We Didn't Know What We Didn't Know-Life Laughed

Sue and Lisa
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  • Comedy
  • Updated Biweekly

After more than 35 years in the classroom, we’ve retired from teaching-but not from telling stories. We’ve shared our favorite school-day tales, and now it’s time to turn the spotlight on us. These days we’re focused on growing older (but definitely not growing up). We still don't know what we didn't know, but you might pick up a life lesson or two-between the laughs.   Email us at podcastwedidntknow@gmail.com #OlderWomenHumor#FunnyWomen#Podcast#ComedyPodcast#WomenInComedy#LadiesWhoLaugh #Over50#MidlifeHumor#BabyBoomerTales#GenXWomen#AgingDisgracefully#FunnyNeverGetsOld #MenopauseHumor#EmptyNester#MidlifeCrisis#DatingOver50#FemaleFriendship#SistersInLaw #YaYaSisters#LifeLaughed#PodcastCommunity#PodcastForWomen#ListenNow#SupportWomen

  1. Jun 5

    Games People Play (Badly)

    We're in a Camper and Nobody Asked Sue and Lisa are recording from a camper, fresh off graduation season and still handing out $20 bills. Today's topic: games — and everything that can go wrong when you play them with the people you love. Chapter 1 Cheaters, Quitters & the Guy Who Takes the Elevator Up Kilimanjaro Every game table has a type — the cheater, the quitter, the ultra-competitive, the clueless one — and Sue and Lisa have met all of them. As retired teachers, they have strong feelings about tenacity, and a Kilimanjaro story that will tell you everything about a person in four seconds. Chapter 2 Our Moms Said WHAT?! From "Wiener liquor" in the backseat to a sweet grandma being called a lying whore mid-Bullsh#! game, their moms and grandmas in this episode steal every story. Turns out the funniest game moments almost always involve someone's mother who had no idea what she was signing up for. Chapter 3 Weird Games You Need to Play Immediately Sue and Lisa recommend Gartic Phone, Hues & Cues, Mrs. Mumbles, and the Quantum Leap same-word game — and they actually play one live on air. No equipment required, no losers, just a good crowd and low expectations. Chapter 4 Fuzzy Duck, Dog Collars & Other Things That Should Not Be Legal Quarters, Fuzzy Duck, and one electric dog collar incident that escalated faster than anyone planned. These are the games nobody teaches you — you just end up playing them at a party and hope everyone makes it to adulthood. Chapter 5 Put Down Your Phone and Play Something Sue and Lisa want your best game recommendations — especially anything that works across generations. Email podcastwedidntknow@gmail.com and find them on Buzzsprout, YouTube (with subtitles!), and Substack and wherever it is you find yourslf right now. Do you have a story to share? Do you just want to talk? Send us a text! Support the show Please contact us with comments or ideas for our new podcast.  Here's our email: podcastwedidntknow@gmail.com.   You can also find us here: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SueandLisa Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/wedidntknowpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifelaughedpodcast Thanks for listening!  -Sue and Lisa #AgingWithHumor#RetiredNotTired#LifeLaughed#WomenOver50#MidlifeUnfiltered#PodcastLife#StorytellingPodcast#RealTalk#BoomerHumor#EmptyNestAdventures#RetirementLife#WomenSupportingWomen#LaughAtLife#LifeLessons#GrowingOlder#FunnyWomen#PodcastRecommendations#AgingGracefully#Over60AndFabulous#LifeAfterTeaching #Menopause

    22 min

  2. May 8

    Best Laughs of All Time- Part 2

    In this “best laughs” episode part 2, enjoy some of Sue and Lisa’s favorite guest moments—along with a few of their own stories—the ones that had everyone laughing to the point of panic peeing. Remember Nancy, “Donald,” “Betsy,” and “Chrissy”? From accidentally teaching kids the sign for orgasm instead of October… to calling in “sick” from a tropical island payphone and getting busted by a cruise ship horn… to sniffing Tootsie Rolls off the classroom floor—Sue and Lisa (and their guests) are laughing at themselves so you can laugh right along with them. Do you have a story to share? Do you just want to talk? Send us a text! Support the show Please contact us with comments or ideas for our new podcast.  Here's our email: podcastwedidntknow@gmail.com.   You can also find us here: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SueandLisa Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/wedidntknowpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifelaughedpodcast Thanks for listening!  -Sue and Lisa #AgingWithHumor#RetiredNotTired#LifeLaughed#WomenOver50#MidlifeUnfiltered#PodcastLife#StorytellingPodcast#RealTalk#BoomerHumor#EmptyNestAdventures#RetirementLife#WomenSupportingWomen#LaughAtLife#LifeLessons#GrowingOlder#FunnyWomen#PodcastRecommendations#AgingGracefully#Over60AndFabulous#LifeAfterTeaching #Menopause

    22 min

  3. Apr 22

    Best Laughs of All Time- Part 1

    Lisa and Sue revisit the moments that made them laugh so hard they couldn’t recover—possibly not even with a bathroom break in time. This “best of” episode pulls from some of their earliest podcasts, including classroom life gems like the great fish tank debacle (apparently, electricity is optional, but fish are not). They relive an end-of-year cleaning disaster involving a rag bag and an unexpected pair of granny panties, a typing lesson that took a turn when a student casually mentioned he was missing two fingers, and the unforgettable crisis of a plastic Lysol container stuck on a child’s finger. There are the snack rebellions—black olives worn proudly on fingers until they were banned, then rolled down desks in quiet protest, and string cheese painstakingly shredded into a pile because using hands was apparently too mainstream. And, of course, the legends: the substitute who played a “nose flute,” biked through anything short of a natural disaster, and once simply… didn’t come back from lunch; the entirely fabricated ghost of Rachel Underwood; and a prank involving a maxi pad that probably shouldn’t have been as funny as it was. Because sometimes the only way to survive teaching… is to laugh at the parts no one would ever believe anyway. Do you have a story to share? Do you just want to talk? Send us a text! Support the show Please contact us with comments or ideas for our new podcast.  Here's our email: podcastwedidntknow@gmail.com.   You can also find us here: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SueandLisa Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/wedidntknowpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifelaughedpodcast Thanks for listening!  -Sue and Lisa #AgingWithHumor#RetiredNotTired#LifeLaughed#WomenOver50#MidlifeUnfiltered#PodcastLife#StorytellingPodcast#RealTalk#BoomerHumor#EmptyNestAdventures#RetirementLife#WomenSupportingWomen#LaughAtLife#LifeLessons#GrowingOlder#FunnyWomen#PodcastRecommendations#AgingGracefully#Over60AndFabulous#LifeAfterTeaching #Menopause

    19 min

  4. Mar 18

    Colonoscopies Part 2-Where Did I Put My Dignity?

    Lisa and Sue continue their discussion about colonoscopies with part 2, including a sure-to-be-viral rap about the joys of colonoscopies. They phone Sue's friend Anne, who describes choosing a colonoscopy over “poo in a box” testing at 50, enduring the prep, and the awkward loss of dignity when a male nurse she knew assisted.  Sue and Lisa compare screening options, joke about medical jobs involving stool samples, and rank procedures such as pelvic exams, mammograms, stress tests, colonoscopies, and endoscopy, emphasizing that the prep and waiting are the worst parts.  They share post-sedation silliness, discuss polyps and repeat screening intervals, compare colonoscopies to dental cleanings, and once again pitch their “prep pants” ideas. Do you have a story to share? Do you just want to talk? Send us a text! Support the show Please contact us with comments or ideas for our new podcast.  Here's our email: podcastwedidntknow@gmail.com.   You can also find us here: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SueandLisa Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/wedidntknowpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifelaughedpodcast Thanks for listening!  -Sue and Lisa #AgingWithHumor#RetiredNotTired#LifeLaughed#WomenOver50#MidlifeUnfiltered#PodcastLife#StorytellingPodcast#RealTalk#BoomerHumor#EmptyNestAdventures#RetirementLife#WomenSupportingWomen#LaughAtLife#LifeLessons#GrowingOlder#FunnyWomen#PodcastRecommendations#AgingGracefully#Over60AndFabulous#LifeAfterTeaching #Menopause

    18 min

  5. Mar 4

    Colonoscopies Part 1-If You Don't Laugh, You'll Cry

    Retired Wisconsin teachers Lisa and Sue share a humorous conversation sparked by Lisa needing antibiotics before a dental appointment due to an artificial knee and Sue picking up her prescriptions, including a large colonoscopy prep jug.   They discuss the importance of colonoscopies, with Lisa starting screenings at 38 because her father died of colon cancer and continuing every 3–5 years depending on polyps, and mention people delaying or needing earlier screening.   In We Didn’t Know What We Didn’t Know (Life Laughed), these two decades-long friends swap tales about aging, dignity (or the lack thereof), medical misadventures, and why you should never take your clothes off at the dentist. It’s part cautionary tale, part public service announcement, and mostly laughter. They trade prep tips and mishaps: clear liquids, avoiding red drinks, using Gatorade/MiraLax or other preps, hydration to avoid dehydration, and recount vomiting and last-minute enemas and pregnancy tests, scheduling frustrations, and Lisa’s daughter doing prep on a show-choir bus.   They joke about medical specialties and pitch “procedure pants/colonoscopy chic,” then promise a part two. Do you have a story to share? Do you just want to talk? Send us a text! Support the show Please contact us with comments or ideas for our new podcast.  Here's our email: podcastwedidntknow@gmail.com.   You can also find us here: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SueandLisa Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/wedidntknowpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifelaughedpodcast Thanks for listening!  -Sue and Lisa #AgingWithHumor#RetiredNotTired#LifeLaughed#WomenOver50#MidlifeUnfiltered#PodcastLife#StorytellingPodcast#RealTalk#BoomerHumor#EmptyNestAdventures#RetirementLife#WomenSupportingWomen#LaughAtLife#LifeLessons#GrowingOlder#FunnyWomen#PodcastRecommendations#AgingGracefully#Over60AndFabulous#LifeAfterTeaching #Menopause

    23 min

  6. Feb 4

    Granny's Value-losis Disease

    In this episode, retired teachers Lisa and Sue tackle a very real condition no one warned us about: Value-losis—the sudden belief that every dish, photo, knickknack, and Precious Moment figurine is priceless (spoiler: it’s not). From baby clothes no one wants, to eleven tubs of photos nobody asked for, to the cruel truth about Hummels, Beanie Babies, and Princess Diana collectibles, the ladies dig into why we cling to stuff—and why our kids absolutely do not want to deal with it later. There’s talk of storage units (too many), souvenirs (too big), shot glasses (acceptable), and the existential horror of our Mom’s accumulations. Along the way, they share practical advice (label your photos, digitize your memories, stop buying “Istan-bowls”), laugh about memory lapses, and swap stories ranging from heartwarming to mildly terrifying (yes, there’s a creepy storage unit moment—trust your Spidey senses). The big takeaway? Keep what makes you happy—but don’t leave your loved ones buried under your sentimental clutter. Sixty might be the age when you still feel 30… but you finally start asking, “Do I really need this?” Don’t catch Value-losis. Life laughed. 00:00 Introduction: Meet Lisa and Sue 00:52 The Concept of Value-losis 02:19 Sorting Through Memories 03:43 The Digital Age of Photos 08:52 The Storage Unit Dilemma 11:54 A Creepy Encounter at the Storage Unit 15:34 The Hummel Collection and Family Heirlooms 17:07 Precious Moments and Beanie Babies 18:31 Selling Antiques and Unexpected Popularity 20:28 Downsizing and Valuing Sentimental Items 21:50 Reflecting on Aging and Accumulating Stuff 22:41 Conclusion and Final Thoughts   Do you have a story to share? Do you just want to talk? Send us a text! Support the show Please contact us with comments or ideas for our new podcast.  Here's our email: podcastwedidntknow@gmail.com.   You can also find us here: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SueandLisa Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/wedidntknowpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifelaughedpodcast Thanks for listening!  -Sue and Lisa #AgingWithHumor#RetiredNotTired#LifeLaughed#WomenOver50#MidlifeUnfiltered#PodcastLife#StorytellingPodcast#RealTalk#BoomerHumor#EmptyNestAdventures#RetirementLife#WomenSupportingWomen#LaughAtLife#LifeLessons#GrowingOlder#FunnyWomen#PodcastRecommendations#AgingGracefully#Over60AndFabulous#LifeAfterTeaching #Menopause

    23 min

  7. Jan 16

    Aging With Grace: Menopause Brain

    In this episode, retired teachers Lisa and Sue-who somehow survived 35+ years in classrooms without permanently losing their minds-talk about aging, memory lapses, and why walking into a room now feels like a pop quiz you didn’t study for. They swap stories about forgotten names, family conversations that move faster than their recall, and the comic relief that comes with realizing you’re not alone in this stage of life.  Along the way, they discuss genetic testing, memory fears, and why grace (for ourselves and others) might be the most important lesson we ever learn. Dementia isn’t funny, but the everyday brain blips of aging absolutely can be. 00:00 Introduction and Background 00:36 Memory Lapses and Aging 03:33 Funny Classroom Memories 07:43 Unexpected Encounters 09:05 A Case of Mistaken Identity 10:07 Ice Cream Store Encounter 11:08 Sisterly Similarities 11:46 Aging with Grace 13:11 Hearing Test Adventures 14:51 The Art of Listening Do you have a story to share? Do you just want to talk? Send us a text! Support the show Please contact us with comments or ideas for our new podcast.  Here's our email: podcastwedidntknow@gmail.com.   You can also find us here: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SueandLisa Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/wedidntknowpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifelaughedpodcast Thanks for listening!  -Sue and Lisa #AgingWithHumor#RetiredNotTired#LifeLaughed#WomenOver50#MidlifeUnfiltered#PodcastLife#StorytellingPodcast#RealTalk#BoomerHumor#EmptyNestAdventures#RetirementLife#WomenSupportingWomen#LaughAtLife#LifeLessons#GrowingOlder#FunnyWomen#PodcastRecommendations#AgingGracefully#Over60AndFabulous#LifeAfterTeaching #Menopause

    18 min

  8. 12/21/2025

    We're Back!

    After 35+ years wrangling kids in the classroom, Lisa and Sue have finally retired—but don’t expect them to act their age. In this laugh-out-loud episode, the dynamic duo returns from a “short” break (who’s counting months, anyway?) to launch the next chapter of their podcast: “We Didn’t Know What We Didn’t Know: Life Laughed.” They’re swapping lesson plans for life lessons, tackling the wild ride of aging with the same humor and honesty that made them legends in the teachers’ lounge. From milestone birthdays and summer “vacations” that last until December, to the real talk about surgeries, Spanx, and the eternal mystery of Barbie and Ken anatomy, nothing is off-limits. You’ll hear about their favorite doctor (who’s as blunt as she is brilliant), the joys of going bra-free, and why “nipping the nips” is a legit life lesson. Whether you’re a seasoned “oldie” or a curious whippersnapper, Lisa and Sue promise plenty of laughs, a few surprises, and maybe even some wisdom you didn’t know you needed. Tune in, catch your breath, and get ready to laugh at the madness of growing older—but never growing up. Do you have a story to share? Do you just want to talk? Send us a text! Support the show Please contact us with comments or ideas for our new podcast.  Here's our email: podcastwedidntknow@gmail.com.   You can also find us here: Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/SueandLisa Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/wedidntknowpodcast/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lifelaughedpodcast Thanks for listening!  -Sue and Lisa #AgingWithHumor#RetiredNotTired#LifeLaughed#WomenOver50#MidlifeUnfiltered#PodcastLife#StorytellingPodcast#RealTalk#BoomerHumor#EmptyNestAdventures#RetirementLife#WomenSupportingWomen#LaughAtLife#LifeLessons#GrowingOlder#FunnyWomen#PodcastRecommendations#AgingGracefully#Over60AndFabulous#LifeAfterTeaching #Menopause

    13 min
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After more than 35 years in the classroom, we’ve retired from teaching-but not from telling stories. We’ve shared our favorite school-day tales, and now it’s time to turn the spotlight on us. These days we’re focused on growing older (but definitely not growing up). We still don't know what we didn't know, but you might pick up a life lesson or two-between the laughs.   Email us at podcastwedidntknow@gmail.com #OlderWomenHumor#FunnyWomen#Podcast#ComedyPodcast#WomenInComedy#LadiesWhoLaugh #Over50#MidlifeHumor#BabyBoomerTales#GenXWomen#AgingDisgracefully#FunnyNeverGetsOld #MenopauseHumor#EmptyNester#MidlifeCrisis#DatingOver50#FemaleFriendship#SistersInLaw #YaYaSisters#LifeLaughed#PodcastCommunity#PodcastForWomen#ListenNow#SupportWomen

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