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Almost 40

Almost 40

By: Raj Pander
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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 last year, 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 almost40thepodcast@gmail.com and follow us on socials @almost40pod @_rajpander


xoxo

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Episodes
  • Almost Brown: Isabella Silvers

    Almost Brown: Isabella Silvers
    May 16 2025

    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 celebrity crushes, being single and child free in her 30s, starting therapy, getting better with boundaries, building something for herself, the freelance struggle being SO real and more.


    Raj is trying to stop reading and watching Diddler trial content (and not succeeding).


    almost40thepodcast@gmail.coml


    Follow @almost40pod @_rajpander @izzymks @mixedmessagesnewsletter @asuitablebookpodcast


    Check out Izzy's next Lit Night http://bit.ly/4jZsR4t


    xoxo

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Almost Assessment: Leanne Alie

    Almost Assessment: Leanne Alie
    May 1 2025

    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 get asked on a regular basis). Leanne gets into being single at 30, feeling out of the loop after watching Adolescence, her love/hate relationship with dating apps, creating her smash hit podcast Coiled, Love Is Blind and more...


    almost40thepodcast@gmail.com


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    @_rajpander @almost40pod @leannealie_


    xoxo

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Almost Resting In Peace

    Almost Resting In Peace
    Apr 18 2025

    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 wondered if anyone else planned on having a block list for their final send off, what came to their minds when they thought about dying, what their funeral song was and other potentially morbid things.


    We get into grief, mourning styles, being petty and more...


    almost40thepodcast@gmail.com


    Follow @_rajpander @almost40pod


    LINKS:

    https://swansongproject.co.uk/


    https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22876551/mourning-grief-second-line-new-orleans-jazz-funeral


    xoxo


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    1 hr and 22 mins

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