Episodes 55
Avg. Duration 1h 11m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Feb 2024
Latest Episode Nov 2025

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About This Podcast

Who said you’ve got to have your shit together by a certain age? Definitely not Raj Pander. She's Almost a promising young woman (she got told she was too old for a job). Almost a wifey for lifey (she’s a divorcee - according to Indian Matchmaking/Sima Aunty that makes her “disadvantaged”). And she was almost 40 when she started this podcast. Single. Living at home with her parents. Still watching TV shows made for teens. Still swearing on work calls. Still has an unhealthy obsession with pop culture. She’s getting older, but not necessarily wiser (s/o to Taylor Swift for relatable lyrics).  Raj celebrated a milestone birthday (her 40th) not so long ago, so we've got a thing for milestones on this podcast - not just the ones we associate with age/patriarchal/societal norms though. On the Milestone episodes, Raj and her guests get into 3 milestones from their lives, discussing their expectations of them vs the reality. And on the Almost Assessments, guests take an almost medical assessment run by a “nurse” who asks the most annoying/offensive questions women get asked on a regular basis, leading to an unpredictable conversation based on their answers. On the solo episodes, Raj does a deep dive into a trending topic (eg women being pitted against each other at the Oscars a la Demi Moore and Mikey Madison) or something that's been on her mind (banning people from her funeral a la Shannon Doherty) with a little help from listeners and friends... Email [email protected] and follow us on socials @almost40pod @_rajpander xoxo

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Recent Episodes

S1E54 Almost Assessment: Harpz Kaur

Nov 13, 2025 1h 42m

Presenter, Broadcaster, DJ + Producer Harpz Kaur checks in with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (a fake medical check up where patients are asked the most annoying questions women are asked on a…

S1E53 Almost Quit

Nov 07, 2025 1h 14m

Raj went to see Haim's "I Quit" tour and it got her thinking... What do people wish they could quit in relationships? What made them angry recently that made them realise they need to quit something…

S1E52 Almost Famous For The Right Reasons: Riana Malia

Oct 31, 2025 1h 17m

Reinvention Strategist,  Neurosomatic Practitioner and Author Riana Malia reflects on the expectations vs the reality of her personal milestones including getting married at 23 and why she doesn’t…

S1E51 Almost Assessment: Adeel Amini

Oct 16, 2025 1h 38m

TV Exec, Writer + Founder of The TV Mindset Adeel Amini checks in with the the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (a fake medical check up where patients are asked the most annoying/offensive things…

Almost Dead: Laura Price

Oct 09, 2025 1h 5m

Author, Journalist and Podcaster Laura Price gets into the expectations vs the reality of her personal milestones including how she embraced being a cat lady, discovering she had breast cancer 6…

S1E49 Almost What Susannah Would Have Wanted

Oct 03, 2025 1h 58m

It's no secret Raj is a fan of teen tv shows and this Summer a lot of grown women joined her on that so this is the official (unofficial) GROWN WOMEN debrief of Jenny Han's nostalgia fueled hit…

S1E48 Almost Dangerous: Kiran Sahota

Sep 25, 2025 1h 13m

Historian, Curator and Pink Lipstick Lover Kiran Sahota gets into thinking she would look a certain way at 40, how she deals with people telling her to "go home," establishing herself as a…

S1E47 Almost Assessment: Myriann Panayi

Sep 18, 2025 1h 9m

Fitness Coach, Former Mac Girl + Trainer Myriann Panayi checks on with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (a fake medical check up where patients are asked the most annoying/offensive things women…

S1E46 Almost A Match

Sep 11, 2025 1h 8m

Raj has decided to leave dating apps for good, so she recorded this episode as evidence. This means if you ever see her on a dating app again you should report her directly to…

S1E45 Almost An Adult: Saima

Sep 04, 2025 1h 18m

Soft Life Queen, Content Creator and Forty-Something Saima gets into why she thought having a nose job at 23 would change her life, the assumptions of what life looks like when living with parents,…

S1E44 Almost A Materialist

Aug 30, 2025 1h 27m

Carrie Bradshaw’s solo lunch, Celine Song’s Materialists, and Love Is Blind have Raj questioning everything—dating, matchmakers, and whether love can actually be blind (spoiler: she thinks it…

S1E43 Almost Assessment: Nicole Ocran

Aug 21, 2025 1h 19m

Podcaster, Writer +Certified Lovergirl Nicole Ocran checks in with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (a faux medical check up where patients are asked the most annoying/offensive things women are…

S1E42 Almost Always Unbothered: Amrita Singh

Aug 14, 2025 1h 12m

Private Stylist, Fashion Editor and former Southall Girl Amrita Singh gets into how moving to Dubai at 30 led to a healing journey, why fashion doesn't know what to do when it comes to Brown women,…

S1E41 Almost Cuntry

Aug 08, 2025 1h 17m

Raj was triggered by Beyoncé slander on TikTok, where a brown male said Queen B should stay in her lane and go back to making R'n'B. So this is a Cowboy Carter special. Raj takes it back to the…

S1E39 Almost Satisfied: Sam Parker

Jul 31, 2025 1h 24m

Author, Journalist and New Dad Sam Parker gets into why he thought he would become a literary sensation after writing his first novel at 30 (he published his first book Good Anger at 40), how he…

S1E40 Almost Assessment: Jackie Adedeji

Jul 24, 2025 1h 11m

Presenter + Founder of The Big Bosom Brunch, Jackie Adedeji checks in with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (a faux medical check up where guests are asked the most annoying/offensive questions…

S1E38 Almost A Happy Birthday

Jun 21, 2025 1h 12m

When Taylor Swift said "I'm so depressed I act like it's my birthday everyday" what the helly did she mean? Raj just turned 41 and she's decided to dive deep into the mystery of those lyrics while…

S1E37 Almost Brown: Isabella Silvers

May 16, 2025 1h 15m

Journalist, Founder of Mixed Messages and Freelancer Isabella Silvers gets into why she thought she would have hit her career goals at 30 (and what she did when she didn't), interviewing her…

S1E36 Almost Assessment: Leanne Alie

May 01, 2025 1h 12m

Podcast Comissioner, Producer + Presenter, Leanne Alie checks in with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (an almost medical check up where guests are asked the most annoying/offensive questions women…

S1E35 Almost Resting In Peace

Apr 18, 2025 1h 23m

Do you guys ever think about dying? After re-watching Barbie and contemplating Barbie Margot's dancefloor stopping question, Raj started thinking about Shannon Doherty's funeral block list again and…

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