Midlife Sh*t Show : Real talk about real sh*t.
9 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsWhether the sh*t’s just started or you’re in knee deep, we get you – we’re there, too! But true to our generation, we’ll make this thing our b*tch and take on the sh*t show of midlife in our own way. Our Facebook community and corresponding podcast is where it all starts, with real conversation, about real sh*t. Join us and together we’ll find the humor, solutions and support to live our best 2.0.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
S2 Episode 1: Hot as Halle (Berry)
May 13, 2024 21:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBIn this episode of The Midlife Shit Show, Lara and Karin dive headfirst into the whirlwind world of midlife, inspired by none other than the iconic Halle Berry. With humor and candor, they dissect Halle's empowering press conference on Capitol Hill, where she fearlessly advocated for menopause and mid-life women's health. From debunking stereotypes to shedding light on the impact of estrogen levels on the brain, Lara and Karin leave begin an expiration this often overlooked stage of life. B...
Have you seen Bridget Fonda?
February 10, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWho was the “It” girl you remember most from your teens or early twenties? For many of us, Bridget Fonda makes the list. Her unique mix of ingenue and cerebral sexy were ionic for the era. Then there is her role as Janet in Singles. Oh man, that one hit a little too close to home for me. The girl who deludes herself into thinking the bad boy is into her, letting him walk all over her to keep the delusion intact… not me at all. Nope. When Karin asked me if I’d read the news about Bridget, I...
Episode 7: Ugly Sweaters, Kitchen Fires, and Breaking Up with Pinterest
November 23, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBAh, the holidays. Over the river and through the woods into exhaustion and anxiety we go! Whether you’re a November Firster - that tree is up 10 minutes after the last trick-or-treater leaves your doorstep - Or a Turkey Denier - wait, Thanksgiving is THIS week??? The holidays can be, um… complicated. For our special Holiday pre-game episode, we’ve tapped into the font of awesome that is Gretchen Bertrand. Queen of Badassery, Gretchen ditched the corporate grind after working for some of the...
Episode 6: Hamster Wheels and Helpful Hacks
November 09, 2021 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBDo you ever feel like you’re a hamster in a wheel? Just running in circles at high speed until you drop from exhaustion. and somehow your butt’s still big? Us too! We’ve come to the conclusion that the proverbial hamster wheel is just a part of life. The odds that you’ll get to spend the rest of your days holed up in fluffy bedding with easy access to eats and endless napping just aren’t all that great. So how do we manage to get the most out running in a circle and going nowhere? GET CUR...
Episode 5: What Mom Wants... Like, Really
May 05, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBAh, Mother's Day. The obligatory one day of the year (yes, just one ladies - you only get one, even if you were in labor for three freakin’ days!) that we as a society have agreed to dedicate to what may be one of the most essential roles played by women. How do we mark this momentous occasion? To answer that question we’ve turned to our Midlife Shit Show community. We asked them to share their stories of the good, the weird, the touching, and wholly unfathomable ways in which they’ve been ...
Episode 4: GenX and the Original Cancel Culture
April 14, 2021 09:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBSocial media has been all a twitter about GenX responsibility to reign in cancel culture with the younger generations. Have you not met us? We’re the original slackers, fixing this sh*t isn't our thing. You could say that GenX was the first to experience cancel culture, with the PMRC (Parents Music Resource Center) trying to cancel 80’s rock and all things fun, but we never let that stop us. If only we could cancel menopause and the foreseeable need for adult diapers… Join us with our fir...
Episode 3: The Great Follicle Migration
March 17, 2021 02:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBPatchy eyebrows, disappearing lashes, thinning hair, and the unappreciated irony of random hair growing fast and furious just exactly where you don’t want it. Ahh the Great Follicle Migration. Just more of nature’s not-so-funny little tricks to remind us that we are no longer needed for perpetuation of the species. Join us as we talk about our midlife hair concerns, and throw down the gauntlet for some solutions that allow ourselves to age gracefully on our own terms.
Episode 2: Emotional Support Cupcakes
January 05, 2021 04:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBIf you’ve ever hand-pipped ‘fur’ frosting onto a gazillion Elmo cupcakes, setting yourself up for one hell of a repetitive motion injury, only to have your now-adult child completely forget you ever threw them that freakin’ EPIC Sesame Street birthday bash, this podcast is for you. Emotional Support Cupcakes may not be a recipe, but oh dear midlifers they are a thing. And we’ve got them. When they said we could do anything, who thought that meant we'd have to do EVERYTHING?! What would it...
Episode 1: The One with the Half Vegan
December 17, 2020 04:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBIn our debut podcast Lara announces that she Is half-vegan. What qualifies as being “half-vegan?” And can carrots really taste like bacon? Find out the answers to these and many more pressing questions on the Midlife Shit Show’s first podcast. It’s epic.