We're The MotherFogging DJ's

This week we’re joined by the incomparable Marcia Carr — a true DJ’s DJ whose four-decade career spans soul, jazz, disco, broken beat and Detroit techno, all rooted in vinyl and pure feeling. In this episode, Marcia takes us deep into the foundations of her journey — from growing up immersed in reggae, Motown and sound system culture, to building a collection of 20,000+ records and carving out her place in a scene that hasn’t always made space for her.

We get into some powerful territory, including: how faith reshaped her relationship with music; the reality of rejection, sexism, ageism and colourism in the industry; why she refuses to be tokenised — and the moment she called it out;

building her own platform Girlz B Like when doors kept closing; navigating long COVID, health battles and still showing up to the decks and a moment where her set helped pull someone back from the edge.

Marcia also shares her approach to DJing with intention — playing music that uplifts, heals and connects, rather than just fills a dancefloor.

This one goes deep — expect honesty, wisdom and a whole lot of soul.

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In our very first episode of We’re the Motherfogging DJs!, Shanaz and Emma crack open

the booth door and let you in. … this is the unfiltered story of how two women in their late

30s and 40s found their way (back) to the dancefloor.

In this debut episode, Shanaz and Emma share how they found (and re-found) themselves

through music — from warehouse raves to motherhood, burnout, imposter syndrome and

midlife reinvention.

Shanaz went from working on major tours for icons like Prince and Take That to raising her

girls — before stepping behind the decks and reinventing herself as a DJ in her late 30s.

Emma left teaching, raised four kids, and returned to the decks after years away from the

dancefloor.

Together, they explore what no one tells you about midlife — the confidence wobbles, the

physical shifts, the identity crises… and the fire that comes back when you claim something

for yourself.

This is not a menopause lecture.

It’s not a nostalgia trip.

It’s an honest, funny, no-filter conversation about womanhood, aging and club culture — and

why midlife might be your most powerful era yet.

Midlife isn’t the end of the party.

It might just be the afterparty.

Welcome to the movement.

Welcome to the booth.

We’re the Motherfogging DJs.

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