Midlifing

Send us Fan Mail Lee recounts how he went to London to go clubbing and how it filled him with joy. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram. Related links (and necessary corrections): Branko: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=branko+lisboa The Jazz Cafe London: https://thejazzcafelondon.com Quote by Maximilian (1843) as cited by Levi-Strauss an...

Send us Fan Mail Simon and Lee discuss trust, friendship and taste. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram. Related links (and necessary corrections): David Whyte's Consolations: https://davidwhyte.com/pages/consolations Magnetic fridge poetry: https://boredhumans.com/fridge_poetry.php UFC fighter Paddy Pimblett discussing men's mental health:...

Send us Fan Mail This is part 2 of a two-part conversation about encountering aspects of ourselves we don't like or understand, gossip, ruining dinner parties, and parental interventions. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram. Related links (and necessary corrections): Quote about gossip: Graeber and Wengrow describe "extremely human activiti...

Send us Fan Mail Simon and Lee pootle around and end up in a two-part conversation about encountering those parts of ourselves we don't like or understand, gossip, ruining dinner parties, and parental interventions. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram. Related links (and necessary corrections): 1755 Lisbon earthquake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

Send us Fan Mail Lee and Simon discuss a situation in which Simon's nephew Finn responds to a homophobic statement. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram. Related links (and necessary corrections): UK Equality Act (2010): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_Act_2010 Owen Jones "Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class" (review): h...

Send us Fan Mail Lee and Simon address the question, "Who are you?". Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram. Related links (and necessary corrections): There are none! --- 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) Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@mi...

Send us Fan Mail It's embarrassing, but Simon and Lee start with toilet and work related issues before eventually getting to the heart of things (You'll need to be patient with them). Where often they respond to things that are going on, or talk about things they do, in this two-parter they address the question, "Who are you?". Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing....

Send us Fan Mail Lee and Simon lean warily into a discussion about art (and shit poetry). Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram. Related links: Palm Treo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Treo Nena 99 Luftballoons: https://www.nena.de/de/discografie/99-luftballons-0 Marco Ranieri: http://marcoranieri.org/about-Marco-Ranieri Carl Andre's pile of...

Send us Fan Mail  This week Lee and Simon talk about creativity, making things and understanding their experiences of generosity in different places in the world. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram. --- 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) Get in touch with...

Send us Fan Mail Part 2 of a 2 part episode. Lee and Simon respond to some contrasting feedback from Episode 81 and get even further into the weeds of men, women and control. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram. --- 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) Get i...

Send us Fan Mail Part 1 of a 2 part episode. Lee and Simon respond to some contrasting feedback from Episode 81 and get even further into the weeds of men, women and control. Note that L and S were later granted permission by the first listener to include their response in the recording. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram. Related links: Mac Rental...

Send us Fan Mail Simon and Lee discuss the terrible romantic idea that 'no' will become a 'yes', and the differences between wooing and harrassing. Lee then describes a moment of shame and Simon says 'wow' a lot. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram . Related links: Tre Piani by Nanni Moretti: https://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Send us Fan Mail Lee and Simon get off to a rocky technical start before having a conversation about mistakes, being given notes, Wagatha Christie, judging others, Thich Nhat Hanh's Teachings on Love, and a conversation with a drunk young man. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram . Related links: Douglas Wright Dance Company: http://douglaswright...

Send us Fan Mail Lee and Simon go on a weird trip together and talk about furniture, moving, photographing dead people and consumer capitalism. They also try to remember each other's birthdays. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram Related links: Chet Hanks (known professionally as Chet Hanx): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Hanks nominative de...

Send us Fan Mail Moving house, disassembling emotions, being in relationships, more on the scam (is it or isn't it?), and thinking about other people having sex. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram Related links: Relate campaign: https://www.homecare.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1647938/relate-campaign-joy-sex-later-life-intimate-images-older-peopl...

Send us Fan Mail Lee and Simon talk about being scammed, being back out in the wild, and hand gel. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod   on Instagram Related links: nothing more serious than a speeding ticket: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-partygate-fine-police-b2064208.html Rwanda asylum plan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda_a...

Send us Fan Mail Lee and Simon talk about judgement, cynicism, hope, forgiveness, communities of the spirit, and surprises. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram Related links: Lisbon tree planting: https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2022-03-29/lisbon-to-plant-two-trees-for-every-one-felled/66082 Milan's urban forestry: https://www.treehugger.co...

Send us Fan Mail This is another strange one. Simon starts with a lie and they go from there to talk about, well, mid-life, merch, getting caught up in the ambitions of children and a not-quite-existential moment. Warning: parts of this episode might not make sense if you haven't listened to Episode 74. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram Relate...

Send us Fan Mail Simon and Lee wander all over the show: smart speakers, Bridgerton (spoiler alert – Antony and Kate get it on), getting cut, listener questions (and feedback), making horse lips and cosmetic surgery. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram Related links: Ezra Miller injunction: https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/actor-ezra-mi...

Send us Fan Mail Simon and Lee start with some follow up and listener feedback and get stuck there. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram. Related links: Sniffari: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/pets/news-features/sniffaris-training-treats-raise-happier-dog/ rethink.org: https://www.rethink.org/advice-and-information/carers-hub/suicidal-thoughts-how-to-su...

Send us Fan Mail Lee and Simon get stuck in an acronym loop while discussing perceived value and worth at work (and in life). Then they move onto talking about dicks on TV and in films. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net . Related links: Steel Magnolias: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_Magnolias It was Bette Midler in Beaches! "That's enough about me": https:/...

Send us Fan Mail Simon and Lee talk about depression, suicide and asking for help. UK: https://www.samaritans.org USA: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org Australia: https://www.lifeline.org.au NZ: https://www.lifeline.org.nz Worldwide: https://www.who.int/health-topics/suicide Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net . Related links: The Sorrows of Young Werther: https://en.wikiped...

Send us Fan Mail Lee and Simon talk about their responsibility to keep up with the news, and what news to keep up with. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net . Related links (and necessary corrections): Moustafa Bayoumi in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/mar/02/civilised-european-look-like-us-racist-coverage-ukraine what Russia wants in Ukraine: https:/...

Send us Fan Mail Lee and Simon struggle with the news and talk about responsibility for things that are too big. They also respond to some relieving questions from a listener, and weigh in briefly on Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net . Related links (and necessary corrections): The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marvelous...

Send us Fan Mail Simon and Lee start with a little bit of ambition-related follow up, before slipping into a conversation about retirement, the future and the intrinsic value of doing things. Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net . Related links (and necessary corrections): Paul Simon, Graceland (1986) - Lee wins! - https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graceland_(album) Brene Brown dealin...