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This the one! Aging isn’t just physical—it’s emotional, relational, and deeply social.
In this episode, Bassey and Mike unpack what it really means to grow older in real time. From perimenopause and shifting identities to regret, nostalgia, and the quiet ways men and women are (and aren’t) allowed to change, this conversation moves between humor and honesty with no filter.
They explore the uneven expectations placed on men and women, how midlife shows up differently depending on who you are, and why so many of us feel like we’re running out of time—even when we’re still figuring things out.
Somewhere between therapy talk, cultural critique, and lived experience, they land on a truth most people feel but rarely say out loud: we’re all just trying to make sense of who we’re becoming… without a map.
By Bassey Ikpi and Mike Andrews4.8
1919 ratings
This the one! Aging isn’t just physical—it’s emotional, relational, and deeply social.
In this episode, Bassey and Mike unpack what it really means to grow older in real time. From perimenopause and shifting identities to regret, nostalgia, and the quiet ways men and women are (and aren’t) allowed to change, this conversation moves between humor and honesty with no filter.
They explore the uneven expectations placed on men and women, how midlife shows up differently depending on who you are, and why so many of us feel like we’re running out of time—even when we’re still figuring things out.
Somewhere between therapy talk, cultural critique, and lived experience, they land on a truth most people feel but rarely say out loud: we’re all just trying to make sense of who we’re becoming… without a map.

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