Midlifing
Two friends Lee and Simon have serious conversations about silly things, and silly conversations about serious things. Together they dig into the pleasures, absurdities and imperfections of being human.
Podcasting since 2020 • 270 episodes
Midlifing
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268: We Always Have Staff Meetings on an Empty Stomach
Lee and Simon move from bread, travel and pensions into a sharper conversation about advertising, sustainability and how language quietly manipulates trust. What starts as midlife logistics ends in unease about media ethics and the s...
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Episode 268
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25:22
267: When Boys Kiss
Lee and Simon discuss overload: storms, sickness, media saturation, and a growing sense that attention itself is the battleground. They land on “what we ignore” as a survival skill, using sport, news, and desire as case studies for s...
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Episode 267
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28:46
266: It was finocchio season
Lee and Simon reflect on ageing through ordinary shocks – driving at night, learning languages badly in public, and realising your social stamina has quietly changed. The episode circles the relief of opting out (sleep, simple food, ...
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Episode 266
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26:43
265: Tiny Little Steps Toward a Very Far-Off Ending
Lee and Simon reflect on the turn of the year not through resolutions but through attention to time, labour, and value – what feels worth doing, and what quietly drains energy. The conversation circles embodied work, intergenerationa...
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Episode 265
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24:58
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