“Not the typical politician”: Businesswoman, mom, and first-time political candidate Randi Dorman talks about her vision and plans for Tucson, the power in pursuing your passion, and the best rainy-day camp activity ever.

* RandiForMayor.com

* Randi’s endorsement from Arizona Daily Star

* Nancy’s blog posts about Family Camp

One of the shows at Irvine Auditorium where Randi and I were both in the audience…check out Steel Pulse’s Grammy-winning “Babylon The Bandit.”

Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the podcast – check him out here!

“That’s not for me”: Self-proclaimed “hermit entrepreneur” Morra Aarons-Mele talks about how her award-winning social impact agency leverages the power of women’s connections, midlife boundary maintenance, and her book “Hiding in the Bathroom.”

* WomenOnline

* Morra’s book “Hiding in the Bathroom: An Introvert’s Guide to Getting Out There (When You’d Rather Stay Home)

* Hiding in the Bathroom – the Podcast

* Cyndi Lauper/Eddie Money at Madison Square Garden – who opened? Well, I did some research and the show was December 19, 1986…and this article would suggest that the opener was Eddie. And hey, here’s a ticket stub! Only $19!

* Amaze.org Sex Ed videos

* Val Verde Border Humanitarian Coalition Amazon wishlist

* Jill Krause’s blog

* Ep 19 “Maxed Out” author Katrina Alcorn

One of the American Cancer Society “Happy Birthday” videos we talked about on the show, from really the best person would could ever sing you happy birthday.

Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the podcast – check him out here! ***Pre-order Nancy’s book THE THANK-YOU PROJECT: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time (Running Press, December 2019)Sign up for book news at DavisKho.com and find out when the book’s Spotify playlists are released! 

“I miss monotasking”: Listeners respond to the question “What do you wish you could bring back from your ‘70s/’80s/90’s childhood?” From Marathon Bars to mall lunches to Martha on MTV, we take a summer dive deep into GenX nostalgia.

* Kraft Cheese Kisses – read all about ‘em!

* Midlife Mixtape Podcast Ep 33 – Original MTV VJ Martha Quinn

* Nancy’s ‘80s Alternative Dance Playlists – available @daviskho on Spotify

* Dugout – new graphic novel for 7-11 year old readers, from Midlife Mixtape Podcast Ep 7 guest Pixar Storyteller Scott Morse

* Grown & Flown: The Book – co-written by Midlife Mixtape Podcast Ep 51 guest Mary Dell Harrington. Pub date Sept 3 but available now for pre-order!

* MJForTexas.com – learn more and support Midlife Mixtape Podcast Ep 12 guest Major MJ Hegar’s run for the Texas Senate!

* Headcount.org – sign up for a shift registering voters at concerts via this wonderful organization founded by Midlife Mixtape Podcast Ep 40 guest Andy Bernstein

 

* Pre-order Nancy’s book THE THANK-YOU PROJECT: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time (Running Press, December 2019)

* Sign up for book news at DavisKho.com and find out when the book’s Spotify playlists are released!

Thanks for the music pairing suggestion for today’s episode, Otto. Riddle me this: what do we call the bass player’s hairstyle?

Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the podcast – check him out here!

 

“You’re not alone”: Hong Kong-raised writer Xu Xi reflects on being betwixt and between cultures, languages, and life stages, and channels Confucian wisdom to understand the desire to make a stand at midlife.

* Xu Xi’s website

* This Fish is Fowl: Essays of Being (American Lives Series – University of  Nebraska Press, 2019)

* International MFA in Creative Writing and Literary Translation at Vermont College of Fine Arts

* @xuxiwriter on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

What happens when a globetrotter discovers Chuck Berry?

Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the Midlife Mixtape podcast – check him out here!

“Follow your curiosity”: Coach, speaker, author, and host of the Make Light podcast Karen Walrond on the benefits of taking ownership of your career, why diversity and inclusion aren’t the same thing, and rest as a radical act.

“The gift of experience”: Host Nancy Davis Kho, musician Kyle Terrizzi aka M. The Heir Apparent, and SF Chronicle Senior Political Writer Joe Garofoli at Betabrand's Podcast Theater on first concerts, generational soundtracks,

“Try a bunch of stuff”: Matt Saincome, Editor-in-chief of the internet’s most popular music satire site, talks about pursuing the crazy ideas that don’t go away, what makes a good “Aging Punk” joke, and the unspoken punk dress-up code.

“Count me in”: Everychild Foundation founder Jacqueline Jacobs Caster on the age-old “Giving Circle” approach to collaborative giving, its value for deepening friendships and meaning at midlife, and how life is more malleable than you think.

UPDATED: The Everychild Foundation has actually given away almost $18 million since its inception in 1999!

* Everychild Foundation

* Everychild Foundation on FB

* Nancy’s Giving Circle Basics – a public Google Doc with ideas to get you started!

* Midlife Mixtape LIVE from the Betabrand Podcast Theater in San Francisco on Thursday May 30th – reserve your free ticket here!

* Pre-order Nancy’s new book, THE THANK-YOU PROJECT: Cultivating Happiness One Letter of Gratitude at a Time

My suggestion to Jacquie for a 21st century band with a Nitty Gritty Dirt Band feel: Band of Horses. Do you agree?

This particular song, “In a Drawer,” features J. Mascis from Dinosaur Jr., and sometimes I worry that I like this song so much that I may actually have lost my mind. As soon as it ends I hit replay, sometimes four or five times. It’s not healthy.

Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the podcast – check him out here!

“A life beyond my expectations”: Melanie Notkin talks Generation PANK (Professional Aunts, No Kids) aka women who are childless by choice, chance, or challenge, the complex feelings raised by modern fertility science, and the wonders of Aunt-hood.

* SavvyAuntie.com website

* SavvyAuntie on Facebook

* Melanie’s latest book, OTHERHOOD: Modern Women Finding a New Kind of Happiness

* How Generation X Could Change the American Dream, Trend Magazine, from Pew Charitable Trusts

Speaking of aunts…

Thanks as always to M. The Heir Apparent, who provides the music behind the podcast – check him out here!

“Permission to change”: Mary Laura Philpott, author of the new memoir-in-essays “I Miss You When I Blink,” talks about incremental reinvention, finding the courage to quit and realizing no one else cares, and making peace with not having the answers.

* MaryLauraPhilpott.com

* I Miss You When I Blink

* Sign up for Mary Laura’s newsletter

* How Prince’s death stirs fans’ concerns for their heroes who are still living, Los Angeles Times, April 22 2016

Well it obviously wasn’t going to be a Hootie video.