Older and Wider Podcast

Jenny Eclair and Judith Holder created Grumpy Old Women together, and their podcast carries that same energy -- two sharp, funny British women refusing to be quiet about getting older. Jenny is an award-winning comedian (she was the first woman to win the Perrier Award at Edinburgh) and Judith is a writer and producer, so between them there is zero tolerance for boring conversation. With 350 episodes and counting, they release weekly and have built one of the largest back catalogs in this space. Each episode follows a loose but reliable structure: personal updates from the week (often hilariously mundane domestic disasters), a Culture Corner segment where they recommend books, films, and TV, and plenty of listener emails that spark tangential rants and genuine advice. The show holds a 4.8 rating from 78 Apple Podcasts reviews, and fans describe it as like having a cup of tea with your funniest friends. What makes it work is that neither Jenny nor Judith is trying to be inspirational or motivational about aging. They are honest about the annoying parts -- the physical indignities, the invisibility, the bizarre things that start happening to your body -- while also being clearly, visibly proof that life past 60 can be vibrant, productive, and genuinely entertaining. Episodes run about 50-65 minutes, hosted freely on Acast. The humor is distinctly British, occasionally crude, and always self-aware. If you prefer your aging podcast with a side of irreverence and actual laughs rather than earnest affirmations, this is the one.