Almost 40

Presenter, Broadcaster, DJ + Producer Harpz Kaur checks in with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (a fake medical check up where patients are asked the most annoying questions women are asked on a regular basis). Harpz gets into being congratulated on pregnancies that didn't exist, choosing to keep her marriage off the gram, a complex relationship with social media, leaving a dream job with no ba...

Raj went to see Haim's "I Quit" tour and it got her thinking... What do people wish they could quit in relationships? What made them angry recently that made them realise they need to quit something - did they do it? What do they need to quit to feel free? Raj is fuming about someone asking her to work for free , she's ready to move to Mamdani's New York (Shakira Law included) and of course she's...

Reinvention Strategist,  Neurosomatic Practitioner and Author Riana Malia reflects on the expectations vs the reality of her personal milestones including getting married at 23 and why she doesn’t recommend it, navigating divorce, finding power in forgiveness after the ultimate betrayal (I know it sounds dramatic, but it is, there's an FBI raid involved) and why sometimes therapy doesn’t go deep e...

TV Exec, Writer + Founder of The TV Mindset Adeel Amini checks in with the the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (a fake medical check up where patients are asked the most annoying/offensive things women are asked on a regular basis). TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes conversations about suicide and sexual assault. Listen with caution Adeel gets into South Asian representation, how the evolving...

Author, Journalist and Podcaster Laura Price gets into the expectations vs the reality of her personal milestones including how she embraced being a cat lady, discovering she had breast cancer 6 weeks before her 30th birthday, redefining success outside of what she earns, the unexpected way she experienced motherhood and more. Check your boobs ⁠http://bit.ly/3L2sJ7m⁠ Follow @almost40pod @_rajpande...

It's no secret Raj is a fan of teen tv shows and this Summer a lot of grown women joined her on that so this is the official (unofficial) GROWN WOMEN debrief of Jenny Han's nostalgia fueled hit Prime series The Summer I Turned Pretty. WARNING: Raj is Team Jeremiah, if you're a Conrad girl, you might not like this Women in their later 30's +40's get into why it had millennial women in a chokehold,...

Historian, Curator and Pink Lipstick Lover Kiran Sahota gets into thinking she would look a certain way at 40, how she deals with people telling her to "go home," establishing herself as a Historian, navigating depression and more. Raj thinks Desperate Housewives shaped her view of aging. Kiran's episode ft Amber Rose Gill is here: https://omny.fm/shows/amazing-starts-here/believe-in-me-the-guardi...

Fitness Coach, Former Mac Girl + Trainer Myriann Panayi checks on with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (a fake medical check up where patients are asked the most annoying/offensive things women are asked about on a regular basis). Myri gives us her take on weight loss jabs like Ozempic, why she thinks everyone should read "Why Men Love Bitches," the one thing stopping people from reaching their...

Raj has decided to leave dating apps for good, so she recorded this episode as evidence. This means if you ever see her on a dating app again you should report her directly to almost40thepodcast@gmail.com Let's see if anyone else's experiences can sway her (spoiler alert, the only person who had anything positive to say about apps was a man). Follow @_rajpander @almost40pod xoxo Learn more about y...

Soft Life Queen, Content Creator and Forty-Something Saima gets into why she thought having a nose job at 23 would change her life, the assumptions of what life looks like when living with parents, deciding to shut down a successful flower business, moving out of her family home at the tender age of 36 and being up front and honest about centering men. Raj thinks Love Is Blind could be patriarchal...

Carrie Bradshaw’s solo lunch, Celine Song’s Materialists, and Love Is Blind have Raj questioning everything—dating, matchmakers, and whether love can actually be blind (spoiler: she thinks it can). What’s the last thing you did solo? 👀 Talk to us: almost40thepodcast@gmail.com Follow @_rajpander & @almost40pod xoxo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Podcaster, Writer +Certified Lovergirl Nicole Ocran checks in with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (a faux medical check up where patients are asked the most annoying/offensive things women are asked about on a regular basis). Nicole gets into why even a crumb of romance would satisfy her romantic desires, dating younger men, relationship fears, The Summer I Turned Pretty, the concept of taking...

Private Stylist, Fashion Editor and former Southall Girl Amrita Singh gets into how moving to Dubai at 30 led to a healing journey, why fashion doesn't know what to do when it comes to Brown women, the lore behind choosing to work for herself, being on a journey of constant reinvention, why being called "lucky" is offensive and more... Follow @almost40pod @_rajpander @curatedbyamritasingh @__amrit...

Raj was triggered by Beyoncé slander on TikTok, where a brown male said Queen B should stay in her lane and go back to making R'n'B. So this is a Cowboy Carter special. Raj takes it back to the origin story of the album, brown on brown crime, why genres are a funny little concept and that got her thinking... How do you respond when people tell you to stay in your lane?  What are the stereotypes or...

Author, Journalist and New Dad Sam Parker gets into why he thought he would become a literary sensation after writing his first novel at 30 (he published his first book Good Anger at 40), how he learned to express anger in a healthy way, how men and women experience anger differently, becoming a parent way later than he thought he would and more. Raj decides to share a few things that have made he...

Presenter + Founder of The Big Bosom Brunch, Jackie Adedeji checks in with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (a faux medical check up where guests are asked the most annoying/offensive questions women are asked on a regular basis). Jackie gets into feeding her inner child, the art of backing yourself, age gap relationships, living with endometriosis and more. Oh, and she's serving sermons like sh...

When Taylor Swift said "I'm so depressed I act like it's my birthday everyday" what the helly did she mean? Raj just turned 41 and she's decided to dive deep into the mystery of those lyrics while trying to figure out why everyone tends to get a little worried about her when she decides she doesn't want to do anything for her bday. Contains best and worst birfday memories from the regulars and a l...

Journalist, Founder of Mixed Messages and Freelancer Isabella Silvers gets into why she thought she would have hit her career goals at 30 (and what she did when she didn't), interviewing her celebrity crushes, being single and child free in her 30s, starting therapy, getting better with boundaries, building something for herself, the freelance struggle being SO real and more. Raj is trying to stop...

Podcast Comissioner, Producer + Presenter, Leanne Alie checks in with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (an almost medical check up where guests are asked the most annoying/offensive questions women get asked on a regular basis). Leanne gets into being single at 30, feeling out of the loop after watching Adolescence, her love/hate relationship with dating apps, creating her smash hit podcast Coil...

Do you guys ever think about dying? After re-watching Barbie and contemplating Barbie Margot's dancefloor stopping question, Raj started thinking about Shannon Doherty's funeral block list again and wondered if anyone else planned on having a block list for their final send off, what came to their minds when they thought about dying, what their funeral song was and other potentially morbid things....

Broadcaster, Sky Sports News Presenter and Former Lawyer Bela Shah gets into changing career at 29, being a "mature" student, getting a big break at Channel 5 that led to her current dream role, the best way to deal with sexism and racism at work, why IVF wasn't as straightforward as she thought it would be, Mumsnet and more. Raj has a ridiculous story about the Heathrow power cut. Of course. almo...

Community Founder, Business Lecturer + Relationship Expert, Hope Flynn checks in with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (an almost medical check up where women are asked the most annoying/offensive things they are asked on the regular). Hope shares her thoughts on rebounds, how to figure out if someone is a catfish, why the cinema isn't the worst place for a first date, how to handle getting back...

This one is an Oscars debrief + Millie Bobby Brown calling out her trolls mash up! Raj was dazed and confused when she saw articles about Mikey Madison's Best Actress win titled with "And the Oscar goes to...Sue." Turns out a lot of people are pressed about Demi Moore apparently being "substanced" at the Academy Awards. So naturally, we (Raj + the regulars: a selected group of women and sometimes...

The 4th instalment of the Bridget Jones movies released on Galentines/Valentines so Raj had to get into a Galentines/Valentines debrief featuring tales of how everyone celebrated (if they did - one person was "traumatised by dusty men buying red roses in Asda") and the last time they were single shamed (because why was Bridget still being single shamed as a single mother + widow? Leave us alone!)...

Podcaster Martha Lucia checks in with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (an almost medical assessment where women are asked the most annoying/offensive questions they get asked on a regular basis). Martha gets into the most annoying question she gets asked as a 39 year old single lady, making peace with the biological clock, quitting her job to focus on her podcast, moving back in with her parent...