Category: Episodes


  • 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

    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

    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.

  • Chris from Progress One Coaching: Fitness after 40, sustainable weight loss & keeping moving

    The Bodcast is back with brand-new episodes as we kick off the second half of Season 7. This week, we’re joined by Chris from Progress One Coaching. Chris is an online fitness coach, personal trainer and nutritionist who is refreshingly honest about fitness, food and the nonsense people often see online. We talk about Chris’s…

  • “Act Now, Age Better” with Age UK

    The Middle-aged Bodcast is proud to support Age UK’s “Act Now, Age Better” campaign. Age UK’s research found that nearly half of mid-lifers used to dread school PE lessons, with millions still feeling traumatised by PE or put off exercise and sport for life. So in this episode, we’re looking back at our own less-than-glorious…

  • Terminator 2 at 35: Judgment Day, Arnie impressions & AI anxiety

    It’s our 75th episode, and we’re going back to 1991 for a look at one of the greatest sequels ever made, Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

  • Chris DT Gordon: Surviving Flesh-Eating Bacteria and choosing gratitude

    In this episode of The Middle-aged Bodcast, we are joined by inspirational speaker, author and survivor Chris DT Gordon. Chris shares the incredible story of how a small scratch on his hand led to sepsis, necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating bacteria. Chris went through 15 surgeries, an induced coma, and the possibility of losing…

  • Keeping Active in Midlife: Parkrun, Cooking and Summer Plans

    In this episode of Season 7, we catch up on what we’ve been up to since completing our 12-mile charity walk in aid of Andy’s Man Club. T.A. talks about taking on his first Parkrun as we continue trying to stay active in midlife, while Rich gets back into cooking with a slow cooker spaghetti…

  • Walking for Men’s Mental Health: Our 12 mile challenge

    In the first episode of Season 7, we look back on our 12-mile charity walk from Merry Hill to Birmingham city centre in aid of Andy’s Man Club. From bacon sandwich temptations in the opening stages and unexpected roadside encouragement to aching feet, Whisper Gold-fuelled determination and a finish line complete with medals, banners and…

  • Battersea, Bumblebee & Blisters Incoming

    With our 12-mile charity walk now just days away, we’re back for a bonus Bodcast full of nostalgia, chaos and middle-aged adventure. Rich shares the story of his trip to Battersea Power Station from the incredible lift experience and fascinating history tour to finally stepping inside the Transformers store he’d been dreaming about visiting. There’s…