Talk Fifty To Me https://talkfiftytome.com en abd8e930-6504-11f1-b553-13c2b0bee9fa Talk Fifty to Me is midlife unfiltered: honest, often hilarious conversations for women over 50, hosted by Emmy-nominated actress and director Constance Zimmer (UnREAL, House of Cards, Love Story) and comedy writer/pro-aging influencer Heidi Clements. So you just turned 50—now what? Your 50s are like leaving a cult. How do you deprogram yourself from everything that’s been baked into you while figuring out your place in your own body? If you don’t know who you are, your 50s will demand you finally figure it out. Every week, Constance and Heidi sit down with incredible women who are crushing it in their 50s and beyond for real conversations about menopause and perimenopause, midlife reinvention, careers, style, and aging gracefully (or not so gracefully). No experts lecturing, no anti-aging sales pitch. Just women who refuse to disappear because they hit the big five-o. Guests have included Julie Bowen, Padma Lakshmi, Elizabeth Banks, Dr. Sharon Malone, Garcelle Beauvais, Jennie Garth, Teri Hatcher, Margaret Cho, Ming-Na Wen, Laura Benanti and Dr. Kristi Funk. Reframing the narrative around aging, one episode at a time. New episodes every Tuesday. https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/734b0992-93ed-11f0-ad01-d37ee55dfb87/image/96de1567ba61e9d7055b37411a9c693a.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress Talk Fifty To Me https://talkfiftytome.com yes serial Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Talk Fifty to Me is midlife unfiltered: honest, often hilarious conversations for women over 50, hosted by Emmy-nominated actress and director Constance Zimmer (UnREAL, House of Cards, Love Story) and comedy writer/pro-aging influencer Heidi Clements. So you just turned 50—now what? Your 50s are like leaving a cult. How do you deprogram yourself from everything that’s been baked into you while figuring out your place in your own body? If you don’t know who you are, your 50s will demand you finally figure it out. Every week, Constance and Heidi sit down with incredible women who are crushing it in their 50s and beyond for real conversations about menopause and perimenopause, midlife reinvention, careers, style, and aging gracefully (or not so gracefully). No experts lecturing, no anti-aging sales pitch. Just women who refuse to disappear because they hit the big five-o. Guests have included Julie Bowen, Padma Lakshmi, Elizabeth Banks, Dr. Sharon Malone, Garcelle Beauvais, Jennie Garth, Teri Hatcher, Margaret Cho, Ming-Na Wen, Laura Benanti and Dr. Kristi Funk. Reframing the narrative around aging, one episode at a time. New episodes every Tuesday. Talk Fifty to Me is midlife unfiltered: honest, often hilarious conversations for women over 50, hosted by Emmy-nominated actress and director Constance Zimmer (UnREAL, House of Cards, Love Story) and comedy writer/pro-aging influencer Heidi Clements.

So you just turned 50—now what? Your 50s are like leaving a cult. How do you deprogram yourself from everything that’s been baked into you while figuring out your place in your own body? If you don’t know who you are, your 50s will demand you finally figure it out.

Every week, Constance and Heidi sit down with incredible women who are crushing it in their 50s and beyond for real conversations about menopause and perimenopause, midlife reinvention, careers, style, and aging gracefully (or not so gracefully). No experts lecturing, no anti-aging sales pitch. Just women who refuse to disappear because they hit the big five-o.

Guests have included Julie Bowen, Padma Lakshmi, Elizabeth Banks, Dr. Sharon Malone, Garcelle Beauvais, Jennie Garth, Teri Hatcher, Margaret Cho, Ming-Na Wen, Laura Benanti and Dr. Kristi Funk.

Reframing the narrative around aging, one episode at a time. New episodes every Tuesday.

]]> TALK FIFTY TO ME LLC russ@talkfiftytome.com Andrea Bendewald on Women's Circles, Friendship & Walking Away From Acting Actress Andrea Bendewald (Suddenly Susan, Friends, The Morning Show) walked off the audition treadmill in midlife and founded The Art of Circling, a women's-circle practice she has led in Los Angeles and online for more than a decade. She tells Heidi and Constance what actually happens in a circle, why it works on women our age and how it grew into a second career, including her podcast Circle This. Her prescription for midlife disorientation skips the supplements and the retreats: a room of women you trust and a structure that lets you tell the truth. Follow Andrea: @andreabendewaldFollow us: @talkfiftytome | talkfiftytome.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0000 full 2 22 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Actress Andrea Bendewald (Suddenly Susan, Friends, The Morning Show) walked off the audition treadmill in midlife and founded The Art of Circling, a women's-circle practice she has led in Los Angeles and online for more than a decade. She tells Heidi and Constance what actually happens in a circle, why it works on women our age and how it grew into a second career, including her podcast Circle This. Her prescription for midlife disorientation skips the supplements and the retreats: a room of women you trust and a structure that lets you tell the truth. Follow Andrea: @andreabendewaldFollow us: @talkfiftytome | talkfiftytome.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Actress Andrea Bendewald (Suddenly Susan, Friends, The Morning Show) walked off the audition treadmill in midlife and founded The Art of Circling, a women's-circle practice she has led in Los Angeles and online for more than a decade. She tells Heidi and Constance what actually happens in a circle, why it works on women our age and how it grew into a second career, including her podcast Circle This. Her prescription for midlife disorientation skips the supplements and the retreats: a room of women you trust and a structure that lets you tell the truth.

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]]> 2693 yes Luna Lauren Vélez on Dating After 50, Menopause & Midlife Dating after fifty is a trip, and Luna Lauren Vélez minces no words about it. The Brooklyn-born Afro-Latina actress and identical twin has spent three decades in HBO prison dramas, Showtime crime thrillers and animation: Oz, New York Undercover, Dexter, Power Book II: Ghost and American Rust, plus the voice of Rio Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse. She was recently on stage in John Leguizamo's The Other Americans, has performed her one-woman show about the Cuban singer La Lupe for twenty years and wrote, produced and starred in a film with her twin sister in her sixties. She is still booking leads and still, in most rooms she walks into, the only Afro-Latina. Midlife, dating and menopause from a woman who is aging into her roles. Talk Fifty to Me is midlife unfiltered: honest, often hilarious conversations for women over 50, hosted by Constance Zimmer and Heidi Clements. New episodes every Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:26:00 -0000 full 2 21 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Actress Luna Lauren Vélez (Dexter, Spider-Verse) on midlife dating, menopause and aging into better roles in her sixties. Dating after fifty is a trip, and Luna Lauren Vélez minces no words about it. The Brooklyn-born Afro-Latina actress and identical twin has spent three decades in HBO prison dramas, Showtime crime thrillers and animation: Oz, New York Undercover, Dexter, Power Book II: Ghost and American Rust, plus the voice of Rio Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse. She was recently on stage in John Leguizamo's The Other Americans, has performed her one-woman show about the Cuban singer La Lupe for twenty years and wrote, produced and starred in a film with her twin sister in her sixties. She is still booking leads and still, in most rooms she walks into, the only Afro-Latina. Midlife, dating and menopause from a woman who is aging into her roles. Talk Fifty to Me is midlife unfiltered: honest, often hilarious conversations for women over 50, hosted by Constance Zimmer and Heidi Clements. New episodes every Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Dating after fifty is a trip, and Luna Lauren Vélez minces no words about it. The Brooklyn-born Afro-Latina actress and identical twin has spent three decades in HBO prison dramas, Showtime crime thrillers and animation: Oz, New York Undercover, Dexter, Power Book II: Ghost and American Rust, plus the voice of Rio Morales in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Across the Spider-Verse. She was recently on stage in John Leguizamo's The Other Americans, has performed her one-woman show about the Cuban singer La Lupe for twenty years and wrote, produced and starred in a film with her twin sister in her sixties. She is still booking leads and still, in most rooms she walks into, the only Afro-Latina. Midlife, dating and menopause from a woman who is aging into her roles.

Talk Fifty to Me is midlife unfiltered: honest, often hilarious conversations for women over 50, hosted by Constance Zimmer and Heidi Clements. New episodes every Tuesday.

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]]> 2870 yes Omisade Burney-Scott on Black Women, Menopause & Finding the Language Omisade Burney-Scott took the lack of language for what was happening to her body and built the language other women now use. The 59-year-old Durham, North Carolina, mother of two is a seventh-generation Black Southern feminist, storyteller and reproductive justice advocate, and the founder of The Black Girl's Guide to Surviving Menopause, the first Black-women-led platform normalizing menopause through art, ancestry and activism. She also hosts its podcast, now in its sixth season, wrote Messages from the Menopausal Multiverse, writes the Substack Hippolyta's Journal and is the convener of Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀: Remembering Blood, the first gathering centered on the menopause experiences of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ people. Beautiful words about midlife from the conscience of the menopause movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0000 full 2 20 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Omisade Burney-Scott took the lack of language for what was happening to her body and built the language other women now use. The 59-year-old Durham, North Carolina, mother of two is a seventh-generation Black Southern feminist, storyteller and reproductive justice advocate, and the founder of The Black Girl's Guide to Surviving Menopause, the first Black-women-led platform normalizing menopause through art, ancestry and activism. She also hosts its podcast, now in its sixth season, wrote Messages from the Menopausal Multiverse, writes the Substack Hippolyta's Journal and is the convener of Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀: Remembering Blood, the first gathering centered on the menopause experiences of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ people. Beautiful words about midlife from the conscience of the menopause movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Omisade Burney-Scott took the lack of language for what was happening to her body and built the language other women now use. The 59-year-old Durham, North Carolina, mother of two is a seventh-generation Black Southern feminist, storyteller and reproductive justice advocate, and the founder of The Black Girl's Guide to Surviving Menopause, the first Black-women-led platform normalizing menopause through art, ancestry and activism. She also hosts its podcast, now in its sixth season, wrote Messages from the Menopausal Multiverse, writes the Substack Hippolyta's Journal and is the convener of Iranti Ẹ̀jẹ̀: Remembering Blood, the first gathering centered on the menopause experiences of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ people. Beautiful words about midlife from the conscience of the menopause movement.

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]]> 3031 yes Dr. Kristi Funk: DCIS, Lumpectomy & Constance Zimmer's Breast Cancer Story Breast Cancer Awareness Month gets personal. Constance Zimmer shares her DCIS (stage 0 breast cancer) diagnosis, which she kept private through her very public "Love Story" press tour and Emmy nomination. Most doctors pointed her toward a mastectomy; breast surgeon Dr. Kristi Funk, founder of The Pink Lotus breast center and author of "Breasts: The Owner's Manual," was the first to say, "I think we can try a lumpectomy." Three surgeries and radiation later, Constance is cancer-free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:01:00 -0000 full 2 19 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Constance's DCIS diagnosis, lumpectomy and why you shouldn't wait to get screened. Breast Cancer Awareness Month gets personal. Constance Zimmer shares her DCIS (stage 0 breast cancer) diagnosis, which she kept private through her very public "Love Story" press tour and Emmy nomination. Most doctors pointed her toward a mastectomy; breast surgeon Dr. Kristi Funk, founder of The Pink Lotus breast center and author of "Breasts: The Owner's Manual," was the first to say, "I think we can try a lumpectomy." Three surgeries and radiation later, Constance is cancer-free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Breast Cancer Awareness Month gets personal. Constance Zimmer shares her DCIS (stage 0 breast cancer) diagnosis, which she kept private through her very public "Love Story" press tour and Emmy nomination. Most doctors pointed her toward a mastectomy; breast surgeon Dr. Kristi Funk, founder of The Pink Lotus breast center and author of "Breasts: The Owner's Manual," was the first to say, "I think we can try a lumpectomy." Three surgeries and radiation later, Constance is cancer-free.

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]]> 3394 yes Nyakio Grieco on Founding 13 Lune in Her 50s & Learning to Say No "What people think of me is really none of my business." Nyakio Grieco turned a family coffee business into a beauty empire. In her 50s she founded 13 Lune, the biggest BIPOC-owned beauty marketplace in the US, and launched the clean, inclusive skincare brand Relevant. A former chronic people pleaser, she explains how she learned that no is a complete sentence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:01:00 -0000 full 2 18 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer "What people think of me is really none of my business." Nyakio Grieco turned a family coffee business into a beauty empire. In her 50s she founded 13 Lune, the biggest BIPOC-owned beauty marketplace in the US, and launched the clean, inclusive skincare brand Relevant. A former chronic people pleaser, she explains how she learned that no is a complete sentence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices "What people think of me is really none of my business." Nyakio Grieco turned a family coffee business into a beauty empire. In her 50s she founded 13 Lune, the biggest BIPOC-owned beauty marketplace in the US, and launched the clean, inclusive skincare brand Relevant. A former chronic people pleaser, she explains how she learned that no is a complete sentence.

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]]> 2609 yes Dr. Jessica Shepherd on Perimenopause, Menopause & Self-Compassion Board-certified OB/GYN Dr. Jessica Shepherd, one of the most-booked menopause doctors in American media, joins us on her own perimenopause journey as she heads toward 50. We talk midlife, perimenopause and menopause, why all women in menopause aren't treated equally, and one of the hardest things for women to find: self-compassion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 22 Sep 2026 04:01:00 -0000 full 2 17 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Board-certified OB/GYN Dr. Jessica Shepherd, one of the most-booked menopause doctors in American media, joins us on her own perimenopause journey as she heads toward 50. We talk midlife, perimenopause and menopause, why all women in menopause aren't treated equally, and one of the hardest things for women to find: self-compassion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Board-certified OB/GYN Dr. Jessica Shepherd, one of the most-booked menopause doctors in American media, joins us on her own perimenopause journey as she heads toward 50. We talk midlife, perimenopause and menopause, why all women in menopause aren't treated equally, and one of the hardest things for women to find: self-compassion.

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]]> 2474 yes Jennie Garth on "I Choose Me," Reinvention & Life After 90210 Jennie Garth is building a brand around three words her 90210 character Kelly Taylor said in the '90s: "I choose me." In her 50s she has become a New York Times bestselling author with her memoir I Choose Me, launched the QVC line Me by Jennie Garth and hosts her own podcast. She talks reinvention, her blind spots and why she's anti-anti-aging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 15 Sep 2026 04:01:00 -0000 full 2 16 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Jennie Garth is building a brand around three words her 90210 character Kelly Taylor said in the '90s: "I choose me." In her 50s she has become a New York Times bestselling author with her memoir I Choose Me, launched the QVC line Me by Jennie Garth and hosts her own podcast. She talks reinvention, her blind spots and why she's anti-anti-aging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Jennie Garth is building a brand around three words her 90210 character Kelly Taylor said in the '90s: "I choose me." In her 50s she has become a New York Times bestselling author with her memoir I Choose Me, launched the QVC line Me by Jennie Garth and hosts her own podcast. She talks reinvention, her blind spots and why she's anti-anti-aging.

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]]> 2914 yes Missi Pyle on Sobriety, Comedy & Reigniting Her Country Band in Her 50s Prepare to say "wait, what?" a lot. Missi Pyle, the character actress and cult sci-fi icon from Galaxy Quest, once played a character named Constance Zimmer in The Artist. In her 50s she's two years sober, working nonstop and reigniting her country-rock band Smith & Pyle after 14 years. Hilarious and inspiring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 08 Sep 2026 04:01:00 -0000 full 2 15 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Prepare to say "wait, what?" a lot. Missi Pyle, the character actress and cult sci-fi icon from Galaxy Quest, once played a character named Constance Zimmer in The Artist. In her 50s she's two years sober, working nonstop and reigniting her country-rock band Smith & Pyle after 14 years. Hilarious and inspiring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Prepare to say "wait, what?" a lot. Missi Pyle, the character actress and cult sci-fi icon from Galaxy Quest, once played a character named Constance Zimmer in The Artist. In her 50s she's two years sober, working nonstop and reigniting her country-rock band Smith & Pyle after 14 years. Hilarious and inspiring.

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]]> 2768 yes Ming-Na Wen on Star Wars, Becoming a Disney Legend & Her Family Cookbook Ming-Na Wen on midlife, family and Star Wars. She became the first Asian woman named a Disney Legend at 56, got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 59, and has argued for the "Tom Cruise effect": long careers built on craft, not age. She also talks about turning her family history into the cookbook Have You Eaten Yet and landing some of her most iconic roles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 01 Sep 2026 04:01:00 -0000 full 2 14 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Ming-Na Wen on midlife, family and Star Wars. She became the first Asian woman named a Disney Legend at 56, got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 59, and has argued for the "Tom Cruise effect": long careers built on craft, not age. She also talks about turning her family history into the cookbook Have You Eaten Yet and landing some of her most iconic roles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Ming-Na Wen on midlife, family and Star Wars. She became the first Asian woman named a Disney Legend at 56, got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 59, and has argued for the "Tom Cruise effect": long careers built on craft, not age. She also talks about turning her family history into the cookbook Have You Eaten Yet and landing some of her most iconic roles.

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]]> 2810 yes Amy Landecker on Making Her First Film at 55 & Defying Hollywood Ageism Amy Landecker, Sarah Pfefferman on Transparent, wrote, directed, produced and starred in her first feature at 55 and released it at 56. Her film For Worse is a midlife romantic comedy about a newly divorced sober mom, made while most actresses are asking "Am I too old?" A conversation about defying the narrative on aging in Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 2 13 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Amy Landecker, Sarah Pfefferman on Transparent, wrote, directed, produced and starred in her first feature at 55 and released it at 56. Her film For Worse is a midlife romantic comedy about a newly divorced sober mom, made while most actresses are asking "Am I too old?" A conversation about defying the narrative on aging in Hollywood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Amy Landecker, Sarah Pfefferman on Transparent, wrote, directed, produced and starred in her first feature at 55 and released it at 56. Her film For Worse is a midlife romantic comedy about a newly divorced sober mom, made while most actresses are asking "Am I too old?" A conversation about defying the narrative on aging in Hollywood.

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]]> 2939 yes Julie Bowen on Life After Modern Family & Trying New Things at 50 Julie Bowen spent eleven seasons as TV's most type-A mom on Modern Family, and the show ended as she turned 50. Since then she has directed her first short film, launched her production company Bowen & Sons and made her stage debut. She gets real about the anxiety and fear that come with trying new things. We dare you not to pee your pants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 2 12 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Julie Bowen spent eleven seasons as TV's most type-A mom on Modern Family, and the show ended as she turned 50. Since then she has directed her first short film, launched her production company Bowen & Sons and made her stage debut. She gets real about the anxiety and fear that come with trying new things. We dare you not to pee your pants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Julie Bowen spent eleven seasons as TV's most type-A mom on Modern Family, and the show ended as she turned 50. Since then she has directed her first short film, launched her production company Bowen & Sons and made her stage debut. She gets real about the anxiety and fear that come with trying new things. We dare you not to pee your pants.

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]]> 3028 yes Elisabeth Rohm on Finding Love Later in Life & Directing Law & Order After two decades on Angel and Law & Order, Elisabeth Rohm is having the busiest creative stretch of her career in her 50s as one of Lifetime's most prolific true-crime directors. She talks about finding love later in life when you know who you are and what you want, going back to Law & Order as a director, and her new friendship with Ricki Lake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 11 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 2 11 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer After two decades on Angel and Law & Order, Elisabeth Rohm is having the busiest creative stretch of her career in her 50s as one of Lifetime's most prolific true-crime directors. She talks about finding love later in life when you know who you are and what you want, going back to Law & Order as a director, and her new friendship with Ricki Lake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices After two decades on Angel and Law & Order, Elisabeth Rohm is having the busiest creative stretch of her career in her 50s as one of Lifetime's most prolific true-crime directors. She talks about finding love later in life when you know who you are and what you want, going back to Law & Order as a director, and her new friendship with Ricki Lake.

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]]> 2592 yes Laura Benanti on Perimenopause, "Nobody Cares" & Leaving the Male Gaze Our first guest under 50, Tony winner Laura Benanti, has figured out a lot about midlife anyway. The creator of the sold-out show Nobody Cares, who calls perimenopause "an amuse-bouche to an old cooch," talks about finding her witchiness, leaving the male gaze behind, and learning to forgive who we were. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 2 10 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Our first guest under 50, Tony winner Laura Benanti, has figured out a lot about midlife anyway. The creator of the sold-out show Nobody Cares, who calls perimenopause "an amuse-bouche to an old cooch," talks about finding her witchiness, leaving the male gaze behind, and learning to forgive who we were. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Our first guest under 50, Tony winner Laura Benanti, has figured out a lot about midlife anyway. The creator of the sold-out show Nobody Cares, who calls perimenopause "an amuse-bouche to an old cooch," talks about finding her witchiness, leaving the male gaze behind, and learning to forgive who we were.

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]]> 2663 yes Justina Machado on Midlife Dating, Body Image & HRT Justina Machado gets funny, raw and honest about midlife dating, sex, body image and HRT. The One Day at a Time and Horror of Dolores Roach star went from playing the daughter in Real Women Have Curves on a Chicago stage in her 20s to a Tony nomination for playing the mother on Broadway 32 years later. Her motto: dreams don't have an expiration date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 2 9 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Justina Machado gets funny, raw and honest about midlife dating, sex, body image and HRT. The One Day at a Time and Horror of Dolores Roach star went from playing the daughter in Real Women Have Curves on a Chicago stage in her 20s to a Tony nomination for playing the mother on Broadway 32 years later. Her motto: dreams don't have an expiration date. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Justina Machado gets funny, raw and honest about midlife dating, sex, body image and HRT. The One Day at a Time and Horror of Dolores Roach star went from playing the daughter in Real Women Have Curves on a Chicago stage in her 20s to a Tony nomination for playing the mother on Broadway 32 years later. Her motto: dreams don't have an expiration date.

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]]> 2594 yes Dr. Sharon Malone on HRT, Menopause & the Truth About Hormones Why did hormones used safely since the 1940s suddenly get a black box warning? Board-certified OB/GYN and menopause practitioner Dr. Sharon Malone, Chief Medical Advisor at Alloy Health and author of the New York Times bestseller Grown Woman Talk, sets the record straight on HRT and menopause. She also shares what changed when her friend Michelle Obama went public about menopause, and why she calls midlife "a medical emergency masquerading as a life stage." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 2 8 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Why did hormones used safely since the 1940s suddenly get a black box warning? Board-certified OB/GYN and menopause practitioner Dr. Sharon Malone, Chief Medical Advisor at Alloy Health and author of the New York Times bestseller Grown Woman Talk, sets the record straight on HRT and menopause. She also shares what changed when her friend Michelle Obama went public about menopause, and why she calls midlife "a medical emergency masquerading as a life stage." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Why did hormones used safely since the 1940s suddenly get a black box warning? Board-certified OB/GYN and menopause practitioner Dr. Sharon Malone, Chief Medical Advisor at Alloy Health and author of the New York Times bestseller Grown Woman Talk, sets the record straight on HRT and menopause. She also shares what changed when her friend Michelle Obama went public about menopause, and why she calls midlife "a medical emergency masquerading as a life stage."

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]]> 2660 yes Alysia Reiner on Sex After 50, Pleasure & Asking for What You Want Morning sex, the perfect vibrator and how to ask for what you want in bed: Alysia Reiner, Fig on Orange Is the New Black and now on The Diplomat, has a side hustle as a sex and pleasure columnist. The actress, producer and activist also talks reproductive rights, her zero-waste fashion initiative Livari, and deciding to tell the stories about women she wanted told. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 2 7 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Morning sex, the perfect vibrator and how to ask for what you want in bed: Alysia Reiner, Fig on Orange Is the New Black and now on The Diplomat, has a side hustle as a sex and pleasure columnist. The actress, producer and activist also talks reproductive rights, her zero-waste fashion initiative Livari, and deciding to tell the stories about women she wanted told. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Morning sex, the perfect vibrator and how to ask for what you want in bed: Alysia Reiner, Fig on Orange Is the New Black and now on The Diplomat, has a side hustle as a sex and pleasure columnist. The actress, producer and activist also talks reproductive rights, her zero-waste fashion initiative Livari, and deciding to tell the stories about women she wanted told.

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]]> 2819 yes Judy Gold on Aging in Stand-Up Comedy & Getting Through Depression Comedy legend Judy Gold has been on stand-up stages for more than 40 years, and she has a story about the people who thought she'd aged out of it. The two-time Daytime Emmy winner (The Rosie O'Donnell Show) talks about her mentor Joan Rivers, a very dark time fighting clinical depression, and why at 63 she's still delivering. You will laugh your ass off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:54:00 -0000 full 2 6 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Comedy legend Judy Gold has been on stand-up stages for more than 40 years, and she has a story about the people who thought she'd aged out of it. The two-time Daytime Emmy winner (The Rosie O'Donnell Show) talks about her mentor Joan Rivers, a very dark time fighting clinical depression, and why at 63 she's still delivering. You will laugh your ass off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Comedy legend Judy Gold has been on stand-up stages for more than 40 years, and she has a story about the people who thought she'd aged out of it. The two-time Daytime Emmy winner (The Rosie O'Donnell Show) talks about her mentor Joan Rivers, a very dark time fighting clinical depression, and why at 63 she's still delivering. You will laugh your ass off.

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]]> 2771 yes Padma Lakshmi on Leaving Top Chef & Taking Big Risks After 50 Padma Lakshmi on taking risks in midlife: walking away from Top Chef after 19 seasons to create, produce and host CBS's America's Culinary Cup, becoming a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model at 52, and her cookbook Padma's All American, inspired by her grandmother. A revealing look at what drives one of television's most successful women as she ages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 2 5 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Padma Lakshmi on taking risks in midlife: walking away from Top Chef after 19 seasons to create, produce and host CBS's America's Culinary Cup, becoming a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model at 52, and her cookbook Padma's All American, inspired by her grandmother. A revealing look at what drives one of television's most successful women as she ages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Padma Lakshmi on taking risks in midlife: walking away from Top Chef after 19 seasons to create, produce and host CBS's America's Culinary Cup, becoming a Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model at 52, and her cookbook Padma's All American, inspired by her grandmother. A revealing look at what drives one of television's most successful women as she ages.

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]]> 2967 Carrie Preston on Elsbeth, Being the "Queen of Quirk" & Thriving at 58 Elsbeth star Carrie Preston, the actress, director and producer the New York Times dubbed the Queen of Quirk, looks back at her childhood beginnings and more than 25 years of playing smart, capable, confident women on TV. The Juilliard-trained, Emmy-winning actor explains why, at 58, it pays to be different. Insightful, inspiring and funny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 23 Jun 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 2 4 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Elsbeth star Carrie Preston, the actress, director and producer the New York Times dubbed the Queen of Quirk, looks back at her childhood beginnings and more than 25 years of playing smart, capable, confident women on TV. The Juilliard-trained, Emmy-winning actor explains why, at 58, it pays to be different. Insightful, inspiring and funny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Elsbeth star Carrie Preston, the actress, director and producer the New York Times dubbed the Queen of Quirk, looks back at her childhood beginnings and more than 25 years of playing smart, capable, confident women on TV. The Juilliard-trained, Emmy-winning actor explains why, at 58, it pays to be different. Insightful, inspiring and funny.

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]]> 2731 Garcelle Beauvais on Leaving RHOBH, Dating & Thriving in Her 50s Garcelle Beauvais on why she left The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, dating in midlife and blasting past age-old expectations. The Haitian-born actress, author and executive producer, named one of People's "50 Most Beautiful," became the first Black cast member on RHOBH in her 50s and has watched her career keep growing since. Expect gossip, big laughs and one of our absolute favorite episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 16 Jun 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 2 3 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Garcelle Beauvais on why she left The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, dating in midlife and blasting past age-old expectations. The Haitian-born actress, author and executive producer, named one of People's "50 Most Beautiful," became the first Black cast member on RHOBH in her 50s and has watched her career keep growing since. Expect gossip, big laughs and one of our absolute favorite episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Garcelle Beauvais on why she left The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, dating in midlife and blasting past age-old expectations. The Haitian-born actress, author and executive producer, named one of People's "50 Most Beautiful," became the first Black cast member on RHOBH in her 50s and has watched her career keep growing since. Expect gossip, big laughs and one of our absolute favorite episodes.

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]]> 2485 Katherine LaNasa on Winning Her First Emmy at 58 for The Pitt Katherine LaNasa won her first Emmy at 58 for The Pitt, after more than three decades in the business. In her early 50s she had been out of work for a few years, was diagnosed with breast cancer and asked for a sign about whether to keep going. She talks about getting out of the "sexy box," trading nine pairs of Spanx for Nurse Dana's black eye, and what a real midlife reinvention looks like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 09 Jun 2026 23:44:00 -0000 full 2 2 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Katherine LaNasa won her first Emmy at 58 for The Pitt, after more than three decades in the business. In her early 50s she had been out of work for a few years, was diagnosed with breast cancer and asked for a sign about whether to keep going. She talks about getting out of the "sexy box," trading nine pairs of Spanx for Nurse Dana's black eye, and what a real midlife reinvention looks like. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Katherine LaNasa won her first Emmy at 58 for The Pitt, after more than three decades in the business. In her early 50s she had been out of work for a few years, was diagnosed with breast cancer and asked for a sign about whether to keep going. She talks about getting out of the "sexy box," trading nine pairs of Spanx for Nurse Dana's black eye, and what a real midlife reinvention looks like.

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]]> 2745 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Interview Each Other: Season 2 Premiere Season 2 kicks off with just us. Constance Zimmer and Heidi Clements interview each other about Constance landing roles on two of the year's biggest shows, The Lincoln Lawyer and Love Story, and answer your questions. Fair warning: we cried a lot during this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0000 full 2 1 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Season 2 kicks off with just us. Constance Zimmer and Heidi Clements interview each other about Constance landing roles on two of the year's biggest shows, The Lincoln Lawyer and Love Story, and answer your questions. Fair warning: we cried a lot during this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Season 2 kicks off with just us. Constance Zimmer and Heidi Clements interview each other about Constance landing roles on two of the year's biggest shows, The Lincoln Lawyer and Love Story, and answer your questions. Fair warning: we cried a lot during this one.

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]]> 2538 Dr. Amanda Hanson, the Midlife Muse, on Learning to Love Yourself Clinical psychologist Dr. Amanda Hanson, known as the Midlife Muse, teaches women how to become their own muse. After 27 years in practice, she calls women's inability to love, honor and value themselves a global crisis, and shares how she got less angry and more in tune with midlife. You'll want to take notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 1 23 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Clinical psychologist Dr. Amanda Hanson, known as the Midlife Muse, teaches women how to become their own muse. After 27 years in practice, she calls women's inability to love, honor and value themselves a global crisis, and shares how she got less angry and more in tune with midlife. You'll want to take notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Clinical psychologist Dr. Amanda Hanson, known as the Midlife Muse, teaches women how to become their own muse. After 27 years in practice, she calls women's inability to love, honor and value themselves a global crisis, and shares how she got less angry and more in tune with midlife. You'll want to take notes.

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]]> 1993 yes Ali Adler on Menopause, Dating Women & Making Midlife Funny Supergirl and The New Normal co-creator Ali Adler, one of the funniest writers around, joins us for a raw and real conversation about menopause, dating women, surviving a rare spinal cord injury and breast cancer, and the word she really wishes she hadn't said during our 30 minutes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 1 22 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Supergirl and The New Normal co-creator Ali Adler, one of the funniest writers around, joins us for a raw and real conversation about menopause, dating women, surviving a rare spinal cord injury and breast cancer, and the word she really wishes she hadn't said during our 30 minutes together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Supergirl and The New Normal co-creator Ali Adler, one of the funniest writers around, joins us for a raw and real conversation about menopause, dating women, surviving a rare spinal cord injury and breast cancer, and the word she really wishes she hadn't said during our 30 minutes together.

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]]> 2394 yes Tracie Thoms on Turning 50 & Finally Sitting at the Grown-Ups' Table From Rent to The Devil Wears Prada, Tracie Thoms has been wowing audiences for years. Now officially 50, she's ready to break down the decade that breaks so many women, and she calls it finally getting a seat at the grown-ups' table. Plus: does she have a nickname for her vagina? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 1 21 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer From Rent to The Devil Wears Prada, Tracie Thoms has been wowing audiences for years. Now officially 50, she's ready to break down the decade that breaks so many women, and she calls it finally getting a seat at the grown-ups' table. Plus: does she have a nickname for her vagina? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices From Rent to The Devil Wears Prada, Tracie Thoms has been wowing audiences for years. Now officially 50, she's ready to break down the decade that breaks so many women, and she calls it finally getting a seat at the grown-ups' table. Plus: does she have a nickname for her vagina?

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]]> 2363 yes Rachael Harris on Aging in Hollywood, Menopause & Motherhood Rachael Harris (Lucifer, Suits, Best in Show, Diary of a Wimpy Kid) gets raw about aging in Hollywood and handling the shrinking roles for women over 50. She also talks menopause, motherhood and finding a new sexuality at 50. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 17 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 1 20 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Rachael Harris (Lucifer, Suits, Best in Show, Diary of a Wimpy Kid) gets raw about aging in Hollywood and handling the shrinking roles for women over 50. She also talks menopause, motherhood and finding a new sexuality at 50. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Rachael Harris (Lucifer, Suits, Best in Show, Diary of a Wimpy Kid) gets raw about aging in Hollywood and handling the shrinking roles for women over 50. She also talks menopause, motherhood and finding a new sexuality at 50.

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]]> 2313 yes Caissie St. Onge on Writing for Joan Rivers & Stepping Into the Spotlight If you love Hacks, meet the real-life version. Caissie St. Onge spent decades writing jokes for Joan Rivers, Bette Midler, Rosie O'Donnell and David Letterman. In her fifties she has stepped into the spotlight herself, co-hosting Busy This Week on QVC with Busy Philipps. A true joy, and your new best friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:00:00 -0000 full 1 19 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer If you love Hacks, meet the real-life version. Caissie St. Onge spent decades writing jokes for Joan Rivers, Bette Midler, Rosie O'Donnell and David Letterman. In her fifties she has stepped into the spotlight herself, co-hosting Busy This Week on QVC with Busy Philipps. A true joy, and your new best friend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices If you love Hacks, meet the real-life version. Caissie St. Onge spent decades writing jokes for Joan Rivers, Bette Midler, Rosie O'Donnell and David Letterman. In her fifties she has stepped into the spotlight herself, co-hosting Busy This Week on QVC with Busy Philipps. A true joy, and your new best friend.

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]]> 2178 yes Tamsen Fadal on The M Factor, "How to Menopause" & Breaking the Silence If it weren't for Tamsen Fadal, we'd still be living in a black hole of menopause information. The journalist created The M Factor, the first documentary about menopause, wrote How to Menopause, threw the World's Hottest Menopause Party and hosts The Tamsen Show. Now she's making sure no woman in menopause gets left behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 03 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 18 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer If it weren't for Tamsen Fadal, we'd still be living in a black hole of menopause information. The journalist created The M Factor, the first documentary about menopause, wrote How to Menopause, threw the World's Hottest Menopause Party and hosts The Tamsen Show. Now she's making sure no woman in menopause gets left behind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices If it weren't for Tamsen Fadal, we'd still be living in a black hole of menopause information. The journalist created The M Factor, the first documentary about menopause, wrote How to Menopause, threw the World's Hottest Menopause Party and hosts The Tamsen Show. Now she's making sure no woman in menopause gets left behind.

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]]> 1950 yes Sherri Saum on Love, Grief & Reclaiming Sexuality After 50 A beautiful conversation about love, loss and reclaiming sexuality after 50. Sherri Saum (The Fosters, Good Trouble) lost her husband to cancer on Christmas Eve and shares how she keeps moving forward for herself and her kids. Get ready to cry and laugh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 24 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 17 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer A beautiful conversation about love, loss and reclaiming sexuality after 50. Sherri Saum (The Fosters, Good Trouble) lost her husband to cancer on Christmas Eve and shares how she keeps moving forward for herself and her kids. Get ready to cry and laugh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A beautiful conversation about love, loss and reclaiming sexuality after 50. Sherri Saum (The Fosters, Good Trouble) lost her husband to cancer on Christmas Eve and shares how she keeps moving forward for herself and her kids. Get ready to cry and laugh.

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]]> 2398 yes Sasha Alexander on Reinvention After 50 & Advice From Sophia Loren One of America's hardest-working actresses, Sasha Alexander (Rizzoli & Isles, Shameless, NCIS), on shifting gears after 50: starting a business to help get college kids squared away, her podcast Convos and Coffee, finally working with Constance on The Lincoln Lawyer, and advice from her mother-in-law, Sophia Loren. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 17 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 16 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer One of America's hardest-working actresses, Sasha Alexander (Rizzoli & Isles, Shameless, NCIS), on shifting gears after 50: starting a business to help get college kids squared away, her podcast Convos and Coffee, finally working with Constance on The Lincoln Lawyer, and advice from her mother-in-law, Sophia Loren. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices One of America's hardest-working actresses, Sasha Alexander (Rizzoli & Isles, Shameless, NCIS), on shifting gears after 50: starting a business to help get college kids squared away, her podcast Convos and Coffee, finally working with Constance on The Lincoln Lawyer, and advice from her mother-in-law, Sophia Loren.

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]]> 2477 Diane Farr on Posing Naked at 56, Directing Fire Country & Age Parity Diane Farr posted a naked photo for her 56th birthday, pushed past her own "I'm too old to learn new things" to direct an episode of Fire Country, which she also stars in, and fights for age parity every chance she gets. The actress, director and writer is hilarious, brave and busier than ever in her fifties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 15 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Diane Farr posted a naked photo for her 56th birthday, pushed past her own "I'm too old to learn new things" to direct an episode of Fire Country, which she also stars in, and fights for age parity every chance she gets. The actress, director and writer is hilarious, brave and busier than ever in her fifties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Diane Farr posted a naked photo for her 56th birthday, pushed past her own "I'm too old to learn new things" to direct an episode of Fire Country, which she also stars in, and fights for age parity every chance she gets. The actress, director and writer is hilarious, brave and busier than ever in her fifties.

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]]> 2104 yes Merrin Dungey on Finding Love in Her 50s & Why This Decade Is Radical From finding love in her fifties to why she calls this decade radical, Merrin Dungey (Alias, King of Queens, Big Little Lies) shares some midlife magic, including her role in the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer series and fighting for democracy through dance. An episode that makes you believe in fate, and it all ends in bubbles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 14 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer From finding love in her fifties to why she calls this decade radical, Merrin Dungey (Alias, King of Queens, Big Little Lies) shares some midlife magic, including her role in the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer series and fighting for democracy through dance. An episode that makes you believe in fate, and it all ends in bubbles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices From finding love in her fifties to why she calls this decade radical, Merrin Dungey (Alias, King of Queens, Big Little Lies) shares some midlife magic, including her role in the new Buffy the Vampire Slayer series and fighting for democracy through dance. An episode that makes you believe in fate, and it all ends in bubbles.

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]]> 2351 Kimberly Williams-Paisley on Losing Her Voice & Finding Strength in Her 50s Imagine losing your voice right when you need it most. Kimberly Williams-Paisley, star of Father of the Bride and Nashville, lost hers for two years and had to figure out who she was without it. Now the host of Farmer Wants a Wife is crushing her 50s, joining Ryan Murphy's Nashville 911, and dead-lifting more than you'd believe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 13 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Imagine losing your voice right when you need it most. Kimberly Williams-Paisley, star of Father of the Bride and Nashville, lost hers for two years and had to figure out who she was without it. Now the host of Farmer Wants a Wife is crushing her 50s, joining Ryan Murphy's Nashville 911, and dead-lifting more than you'd believe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Imagine losing your voice right when you need it most. Kimberly Williams-Paisley, star of Father of the Bride and Nashville, lost hers for two years and had to figure out who she was without it. Now the host of Farmer Wants a Wife is crushing her 50s, joining Ryan Murphy's Nashville 911, and dead-lifting more than you'd believe.

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]]> 1607 yes Mally Roncal on Makeup Over 50, Family & the "Age of Freedom" Come for the makeup tips, stay for the inspiration. Makeup artist Mally Roncal, who has worked with Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez, calls 53 the "age of freedom." The host of QVC's Over 50 and Fabulous and Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree talks family first, raising daughters who can't wait to be 50, and stepping into your natural beauty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 20 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 12 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Come for the makeup tips, stay for the inspiration. Makeup artist Mally Roncal, who has worked with Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez, calls 53 the "age of freedom." The host of QVC's Over 50 and Fabulous and Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree talks family first, raising daughters who can't wait to be 50, and stepping into your natural beauty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Come for the makeup tips, stay for the inspiration. Makeup artist Mally Roncal, who has worked with Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez, calls 53 the "age of freedom." The host of QVC's Over 50 and Fabulous and Forbes 50 Over 50 honoree talks family first, raising daughters who can't wait to be 50, and stepping into your natural beauty.

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]]> 2363 yes Simran Baidwan of The Pitt on Writing Women Over 50 Golden Globe-winning executive producer and writer Simran Baidwan of The Pitt on why women over 50 shouldn't be left behind in storytelling and what it takes to put older women on TV. A former criminal prosecutor who made writing her second career, she also talks motherhood, family and choosing experiences over stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 11 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Golden Globe-winning executive producer and writer Simran Baidwan of The Pitt on why women over 50 shouldn't be left behind in storytelling and what it takes to put older women on TV. A former criminal prosecutor who made writing her second career, she also talks motherhood, family and choosing experiences over stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Golden Globe-winning executive producer and writer Simran Baidwan of The Pitt on why women over 50 shouldn't be left behind in storytelling and what it takes to put older women on TV. A former criminal prosecutor who made writing her second career, she also talks motherhood, family and choosing experiences over stuff.

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]]> 2535 yes Elizabeth Banks on Aging in Hollywood, Gen X & Plastic Surgery Actress and director Elizabeth Banks on aging in Hollywood, the power of Gen X in midlife, plastic surgery versus aging naturally, and the thing that always makes her cry. She entered her fifties directing her seventh movie and hasn't slowed down, from reproductive rights advocacy to an Emmy nomination for hosting Press Your Luck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 10 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Actress and director Elizabeth Banks on aging in Hollywood, the power of Gen X in midlife, plastic surgery versus aging naturally, and the thing that always makes her cry. She entered her fifties directing her seventh movie and hasn't slowed down, from reproductive rights advocacy to an Emmy nomination for hosting Press Your Luck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Actress and director Elizabeth Banks on aging in Hollywood, the power of Gen X in midlife, plastic surgery versus aging naturally, and the thing that always makes her cry. She entered her fifties directing her seventh movie and hasn't slowed down, from reproductive rights advocacy to an Emmy nomination for hosting Press Your Luck.

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]]> 2323 yes Angela Kinsey on The Office, Office Ladies & Aging With Joy She spent her thirties in The Office and built her own office in her fifties. Angela Kinsey talks about Office Ladies with her best friend Jenna Fischer, landing a lead romantic role for the first time, the cookbook You Can Make This with her husband, and how she and Jenna trade advice on midlife. A joy bomb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 9 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer She spent her thirties in The Office and built her own office in her fifties. Angela Kinsey talks about Office Ladies with her best friend Jenna Fischer, landing a lead romantic role for the first time, the cookbook You Can Make This with her husband, and how she and Jenna trade advice on midlife. A joy bomb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices She spent her thirties in The Office and built her own office in her fifties. Angela Kinsey talks about Office Ladies with her best friend Jenna Fischer, landing a lead romantic role for the first time, the cookbook You Can Make This with her husband, and how she and Jenna trade advice on midlife. A joy bomb.

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]]> 2572 yes Carmindy on Sex After 50, Midlife Mushroom Retreats & Owning Her Brand Let's talk about sex after 50. Carmindy of What Not to Wear now owns her beauty brand outright and has refocused it on women over 40. She shares her midlife psilocybin retreats ("ten years of therapy in a weekend"), going nomadic and her total sexual awakening. Fasten your seatbelts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 8 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Let's talk about sex after 50. Carmindy of What Not to Wear now owns her beauty brand outright and has refocused it on women over 40. She shares her midlife psilocybin retreats ("ten years of therapy in a weekend"), going nomadic and her total sexual awakening. Fasten your seatbelts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Let's talk about sex after 50. Carmindy of What Not to Wear now owns her beauty brand outright and has refocused it on women over 40. She shares her midlife psilocybin retreats ("ten years of therapy in a weekend"), going nomadic and her total sexual awakening. Fasten your seatbelts.

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]]> 2445 yes Paulina Porizkova on Dating After 50, Divorce & Becoming Pro-Aging From supermodel to "super invisible": Paulina Porizkova calls her fifties a real shitshow. She gets raw about dating after 50, divorce, public heartbreak and self-worth, and how she turned it all around to become a pro-aging activist and find love again. Funny, heartbreaking and unfiltered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 02 Dec 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 7 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer From supermodel to "super invisible": Paulina Porizkova calls her fifties a real shitshow. She gets raw about dating after 50, divorce, public heartbreak and self-worth, and how she turned it all around to become a pro-aging activist and find love again. Funny, heartbreaking and unfiltered. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices From supermodel to "super invisible": Paulina Porizkova calls her fifties a real shitshow. She gets raw about dating after 50, divorce, public heartbreak and self-worth, and how she turned it all around to become a pro-aging activist and find love again. Funny, heartbreaking and unfiltered.

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]]> 2376 yes Yvette Nicole Brown on Finding Love After 50, Caretaking & Self-Care Yvette Nicole Brown (Community, Drake & Josh, Avengers: Endgame) thought midlife would be a Golden Girls situation with her lady friends. Instead she found love and got married after 50. She talks about the joy of paper underpants, being a caretaker, why she's terrible at her own self-care, and how she calms herself in her house of Lego. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 25 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 6 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Yvette Nicole Brown (Community, Drake & Josh, Avengers: Endgame) thought midlife would be a Golden Girls situation with her lady friends. Instead she found love and got married after 50. She talks about the joy of paper underpants, being a caretaker, why she's terrible at her own self-care, and how she calms herself in her house of Lego. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Yvette Nicole Brown (Community, Drake & Josh, Avengers: Endgame) thought midlife would be a Golden Girls situation with her lady friends. Instead she found love and got married after 50. She talks about the joy of paper underpants, being a caretaker, why she's terrible at her own self-care, and how she calms herself in her house of Lego.

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]]> 2434 yes Ricki Lake Gets Real About Love, Loss & Plastic Surgery When the interview starts with "my edible just kicked in," you know it's going to be good. Ricki Lake, Hairspray's Tracy Turnblad, the youngest talk show host in history and the filmmaker behind The Business of Being Born, gets brutally honest about love, loss and plastic surgery in her fifties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 18 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 5 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer When the interview starts with "my edible just kicked in," you know it's going to be good. Ricki Lake, Hairspray's Tracy Turnblad, the youngest talk show host in history and the filmmaker behind The Business of Being Born, gets brutally honest about love, loss and plastic surgery in her fifties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices When the interview starts with "my edible just kicked in," you know it's going to be good. Ricki Lake, Hairspray's Tracy Turnblad, the youngest talk show host in history and the filmmaker behind The Business of Being Born, gets brutally honest about love, loss and plastic surgery in her fifties.

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]]> 2020 yes Margaret Cho on Why Menopause Is Fabulous & Revealing Her Childhood Trauma Margaret Cho on why she no longer feels the need to pay for her existence, why menopause is fabulous, and why she was finally ready to reveal her childhood trauma. Hilarious, and full of midlife wisdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 11 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 4 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Margaret Cho on why she no longer feels the need to pay for her existence, why menopause is fabulous, and why she was finally ready to reveal her childhood trauma. Hilarious, and full of midlife wisdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Margaret Cho on why she no longer feels the need to pay for her existence, why menopause is fabulous, and why she was finally ready to reveal her childhood trauma. Hilarious, and full of midlife wisdom.

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]]> 2245 yes Teri Hatcher on Turning 60, Stand-Up Comedy & Parenting Your Parents Bond girl, Lois Lane and Desperate Housewife Teri Hatcher gets raw and funny about her 40s, 50s and now 60s. She talks parenting your parents, starting stand-up comedy in her fifties, and launching the Desperately Devoted podcast with her daughter. Reflective, thought-provoking and packed with pearls of wisdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0000 full 1 3 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Bond girl, Lois Lane and Desperate Housewife Teri Hatcher gets raw and funny about her 40s, 50s and now 60s. She talks parenting your parents, starting stand-up comedy in her fifties, and launching the Desperately Devoted podcast with her daughter. Reflective, thought-provoking and packed with pearls of wisdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Bond girl, Lois Lane and Desperate Housewife Teri Hatcher gets raw and funny about her 40s, 50s and now 60s. She talks parenting your parents, starting stand-up comedy in her fifties, and launching the Desperately Devoted podcast with her daughter. Reflective, thought-provoking and packed with pearls of wisdom.

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]]> 2515 yes Nicole Eggert on Beating Breast Cancer & Life After Baywatch From Baywatch to breast cancer warrior: Nicole Eggert takes us through the 2023 diagnosis that changed her 50s, what it was like to face it on camera while filming her docuseries After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun, and how cancer ultimately changed her life for the better. The Charles in Charge star is also a single mom, producer and host of Perfectly Twisted with Nicole Eggert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:01:00 -0000 full 1 2 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer From Baywatch to breast cancer warrior: Nicole Eggert takes us through the 2023 diagnosis that changed her 50s, what it was like to face it on camera while filming her docuseries After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun, and how cancer ultimately changed her life for the better. The Charles in Charge star is also a single mom, producer and host of Perfectly Twisted with Nicole Eggert. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices From Baywatch to breast cancer warrior: Nicole Eggert takes us through the 2023 diagnosis that changed her 50s, what it was like to face it on camera while filming her docuseries After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun, and how cancer ultimately changed her life for the better. The Charles in Charge star is also a single mom, producer and host of Perfectly Twisted with Nicole Eggert.

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]]> 2248 yes Stacy London on Menopause, Style & Wearing Whatever You Want After 50 Twenty years ago Stacy London taught women What Not to Wear. Now in her fifties she's teaching us to wear whatever the F we want and turning menopause into a movement for midlife women everywhere. Our launch-day guest and Menopause Awareness Month poster woman gets funny and raw about life in the fifty lane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:00:00 -0000 full 1 1 Heidi Clements & Constance Zimmer Twenty years ago Stacy London taught women What Not to Wear. Now in her fifties she's teaching us to wear whatever the F we want and turning menopause into a movement for midlife women everywhere. Our launch-day guest and Menopause Awareness Month poster woman gets funny and raw about life in the fifty lane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Twenty years ago Stacy London taught women What Not to Wear. Now in her fifties she's teaching us to wear whatever the F we want and turning menopause into a movement for midlife women everywhere. Our launch-day guest and Menopause Awareness Month poster woman gets funny and raw about life in the fifty lane.

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