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On this week’s Midweek Catchup, Kaye and Karen dive into the real highs and lows of midlife - from insomnia and itchy skin to the deep joy of mashed potatoes and dental sticks. Between chemo updates, Calamine lotion nostalgi...
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Siobhan Daniels, the self-proclaimed retirement rebel who swapped burnout for a camper van named Dora and never looked back. At 60, Siobhan sold her home, hit the road, and rebuilt her ...
On this week’s Midweek Catchup, Kaye and Karen swap gallows humour for sleepless nights — and find themselves comparing coping mechanisms that range from midnight lentil mashing to burning old parkas. Karen’s chemo fatigue me...
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by the brilliant Denise Black — actor, singer, and unapologetic non-conformist — who’s proving that life in your sixties can be wilder, wiser, and far more liberating than you’d expect. Fr...
On this week’s Midweek Catchup, Kaye and Karen dive into the strange, funny, and surprisingly touching realities of Karen’s chemo journey — from debating whether to cut her hair to discovering a treatment called Happy Endings...
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by legendary hairstylist Sam McKnight, the man behind Princess Diana’s iconic short hair and decades of runway glamour. But at sixty, Sam swapped Chanel and Versace for compost and calm — ...
On this week’s Midweek Catchup, Kaye’s dragged out of bed for a 7 a.m. Pilates class (thanks to daughterly guilt), Karen’s contemplating a strawberry-banana-breast-milk smoothie, and both are pondering the slow slide of their...
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Hilary Whitehall , who proves life doesn’t have to follow the usual order. She had the kids first, the career later — and now, in her 60s, she’s touring the country, podcasting with her...
On this week’s Midweek Catchup, Karen’s voice is finally back and so are the laughs. From sleeping with tissues up her nose to debating whether breast milk belongs in a muffin, nothing’s off limits. Kaye shares her dizzy enco...
⚠️ Trigger warning: This episode includes discussion of domestic violence and abusive relationships, which some listeners may find distressing. On this week’s episode, we’re joined by the brilliant Jaye Griffiths - actress of...
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Alice Morrison, the adventurer who swapped a high-flying media career for a tent, two camels, and a life of radical freedom. From milking a camel on her 60th birthday to walking the len...
On this week’s Midweek Catchup, Kaye and Karen swap horror stories about broken heaters, wig fittings gone wrong, and freezers full of mushy brambles. It’s never just about hair or home disasters though - with Karen preparing...
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Ross King , who knows a thing or two about reinvention - from Glasgow to Hollywood, red carpets to morning TV. We talk about what it really takes to stay relevant in a youth-obsessed in...
On this week’s Midweek Catchup, we’re talking about everything from buying your first Christmas present in September to facing chemo with a mix of grit and humour. Karen shares how she’s bracing for treatment (and getting org...
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Tiggy Walker, who reflects on hitting 60 just as her life with legendary DJ Johnny Walker entered its toughest chapter. From caring through illness to carving out a new future, she shar...
On this week’s Midweek Catchup, Kaye and Karen cover everything from failed cold-shower experiments to the rediscovery of the humble rainmate — and yes, even Stephen’s hernia gets a (rather graphic) mention. Whether you’re br...
On this week’s episode, she’s back — Anna Ryder Richardson returns a year after her first chat with us, and what a year it’s been. From the rubble of divorce to running a zoo with 250 animals, she’s swapped fear for freedom a...
On this week’s Midweek Catchup, Kaye and Karen swap stories of cold showers, flatpack disasters, and grandparent bedtime negotiations. From Bonnie’s secret morning ritual to Gloria Hunniford’s powerful reminder that sometimes...
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by filmmaker Victoria Mapplebeck , who spent 20 years filming life with her son Jim on nothing more than an iPhone. The result? Motherboard — a brutally honest, unexpectedly funny chronicl...
On this week’s Midweek Catchup, Kaye and Karen swap stories of stress yawns, mortifying “Muttley” laughs, and some very questionable gifts (yes, that Fringe present makes a comeback). From Aggie’s bra controversy to monster c...
On this week’s special from the Edinburgh Fringe, Kaye and Karen hit the stage with sparkly Strictly shoes, jangling nerves, and a malfunctioning clitorial stimulator. Alongside them: Jo Caulfield , who calls out the absurdit...
On this week’s Midweek Catchup, Kaye sets a cake-based trap for Ian (spoiler: he walks straight into it), Karen’s fringe gets more attention than she bargained for, and the pair debate whether cold showers are really the secr...
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Russell Watson — the People’s Tenor — who’s faced more than his share of life’s brutal curveballs. From brain tumours and emergency surgeries to the moments he thought he wouldn’t wake ...
On this week’s Midweek Catchup, Kaye and Karen are fresh from three sell-out Edinburgh Fringe shows — and ready to spill the tea on their best moments… and the bits they’d rather forget. From the joy of full houses and unexpe...