Podcast
Waking Up 60
Hosted by Melissa Mount and Candace Bambei · EN
Waking Up 60 is a casual, funny, honest podcast about what really happens when women hit their 60s and realize life has not exactly handed them a soft robe, perfect lighting, or clear instructions.
Hosted by longtime friends Melissa and Candace, this podcast grew out of years of post-movie conversations on a bench outside their favorite theater. The kind of talks where one movie turned into two hours of life therapy, laughter, venting, and “Wait… are we the only ones feeling this?”
Now they’re bringing those conversations to the mic.
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Episode 3: 90-Minute Grandma
Jul 1500:14:42Tap to summarizeIn episode three of Waking Up 60, longtime friends Melissa and Candace are back with a confession that might just free a few grandmothers from unnecessary guilt.This week, it’s all about being a 90-minute grandma, loving your grandchildren deeply, but also knowing exactly where your babysitting expiration point lives.What starts as a funny conversation about grandparent limits turns into a relatable look at guilt, boundaries, different grandmother styles, baby chaos, overnight babysitting panic, and the quiet pressure women feel to love every stage of caregiving equally.Because not every grandma is built for all day, all night, all week, baby-on-the-hip duty. Some of us are strategic, some of us are loving, and some of us are proudly 90 minutes.So what kind of grandma are you?
Transcribe →Episode 2: 50 Shades of Security
Jul 800:16:34Tap to summarizeIn the second episode of Waking Up 60, longtime friends Melissa and Candace are back with another conversation that starts funny and somehow lands right in the middle of real life.This week, it’s all about sunglasses, the oversized ones, the driving ones, the “I am not emotionally available for eye contact today” ones, and the many pairs we suddenly seem to need after 60.What starts as a laugh about having sunglasses for every occasion turns into a relatable look at confidence, aging, hiding tired eyes, feeling less exposed, and the little things we use to feel more secure in a world that keeps asking us to show up anyway.Because at this age, sunglasses are not just a facial accessory. They are a whole security system.So what are your 50 shades of security?
Transcribe →Episode 1: That 90's Rug
May 2500:11:12Tap to summarizeIn the first episode of Waking Up 60, longtime friends Melissa and Candace bring their post-movie bench conversations to the mic.This week, it’s all about the 90s rug, that one outdated thing we keep moving from house to house, even when we know it may be time to let it go.What starts as a funny conversation about an old family room rug turns into a relatable look at nostalgia, downsizing, decision fatigue, adult kids with decorating opinions, and the things we hold onto after 60.Because we all have a “90s rug.”So what’s yours?
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