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.

  • One Year of The Middle-aged Bodcast: Milestones, Memories & Midlife Lessons

    One Year of The Middle-aged Bodcast: Milestones, Memories & Midlife Lessons

    The Middle-aged Bodcast celebrates its one-year anniversary with the Season 4 finale – a packed episode of reflections, listener questions, and behind-the-scenes stories. We look back on 46 episodes, 20 brilliant guests, and the funniest, most inspiring moments of our first year. Hear how the podcast started, the changes we’ve made to improve audio and…

  • Radio, Ring Announcing & Running: Cultaholic’s Tom Campbell on Midlife Motivation

    Radio, Ring Announcing & Running: Cultaholic’s Tom Campbell on Midlife Motivation

    From early mornings on breakfast radio to the bright lights of wrestling ring announcing – and now the pavement – Tom Campbell has lived a life full of big energy and even bigger reinventions.

  • Murder on the Churnet Valley Express

    Murder on the Churnet Valley Express

    Announcement This episode was recorded shortly before the passing of Ozzy Osbourne and contains discussion about the recent gig at Villa Park on 5th July. We’d like to pay tribute to an icon of our home city of Birmingham and dedicate this episode to his memory.   Episode Description All aboard! This week, Rich recounts his…

  • Mental Health, Identity & Resilience – with Caralyn Dreyer

    Mental Health, Identity & Resilience – with Caralyn Dreyer

    In this powerful and honest episode of The Middle-aged Bodcast, Rich and T.A. chat with Caralyn Dreyer: mental health blogger, single mum, and advocate – about her journey through depression, anxiety, adoption, eating disorders, and rebuilding her identity.

  • From Takeaways to Real Cooking: Trying Poppy Cooks Air Fryer & Slow Cooker Recipes

    From Takeaways to Real Cooking: Trying Poppy Cooks Air Fryer & Slow Cooker Recipes

    In this special episode of The Middle-aged Bodcast, Raging Rich and T.A. Shelano swap takeaways for tongs and tackle a home-cooked meal each – one from a slow cooker, the other in the air fryer. Inspired by Poppy O’Toole’s cookbooks, the lads step out of their culinary comfort zones and share their experiences (and mishaps)…