal meltdown: when did pumpkin carving become an elite sport, and why do kids’ costumes cost more than actual adult clothes? (Witch, please, we are too tired for this shit)  It’s ghosts, glitter, and gory amounts of prep - welcome to Halloween, midlife edition. We 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 This episode is sponsored by London Nootropics Get 20% off at LondonNootropics.com with the code 40ISH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today on 40ish: The ladies are feeling truly middle aged. Nicole’s eyesight has decided to take early retirement, while Lauren laments the sheer amount of time it now takes just to look presentable -never mind actually nice. A listener wants to know: what do you do when you’re invited to the hen night but not the wedding? (Awkward doesn’t even begin to cover it.) Meanwhile, another listener is officially over adulthood being 99% admin and 1% fun. We’re talking endless logins, two-factor authentication, portals for everything (and don’t even mention the green bin sticker)  It’s a midlife meltdown… with reading glasses. We 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 This episode is sponsored by London Nootropics Get 20% off at LondonNootropics.com with the code 40ISH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today on 40ish: Nicole’s got a new padel partner;  there’s a shared spreadsheet involved and Lauren’s not thrilled. Meanwhile, the listener inbox delivers peak drama: one listener’s torn between exposing a friend’s secret affair and staying loyal, while another has a full-blown meltdown at her own birthday party. It’s sports, secrets, and seriously messy situations. We 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 This episode is sponsored by London Nootropics Get 20% off at LondonNootropics.com with the code 40ISH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today on 40ish: Lauren no longer understands teen fashion (when is a baggy jean just many sizes too big?) while Nicole is not impressed with Nicole Scherzinger’s approach to punctuality. Meanwhile, one listener finds herself emotionally and physically shattered after a HIIT class that was absolutely not what she signed up for, and another writes in feeling sorry, not sorry for calling out her boss on a Teams call for a textbook case of mansplaining. It’s giving sore muscles, sharp comebacks, and solid midlife energy. We 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 This episode is sponsored by London Nootropics Get 20% off at LondonNootropics.com with the code 40ISH To book tickets for our live show in October click here: https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/festival/40ish---live-from-cheerful-earful-podcast-festival-16-oct-2025-tickets?clientside_routing=true Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today on 40ish: Lauren and Nicole debate if there is anything worse than being asked to share a “fun fact” about yourself. In happier news, they’re dusting off their theatre binoculars and declaring their undying love for Les Misérables as they gear up for the 40th anniversary show; while still vividly remembering seeing it when it was new. (Yes, we’ve officially become the “we saw it first” generation.) Meanwhile, one listener wonders if her bags in bags in bags situation counts as hoarding (spoiler: yes, but it’s a shared affliction), and another finds herself in full-blown subscription hell trying but failing to locate her favourite show. It’s giving midlife. It’s giving relatable. It’s giving… empty chairs at empty tables. We 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] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today on 40ish: Lauren comes undone at a party -quite literally - while Nicole is done, full stop, with cleaning the kitchen worktop for the millionth time. Meanwhile, a listener wonders whether to take a stand against the tyranny of overpriced hand soap, (shout out to Baylis & Harding fans) and we ask the big midlife questions: how much fibre does a woman actually need… and does a 20-something waitress want to hear about it? (Spoiler: no.) We 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 This episode is sponsored by London Nootropics Get 20% off at LondonNootropics.com with the code 40ISH To book tickets for our live show in October click here: https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/festival/40ish---live-from-cheerful-earful-podcast-festival-16-oct-2025-tickets?clientside_routing=true Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today on 40ish: Nicole is channelling Dynasty in her new jumpsuit and we are absolutely here for it, but a QR code has her on the verge of a technological meltdown. Meanwhile, Lauren is spiralling over Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s shock divorce. Why? And more importantly, who gets custody of their extensive collection of hair straighteners? And as if that’s not enough drama, a listener writes in with a dilemma that proves some people still haven’t quite grasped the concept of traffic lights. (Top tip: red means stop.) We 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 This episode is sponsored by London Nootropics Get 20% off at LondonNootropics.com with the code 40ISH To book tickets for our live show in October click here: https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/festival/40ish---live-from-cheerful-earful-podcast-festival-16-oct-2025-tickets?clientside_routing=true Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Today on 40ish: Lauren finally reaches laundry nirvana… until the puppy redecorates the bed with vomit. Meanwhile, Nicole has officially hit the stage where only an elasticated waistband will do.  Our listeners aren’t having it easy either: one woman needs to break the news that her friend’s dream haircut is giving Dudley Moore  rather than Demi Moore (IYKYK) and another is ranting about the great mystery of the disappearing phone chargers. (We feel your pain.)  We 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 This episode is sponsored by London Nootropics Get 20% off at LondonNootropics.com with the code 40ISH To book tickets for our live show in October click here: https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/festival/40ish---live-from-cheerful-earful-podcast-festival-16-oct-2025-tickets?clientside_routing=true Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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