This week on 40ish: Nicole fears that she has aged out of Botox. What is a woman to do if you can't afford the full Kris Jenner facelift? Meanwhile, Lauren is freeing the nipple for comfort, feminism and because it’s too damn hot. Over in listener land, one of you has questions about feet (we’re cautiously intrigued), while another is dealing with a passive aggressive friend - and we all know the first rule of Passive Aggressive Club is... oh whatever, it doesn’t matter. It’s sweaty, saggy, and ...
Jul 03, 2025•41 min
Today on Unfiltered we are serving hormones, humiliation, Hollywood heartthrobs, and 14th-century pandemics. Lauren has forgotten where she parked the car and Nicole is speechless after hearing someone under 23 declare themselves “Old!” A doctor gets ambushed by a surprise period while wearing a white dress (because thank you perimenopause) and the ladies ponder how they'd react if George Clooney handed them a cappuccino (spoiler: they would have to check he had sweetener), and there's an unexpe...
Jul 01, 2025•39 min•Season 3Ep. 8
This week on 40ish: Nicole is on a bikini rampage. Will she find the perfect two-piece, or is it time to just set the girls free and go full Euro-topless? Meanwhile, Lauren is locked in mortal combat with a new TV setup, and frankly, the HDMI cable might win. A listener wonders: is it weird to take your own pillow on holiday? And another writes in about a full-grown mummy’s boy. We say: Oedipus, schmeedipus — as long as he’s not still breastfeeding, it’s fine. Join us for questionable wisdom, to...
Jun 26, 2025•41 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Today on Unfiltered: Nicole’s midlife meltdown is simply this: teens. Full stop. Lauren’s in a crisis over a swimsuit return - but the real issue? She’s turning into her mother. (Love you, Jackie). A listener is lost in a denim dilemma and meanwhile, ex supermodel Linda Evangelista tells an interviewer that she won’t date as she doesn’t want to hear anyone breathing, and honestly? We get it. To buy tickets to our live show click here - https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/festival/40ish---li...
Jun 24, 2025•38 min•Season 3Ep. 6
This week on 40ish: Lauren takes on Moonpig and somehow sends a blank Father’s Day card (nailed it). Nicole’s makeup has mysteriously vanished, and she needs to cover her newly grey eyebrows. Meanwhile, one listener is fed up being lied to by her friend about being on Ozempic (We all know green tea does not make you lose two stone!) and another woman is in a Tupperware stand-off with her mother-in-law. She knows it’s petty - but she wants it back. It’s midlife dilemmas, pet peeves and the usual ...
Jun 19, 2025•38 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Today on unfiltered, Lauren flirts with the idea of posing nude for a painting in Paris (but only if it’s giving “airbrushed Kate Winslet on the Titanic” vibes.) Nicole wonders what she could have achieved in life if she weren’t professionally chained to her kitchen like a countertop spritzing psycho. A listener nominates herself for the weekly Midlife Meltdown Award after a printer breakdown nearly pushes her over the edge - and we ask the question: is a Live, Love, Laugh mug just a passive agg...
Jun 17, 2025•35 min•Season 3Ep. 4
This week on 40ish: Lauren finds her kindred spirit in the banana aisle of the supermarket and has worried herself into a hole about where on earth Nicole will park when they go to Mel Robbins live show. Nicole is feeling super smug after securing a parking space right next to the venue and proving her wrong. One listener wants to know after 22 years of marriage if an elbow nudge to the ribs counts as acceptable sex initiation from her husband (spoiler: she’s not thrilled). Meanwhile, a girl gan...
Jun 12, 2025•39 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Today on unfiltered, Nicole's is in the grip of a midlife meltdown encompassing everything that perimenopause has thrown at her and the list is long - very long (and it includes chickpeas.) Lauren’s is raging over a pair of trousers that refuse to move. Elsewhere, one woman breaks down in B&Q over the emotional minefield that is buying a lightbulb, and another returns from a weekend away to find her husband has absolutely annihilated the dishwasher. It’s chaos. It’s midlife. It’s Unfiltered....
Jun 11, 2025•40 min•Season 3Ep. 2
This week on 40ish: Nicole discovers the scientifically calculated age of her face - and she's not thrilled. Meanwhile, Lauren sustains the most 40ish injury possible: she hurts her neck... in her sleep. A listener asks whether dating a man on two wheels is a red flag or just midlife logistics, and a 48-year-old gym-goer is left mortified (and damp) after an unfortunate incident in front of her trainer. It’s midlife and it ain't glamourous. To buy tickets for our live show in October click here:...
Jun 05, 2025•39 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Today on unfiltered, Lauren is riding so high on the puppy cuddling oxytocin she can’t even muster up a midlife moan. Meanwhile, Nicole is... not quite as chipper. A listener poses the ultimate dilemma: who would make the better lunch date—Lauren or Nicole? Surely that’s like choosing between Ant or Dec? The competition is on as the ladies argue their case for who brings the most razzle dazzle to a social gathering. Plus, we hear from a listener who’s had enough of a bossy class WhatsApp mum—bec...
Jun 03, 2025•27 min•Season 2Ep. 40
This week on 40ish: Nicole is worried she’s become boring, (yawn) while Lauren has a new puppy and is, frankly, obsessively unhinged. Nicole suspects that if Lauren could lactate for it, she would - and there’s WhatsApp evidence to back it up.Meanwhile, a listener makes a shocking discovery: 50 shades of grey... down there. And another woman writes in about her struggle with midlife 'flappage' - cue the return of the Bridget Jones pants. Join us for puppy fixation and your most intimate dilemmas...
May 29, 2025•45 min•Season 2Ep. 39
Today on unfiltered, Lauren falls victim to Nicole’s practical joke at the Podcast Show and spends the day sporting an extremely inappropriate lanyard. The ladies then proceed to cause chaos on a professional Zoom call—because, really, who does want to appear in a pub with a sticky floor? Meanwhile, a listener has a menopausal meltdown in Argos (we’ve all been there), and what is the difference between a gif and a meme? Nicole pretends she knows. Lauren pretends she cares. It’s midlife, it’s mes...
May 27, 2025•39 min•Season 2Ep. 38
This week on 40ish Lauren’s mother - Jackie - joins the ladies in the studio and they give her quite the initiation. It’s dirty talk, toilet rolls and all the midlife mayhem you’d expect. We love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email [email protected] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/40ish.podcast TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@40ish.podcast Facebook https://www.facebook.com/share/DVQWb6y2vesge...
May 22, 2025•42 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Today on unfiltered, Nicole's rocking a bionic-level tennis elbow brace (think superhero chic meets medical misery), but Lauren's officially winning the Midlife Meltdown Olympics processing a whole lotta dog shaped grief. We also explore the surprisingly low bar first-period celebrations (trip out to the local Tesco, anyone?) and try to decode why engineering geniuses can't seem to navigate their own kitchens. Tune in for laughs, relatable chaos, and maybe a few tears. We love to hear from you! ...
May 20, 2025•32 min•Season 2Ep. 36
This week on 40ish Lauren's week is ruff (pun intended), and not in a good way! 🐾 as we're navigating heartbreak of the furry kind, and the memorial bench really comes into it’s own. We are questioning if men and women can really just be friends? (When Harry Met Sally, we're looking at you!), and debating the fine line between "making yourself at home" and crossing the line. Grab your tissues and a sense of humor, because it's about to get real...and maybe a little bit awkward. We love to hear ...
May 15, 2025•35 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Today on unfiltered: Nicole's perimenopause is her new personal alarm clock, gifting her the joys of 4am wake-up calls. Meanwhile, Lauren's still in deep denial of her own shifting hormones and is rebranding shouting at strangers in the street as just advanced etiquette training. A listener ponders the meaning of life somewhere between 35 and death, and producer James wisely avoids any activity that involves Nicole and a padel racket. We love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, r...
May 13, 2025•36 min•Season 2Ep. 34
This week on 40ish a woman asks if it’s sweet or if it’s weird to give her daughter a necklace to celebrate her first period. Lauren is hoping the idea may inspire Nicole’s husband to buy her a very special wedding anniversary gift. Plus, a listener asks what happened to her rock n’roll husband who used to play the guitar but now the only bass he is interested in is Homebase. We love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife plea...
May 08, 2025•39 min•Season 2Ep. 33
This week on Unfiltered. Lauren is in digital despair as she wrestles with online contracts. Nicole is overwhelmed as her padel hobby has spiralled out of control into addiction and she’s eyeing up a chair at a ‘Padel Addicts Anonymous’ meeting. A disgruntled listener feeds back and we empathise with a woman deep in peri menopause who now has to share her most embarrassing and intimate issues with Clive the pharmacist. Prepare for relatable woes, laughter and maybe a tech tutorial? We would love...
May 06, 2025•33 min•Season 2Ep. 32
This week on 40ish, Lauren is installing a memorial bench (a bit pre-emptive for someone who is still living) whilst Nicole has a crash course in adulting when a youngster crashes into her car. A listener is fed up being used as a free Uber service by her colleagues and a prawn ring turns into a boxing ring when angry words are exchanged after a nice “picky bits in the garden” afternoon goes horribly wrong. Grab your carrot sticks and hummus and tune in for a serving of midlife meltdowns. We lov...
May 01, 2025•50 min•Season 2Ep. 31
This week on Unfiltered. Nicole spirals into an existential crisis in Costco when she convinces herself Lauren is about to dump her. Meanwhile Lauren is making a total fool out of herself during a business lunch in a moment so 40ish it could go in a text book. Plus, there is a post Easter meltdown (quite literally) when a chocolate egg hunt goes awry. Tune in for rants, questionable advice, and the usual midlife chaos! We would love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funn...
Apr 29, 2025•44 min•Season 2Ep. 30
This week on 40ish, Buckle up, buttercups as Nicole declares herself the 'best hostess in the universe”' while Lauren is preoccupied with rhubarb. Plus, we've got a listener who's seeing red after her daughter is subjected to an awkward encounter, and a mum who's bemoaning the decline of basic manners. It's chaos, it's commentary, and it's definitely mid life. We love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch a...
Apr 24, 2025•39 min•Season 2Ep. 29
This week on unfiltered hold onto your decorative cushions, folks! We've got a celebrity dropping (mildly paranoid) truth bombs about the great cushion debate, and let's just say, he’s not holding back. Meanwhile, Nicole fears her co-host may be on the turn after Lauren's sudden transformation into a bra-displaying, crazy dog-buggy lady during their walk. Plus, we're diving deep into the existential crisis of laundry that... just doesn't smell right. Tune in for chaos, cushions and the scent of ...
Apr 22, 2025•40 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Today on 40ish: Nicole is amazed when Lauren casually reveals she has been immortalised as a Snapchat meme (whatever that is…they’re still figuring it out, but apparently it's cool) Plus we tackle the big stuff as a listener has a huge midlife career decision to make and one woman asks the age -old question: is it ok to settle for the nice guy? Tune in for the laughs, leave with questionable life advice. To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife p...
Apr 17, 2025•42 min•Season 2Ep. 27
This week on unfiltered, Nicole has sustained a middle aged accident whilst playing the most middle aged of sports. Lauren obtains short lived retail glory after obtaining the “it” pair of loafers at M&S only to realise that she hates them and a listener questions if she is in perimenopause after an accidental bike sale. (Spoiler alert, yes) We would love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or general complaints about midlife please be in touch at: Email ...
Apr 15, 2025•41 min•Season 2Ep. 26
This week on 40ish Lauren and Nicole have been nominated for THREE podcast awards! You could be fooled into thinking they actually know what they’re doing. One listener asks how to politely navigate being invited over to dinner at friends who serve the most awful food and a mother is struggling to deal with the emotional fallout from a sleepover that went horribly wrong. Join them, as they tackle life’s little (and big) midlife messes. To share your feedback, dilemmas, rants, funny stories or ge...
Apr 10, 2025•45 min•Season 2Ep. 25
This week on the podcast, Nicole is grappling with a truly horrifying problem—people who call instead of texting like civilized humans. Meanwhile, Lauren is furious at her culinary failure - damn that air fryer. We’ve got plenty of listener feedback, and, in a plot twist we never saw coming, a listener needs help deciding if an adopted zebra is a thoughtful Mother’s Day gift. We have opinions. Tune in for rants, questionable advice, and the usual midlife chaos! We would love to hear from you! To...
Apr 08, 2025•39 min•Season 2Ep. 24
This week on 40ish Lauren has a truly revealing experience at her GP’s surgery - dignity left at the door. Meanwhile, Nicole embraces the most 40-something fad of 2025: padel. Will she become a racket- wielding pro or have a deeply relatable mid life injury? A listener has an unnerving encounter with Alexa Chung at the bus stop and a bewildered man seeks the answer to one of life’s greatest mysteries : Why are middle aged women obsessed with decorative cushions? Tune in for laughs, life lessons,...
Apr 03, 2025•42 min•Season 2Ep. 23
This is the companion show to 40ish where we dish all the feedback from the week's episode diving into your comments, emails, DMs, and the social media buzz about the latest 40ish dilemmas. This week on the podcast, Lauren's waging war on anyone daring to bring a steaming lasagna onto the Tube, while Nicole's feeling left out of the podcast studio 'throuple.' Plus, we tackle the age-old mystery: why do men treat football stats like sacred texts? And brace yourselves for some TikTok comments that...
Apr 01, 2025•37 min•Season 2Ep. 22
This week on 40ish Nicole is bored with her hair and toying with the idea of going full Kim K platinum blonde. Lauren has gone back to school to receive an award - and apologises to her geography teacher for the infamous ‘ordering pizzas to the classroom situation of 1993. A listener is in a wardrobe crisis - can you wear a mini skirt at 48? Meanwhile a brave husband asks - when your wife tells you she’s fine, is she really fine? We would love to hear from you! To share your feedback, dilemmas, ...
Mar 27, 2025•44 min•Season 2Ep. 21
This is the sidekick show to 40ish where we dish all the feedback from the week's episode diving into your comments, emails, DMs, and the social media buzz about the latest 40ish dilemmas. This week on the podcast, Lauren’s Lauren tech incompetence strikes again in a hilarious attempt to cancel a subscription, taking half a workday to achieve the impossible! Nicole has wardrobe woes that cause her to purchase a dress that resembles a Christmas cracker. One woman is shocked to discover that her o...
Mar 25, 2025•41 min•Season 2Ep. 20
