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.
Midlifing
93: Thumbs up for your trauma
Simon briefly talks about having to talk about how good he is, before they both fearlessly (or perhaps fearfully) dip their toes into one instance of the culture war.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram.
Related links (and necessary corrections):
- Gloria & Lil's Cafe: https://www.gloriaandlils.co.uk
- Mika 'Grace Kelly' challenge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYU3CqoJIx0
- Research on masturbation and shota: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/11/manchester-university-phd-masturbating-to-comics-of-young-boys
- Shota: https://thewordcounter.com/meaning-of-shota/
- Clark Moustakas and loneliness: https://archive.org/details/loneliness00mous
- Fellatio keeps male fruit bats keen: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn18077-fellatio-keeps-male-fruit-bats-keen/
- How Gay Dead Duck Sex Was Discovered: https://www.livescience.com/28538-gay-duck-necrophilia.html
- Drag Queen Story Time story: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/aug/11/im-just-trying-to-make-the-world-a-little-brighter-how-the-culture-wars-hijacked-drag-queen-story-hour
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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@midlifing.net.
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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)