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"40 Is Coming" is a series of reflections and rants about turning 40, and what - if anything - it means. This is a podcast about the lives we wanted, the lives we have, and the gaps between them. Join us as we explore the dreams & desires, distractions & delays, detours & diversions, dedication & destinies that all come with the big 4-0.
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S1E53 Everybody Is Nobody
How much of our lives, from the smallest everyday choices to the biggest life decisions, are impacted by our sense of what everybody is doing, or what nobody is doing?Many of us first encountered the…
S1E52 Off White Lies
How much of our lives are lived in the gray, somewhere between telling the full truth at all times, an "innocent" white lie when it's convenient, and outright deception to get what we want?Do you…
S1E51 Tiny Homes
Do you have enough space for your stuff?A recent look around my kitchen after watching the latest episode of my favorite home design YouTube channel got me thinking about how our relationship between…
S1E50 Survivor's Song
Survival is an interesting word to associate with turning 40. Some of us arrive at this season of life having suffered, endured, overcome, recovered, fallen, struggled, and battled to make it.Others…
S1E49 The Bridge Is Here
Recently, I've been thinking about the saying "we'll cross that bridge when we get to it". And if turning 40 is about anything, it is about getting to a lot of life's bridges.family bridgeshealth…
S1E48 Help Yourself
By 40, for every feel-good story of the sacrificially kind, altruistic, good samaritan, whose generosity helped someone else get back on their feet and rebuild their lives; we've heard a cautionary…
S1E47 Fix Your Face
Is anyone's face good enough?We have arrived at a moment in society where the range of people who feel compelled to undergo signficant shape-shifting procedures to alter their appearance has expanded…
S1E46 Street Bikes
How did the latchkey kid generations grow up to become helicopter parents?On a recent drive home on a busy four-lane road during Friday evening rush hour, in a momentary break in the traffic, I saw a…
S1E45 Empty Hope
At this stage in my life, I find it difficult to connect with anyone who hasn't dealt with deep disappointment, sobering setbacks, or recurring regrets, in some area of life.In many ways, this…
S1E44 Long Roots
After a lifetime of positive experiences at the dentist, a throwaway comment about the structure of my teeth during a recent visit for a routine cleaning threatened to end my four-decade long run of…
S1E43 Rolling Stones
One of the things that prompted me to create this podcast was the sense that there are going to be a lot of people in our generation who are not going to feel ready, even at 40.A recent TikTok poking…
S1E42 Speaking My Language
To the icebreaker question "If you could have any superpower, which would it be?" my superpower of choice would be the ability to speak any language, dialect, or tongue.The ability to understand, and…
S1E41 Dream Chasers
Twice this week, I had a movie studio quality, REM sleep dream sequence abruptly cut short by my phone alarm. An alarm that I set thinking that I had given myself enough time to rest and to dream.…
S1E40 Do The Right Thing
We live in a world that rewards the bold individual, the spicy hot take, most strongest worded opinions, and a never-back-down approach to advocating and arguing for what we believe in.In most areas…
S1E39 Tie Your Shoes
A recent TikTok poking fun at those of us who use the elite, world-renowned "Bunny Ears" method of shoelace tying hit close to home, and made me think about how we respond when presented with a new…
S1E38 Return to Sender
Depending on your lifestyle and the part of the country you live in, it can be easy to think that the postal mail system is not a big deal, aside from receiving packages from online shopping.…
S1E37 Please Stay
As a transition from tears and prayers of the 1st half of Jamie Foxx's Netflix special, "What Had Happened Was", to the laughs and vibes of the 2nd half, Jamie does a bit based on the refrain, "If I…
S1E36 Fire Fighters
A beautiful holiday week moment in my current city and a terrible holiday week moment in my previous city reintroduced some important research about how our psychology is impacted by our social…
S1E35 Out of Focus
The human body is incredible. And what happens to it over time is both fascinating and frightening.Have you ever had a sudden "health humble"? A time when you found yourself receiving medical…
S1E34 Traits and Virtues
One of the cultural trends that have shaped our generation of 40 year olds has been the resurgent popularity of all kinds of personality assessments.From the use of zodiac signs to screen romantic…
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40 Is Coming has published 54 episodes since February 2023, covering topics in Personal Journals, Society & Culture.
40 Is Coming is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 19m.
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