Midlifing

Mar 11 2025 225 ep. 26 mins 3
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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.

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223: I have had an experience with ladybirds and it was horrific

Mar 11 2025 29 mins  
Send us a text Lee and Simon talk about things that bother them about themselves and learning to live with them. Things covered: Apple iCloud shared accounts and how shit they are, a ladybird backflip a la Jackie Chan, ladybugs, speaking all Northern, living in Lancaster, Blackpool, depressed British seaside towns, PIGS acronym (Portugal, Italy, Greece, Spain), Bob and Lee's ladybi

222: Groping for the lightswitch at some point in my future

Mar 04 2025 26 mins  
Send us a text Lee and Simon talk about things in life that are abstract and concrete, some things about Lee's knitting, freedom of thought and action, being happy in difficult times. Things covered: Being homeowners, sliding doors, pocket doors, porta a libero (bifold door), talking about futures (all part of an apartment update), a(nother) knitting update (including the possibili

221: Podcasting with Homer Simpson

Feb 25 2025 27 mins  
Send us a text Lee and Simon talk about songs that make them dance (or not in Lee's case). Things covered: an Oliver Spencer jacket, body size, Simon's nickname "Snogglegrass", having brothers, David Byrne's American Utopia (by Spike Jonze), I Zimbra by David Byrne, songs that make you dance, songs that make you sing, songs that make you cry, Nina Simone's "Don't Smoke in Bed", Sar

220: She used the word sausage factory

Feb 18 2025 24 mins  
Send us a text Lee and Simon have a conversation about moral compromises. Things covered: knitting update, Simon's management training (difficult conversations), adult egos, being able to express emotions clearly, being compromised (morally) at work, being party to more privileged information, safe spaces, being responsibility for things that are bigger than me, the compromises of

219: So many heaven songs

Feb 11 2025 24 mins  
Send us a text Simon shows up late so Lee bangs on fabulously. But then they talk about how much time we spend in our bodies (versus in our heads) and whether it's possible to spend too much time (in our bodies). Things covered: Lee gets going by himself while waiting for Simon to show up (late), if only dogs could talk, Saturday Night Live, Lee failed to plug in his microphone (up

218: Like any new drug you start to take

Feb 04 2025 24 mins  
Send us a text Lee and Simon talk about becoming experts (in knitting), reducing screentime and nostalgia for things we have never experienced. Warning: episode includes SPOILERS for the film Conclave. Things covered: Knitting update from Lee, maintaining the intensity of a hobby, well-being and knitting, novices, expertise and thinking, changing sides while teaching a dance class,

217: What to do if you are shit at knitting

Jan 28 2025 28 mins  
Send us a text Lee and Simon go on a typically chaotic ride that is tricky to summarise other than they catch up. Just read below. Things covered: Lee takes up knitting, the latest on Mark Zuckerberg, Badly Drawn Boy's Pissing in the Wind, Lee's knitting sticks, reducing screen time, finding a hobby that isn't reading, Lee's year of not buying anything, Simon's recording mishap, sc

216: Men talking about how they were feeling (Part 2 of 2)

Jan 21 2025 31 mins  
Send us a text Lee and Simon continue their conversation with Matthew Onarheim-Smith about his experiences of depression. Apologies for Simon's mic level. Things covered: Agency and depression, ketamine treatment (not officially approved for depression), the patterns of depression, combined with talk therapy, failure, shame and hope, Thich Naht Hahn and hope, out of body experience

215: Men talking about how they were feeling (Part 1 of 2)

Jan 14 2025 26 mins  
Send us a text Lee and Simon bring on their first ever (official) guest – Matthew Onarheim-Smith – to talk about his experiences of depression. Apologies for Simon's mic level. Things covered: Introducing Matthew Onarheim-Smith, Quick by Shona McCullagh, annoying songs, driving with Simon, flirting with depression, entering the conversation with a plan of what to discuss, havin

214: He did want it slightly stretched

Jan 07 2025 25 mins  
Send us a text Lee and Simon catch up a bit before Lee discusses having his testicles scanned. Yes. Scanned. Things covered: Waking up from a nap, staying up late, snow on the ground, 2025, Lee has visitors from Alice Springs, the size of Alice Springs, Alice Sings (a choir), Simon spoiling a surprise party, baby in the house, Lee's nextdoor neighbour Jill, time keeps on ticking, L