Category: The Middle-aged Bodcast
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Walking for Men’s Mental Health: Our 12 mile challenge
In the first episode of Season 7, we look back on our 12-mile charity walk from Merry Hill to Birmingham city centre in aid of Andy’s Man Club. From bacon sandwich temptations in the opening stages and unexpected roadside encouragement to aching feet, Whisper Gold-fuelled determination and a finish line complete with medals, banners and…
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Battersea, Bumblebee & Blisters Incoming
With our 12-mile charity walk now just days away, we’re back for a bonus Bodcast full of nostalgia, chaos and middle-aged adventure. Rich shares the story of his trip to Battersea Power Station from the incredible lift experience and fascinating history tour to finally stepping inside the Transformers store he’d been dreaming about visiting. There’s…
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We’ve hit our target – Now it’s time to walk the walk
It’s the Season 6 finale and the 12 mile charity walk is just around the corner. We get into where we’re at with training, including our first proper walk out to our starting point, testing out some routes and getting a feel for what the day is going to look like. We also talk a…
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The 12 charity mile walk is getting real
With our 12 mile charity walk getting closer, we’re back on the scales and properly getting into our walk training. It’s been a bit up and down if we’re honest, but we’re starting to build some momentum and figure out what it’s actually going to take to get through it. We talk weight loss, walking…
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Stephanie Waring: From Hollyoaks to real life – Confidence, struggles & starting again
This week we’re joined by Stephanie Waring, best known as Cindy Cunningham from Hollyoaks. We start off where you’d expect with a bit of Hollyoaks chat and Rich questioning his memory of the show: Cindy really did marry Tony twice! From there it turns into a much deeper conversation as Steph talks about taking the…
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Charity walk training & DIY disasters
We’re back this week with a proper Rich and T.A. catch-up. Rich finally gets out for his first proper walk as we build towards our 12 mile charity fund raiser, while T.A. takes on some DIY, which ended up taking funnier twists and turns than a Carry On film. We’re also back on the scales…
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Breaking Bad, injury struggles & walk progress
We’re back in the studio this week with plenty to catch up on. T.A. & Mrs. Shelano went to see The Battle, the story of Blur vs Oasis. Then, they were in London to see Bryan Cranston, star of Breaking Bad, live on stage in a special one night only talk hosted by Romesh Ranganathan.…
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Brian Hall: Men’s Mental Health, Tech Addiction & Living Offline
This week we’re joined by Brian Hall for a really honest chat about men’s mental health, tech overload, and what happens when you try to switch off from it all. We talk about Brian’s journey from working in tech to stepping away from the constant noise and learning to better understand his own emotions. It…
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ABBA, Vikings & The Sopranos
In this episode we’re back with another weigh-in update, although Rich may have slightly undone his progress with a weekend away in York. Rich talks about his trip to the historic city, including great food, the Jorvik Viking Centre, and surprisingly enjoying an ABBA tribute show, having not been that big of a fan previously.…
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Nicola Bardon – Tis Yourself host
Nicola Bardon joins us to talk turning 40, independence, and building an award-winning podcast from scratch. Nicola is the host of Tis Yourself, a popular Irish interview podcast known for relaxed, honest conversations with actors, musicians and public figures. In 2022, she won Best New Podcast at the Irish Podcast Awards and she’s been growing…