PODCAST · society
Middle Age Mess
by Dan Indante
Take 50+ years of life, add thousands of traumatic experiences, sprinkle in a touch of arrogance and what do you get? A Middle Age Mess, where noted author/curmudgeon Dan Indante walks you through everything you need to know to stumble, bumble and fail your way through your Not So Golden Years.
Episodes
-
No One Has Ever Survived This: Amira Nystrom - Middle Age Mess, Episode 47
Amira Nystrom is literally a miracle. At 21yo, she went into brain surgery being told by her doctor that nobody had ever survived that particular procedure. Her chances of making it through the surgery and NOT becoming a vegetable were less than 1%. Of course, she made it. She then seemingly…
more -
Overcoming Challenges: Arias Webster Berry - Middle Age Mess, Episode 46
Arias Webster Berry did not exactly grow up on the mean streets since he spent much of his childhood in San Diego, California; however, to do so when both parents are incarcerated for a good portion of your youth ain't so easy. He managed to get through, mending ties with both parents over time…
more -
The World's Great Podcast Guest: Nicky Billou - Middle Age Mess, Episode 45
Nicky Billou advertises himself as the World's Greatest Podcast Guest. While you could say I was "somewhat" skeptical, you know what?, he just might be. Nicky grew up in Iran, persecuted as a Christian, before his family moved to Canada. After experiencing prejudice due to his background…
more -
An Author By Accident: Jim Flynn - Middle Age Mess, Episode 44
Jim Flynn thought being old was gonna be tough, even before he had brain surgery. Then he stumbled onto Jeopardy, blew the game on the final question, wrote 8 books, discovered his lifelong passion and, what d'ya know, senior citizendom turned out not to be so bad after all. Jim reflects back on…
more -
Health Through Pilates: Nisha Srivastava - Middle Age Mess, Episode 43
Nisha Srivastava is one of the most uplifting, inspiring people we've had on Middle Age Mess. A 32-year practitioner of Pilates, a Holistic Lifestyle Coach and the owner of one of the first Pilates studios in the UK, Nisha uses transformative wellness insights to challenge the conventional health...
-
Stop Procrastinating, Ya Slacker: Chris Abdey - Middle Age Mess, Episode 42
Chris Abdey is a Procrastination Coach. I didn't know what a procrastination coach was until I met Chris so don't feel bad if you didn't either. Plus, Chris is Canadian so he's too nice to make me feel bad about my obvious ignorance. However, regardless of what I knew beforehand, at the end of…
more -
Health Before the Coup: Jeff Hardy - Middle Age Mess, Episode 41
Jeff Hardy is not a doctor or a medical professional in any respect. But somehow, he figured out how to build hospitals all over the globe, some in the world's most neediest places. Springing out of his experience in the Vietnam War, he has focused the last 50 years on improving the world's…
more -
Talking About The Jews: Giddon Barad - Middle Age Mess, Episode 40
As a podcaster, you occasionally get to talk about what's going on in your mind and, since October 7, 2023, I've spent much time thinking about the world's perception of Israel and Jews after the horrific Hamas terrorist attack that killed 1,200 people on that date. So, I invited my Israeli…
more -
Never Have A Bad Date: Kelly Bonanno - Middle Age Mess, Episode 39
Kelly Bonanno grew up in the Entertainment Capital of the World and, erego, she decided to get into the Entertainment Industry. When that got old and boring, though, she moved into a much more exciting field: Dating!!! Kelly is a Matchmaker and Dating Coach based in Southern California who…
more -
From Island to Acupuncture: Dr. Beck Hoehn - Middle Age Mess, Episode 38
Some people would be interested in Dr. Beck Hoehn's long career in Hollywood as an underwater photographer. Some people would be more interested in her transition to a doctor of acupuncture treating women's fertility problems and establishing her own wellness practice…
more -
Alaskan, Marine, Therapist: Penny McGoey - Middle Age Mess, Episode 37
Penny McGoey is a tremendously interesting human being. First, she lives in Alaska which, let's face it, is fascinating in and of itself. She was a long-time Marine when women weren't really Marines and now she fixes marriages while she's working on her own. And oh yeah, did I mention she lives…
more -
Leadership Can Be Taught: Noa Schechter - Middle Age Mess, Episode 36
Noa Schechter says that you don't have to be a born leader, you can create a leader. She has spent the past 20 years travelling around the world, meeting with CEO's, business owners, students and anybody else who's looking to improve their lives and taught them to take their personal and...
-
Quarter Life Matchmaker, Alexandra Freeman - Middle Age Mess, Episode 35
Alexandra Freeman is clear - dating apps suck!! According to 99% of the free world, she's correct which is why she has gone all in on being a matchmaker for people aged 26 to whatever. She's here to tell you why the whole dating ecosystem has changed, why the apps are on the decline and how, if…
more -
Middle Age Move: Blanca Rodriguez - Middle Age Mess, Episode 34
There's nothing we like better at Middle Age Mess than the story of somebody who grabbed Middle Age by the balls and changed their life. Blanca Rodriguez had a difficult childhood in Puerto Rico followed by a challenging relationship as an adult. Rather than cry about it, she decided to do...
-
Thriving After Apartheid: Wendy Alexander - Middle Age Mess, Episode 33
Wendy Alexander has a successful business coaching middle ager's about changing their lives, succeeding in their later years and just generally improving their entire world. So, naturally, we spent about 7 minutes at the end of the video talking about that. The remainder of our conversation was a...
-
Turning Tragedy Around: Rabbi/Cantor Judy Greenfeld - Middle Age Mess, Episode 32
The first, and maybe craziest, aspect of Rabbi/Cantor Judy Greenfeld is that she's a Rabbi and a Cantor. There are very, very few people who are rabbis and cantors, and even fewer, if any, who are female. But R/C Judy has an even more fascinating and heartbreaking journey that led her to this…
more -
Picturing the World: Ralph Velasco - Middle Age Mess, Episode 31
Ralph Velasco caught the travel bug early, like, real early. Starting his international escapades in high school, Ralph started a career as a travel photographer, placing his pictures in major magazines and journals around the world. Not satisfied, he then started taking people along with him,...
-
Living in the Here and Now: Derrick Carbon - Middle Age Mess, Episode 30
Derrick Carbon graduated from UCLA with a degree in Psychology and was living the dream with a solid career and great family until his raging alcoholism nearly took it all away. Determined not to lose everything, Derrick rebounded from his "rock bottom", stopped drinking for the last 18 years and...
-
From Fat to Fabulous: Eric Johnson - Middle Age Mess, Episode 29
Topping the scales at 380 pounds in his freshman year at college, Eric Johnson decided he had enough. Starting a workout plan, primarily to hang out with a friend he was crushing on, Eric dropped 100 pounds, came out and started living the life he had always dreamed of as a lonely kid on a...
-
Back Pain No Mo': Chris Janke - Middle Age Mess, Episode 28
If you're middle age, and you're a mess, it's pretty likely that your back is killing you right now. Chris Janke is here to take care of it for you. Chris is a kinesiologist who has developed cutting edge programs to fix some of your worst back problems. For good. If you've been told you need...
-
Jazz for Peace: Rick Della Rata - Middle Age Mess, Episode 27
Rick DellaRatta started in music when he was 5 years old, dancing in the living room with his grandma. He upped his piano game a little later when he was playing with Dizzy Gillespie and headlining jazz festivals in front of 9,000 people. Then, while watching 9/11 unfold less than a mile from his...
-
Escaping Communism for Tacfit: Jana Barrett - Middle Age Mess, Episode 26
Jana Barrett grew up behind the Iron Curtain in Czechoslovakia, having no idea what the rest of the world held for her until Communism fell in 1989. After meeting her husband in London, she left for New Zealand where she became the first female Tacfit instructor in the country. She now trains...
-
A Divorce...Coach? Yes!: Nanette Murphy - Middle Age Mess, Episode 25
Nanette Murphy didn't look at the demise of her 20-year marriage as an end, but, rather, as the beginning to an amazing new chapter in her life. She spent several years learning about the intricacies of the process and practically created a new profession - Divorce Coach! After educating herself,...
-
Biking Around The World...Twice: Chris Donaldson - Middle Age Mess, Episode 24
When Chris Donaldson goes out for a little motorcycle ride, he doesn't play around. In 1979, he rode his bike more than 10,000 miles. Ummmm, without any idea where he was going. And with a map that just, STOPPED, in Sudan. He let the wind and the sun and whatever girl he spoke to dictate his...
-
A Cup of Tea on the Commode: Mark Steven Porro - Middle Age Mess, Episode 23
After a long career as an actor in Los Angeles, and at the age of 55, Mark Steven Porro returned home to New Jersey to take care of his ailing mother. As one of six kids, Mark became her primary caregiver for the next 2 1/2 years which turned into both a heartwarming and hilarious adventure that...
-
Losing Weight Forever: Allan Misner - Middle Age Mess, Episode 22
At 39, Allan Misner was well over 250 lbs. That was the last time, though. Over the next 8 months, Allan lost 66 lbs and capped off his weight loss journey by completing a Tough Mudder with his 21yo daughter. This tough motherfu**er went on to create a thriving 40+ fitness community and continues...
-
From A Bosnian Minefield to Senior Housing: Jennifer Cain Birkmose - Middle Age Mess, Episode 21
Jennifer Cain Birkmose is unbelievable (albeit accessible at www.vivavalet.com). She went from navigating minefields in Bosnia to saving poor countries with the World Health Organization to (ugh!!!!) Big Pharma, and then put that all away to be an improv performer in Switzerland while she's...
-
When The Blind Lead The Non-Blind: David Petrovay - Middle Age Mess, Episode 20
David Petrovay spent more than two decades teaching and counseling blind students across the United States, although he'll tell you that these kids taught him a lot more than they learned. When he felt himself sliding into a Middle Age Mess, he transitioned into career counseling, published three...
-
Feed The Good Wolf After Divorce: Jerry Scarlato - Middle Age Mess, Episode 19
Ever stumbled into your middle age and realized you've been doing everything wrong? So did Jerry Scarlato, except he decided to do something about it. He got a divorce, started a business and committed himself to helping people in his community improve themselves by building their confidence...
-
Sober Up From The Rock Bottom: Ryan Penley - Middle Age Mess, Episode 18
Let's talk about hitting rock bottom and then climbing back up again to the top. This week, Middle Age Mess interviews the author of Man Up, Sober Up, Ryan Penley, who discusses his descent into addiction for drugs, alcohol and anything else he could find and then his slow rise from those depths…
more -
Smashing Missouri's Glass Ceiling: Janine Bolon - Middle Age Mess, Episode 17
Janine Bolon is a Financial First Responder, Analytical Biochemist, Media Production Company Founder and I think she may be our Galactic Overlord as well. She overcame a poverty-stricken childhood in Missourah to work on projects like, ah y'know, little stuff like decoding the Human Genome and...
-
Middle Age Mess, Episode 16 - Christian Yordanov
Christian Yordanov is a health and longevity author and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P). His mission and passion is to teach people lhow to restore their health, optimize it, and transform your life so that together we can build a better world for our children. He lives in...
-
Middle Age Mess, Episode 15 - Andrea Putting
Andrea Putting is an international speaker, author and Trusted Advisor. Through her keynote speeches, book, programs and podcast, she guides businesses to become an authentic influence by collaborating to grow prosperity that changes the world. While the cause is serving humanity and the...
-
Middle Age Mess, Episode 14 - Marnie Dachis Marmet
Marnie Dachis Marmet teaches busy women and teens how to implement sustainable healthy habits into their lifestyle to create a happier and healthier life. Marnie helps people get to the underlying root cause of what is keeping them from having the energy, vitality, health and anti-aging qualities...
-
Middle Age Mess, Episode 13 - Dame Clarissa Burt
Dame Clarissa Burt is a tornado!!! She has done everything and, better, talks about everything. After 20+ years as a runway model in Europe, she came back to the US, produced Miss Universe, started her own production company and, just for fun, I think she ran NASA for a few years in the '90s. And...
-
Middle Age Mess, Episode 12 - Kim Rahir
Straight outta Germany, Kim Rahir, is a powerlifter, a journalist, a weightlifting coach and a female badass. Just a few years ago, though, she was just like you - lazy, out of shape and trying to figure out how to make it through the day. After dragging herself into the gym one day, her life...
-
Middle Age Mess, Episode 11 - Atlas Aultman
If you're interested in hearing stories about complete and total badass-ery, tune into Dan Indante's podcast with Atlas Aultman. Atlas worked with the Special Forces, Special Operations communities while in uniform and the Secret Service and presidential support communities while spending time in...
-
Middle Age Mess, Episode 10 - Jannette Anderson
Hands down, the best podcast I've ever had. Jannette Anderson is among the coolest people I know, and not just because she's from frigid Canada. We talked about her jobs in phone sex, the time she sold all her family's possessions at the age of 5 and a bunch of other outrageous life stories. We...
-
Middle Age Mess, Episode 9 - Tripp Parks
In a world of "LOSE WEIGHT NOW, ASK ME HOW" BS, Tripp Parks and his company Ascend Performance Training has developed a cutting-edge health/wellness program that utilizes genetic testing, sophisticated body analysis and a whole heap of common sense to create 360 degree lifestyle regimens that…
more -
Middle Age Mess, Episode 8 - Harvey Wizard
I can't describe Harvey Wizard or the podcast I just had with him so I'm not going to try. All I can tell you is that he is the self-proclaimed Most Interesting Man in the World and, for those of you only interested in the USA to the exclusion of the rest of the planet, also the self-proclaimed...
-
Middle Age Mess, Episode 7 - Laura Berman Fortgang
Taking a company from $50K to $500K in a year is good for the middle agers, the senior citizens and anybody else who stumbles into your office. Doing that and publishing books, going on Oprah, having a Ted talk, and practically founding the life coaching industry would probably make you an...
-
Middle Age Mess, Episode 6 - Kimmy Seltzer
OK, we've given you life coaches and motivational speakers and resume building but now we're gonna focus on what really matters - "how does an old codger like me get laid?" And to figure that out, we had a discussion with Dating Guru, Confidence Therapist and Image Expert Kimmy Seltzer who's...
-
Middle Age Mess, Episode 5 - Michael Maddox
Michael Maddox refused to go down the same road the rest of us do when we encounter middle age - no shoulder hair, flat butt or CPAP machine. Instead, he woke up on his 40th birthday, peered down a potentially ugly 10 years and said, screw this, 50 ain't beating me, I'm Smashing 50. And that's…
more -
Middle Age Mess, Episode 4 - Melanie Mitchell Wexler
Checking out of the corporate rat race and into your own gig is always terrifying - especially when the big 5-0 is on the horizon. Melanie Mitchell Wexler not only figured out the secret sauce to be successful in this transition but she now coaches other would-be entrepreneurs in making the leap...
-
Middle Age Mess, Episode 3 - Terry Tucker
I don't care how much of a mess you think your life is, spend 47 minutes listening to the words and wisdom of 6'8", Hostage Negotiator, Undercover Drug Detective, Basketball Coach, Cancer Warrior Terry Tucker and you're going to learn how to get through it. An 11-year survivor of a rare cancer…
more -
Middle Age Mess, Episode 2 - Fitz Koehler
You want a mess? Try getting diagnosed with cancer 6 weeks after receiving a clean bill of health, spending 15 months in chemo, going bald and having your eyes change color - now that's a mess. But after enduring all of the above, fitness consultant/author/race announcer Fitz Koehler dedicated...
-
Middle Age Mess, Episode 1 - Dr. Jason Amstutz
Dan Indante is both middle aged and a mess which, yes, are redundant but also grist for the mill of this podcast, appropriately titled Middle Age Mess. Cruising through his 50's with a bad back and the realization that he's figured nothing out despite five decades of trying, he decided to start...
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
Take 50+ years of life, add thousands of traumatic experiences, sprinkle in a touch of arrogance and what do you get? A Middle Age Mess, where noted author/curmudgeon Dan Indante walks you through everything you need to know to stumble, bumble and fail your way through your Not So Golden Years.
HOSTED BY
Dan Indante
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Middle Age Mess have?
Middle Age Mess currently has 47 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Middle Age Mess about?
Take 50+ years of life, add thousands of traumatic experiences, sprinkle in a touch of arrogance and what do you get? A Middle Age Mess, where noted author/curmudgeon Dan Indante walks you through everything you need to know to stumble, bumble and fail your way through your Not So Golden Years.
How often does Middle Age Mess release new episodes?
Middle Age Mess is no longer actively publishing new episodes, but the existing catalog remains available.
Where can I listen to Middle Age Mess?
You can listen to Middle Age Mess on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening.
Who hosts Middle Age Mess?
Middle Age Mess is created and hosted by Dan Indante.
URL copied to clipboard!