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How To Be 60 with Kaye Adams

Kaye Adams
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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

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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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Kate Mulvey
Writer and broadcaster who writes about her experiences in her 60s
Episode: Kate Mulvey: Did Breakfast in Bed End My Sicilian Romance?
Amanda Prowse
Bestselling novelist and co-author of The Boy Between
Episode: Amanda Prowse: Cake on a Tuesday, a Son Who Stopped Talking and an HGV Dream
Tanya Byron
Clinical psychologist, broadcaster and author
Episode: Professor Tanya Byron: On the Cusp of 60 and Done with Therapy-Speak
Louise Doughty
Author and memoir writer
Author, On This Spot Fell One Tear of Love
Episode: Louise Doughty: The Suitcase That Rewrote My Parents' Love Story
Julia Macklin
Subject of the BBC documentary Stolen Babies who speaks publicly about her forced adoption experience
BBC
Episode: Julia Macklin: The Day I Looked Into My Own Eyes
Francesca Hicks
Cabin crew member for EasyJet, late-life retraining entrant
EasyJet
Episode: Francesca Hicks: Cabin Crew at 62, After Every Other CV Got Binned
Keith Brymer Jones
Potter and TV judge
The Great Pottery Throwdown
Episode: Keith Brymer Jones: Clay, Tears and a Welsh Chapel
Janet Street-Porter
Journalist and broadcaster known for her forthright, unapologetic stance; former Loose Women panelist; still touring with Still Off the Leash at 80
British media, journalist
Episode: Janet Street-Porter: 80, Off the Leash and Saying It For You
Jay Rayner
Food critic, author, pianist; writer for The Financial Times and former Observer; subject of the episode
Jay Rayner (author, journalist, musician)
Episode: Jay Rayner: Turning 60 With His Appetite Intact

Hosts

Kaye Adams
Host of How To Be 60 with Kaye Adams (lead host, guides conversations and segments)
Karen MacKenzie
Co-host, participates in banter and discussions, guides conversations with Kaye Adams

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 815 ratings
  • Nice chatty pod, feels like having a cuppa with two older, wiser friends

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Nurc
    20 days ago
  • Very hilarious

    Wonderful podcast

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    CookieKid99
    United Kingdom2 months ago
  • Htb60

    They are both hilarious and cheer me up twice a week.😂🥰

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    HTB60 fan
    United Kingdom6 months ago
  • Yes, Ag…….we love it!!

    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 ♥️

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    LeggyD
    United Kingdom7 months ago
  • Tessa Peake Jones

    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

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    70andlovingit
    United Kingdom7 months ago

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Many reviews highlight the show's relatability and uplifting impact, with listeners often describing it as a comforting, entertaining companion.
Feedback frequently notes high-quality conversations with inspiring guests and practical takeaways for life after 60.
Listeners praise humor and warmth between hosts while valuing candid discussions about aging and reinvention.

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Midweek Catchup: Bananagrams, the Ultimate Adrenaline Sport
Q: Apart from your guests, who do you both turn to in your life for advice?
Kaye says she looks to an 85-year-old neighbour whose approach to life she admires. Karen says she looks to her sisters.
Kate Mulvey: Did Breakfast in Bed End My Sicilian Romance?
Q: Do you wish you'd done it differently?
Mulvey says she would not change who she is, but regrets not softening her approach in some relationships. She gives the example of dismissing a man's flowers by asking for olive oil, which she now sees as hurtful.
Kate Mulvey: Did Breakfast in Bed End My Sicilian Romance?
Q: Were you aware that you wanted children, or did that realization come only with the loss of a pregnancy?
Mulvey says she was ambivalent about having children, but her miscarriage at 41 and the end of that pregnancy made the loss acutely painful. She reflects that both having children and not having them can bring difficult feelings.
Professor Tanya Byron: On the Cusp of 60 and Done with Therapy-Speak
Q: Where are you though on the kind of boom of therapy?
Byron says therapy is poorly regulated and that many people calling themselves therapists have little training. She recognizes therapy can offer a confidential space, but argues that trusted relationships and thoughtful conversation are also important.
Professor Tanya Byron: On the Cusp of 60 and Done with Therapy-Speak
Q: How did you cope with it?
Byron describes her mother's Alzheimer's as widely misunderstood and isolating. She says the disease changes people and is terminal, and that its effects go far beyond memory loss.

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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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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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