Midlife Mixtapes

It has been a minute! The boys are back and fill in the gaps on their two month hiatus, question whether or not the world will heal itself and stumble upon the podcasts catchphrase!

This week the boys contemplate the magazines and subscriptions that shaped our early lives… leading to an examination of 90s lad mag culture and, inevitably, how “top shelf” material first appeared in our lives.

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This week the boys (minus Big Al) check in on Christmas food and movies, the resolutions made on the pod last year and a surprising start to 2026, geopolitically speaking.

This week the boys (minus Phil) discuss the big streaming services and who comes out on top in the battle for our money and attention. The answer is.. they do!

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This week Ali, Chris, Phil and JP skip straight to the big news story of the week. The BBC is a British institution but what does all the recent rumpus mean for it’s reputation and future - is it an indicator or an instigator of polarised modern culture! We don’t really answer these hard questions but we have a laugh talking about it as though we can and that’s the real lesson in all of this… probably.

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This week Big Al dials in from the Western Isles of Scotland to ensure he doesn’t miss the hot debate with Chris, Phil and JP over what sandwich is the grea… oh, it’s bacon. The answer is a bacon sandwich. Or ham. Anyway, we have fun!

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This week Phil, Ali, JP and Chris talk about Biohacking - the practice of physical optimisation! Is this just marketing and appealing to all our inner desire to live longer or are there genuine gains to come from tech and science-led approaches? What do our four midlifers reckon to it all!

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This week JP, Ali, Phil and Chris discuss the state of the UK. The big news story of the week is a tie between Trump’s State visit and the incoming Ryder cup… and finally we talk about all the things we’ve been watching, listening to and not reading.

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Recorded in October 2024, the boys discuss AI and the internet - going back to their first experiences of dial up and hotmail email addresses through to their (ahem) cutting edge use of digital tools today… including the dawn of consumer AI and whether that’s a whole new thing or just the next iteration of the internet-as-plumbing for humanity. As ever we also talk about a big new story and what we’ve been watching or listening to.

Phil, Ali, JP and Chris talk about how they would fare in an apocalyptic scenario! Nuclear, pandemic, zombies or AI takeover? What roles do we see ourselves playing in society when civilisation has collapsed? Then we delve into some of the top stories of the week before finding out what’s good that we’ve been watching, reading or listening to.

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