The Midlifers I Midlife Australian Comedy and Nostalgia Podcast

A.I.  Artificial Intelligence.  No doubt it’s changing our lives - but is it for the better?  Will it be a Sarah Conner in Terminator 2 situation?  Let’s discuss, in this week’s ‘Rant or Rave’ From frumpy to fab.  That’s the journey that Fonz has started, and we delve into it in our Midlifer Moment this week.  Why does it feel so much harder now we’re perimenopausal and a bit unhinged??   Our nost...

To begin this week’s show, it’s our regular segment which really helps us get grievances off of our chests - ‘Don’t be a D!ck’.  We are talking big 🍆’s on the road this week, inspired by a recent road rage incident Mez encountered with an elderly fiery Italian man. We then move onto the nostalgia portion of our programming - ‘Do You Remember…90’s Family Sitcoms’.  From Uncle Joey, to Mr. Sheffiel...

Married at First Sight Australia - MAFS.  Is it reality? No.  Is it ridiculous? Yes!  Do we love watching this show about single wannabe’s find ‘love’ (ahem, celebrity)? Well, you’ll have to listen to find out, in our ‘Rant or Rave’ segment. Think back to the 80’s, when a petrol attendant filled up your car for you for $10, and you could cram as many people in your car as you could - forget about...

Temu.  It’s global.  It’s cheap.  It floods your inbox.  So is it something we ‘Rant or Rave’?  Have a listen to find out our verdicts on this online shopping behemoth. What do Oprah, AI & Jump Rope for Heart have in common?  They’ve all played parts in the ‘wellness industry’ over the years, and we take a look back at how it’s changed in our ‘Then & Now’ segment.   Besties: Best Movie Quo...

Remember your clubbing days, when the door bitch would revel in her superiority (complex) & you would shriek when the ‘ugly lights’ came on at the end of the night? We do, and we are setting the rules straight in the do’s & don’ts in our first segment, ‘Don’t be a D🍆ck: At a Nightclub.’ Upon recent holidays, we have realised we have entered the era of the ‘frumpy mum’...and we don’t like...

We’re back baby! 🥳  It’s 2025 and time to dive into our first episode of the year, in all it’s Midlifer gloriousness. What have we been up to?  Why have we left Fonz’s kitchen for the outside world? And why did a post about the Hamburglar create such a kerfuffle? Do you ‘Rant or Rave’ Merchandise at an event?  Is the price too high to justify the buy?  Do you agree with Fonz and Mez? Fonz and Mez...

The final episode of our Summer Series is here - new epsiodes of The Midlifers Podcast are coming next week!! Yee-haw!! So let’s take a look back at our last highlight from Season 1. We're talking 90's hotties, great soundtracks, and two iconic movies that captured our horny imaginations like never before. Who did it better: Romeo & Juliet or Cruel Intentions? So much fun and frivolity - enjoy...

Our Summer Series continues while we continue to take a break with our families, so let’s take a look back at some another one of our favourite segments from the year. If you mix food and movies, you’ll end up with some great watchable moments, which we cover this week with ‘Besties’ - best food scenes in movies. There’s the fantastical ones like in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and then the...

Our Summer Series continues while we continue to take a break with our families, so let’s take a look back at some another one of our favourite segments from the year. ‘Don’t be a Dick’ is where we get to get some grievances off our chests, and this week bring you have ‘Don’t be a Dick - to an Aging Person’. Is it OK to call someone a Boomer? Are you guilty of dismissing someone just because they’...

We’re bringing you some of our most memorable segments from the year in our Summer Series while we take a wee little break and try to find our marbles. This week we have ‘Do You Remember: Sporting Entertainment’, where we go through some of the best and worst moments of entertainment during sporting events. From the iconic Meatloaf disaster to Nipplegate, we have a laugh as we revisit these unforg...

We’re bringing you some of our most memorable segments from the year in our Summer Series while we take a wee little break and try to find our marbles. Our first recap is one of our favourite ‘Who Did it Better Battles’ - Dirty Dancing vs Magic Mike. There’s dancing, there’s muscles and there’s an impersonation of the Kellerman’s end of year song which is unforgettable 🤣 This tidbit was from Epis...

In the last full show for 2024, we will take you on a journey, a midlifer journey if you will, through some of the highs and lows in our podcast lives and in pop culture. If you didn’t already know, this year was the year that two life-long friends in their 40’s said to each other, ‘let’s start a podcast!’  And we did, but, what has it been like? It’s not all roses and listeners, so let’s take a p...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, and Fonz and Mez are here for it in all their tinsle-y glory! This week's episode starts off with 'Rant or Rave: The Elf on the Shelf'. This cheeky little elf has infiltrated households across the world in the past 10 years or so. The kids love it, but do the Midlifers feel the same way? 'Then & Now: Christmas'. Growing up in the 80's, it was all pl...

We have a bit of a theme this week - can you guess from the title?? Holidays!...Just kidding - it's work of course. Starting off with 'Don't be a D!ck: At the Office'. What are some the annoying traits that happen around the old water cooler - speaking of which, Fonz's description of her water cooler will give you green nightmares. 'Do you Remember: Old Office Technology'? From dot matrix printers...

Crocs. You either love 'em, or hate 'em. And we delve into our feelings behind these boat shoes/fashion-must-have, in this week's 'Rant or Rave'. Do you remember the first time you heard of Pearl Jam or Bananarama? We do, and we look at how it's different to the way kids these days are discovering music. It's all here in 'Then & Now'. And to end the show, one of our favourite segments, 'Who Di...

'Don't be a D!ck - on the streets!' Think chewing gum, slow walkers, and e-scooters. That's how we're starting off this week's ep, all with our usual non-seriousness, of course. 'Do you remember...cassette tapes?' How 80's were cassettes?? And how odd that they are a distant memory, but a memory none the less, so we delve into these mysterious items of yesteryear. 'Besties - best T.V. show theme s...

If you wanted to track someone down in the 80's, it was the white pages, yellow pages or your grandma's teledex that would get the job done. So much has changed compared to today's Facebook stalking. And we chat all about it in this week's 'Then & Now'. Modern Medical Appointments - there's technology, and then there's Dr. Google. Do we 'Rant or Rave' the way we do doctor's visits these days?...

Ever go to the movie theatre and someone is just a d!ck by talking or loudly making out? Yes?! Well, we go over the don'ts in etiquette at the movies in this week's 'Don't be a D!ck' segment. 90's supermodels. Iconic. Beautiful. Amazonian. What do we remember about the top models of the 90's, and what secret does Fonz reveal to Mez in relation to one of these beauties? You'll find out in 'Do You R...

In our inaugural Halloween episode, we chat about how this spooky day was not a thing in Australia until the past 10 years or so, in our first segment, 'Then & Now'. It's getting bigger each year, so what do we think of it? Of course, with Halloween, comes trick-or-treating, but do we 'Rant or Rave' it? We do agree to steer clear of those weird hamburger lollies - just, no. A great 'Who did it...

We've realised that we really like talking about food, so why not dedicate a whole show to it?! Starting off with 'Don't Be A 🍆 - When You Eat'. Think loud crunching & munching, and finger licking no-ness. 'Do You Remember - All You Can Eat Buffets?' Oh how we love a good buffet - bring out the stretchy pants and lets indulge in this gloriousness. 'Besties - Best Food Scenes in Movies'. From...

We're going on a deep dive into nostalgia-ville this week and taking look through gameshows of yesteryear vs today in 'Then & Now'. From Supermarket Sweep to Deal or No Deal -what are the gameshows we've loved over the years, and what did we love about them? Speaking of bells, the Jingle Bells have started at the shops - earlier than ever. So, we thought we'd 'Rant or Rave: Premature Christmas...

Do you remember being a new mum? Or perhaps you know one? Or maybe you will be one soon? Here's our guide on what not to do or say in this week's 'Don't be a D!ck - to a New Mum'. As our title suggests, we're heading into the kitchen this week, with 'Rant or Rave - Cooking Dinner'. Spoiler: Fonz's kids are harsher critics than Gordon Ramsay. Our 'Besties' this week covers our best appliances - wha...

Think back to watching TV in the 80's. 5 channels, no skipping commercials & the family all gathered round to watch 'Hey Hey It's Saturday'. How has it changed? When did it change? That's what we chat about in this week's 'Then & Now'. Fun and a bit of silliness with 'Rant or Rave' this week. Our subject - Leonardo DiCaprio (aka Mez's 1st husband). An epic 'Who Did It Better Battle: Cruel...

Fonz and Mez are no athletes by any means, but that doesn't mean they're not up for talking sport. Oh, they are. And they do, in this week's ep. 'Don't Be a D!ck: At a Sporting Event.' From farting to throwing sausages at the linesman, we got you covered. 'Do You Remember: Sporting Entertainment.' We go through some of the worst and best moments that entertainers ha...

Remember growing up how cigarette ads were everywhere, and everyone smoked? It seemed so cool, unlike us. So we thought we'd look back at how it's morphed over the years in this week's 'Then & Now'. When it comes to the environment, it's all amount recycling - bags, bottles, straws...curtains? Is it something we 'Rant or Rave?' We bring you Tom Cruise vs Keanu R...