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Midlifing
By Lee Miller and Simon EllisSociety & Culture
Midlifing episodes
- 140: Social sniffing
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Simon and Lee talk about the ways in which we are tested by others in social situations – as if being asked, "Do you belong or not?" – and the experience of passing the tests or not. Oven update included.
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Related links (and necessary corrections):- Elon Musk lies website: https://elonmusk.today/
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at [email protected].
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The Midlifing logo is adapted from an original image by H.L.I.T: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29311691@N05/8571921679 (CC BY 2.0)27 min - 139: My prostate is working fine
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Simon and Lee talk about masculinity, toxic masculinity and being men (check out photo link in show notes!).
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Related links (and necessary corrections):- Photo of Lee on window ledge in Lisbon: https://skellis.net/midlifing/ledge
- The witch trials of J.K. Rowling (podcast): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-witch-trials-of-j-k-rowling/id1671691064
- Robert Jenrick has cartoon murals painted over at children’s asylum centre: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/07/robert-jenrick-has-cartoon-murals-painted-over-at-childrens-asylum-centre
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at [email protected].
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The Midlifing logo is adapted from an original image by H.L.I.T: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29311691@N05/8571921679 (CC BY 2.0)28 min - 138: He was wearing lycra overalls
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Lee and Simon talk about the net worth of pets, replacing oven parts and negotiating with landlords.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at [email protected].
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The Midlifing logo is adapted from an original image by H.L.I.T: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29311691@N05/8571921679 (CC BY 2.0)31 min - 137: They go weeeeeeeeeeeeeee (Part 2 of 2)
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Hope these two (or three) parters aren't getting you down. In Part 1 Simon and Lee tried to make sense of a strange exchange between Simon and someone else (driven by anxiety? banter? mocking?), and then diverged into a natter about electric vehicles, smugness and cheapness. In part 2 they rock a conversation about deserving success (or not). Congratulations Professor Lee David Miller!
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at [email protected].
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The Midlifing logo is adapted from an original image by H.L.I.T: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29311691@N05/8571921679 (CC BY 2.0)24 min - 136: They go weeeeeeeeeeeeeee (Part 1 of 2)
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Hope these two (or three) parters aren't getting you down. Simon and Lee try to make sense of a strange exchange between Simon and someone else (driven by anxiety? banter? mocking?), diverge into a natter about electric vehicles, smugness and cheapness, and then rock a conversation about deserving success (or not). Congratulations Lee David Miller!
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at [email protected].
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The Midlifing logo is adapted from an original image by H.L.I.T: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29311691@N05/8571921679 (CC BY 2.0)25 min - 135: Hit me with your best shot (Part 3 of 3)
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The final installment of Lee's undeniably demanding test continues. Answers include Bob (again), bread, Bjork, evil laughs, knowing one's faults, being reduced, and lots of puppies.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at [email protected].
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The Midlifing logo is adapted from an original image by H.L.I.T: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29311691@N05/8571921679 (CC BY 2.0)28 min - 134: Hit me with your best shot (Part 2 of 3)
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Lee's test continues. Answers include Justin Trudeau, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, John Carpenter, Matt Handcock, Clement Atlee, Aneurin Bevan, texting, worry, anxiety and conspiracy theories.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at [email protected].
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The Midlifing logo is adapted from an original image by H.L.I.T: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29311691@N05/8571921679 (CC BY 2.0)25 min - 133: Hit me with your best shot (Part 1 of 3)
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After a typically arbitrary beginning (mostly about feedback, expertise and ego) Simon stages a surprise exam for Lee and in doing so inadvertently exhausts them of things to talk about for weeks to come.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at [email protected].
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The Midlifing logo is adapted from an original image by H.L.I.T: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29311691@N05/8571921679 (CC BY 2.0)25 min - 132: The levers to hurt
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Lee and Simon talk about friends, families and forgiveness.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at [email protected].
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The Midlifing logo is adapted from an original image by H.L.I.T: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29311691@N05/8571921679 (CC BY 2.0)25 min - 131: Booty shorts and nothing else (Part 2 of 2)
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In this two-parter Simon and Lee talk about feeling self-righteous, being taken for granted, anger, asking for what one wants and talking about feelings at work.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at [email protected].
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The Midlifing logo is adapted from an original image by H.L.I.T: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29311691@N05/8571921679 (CC BY 2.0)26 min
About Midlifing
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Two friends Lee and Simon have serious conversations about silly things, and silly conversations about serious things. Together they dig into the pleasures, absurdities and imperfections of being…
human.