Life on the B Side

Life on the B Side is where the raw, real, and often humorous side of Gen X life gets talked about. Hosted by Maria, this podcast dives into the ups and downs of being a grown-up whose A Side played out in the 90s.With a mix of personal stories, (mildly questionable) advice, and reflections on how life has changed since the 80s and 90s, tune in for stories that resonate with anyone who’s walked the line between cassette tapes and smartphones.If we learned anything from B sides, it’s this: don’t underestimate them. You might just find a hidden gem, and they’re always worth a listen.

Life on the B Side is a society podcast hosted by Maria, with 49 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Maria hosts Life on the B Side, a society show with 49 episodes published.

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  Episode #49

  Episode 49: The Inside of my Head Hurts – and that’s the best title you’ll get out of me today.

  Nov 19, 202521 minS0

  <p >What can I tell you about this episode? It might be the last one.</p> <p >No plan, no script, no clue.<br> <br> I need someone to tell me whether I should keep going with this. I can’t concentrate for longer than the length of a TikTok, I am a reluctant helper to those who need assistance and I will thrive off gratitude I don’t even want for doing things I don’t even want to do.</p> <p >This ‘episode’ is the inside of my head verbalised. I wouldn’t blame you if you didn’t want to list...

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  Episode #48

  Episode 48: The Hat Trick – no wonder we’re all so f*cking tired.

  Nov 13, 202510 minS0

  <p >This week’s episode is a little different — no deep dive, no wrap-up, just a short, sweet dose of real life from the slightly foggy, slightly festive edge of midlife.</p> <p >You know that feeling when your brain’s juggling twelve tabs at once and every ping, reminder, and WhatsApp message sends you over the edge? Same. In The Hat Trick, I talk about that creeping mental overload that comes with this time of year (and maybe with being this age), before revisiting a piece of writing from 2014 — back when life felt like one big game of “how many roles...

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  Episode #47

  Episode 47: Is one really the loneliest number? Depends on what you’re doing…

  Nov 6, 202522 minS0

  <p >This week I’m talking about doing it all on my own — not the kind of “solo” you’re thinking of (behave), but the scary kind where you have no one to blame but yourself.</p> <p >It’s about fear, freedom, and that weird middle ground where you want help… but also absolutely don’t touch anything.</p>

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  Episode #46

  Episode 46: Less 'too drunk to f*ck', more 'too tired to carpe diem'

  Oct 31, 202520 minS0

  <p >Going out used to be easy. Now it takes a rare planetary alignment and a motivational speech just to put proper shoes on.</p> <p >This week I’m talking about the great energy shift — from 90s chaos and sticky dancefloors to middle-aged comfort and seated gigs — and asking whether we’ve really slowed down, or just redirected the energy somewhere else (like the sofa).</p>

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  Episode #45

  Episode 45: Will Run a Marathon for a Snickers: It’s not a comeback, it’s a midlife crisis with trainers

  Oct 25, 202515 minS0

  <p >Shorter one today and it's about my first silly decision in my 50s!</p> <p >It’s been 11 years since I last ran a marathon — and I swore I’d never do it again. Yet here I am, lacing up my trainers and setting my sights on Amsterdam 2026. This isn’t about fitness goals or midlife reinvention (well, maybe a little). It’s about falling back in love with running… or at least learning to tolerate it again — one slow, slightly salty mile at a time.</p>

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