94 episodes
Midlifing Lee Miller and Simon Ellis
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- Society & Culture
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5.0 • 1 Rating
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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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92: Here's someone who promised us the world
Lee recounts how he went to London to go clubbing and how it filled him with joy.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram.
Related links (and necessary corrections):
Branko: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=branko+lisboaThe Jazz Cafe London: https://thejazzcafelondon.comQuote by Maximilian (1843) as cited by Levi-Strauss and here attributed to Crow's Heart: https://mahtobay.com/history/TikTok algorithm is pretty basic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfczi2cI6Cs---
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91: A testament to forgiveness
Simon and Lee discuss trust, friendship and taste.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram.
Related links (and necessary corrections):
David Whyte's Consolations: https://davidwhyte.com/pages/consolationsMagnetic fridge poetry: https://boredhumans.com/fridge_poetry.phpUFC fighter Paddy Pimblett discussing men's mental health: https://youtu.be/19IPBCxh9ls---
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90: Which necessitates a certain level of structural jiggery-pokery (Part 2 of 2)
This is part 2 of a two-part conversation about encountering aspects of ourselves we don't like or understand, gossip, ruining dinner parties, and parental interventions.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram.
Related links (and necessary corrections):
Quote about gossip:
Graeber and Wengrow describe "extremely human activities" like "gossiping, arguing, playing games, dancing or travelling for pleasure." (from Dawn of Everything, Chapter 4).
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89: Which necessitates a certain level of structural jiggery-pokery (Part 1 of 2)
Simon and Lee pootle around and end up in a two-part conversation about encountering those parts of ourselves we don't like or understand, gossip, ruining dinner parties, and parental interventions.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram.
Related links (and necessary corrections):
1755 Lisbon earthquake: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Lisbon_earthquakePortuguese colonial empire: https://www.portugal.com/history-and-culture/the-portuguese-colonial-empire/---
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88: Making myself sound less righteous in the edit
Lee and Simon discuss a situation in which Simon's nephew Finn responds to a homophobic statement.
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram.
Related links (and necessary corrections):
UK Equality Act (2010): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_Act_2010Owen Jones "Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class" (review): https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/jun/08/chavs-demonization-owen-jones-review---
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87: Who are you? (Part 2 of 2)
Lee and Simon address the question, "Who are you?".
Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net or @midlifingpod on Instagram.
Related links (and necessary corrections):
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Customer Reviews
Amazing Podcast!!!
Wonderful discussion, smart, insightful and playful. A go to for relaxing when I’m seeking grounded down to earth bumbling through life with a sprinkle of humility, wisdom and joy.