Episodes & Guest Appearances

Welcome to the Middle-aged Bodcast episode hub! Here, you’ll find a full listing of all our episodes, each packed with entertaining discussions, candid conversations, and laughs about the joys and challenges of midlife. We shall also include any guest appearances we have made on other podcasts on this page.

Simply click on the episode titles to dive right into the fun.

  • Transformers: The Movie at 40

    Transformers: The Movie at 40

    Transformers: The Movie turns 40, which means Rich finally has the perfect excuse to dedicate an entire Bodcast to his favourite animated film of all time. For Rich, this is pure nostalgia. He first saw the film at the cinema with his dad back in 1986 and, 40 years later, they’re heading back to the…

  • Paul Farmer, Age UK Chief Executive: Physical health, mental health & how to age better

    Paul Farmer, Age UK Chief Executive: Physical health, mental health & how to age better

    This week on The Middle-aged Bodcast, we’re joined by Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Age UK, for the Season 7 finale and the final chapter of our support for Age UK’s Act Now, Age Better campaign. Paul joins us to talk about how the choices we make in midlife can help us stay healthier, more…

  • Back on track: No-fly travel, Parkrun and pop culture

    Back on track: No-fly travel, Parkrun and pop culture

    This week on The Middle-aged Bodcast, we’re getting Back on Track and talking no-fly travel, Parkrun, pop culture and a general catch-up on what we’ve both been up to.

  • Two Years of The Middle-aged Bodcast

    Two Years of The Middle-aged Bodcast

    This week on The Middle-aged Bodcast, we celebrate two years of the show. So, we’re taking a look back at some of the highlights, favourite moments and most listened-to episodes from the past two years. We go season by season, from the early days of Bliss Revisited and working out how to actually make a…

  • Shrinking Simmo: Losing 12 stone, finding running and starting again after 40

    Shrinking Simmo: Losing 12 stone, finding running and starting again after 40

    At the start of 2025, Mark was around 25 stone and knew something had to change. Eighteen months later, he has lost 12 stone, rediscovered running, completed a half marathon and is preparing for the Great North Run.