
Turning 60 isn’t about slowing down—it’s about shaking things up. Whether it’s downsizing and embracing a simpler life, starting a new career, moving abroad, or navigating love and relationships in unexpected ways, How To Be 60 proves that this stage of life is anything but predictable.Join Kaye Adams and her brilliantly blunt co-host, Karen MacKenzie, as they chat with familiar faces and everyday... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 342 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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On this week’s episode, we’re joined by writer Kate Mulvey, whose summer romance began with a kiss under an erupting Etna and ended over breakfast in bed. At 64, Kate has made something of a speciality of examining her own 60s, and she doesn’t spare ... more
On this week’s Midweek Catchup, we’ve swapped places. Kaye is sunbathing on a Spanish beach at the end of October, and Karen is back in stormy Scotland with a freshly re-broken toe, courtesy of a sunbed leg. There’s the flight home through the storm ... more
On this week’s episode, we’re joined by Amanda Prowse, who says she found her power at 50 thanks to an Instagram post about birthday cake. The bestselling novelist wasn’t published until her forties, and she talks about the fear that ran her life bef... more
On this week’s Midweek Catchup, we read out a listener’s mum’s diary of good deeds, including the day she cleaned her husband’s toothbrush and warmed his feet. Karen is calling in from Spain, where she has been recognised three times since leaving ho... more
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Nice chatty pod, feels like having a cuppa with two older, wiser friends
Wonderful podcast
They are both hilarious and cheer me up twice a week.😂🥰
I have listened from the beginning and love it! Always in bed, with iPods in and hubby is snoring away beside me. Sometimes when I can’t hold in a laugh out loud moment it still doesn’t disturb him! Keep up the great work, ladies ♥️
I’ve been listening since you both started your podcast….love it.
I just turned 70 ( how the hell has that happened) and having lost my husband at 50 I’ve now been on my own for 20 years (again, how the hell has that happened) I never imagined my self living this part of my life alone and miss my husband so much and I definitely miss male company but like Tessa I enjoy my time alone, I have marvellous friends and family but I although I’d love to be living with my husband as I enter this new de... more
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This show centers on redefining aging as an active, adventurous phase, featuring candid conversations with women and men who are pursuing bold midlife pivots, reinventing careers, embracing solo travel, or taking on new creative or athletic challenges after 60. Across episodes, listeners hear about mindset shifts, menopause and elderhood, personal reinvention, and practical how-tos for living boldly in later life, from film-making late in life to performing on stage and endurance adventures. A standout thread is the blend of warmth, humor, and blunt honesty between the hosts, plus guests who offer real-world inspiration and actionable insights for anyone considering big life changes after 60.
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Recent guests on How To Be 60 include:
1. Kate Mulvey
2. Amanda Prowse
3. Tanya Byron
4. Louise Doughty
5. Julia Macklin
6. Francesca Hicks
7. Keith Brymer Jones
8. Janet Street-Porter
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