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Midlifing

Midlifing

By: Lee Miller and Simon Ellis
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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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  • 277: We the People Decided to Step Forward
    Mar 25 2026

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    Lee and Simon move from the absurd grind of international transit and the ways money buys freedom from friction into a sharper reflection on systems, meritocracy and the stories we tell about fairness. The episode lands somewhere quieter and more human, with transhumanism and techno-hope set against goodbye, touch, family and the fragile consolation of ordinary love.

    Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.

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    25 mins
  • 276: Dance Like You’ve Got No Hair
    Mar 18 2026

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    Lee and Simon reflect on certainty, persuasion and the strange dead-end of “that’s just a fact,” moving from Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere to questions of shininess, inherited politics and why some surfaces feel impossible to trust. They then swing into a wedding report from Lake Wānaka, where being firmly in the oldies camp still ends with a dance-off, a Virginian falsetto and the instruction to dance like you’ve got no hair.

    Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.

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    23 mins
  • 275: Probably the Safest Place in the World
    Mar 11 2026

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    Lee and Simon reflect on waking up feeling anxious amid talk of global conflict, distance from home, and the strange experience of feeling both safe and unsettled while travelling. The conversation moves between geopolitical dread and everyday life – trousers, weddings, beauty and awe – arriving at a fragile commitment to grace, kindness and continuing on anyway.

    Get in touch with Lee and Simon at info@midlifing.net.

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    25 mins
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