Chat GPT, Breathing Wrong and Birthday Singlongs
This week on 40ish: Nicole finds unexpected emotional support from ChatGPT and, honestly, it’s more validating than most real-life husbands. Speaking of husbands, they are absolutely not winning at li...
20 Jan 31min
Bad Cake, Skinny Jeans & a Tampon Emergency
In today’s episode of 40ish: Lauren is spiralling over the sudden disappearance of Hermesetas and asking how is she supposed to drink a hot beverage now? Whilst Nicole is back at her spiritual home (C...
14 Jan 43min
Halfords, “Healthy January” and the Highway Code
Today on 40ish Lauren faces the ultimate midlife thrill - a trip to Halfords - does she know where her wheel nut key is? Does it exist? Meanwhile, Nicole is failing the Highway Code and wondering why...
8 Jan 42min
Midlife injuries, Feeling mumsy and Timothée Chalamet
Welcome back to the first episode of 40ish for 2026. Nicole returns from holiday feeling mumsy, while Lauren kicks off the new year by injuring her shoulder blade… in her sleep. Because apparently ev...
6 Jan 45min
Architraves, Eyebrows and Twinning with your MIL
Today on 40ish: It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and what says xmas better than a heated debate about architraves? Nicole is spiralling over the fact that she appears to be growing eyebrows...
16 Dec 202543min
Bald Eyes, Bad Jeans and Christmas Cockapoos
In today’s episode, Lauren somehow manages to accidentally pull out her own eyelashes and is now sporting a festive single-lid look… while Nicole is still spiralling about the state of jeans. Are we m...
9 Dec 202542min
Falling, Fibbing and Airing the Fanny
This week on 40ish. Things are looking up for Lauren in the laundry room, but the moment she steps outside? Down she goes. Did she fall over… or, at our age, has she officially “had a fall”? Nicole ...
2 Dec 202545min
Cosy, Cranky and Passive aggressive punctuation
Today on 40ish: Nicole publicly outs Lauren’s escalating email rudeness. Is this the moment we finally admit that yes, midlife has arrived -and apparently it’s brought passive-aggressive punctuation w...
27 Nov 202537min
