MenOpod: all things fifty +

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Welcome to MenOpod: All Things Fifty+, the hilarious, unfiltered podcast about midlife, menopause, and motherhood after 50. Sisters Eliana and Leora are keeping it real as they juggle hot flashes, hormonal teenagers, aging parents, empty nesting, marriage mayhem, sibling drama, and that never-ending midlife weight gain. If you’re navigating perimenopause, menopause, or post-menopause, this is your safe (and sassy) space to laugh, cry, and reclaim your midlife mojo. Because life begins after your period ends.

  1. 6d ago

    Favorite Children, Forgotten Groceries, & Fading Civilization | Ep. 65

    Midlife is realizing that no matter how many doctor appointments you drive your mother to, how many groceries you carry into her house, or how many times you explain FaceTime versus speakerphone, one call from the favorite child can erase decades of service faster than a factory reset. This week, Eliana and Leora compete in the Family Dysfunction Olympics, where their mother’s 83rd birthday proves birth order is destiny, childhood trauma comes with senior discounts, and the favorite child doesn’t even need to show up to win. Meanwhile, Leora abandons an entire grocery order in a parking lot and immediately declares the fruit store a failed institution, while Eliana confronts the truth that adult children are just toddlers with driver’s licenses and stronger opinions. Also: AI taking jobs, teenagers who can’t sign their own names, boys with a baffling dedication to toilet-related discourse, and the recurring debate over whether the 1980s were actually great or just aggressively loud. Plus: forgotten groceries, forgotten skills, forgotten children—and one extremely committed mother who still refuses to get an iPhone despite all evidence that humanity would benefit. Because menopause isn't the beginning of wisdom. It's realizing your mother still has a favorite child, your kids still blame you for everything, and the robots may inherit the earth before anyone remembers where they left the fruit. 🎙️🤣📱🍌 Follow @MenOpodPodcast for more midlife chaos, menopause truths, and behind-the-scenes shenanigans. 🎧 Subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss the mess

    40 min

  2. Jun 18

    Burps, Bloat & Bathroom Betrayal (A Sharts & Giggles Pooptacular) with Dr. Jeffrey Brooks | Episode 64

    Midlife doesn’t arrive politely—it kicks down the door, rearranges your gut, and leaves behind symptoms it refuses to explain. This week, gastroenterologist Dr. Jeffrey Brooks joins Eliana and Leora for a deep dive into the glamorous underworld of aging digestion: reflux that shows up uninvited, bloating that ignores physics, constipation with commitment issues, and bathroom “emergencies” that redefine your relationship with public toilets. Eliana recounts her radioactive poop era (a phrase no one should ever have to say), Leora shows up unfiltered and unflushable, and Dr. Brooks tries—unsuccessfully—to keep things medically dignified while everything devolves into full Sharts & Giggles territory. From colonoscopies to pelvic floor betrayal to the eternal question of “is this normal or am I dying?”, it’s equal parts education, humiliation, and group therapy in a fluorescent-lit waiting room. Menopause: where dignity meets the toilet—and dignity loses. 🚽💥

    1h 10m

  3. Jun 11

    The Safest Place Is the Couch: Anxiety, Escalators, and Other Midlife Hazards I Episode 63

    Ever feel like the older you get, the more things there are to worry about? In this hilariously relatable episode of MenOpod: All Things Fifty Plus, sisters Leora and Eliana tackle the growing midlife anxiety that shows up uninvited and overstays its welcome. From grown sons who still can’t manage basic self-care, to brain fog, forgotten medications, cleaning lady confessions, and the overwhelming mental load of managing everyone’s lives (while barely managing your own), the conversation wanders through the funny, frustrating, and deeply familiar realities of life after fifty. The sisters also dive into some truly unbelievable news stories that raise one key question: is it actually safer to just stay on the sofa forever? Escalator incidents, open manholes, diving disasters, and loose bears all suggest the outside world may no longer be built for our continued survival. At this point, simply getting through the day without losing your keys, your thoughts, or your groceries feels like a competitive sport worth celebrating. 🏆Be sure to follow us for our weekly episodes and comment below.

    35 min

  4. Jun 4

    Eat, Pray, Please Don’t Split the 401(k): Menopause, Marriage Sabbaticals & the Audacity of Wanting Your Own Life with Leah Fisher | Episode 62

    Forget Eat, Pray, Love. This is menopause-era reinvention with rolling luggage, emotional support snacks, and a husband at home slowly discovering that “what’s for dinner?” is now a deeply personal problem. Psychotherapist and author Leah Fisher joins MenOpod to talk about what happens when an empty nest identity meltdown, a long marriage, and a full-blown midlife crisis collide at the exact same hormonal moment. Leah shares her experiment in solo travel and marriage “sabbaticals”—months spent in Bali, Guatemala, and beyond—rooted in a dream deferred for decades and finally met with both the courage and the time to pursue it. What happens when you don’t blow up your life, but you also refuse to keep postponing it? We get into good-enough marriages, menopause-fueled escape fantasies, TSA’s mysterious “little old lady privilege,” and the art of negotiating freedom without accidentally becoming a Dateline episode. Because sometimes the most rebellious thing a menopausal woman can do… is book the ticket.

    53 min

  5. May 29

    Trader Joe’s Tragedy, Toilet Trauma & The Hantavirus Apocalypse | Ep. 61

    This week on MenOpod, Eliana enters her full feral menopause era after abandoning an entire Trader Joe’s haul — including ice cream and near-mythical protein pancakes that drop like Taylor Swift tickets — to melt into a warm dairy crime scene while she wandered Miami dissociating on a “quick walk.” Meanwhile, Leora questions whether brain fog is real or whether Eliana simply cannot be trusted with adult responsibilities anymore. Also discussed: public toilet trauma, pandemic hoarding instincts that never fully deactivated, hantavirus paranoia, emotional-support Xanax, adult children dismantling carefully curated “nests,” and the horrifying realization that some people voluntarily sit on public toilet seats like it’s a lifestyle choice. bar mitzvah dance-floor germ exposure and the fact that every night out is just consensual contact with a floating Petri dish. Menopause: where every day is one missed task away from a Silver Alert… and humanity is one cruise ship buffet away from another plague, again. Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MenOpodPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more midlife madness, menopause hacks and behind-the-scenes shenanigansSubscribe wherever you listen so you never miss the mess

    35 min

  6. May 21

    Shrimpless & Shameless: Menopause, Memory Loss & the Law School Reunion Survival Guide | Ep. 60

    A 30-year law school reunion means squinting at name tags, pretending everyone looks EXACTLY the same, and hearing “You haven’t changed a bit!” from people you would not recognize in a hostage lineup. Meanwhile, everyone’s comparing hormone protocols like trial strategy and casually discussing frozen shoulders, insomnia, and ungrateful children over lukewarm pinot grigio. Also: why does every rental car now require an advanced aerospace engineering degree, three tutorials, two software updates, and a husband on speakerphone just to connect an iPhone? Add in HRT brain fog, the daily casino game of “Did I already take my pills today?”, plus a massage so aggressive it felt less like self-care and more like an insurance claim, and aging starts feeling less like wisdom and more like an endurance event sponsored by Advil and confusion. But honestly? There’s something strangely comforting about a room full of formerly high achievers pretending to remember Contracts class while secretly grateful we survived law school, menopause, and adulthood in general. 👉 Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MenOpodPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more midlife madness, menopause hacks and behind-the-scenes shenanigans 🎧 Subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss the mess

    47 min

  7. May 14

    Hot Patches, Cold Husbands & Eggsplosive Rage | Ep. 59

    Eliana enters her MenOparty era the only way a menopausal woman can: rage-vacuuming 40-year-old disintegrating ski pants out of the dryer at 2 a.m. while wondering if an “Alpine Divorce” is technically premeditated murder or just self-care. Between exploding hard-boiled eggs, husbands who “forget” the lettuce after a 40-minute discussion about lettuce, and mothers who lure you over with a birthday gift just to roast you like it’s a competitive sport, the girls are hanging on by an HRT patch and a prayer. This week, the sisters spiral through RFK Jr.’s missing chivalry, true-crime-fueled marriage anxiety, celebrity divorces, passive-aggressive husbands, Costco-hoarder moms, and the horrifying realization that every menopausal woman eventually needs a therapist, an accountant, a lawyer, and an alibi. Because menopause isn’t a phase. It’s a fully immersive psychological escape room… and someone keeps hiding the exit. 🎙️🔥🤣 👉 Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MenOpodPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more midlife madness, menopause hacks and behind-the-scenes shenanigans 🎧 Subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss the mess

    34 min

  8. May 7

    The Sweet Spot Between Hot Flash and Hot Mess: Eliana’s 56th MenOparty 🎉🎂😱 | Ep. 58

    For her 56th birthday, Eliana is celebrating with purple cat-eye glasses, a Jane Fonda–inspired wolf cut, and a new life philosophy called “selective executive functioning” (everything gets done except the thing that matters). This week: AI flirts shamelessly with Leora like a horny life coach with perfect grammar and zero boundaries, the sisters debate whether 32 was humanity’s physical peak, take a quick tour of ex-boyfriends they definitely don’t miss, and Eliana admits she may no longer fully understand how cars—or consequences—work. Also: treadmill negligence, therapy dogs quietly replacing competent healthcare, brain fog felonies, and the unsettling realization that their husbands would absolutely remarry before the Shiva platter even arrives. Plus: rotten minivan bananas, dog saliva diplomacy, and Gen Z’s confusion about whether Kevin Bacon is a person, a snack, or a cryptocurrency. Aging is humiliating, expensive, mildly unsanitary—and still somehow easier than dating in the 1980s, so Eliana celebrates her birthday still holding it all together, just with better glasses, stronger opinions, and the steadily diminishing ability to tolerate anyone’s nonsense. 👉 Follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MenOpodPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for more midlife madness, menopause hacks and behind-the-scenes shenanigans 🎧 Subscribe wherever you listen so you never miss the mess

    53 min
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Welcome to MenOpod: All Things Fifty+, the hilarious, unfiltered podcast about midlife, menopause, and motherhood after 50. Sisters Eliana and Leora are keeping it real as they juggle hot flashes, hormonal teenagers, aging parents, empty nesting, marriage mayhem, sibling drama, and that never-ending midlife weight gain. If you’re navigating perimenopause, menopause, or post-menopause, this is your safe (and sassy) space to laugh, cry, and reclaim your midlife mojo. Because life begins after your period ends.

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