Older & Wilder

Funny, honest, easy to listen to - we are often described as, "like listening to your best friends have a conversation at dinner." This is Joy and Claire is an evolution of the weekly podcast Girls Gone WOD, which we created back in June 2013. Since then we have released over 400 weekly episodes and bonus features, and created an amazing community of supportive listeners around the world. We are so excited to bring years of podcasting experience to this new project, with honesty, humor, and insights on everything from mental health, wellness, marriage, and parenting, to all the other random things that you’d talk to your friends about. Subscribe now and join the conversation!www.joyandclaire.com

Older & Wilder is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 348 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.

Unknown Host hosts Older & Wilder, a society show with 348 episodes published.

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  Gender Health and Mental Health

  Aug 13, 202626 min

  Affirming Care, Perimenopause, and the Times We’re In (with Rebecca from Folx) On Older and Wilder, hosts Claire and Joy talk with Rebecca (Laugh Cry Club) about debunking mental-health misinformation and Rebecca’s work at Folx, a telehealth company providing affirming LGBTQIA+ healthcare, including gender-affirming hormone therapy, primary care, and mental health services. They discuss barriers and non-affirming experiences in traditional healthcare, explain that gender-affirming care is careful, assessment-based, and not the sensationalized narratives about minors, and note gatekeeping like required WPATH letters for adult surgeries. The conversation shifts to perimenopause/menopause, covering brain fog, hot flashes, sleep disruption, and sudden mental-health drops, with hormones helping some and emphasizing not to self-gaslight and to seek specialized care. They also touch on workplace normalization, compassion over “I suffered so you should,” and share “What a Time to Be Alive” moments. 01:11 True Crime Riff 01:54 HOA And Neighborhood Drama 03:14 What Folx Does 04:56 Barriers In Healthcare 07:33 Affirming Intake Process 09:43 Trans Care Education 15:12 Gatekeeping And WPATH Letters 18:35 Trans Athletes Mythbusting 20:38 Perimenopause Mental Health 24:40 Rebecca Symptoms And HRT 27:01 3AM Wakeups And Sleep 27:42 Sleep Heat Fixes 28:25 Perimenopause Mood Spiral 29:54 Medication and Hormone Help 34:34 Rage and No Fs 37:18 Care Is Affirming 38:09 Workplace Brain Fog 42:00 What a Time Segment 47:12 Texas THC Crackdown 51:11 Wrap Up and Japan Plug

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  It’s Not About the Peptides

  Aug 6, 202625 min

  Tinned Fish Corner, Back-to-School Heat, and Pushing Back on the Skinny Comeback Joy and Claire catch up in August before pivoting to parenting in 105-degree heat and the chaos of changing summer camps ahead of back-to-school. They share fall anticipation and Trader Joe’s favorites, quick high-protein lunches, and considerations like mercury and wild-caught vs farmed fish. The conversation broadens to fiber, digestion, and how diet culture evolved from macro counting to Whole30, including fears of overeating and “food noise.” They discuss GLP-1 discourse, cultural pressure toward skinniness, and a Liz Plank essay about celebrity bodies triggering past disordered thinking, emphasizing strength, health, and sustainability over thinness. 00:00 August Swift Talk 00:51 Secret Wedding Theories 04:13 Back to School Chaos 05:47 Fall Vibes Shopping 06:28 Sardine Trend Tips 09:33 Tinned Fish Lunch Routine 10:40 Mercury and Wild Caught 14:16 Fiber Protein Focus 18:50 Whole30 Flashback 21:04 Food Rules and Noise 24:48 Food Noise Returns 25:40 GLP-1 Culture Concerns 27:08 Celebrity Bodies Trigger 28:26 Fighting Skinny Ideal 32:21 Health Over Trends 35:28 Insecurity Bandwagons 37:51 Body Appreciation Talk 41:57 Jeans and Body Humor 44:10 Fad Diet Flashbacks 47:20 Pinterest and Tattoos 49:58 Wrap Up and Goodbye

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  Warming Up to Warm-Ups

  Jul 30, 202623 min

  Naps, Diet Culture, and Warming Up for Longevity Joy and Claire open by joking about short naps and then reflect on how a recent episode sparked strong listener response about diet culture’s persistence and evolution, including new medications. They discuss the CrossFit Games’ apparent production and organization issues, and how old photos from macro-counting days resurfaced, prompting a visceral reaction to being extremely lean and the “strong is the new skinny” era that normalized food scales and constant tracking. A friend’s use of peptides for recovery and appetite-adjacent effects raises questions about “tools” versus triggering body-image and diet mindsets, with concerns about internet-pitched weight-loss drugs. The conversation shifts to aging and workouts—needing longer warmups, soreness after running with younger relatives, choosing safer exercise substitutions, and prioritizing “fitness to say yes” for everyday life. They critique viral nutrition claims, chat about Strava culture, mention AI-driven cheating prevention in online tests, invite listeners to share “I have to warm up now” moments, and plug their Japan 2028 trip and contact info. 00:00 Welcome and nap talk 00:55 Diet culture backlash 01:46 CrossFit Games chaos 03:18 Macro era memories 05:04 Strong is new skinny 07:21 Peptides and body tools 11:04 Slippery slope of dieting 12:58 Aging and workout reality 17:56 Running with younger cousins 20:42 Owning the weight room 22:26 Strava Culture Shock 24:15 Warmups Over Winning 25:27 Longevity Mindset Shift 28:04 Fitness for Real Life 31:01 Letting Go of PRs 33:45 Fitness to Say Yes 34:50 McCoy Window Escape 38:24 Viral Wellness Nonsense 40:32 What a Time Online 43:26 Wrap Up and Japan Trip

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  Do We Ever Outgrow Skinny Culture?

  Jul 23, 202626 min

  Joy and Claire recap Claire’s trip and an Indian-Jewish wedding featuring elaborate bridal henna. They start a segment on being grateful for fitness and a “marriage hack” involving Nordstrom Anniversary Sale clothes. The conversation shifts to evolving body image, past macro-counting/CrossFit diet culture harms, and mixed feelings about GLP-1s and cosmetic fixes, plus personal body-change wishes. They close with “What a Time to Be Alive” moments and a Japan trip launching August 15 for May 2028. 00:00 Welcome Back and Henna 01:41 Haircut Waitlist Madness 02:55 National Park Permit Frenzy 03:47 Wedding Glass Mishap 04:48 Grateful for Fitness 06:51 Bike Lifting and Costco Strength 11:13 Nordstrom Marriage Hack 15:32 Body Image Mindset Shift 18:08 Beauty Standards and Insecurities 21:30 Macro Counting Flashback 25:37 Macro Hunger Wakeups 26:26 Diet Culture Red Flags 26:57 GLP-1 Temptation Talk 27:39 Postpartum Body Shift 29:45 Fitness Without Obsession 32:47 Cosmetic Fixes And Filler 35:16 Toxins And Foot Baths 37:13 Muscle Gains And Gym Insecurities 38:45 Body Changes We Wanted 46:21 What A Time To Be Alive 50:55 Wrap Up And Japan Trip

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  The One with the Skunk, the Dogs, and Ted Lasso

  Jul 16, 202621 min

  Skunked Dogs, Puppy Tummy Trouble, and a Midlife Culture Check Joy and Claire share life updates from a random episode: Claire is in Colorado for the week for a friend’s wedding and a hectic round of visiting friends and kids’ friends; she and Brandon started watching and loving Ted Lasso. Back in Moab, their dog River got skunked late at night. Joy recounts taking puppy McCoy to the vet for tummy issues. They discuss concerns about ultra-thin celebrity trends, fillers, and weight-loss drugs, note Joy’s Morpheus8 results and improved Botox longevity, share a positive recovery update on Ronnie Z amid nearby Colorado wildfires, touch on tick-related alpha-gal syndrome, and end with “would you rather” questions and glucose-monitor/berberine reflections. 00:00 Colorado Catch Up 01:32 Kids Flying Solo 02:09 Desert Heat Problems 03:34 Starting Ted Lasso 04:40 River Gets Skunked 10:30 Celebrity Thinness Talk 17:30 Body Image And Aging 19:32 McCoy Vomiting Mystery 20:43 Missing Dog Tag Clue 21:41 Mystery Tag Found 22:38 3AM Staircase Disaster 24:22 Carpet Cleaner Saves Day 26:53 Probiotics Fixes 27:32 Morpheus8 Update 28:20 Ronnie Z Recovery 29:01 Wildfire Worries 30:24 Tick Meat Allergy 32:31 Would You Rather Game 33:00 Glucose Monitor Check In 34:54 More Would You Rathers 40:19 Wrap Up And Goodbye

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