Comic relief special with Emma Freud (& Richard Curtis!)
Postcards From Midlife
Lorraine Candy & Trish Halpin
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2021
⏱️ 56 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Emma Freud has been a driving force behind Red Nose Day for more than three decades, alongside her work as a film producer, writer and mum of four. As the nation gears up for another night of laughter, she talks to Lorraine and Trish about empty nesting, never marrying and midlife adventures
Plus: the good news review - the week's best stories for women; preparing for kids going haywire as lockdown lifts and the social cache of Snoopy slippers
To get in touch, ask a question or share your midlife story, DM us @postcardsfrommidife.com, join our Facebook Group, or email us hello@postcardsfrommidlife.com
For sponsorship & partnership enquiries: graceoleary@independenttalent.com
Disclaimer: all advice in this podcast is based on our own experiences. Please seek professional medical or expert advice if you think you have any of the conditions or issues discussed in this episode
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | lots of things happening this week. This is our first ever almost live recording of the podcast, |
| 0:06.1 | isn't it? It is. We're doing it on, it's like breaking news. AAD, that's what you are. Do you |
| 0:12.5 | remember her? News reporter? Oh yes, exactly. Yeah. Can I tell you something else about my wheat |
| 0:18.4 | trish? Oh, go on then. Yep. Can I tell you about my lazy butt? Your butt, you're talking about your |
| 0:23.8 | butt hooks, your butt on. Yeah, I've got a lazy butt. I've had a lot of news. How do you know that? |
| 0:28.8 | I'm not a lazy butt, I have a lazy butt. And right, how is that even a thing you like when I share |
| 0:35.2 | personal things with you? My right glutes doesn't work apparently. I mean, the thing is you find out |
| 0:41.2 | when you try and do exercise. Okay, okay. And what were you trying to do when you discovered it |
| 0:46.0 | couldn't work? Stop thinking of any of those things. I'll tell you what I was trying to do. And |
| 0:50.2 | this is why it's useful to women in midlife. And anyone who wants to do exercise, if your glutes |
| 0:55.1 | don't work, your knees hurt, which means you can't run. So the chronicle of the knee continues. |
| 1:00.8 | So I was having terrible knee problems, which actually was nothing to do with the knee. It's all |
| 1:04.6 | to do with the glute. I mean, isn't life strange? I know. Of course, painful. What is? Hit bones |
| 1:09.9 | connected to the thigh bones connected to the... Anyway, on with our comic relief special. |
| 1:17.2 | Hello, hello. Welcome to Postcards from Midlife. I'm Trish Halpin. And I'm Nareen Candy. And we're |
| 1:26.0 | on a mission to help you make the most of your magnificent midlife. We'll be tackling everything |
| 1:30.8 | from mind and body wellness to HRT and your sex drive. Trish and I are here to help you have a |
| 1:36.4 | stylish second act and answer all your midlife questions on fashion, beauty, careers, relationships, |
| 1:42.0 | family, and as always, the challenges and joys of parenting teams. |
| 1:47.8 | In today's episode, we have our very first postcards from midlife news review. |
| 1:53.1 | In a week that kicked off on Monday with International Women's Day and is rounding off |
| 1:56.8 | with Mother's Day, we thought we'd focus on the stories that we think are great for women. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Lorraine Candy & Trish Halpin, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Lorraine Candy & Trish Halpin and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.