The Midlifers I Midlife Australian Comedy and Nostalgia Podcast

Chrissy Amphlett once sang, ‘There’s a fine line between pleasure and pain.’  Turns out, there is also a fine line between standing up for yourself and being a Karen.  Fonz ponders this as she fears she may have had a Karen moment, and as we discuss this, we see there are some murky lines between the two. Mez’s daughter played Pac Man over the weekend.  Now it looks like she knows more about this...

Before we get into our main segments, we had some feedback on our previous episode about ‘Romper Room’.  Nicole messaged us, after having actually been on the show in the 70’s.  Yes!! She gave us a bit of inside goss into how this wonderful old school kid’s show was filmed. We also had a Midlifer Moment come in through our Speakpipe from Kristy, asking, ‘how do you break up with your hairdresser?’...

Fonz hurt herself this week and gave herself a wee bit of a concussion.  The takeaway from this? Take note of people’s reactions. If you hurt yourself or take a tumble and people laugh, it means you’re still kinda young.  If there’s an ‘ooooh’ and then silence, you’re getting old and, well, welcome to the club! Our first segment this week is ‘Besties’.  We’re listing our most fave one hit wonders....

This week we have our very first (& hopefully not last) guest on the show. Aussie comedian and podcast host, Mr. Sammy Petersen. Currently touring with his stand up show, ‘Why the Long Face,’ as well as hosting his successful podcast, ‘Confessions the Podcast’, not to mention co-hosting two other hit podcasts, ‘Your Two Drunk Aunties’ with Bron Lewis, and ‘Not Another Crime Podcast’ with Georg...

A bit of feedback from our earlier episode re TV Heartthrobs.  One of our listeners, Tanya, mentioned Phelpsy.  The curly haired cutie from Water Rats 😍  This reminded Mez of her discovery of Mitch from Baywatch cira 1992 - he was a bit of alright, she recently realised. Fonz has also made a discovery this week, about how a smile can go a long way.  From an anxious checkout line at Costco, to a w...

Fonz is making new friends in Ubers.  No, it’s not with the driver who farted, but with other adults who might become her friends.  How weird is it making friends as grown ups? Mez’s son is growing up, and Mez is premenstrual.  This means tears and reflection.  We talk about the bitter-sweetness of motherhood and how it makes us feel. Our first segment this week is Besties - best home hacks.  Thin...

You know how there are certain tasks that are a thing of the past? Like reading a newspaper. Handwashing dishes.  Well, what about polishing your shoes? Do people still do this? Mez occasionally does, and was wondering if she was alone in this. Fonz’s blood is boiling, and it’s all thanks to some random dude collecting money for charity.  What’s his problem? What’s Fonz’s problem?  And will she cr...

Later this year, the Gen Xers and Millennials in Australia are going to have a field day, with Metallica, Oasis & ACDC all touring our shores at the same time.  Yep, us oldies are going to rock it, and Mez chats about it to start off this week’s show. Meanwhile, Fonz is getting to know TikTok, or more like what it feels like to be (un)seen on TikTok.  Is there shame involved? Yes! But hey, the...

It’s happened.  Fonz has begun to dress like she lives in Costco and Aldi.  Perhaps she should shop elsewhere for her wardrobe, but where’s the fun in that?  Also Mez has unearthed the world’s most disgusting treasure trove from her son’s school bag. Behold, the dawn of the teenage boy 🤢 This week, we have ‘Rant or Rave - the Sickie’.  In Australia, we are lucky to have 2 weeks entitlement of sic...

It’s cold in Melbourne right now, and Fonz has yeast.  So, rather than go out and buy bread, she’s decided to pull out the old bread maker and bake some goodness.  Meanwhile, Mez is feeling her age - the creaks and pains from random everyday activities have started - yep, middle age is well and truly here. We look back at dating shows this week, in our ‘Do You Remember?’ segment.  From the 80’s Pe...

Mez has found the secret to keeping AI from taking over our jobs - it may involve pissing on carpets…you’ll understand once you listen. This week we bring you, ‘Then & Now’.  We have a chat about hair removal.  Yeah it’s all laser and threading now, but how messy, painful and annoying was it growing up in the 80’s?  A lot has changed, and we break it down. After some feedback, we bring you Par...

The doors to Mez’s fridge fell off.  Just like that. WTF? And Fonz is also having a bad week, and hanging in there by a thread.  But things will get better…won’t they? Our first segment this week is ‘Don’t be a D!ck…at the Kid’s School’.  Think playground mafia, kids with boogers, and uniforms that get destroyed in a day.  Speaking of that, Mez recounts a doozy from her early high school days with...

Last year Fonz & Mez had strong opposing views about air fryers.  Team air fryer - Fonz.  Team overhyped - Mez.  BUT, a year on and Mez is hopping on the air fryer train, but only so her kitchen doesn’t burn down… Also, this week Fonz made a discovery about a family member which has kept her from making small talk for over 10 years.  Is she a fool?? Most likely yes! Selfies.  Yes they were ind...

Someone is stealing Fonz’s pumpkins.  It’s a fact - she has it all on camera.  Wtf? Tune in and Fonz will explain it all.  Meanwhile, Mez is attending auctions and going to footy games in which she has no vested interests…and she’s loving it! Thus begins our weekly chin(hair) wag. Australis.  Red Earth.  The Body Shop.  These were all the ‘it’ brands of Aussie beauty in the 90’s, and we thought we...

Fonz keeps stuffing up.  Yes, we know this happens often, but it’s infiltrated her school-parenting life, and she wants to explain her foibles!  Mez has been forking out the cash on her kids clothes whilst feeling guilty about splashing minimal cash on herself.  Why is this so common with mums? Our ‘Midlifer Moment’ this week is about those moments when our kids outdo us.  When they work on someth...

In this week’s ep, we start with a chat about our legitimacy.  How starting off as a ‘nobody’ podcast made us feel a bit like imposters.  Fast forward 1 year later (yes, it has been a year already!), and we’re finally starting to feel legit!  What’s made us feel this way?  Listen to find out. ‘Don’t be a D!ck…at the Supermarket.’’ From the food squeezers, to the kids fruit eaters, to the Aldi work...

We start this week’s show with the segment Mez didn’t want, but Fonz and the listeners did: ‘Then & Now: Cheeseboards.’  We put it to the vote, and the cabana & brie were the winners clear winners - let’s dissect this lactose loving entertainer’s delight. ‘Do You Remember’ these commercials from our childhood?  We heard these jingles 30 years ago, but they still live rent free in our heads...

This week on The Midlifers Podcast, we’re crossing continents for our very first collaboration,  and it’s a spicy one! We’re joined by the brilliant (and hilarious) duo, Geordie and Michelle, hosts of the Eavesdroppin’ Podcast!  In this episode, we hand out a hall pass – to each other AND to you, our awesome audience – to listen, laugh, and lean into the chaos of four passionate women. We dig into...

What does a Costco membership buy us Midlifers?  Joy and a sh!tload of toilet paper.  In this week’s Rant or Rave, we take on the bulk behemoth, Costco.  Yes there’s great things about this magical place, but also some not so great things.  Let’s dissect. In our Midlifer Moment this week, we talk about finding joy in the mundane.  Think about all of those lame activities our parents did when we we...

Before we get into a great battle of the divas, we start with Rant or Rave: Modern Technology.  What do we love about it, and what annoys us about it?  Can smart devices really tell what we’re thinking?? ‘Do you remember…these viral moments?’  We take a look back at some moments that hit viral status, either rightly or wrongly.  Either way, they were moments in time that took over the world, and w...

This week, we start off with our etiquette guide, ‘Don’t be a D!ck: On a Zoom Call.’  Do you agree with Fonz that you should wear nice pants on a Teams meeting, or does anything go?  Just please, for the love of God, don’t forget we can see you 👀 In this week’s Midlifer Moment, we talk about stuffing up.  Think wrong dates, missing appointments, and chasing your kids after watching the movie ‘Coc...

Tiktok - or as Fonz called it in our first run, Tit Knock.  How are us midlifers finding this app?  Is it a Rant or Rave?  And what’s with the lip syncing?? That’s how we kick off this week’s show. Puberty & Peri - two hormonally challenging times in our lives, which we have strong feelings about.  We delve into the hot flashes & acne discussions in ‘Then & Now’.  Hint: we’re not happy...

‘Don’t Be a 🍆on a Date.’  That’s our first segment this week, and we chat about how Mez’s date liked to lick his palms and how Fonz’s husband likes to take her to the food court.  You know, the serious stuff. We follow with a ‘Midlifer Moment - Self Worth’.  One of the benefits of aging is a bit of wisdom, and a little nugget we’ve gained is how much we have changed the way we value ourselves now...

Before we get into the good old d p’s, we start off the show with ‘Rant or Rave: Dad Jokes’.  Yes they’re lame, and evoke eye rolls from most kids, but are they also just, as Robert Palmer once put it, ‘Simply Irresistible’? ‘Then & Now: Dating’.  Back in our day, we would meet at a club, have a pash & dash, and then meet up for a date.  Nowadays, we know a WHOLE lot more about the person...

‘Don’t Be A 🍆At The Gym.’  Even though we haven’t been to the gym in a (long) while, we still remember all of the d!ckish moves people made there, and lay it all out, sweaty butt prints and all. Our ‘Midlifer Moment’ this week is all about older parenting.  From geriatric pregnancies to being the older mum at school pick up - what’s it like, what we’ve noticed, and what we would change if we coul...