Ten Days of Joy
Older & Wilder
GGW Media
4.8 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2025
⏱️ 38 minutes
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Summary
Joy and Claire kick off the episode, tease a Taylor episode, and talk about their new podcasting adventures.
00:50 – Art History Nerd-Out & Museum Mishaps
Joy reminisces about art history, shares a hilarious story about a couple breaking a Van Gogh chair, and the hosts discuss rule-following and public etiquette.
03:20 – Loud Cars, Truck Nuts, and Fall Vibes
A funny reel about loud cars, the infamous “truck nuts,” and the excitement of the fall season.
04:35 – Birthday Season & “10 Days of Joy”
Joy’s birthday is coming up! She shares her birthday plans, the “10 Days of Joy,” and the magic of sweatpant jeans.
06:30 – Cake Talk & Favorite Birthday Treats
The hosts discuss their favorite cakes, local bakeries, and the ongoing saga of the ice cream cake in Claire’s freezer.
10:05 – Reflections on Aging, Style, and Body Image
Joy and Claire get candid about turning 48, body image, letting go of old style rules, and embracing comfort and confidence.
19:30 – Fashion at Baseball Games & High School Football
Claire describes the fashion microcosms at local sporting events and the pressure some moms feel to keep up with their kids’ style.
22:00 – Mom Drama, PTO Stories, and Social Hierarchies
The hosts dive into “mom culture,” PTO drama, and the social dynamics of parenting in Boulder.
26:00 – The Realities of Getting Older: Energy, Sleep, and Going Out
Joy and Claire talk about how their social lives and energy levels have changed, the lure of early bedtimes, and the struggle to bounce back after a night out.
33:00 – Routines, Night Owls, and Embracing Your True Self
Memories of strict routines, being a lifelong early bird, and the freedom of not needing to be “cool.”
39:00 – Creatine, Caffeine, and Hot Tips
Claire shares a quick tip about creatine and caffeine, and the hosts wrap up with gratitude and birthday wishes.
Where to find Joy and Claire online, and a heartfelt thank you to listeners.
Connect with us:
Instagram: @JoyandClaire_
Email: OlderWilderPodcast@gmail.com
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | No, the other day I got my hair done. |
| 0:01.8 | Like, I just got it cut and, like, highlights and whatever. |
| 0:04.1 | And I get home, and Scott's like, oh, did you get, um, did you get your hair highlighted? |
| 0:09.7 | Did they put, like, more gray in? |
| 0:13.8 | That was like, no, that's my gray hair. |
| 0:21.2 | Welcome back, everybody, to older and Wilder with Joy and Claire. |
| 0:25.2 | This is going to be a regular episode, but, you know, we had to do what we had to do. |
| 0:30.9 | But there will be a Taylor episode this week in addition. |
| 0:35.1 | We're recording two episodes. |
| 0:36.5 | Everyone's like, what, what, you started another podcast? And we're like, yeah, we're just, you know what? We're recording two episodes. Everyone's like, what, what, what? You |
| 0:38.1 | started another podcast and we're like, yeah, we're just, you know what? We grabbed a did an idea |
| 0:41.6 | and we ran with it. We're having an actual blast, mostly because this is where a part of Claire that |
| 0:47.4 | like we don't really let to fly is like the English major nerd. The English major nerd. And I'm |
| 0:53.5 | like, wow, this is actually so fun. And I'm having a blast going into like art history. I didn't realize how much I missed art history until I started talking about the Ophelia painting. And I'm like, can we just nerd out? Like, you know, when I was living in France for a hot minute, when I was in college and I'd go to the Louvre all the time. and I just I could just geek out about art for I mean I'm not like an art kid but it's just there's |
| 1:15.3 | it's cool like you can't ignore that's cool okay speaking of random art story did you see the story |
| 1:22.4 | art freaks did you see the um story about the couple that like went to sit on some like famous chair and broke it in an art, like in an art gallery? |
| 1:33.8 | No. |
| 1:34.5 | Oh my God. |
| 1:36.0 | Okay. |
| 1:36.6 | Hold on. |
| 1:37.1 | That would be pretty horrible though. |
| 1:39.7 | Like that would definitely unlock a new fear. |
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