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Older & Wilder
by GGW Media
Maybe you don't need another health hack, maybe you need a strength & fitness podcast that feels like hanging out with your best friends.
Episodes
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Portugal Adventures
A Whirlwind Portugal Work Trip, Jet Lag Adventures, and Life Updates from Moab Joy and Claire catch up on recent life events. Joy shares a whirlwind work trip to Porto, Portugal and intense jet lag despite trying the Time Shifter app. She recounts sightseeing, great Portuguese food (including egg...
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Beyond Diet Trends: Practical Eating with EC Synkowski
Opting Out of Nutrition Insanity with EC Synkowski https://optimizemenutrition.com/podcast/agoodnutritionbook/ Joy and Claire welcome back nutrition coach EC Synkowski (Optimize Me Nutrition), creator of the 800 Gram Challenge and author of A Good Nutrition Book, to discuss escaping fear-based,...
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Lindsay Lohan's Comeback and High School Reunions
Lindsay Lohan’s Comeback, Florida Pool Days, and Pop Culture Rabbit Holes Joy and Claire chat about October 3rd pop-culture nods and Lindsay Lohan’s comeback. They discuss Ted Lasso’s new storyline, unseasonably warm fall weather, and work updates. Claire recaps a Florida trip to Bradenton/Anna...
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Letting Go of F*cks as We Age
Aging Out of Fucks: Midlife Brain Shifts Joy and Claire discuss upcoming travel and Claire shares enjoying runs guided by a British-accented DJ coach, switching her weightlifting to evenings for convenience, and the great on-ear headphones review. They talk about Joy's Santa Fe anniversary trip…
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Estate Planning Part 2: Wills, Trusts, and Picking the Right Attorney
Estate Planning Part 2: Wills, Trusts, LGBTQ Families, and Picking the Right Attorney (with Zach Anderson) Joy and Claire welcome back Zach Anderson for a Part 2 focused on listener questions. He explains how to “fire” an attorney, how attorneys may withdraw from clients, and what to look for in…
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Running, Product Recs, & Home Improvement
Joy and Claire catch up after Joy’s birthday weekend, which included friends, cupcakes and IKEA closets. They discuss decluttering excess clothes and shoes and Scott’s “optimization” impulse leading him to gift Claire Shokz open-ear running headphones. Updates include a permitted Arches hike, an...
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Joy is 49!
Joy Turns 49, Lila's Release, and Midlife Mindset Resets On Joy’s 49th birthday episode of Older and Wilder, Joy and Claire reflect on years of podcasting, privacy in the internet age, and September nostalgia. Joy shares a major update about Lilas. They discuss the emotional toll of puppy…
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Intro to Estate Planning
Zachary Anderson on Building a Queer-Affirming Nebraska Law Firm and the Estate Planning Basics Everyone Needs https://www.zandersonlaw.com/whozacharyis Joy and Claire welcome back Zachary Anderson, a law attorney in Nebraska, to discuss his firm’s rapid growth since launching in April 2025 and…
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Spanish Lessons and Quiet Quits
Aging, Menopause at Work, and “Quiet Quitting” Marriage Joy and Claire discuss how recording video and constant self-viewing intensify anxiety about aging, prompting talk of Botox, Morpheus lasers, marionette lines, and comparing themselves to celebrities, along with a resolve to avoid escalating...
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It Takes a Village
Beating the Heat, Better Sleep, and Finding Your Village Joy and Claire discuss relentless August heat in Colorado/Moab, irritability, sweating, and perimenopause questions. Joy shares progress on 3:00 AM wake-ups after taking Pure Synergy’s Vital Ocean Magnesium and they talk about…
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Gender Health and Mental Health
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,...
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It’s Not About the Peptides
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...
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Warming Up to Warm-Ups
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...
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Do We Ever Outgrow Skinny Culture?
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…
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The One with the Skunk, the Dogs, and Ted Lasso
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…
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Fireworks, Family, and Fun: A Mid-July Check In
Fourth of July Fireworks, Red Rocks Night, and Midlife Health Check-Ins Joy and Claire recap their Fourth of July weekends: Claire traveled to Wisconsin for her in-laws’ elaborate fireworks tradition, including a 30,000-firecracker “Super String,”. Joy stayed local, enjoyed downtown Castle Rock…
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Gift Giving Winning
Joy and Claire celebrate Scott’s 49th birthday and discuss Joy’s improved gift-giving, including a Lululemon gym bag Scott wanted and an engraved Ikigai modular vitamin case paired with higher-quality supplements to replace Gruns gummy vitamins, which Claire critiques for poor bioavailability and...
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Family Time Recap
Father’s Day Adventures, Wildfire Worries, and Life Updates Joey and Claire share a post–Father’s Day episode covering family outings and life updates. Claire describes a cooler La Sals climbing day near Moab with other families, kids’ backseat squabbles, and rescuing a three-legged dog. Joy...
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Ronnie's Creek Adventure
Ronnie’s Lawnmower Accident, Hospital Aftercare, and Finding Joy Online Joy and Claire discuss Joy’s Father’s Day weekend plans and a serious accident involving Joy’s 84-year-old dad who tipped a riding lawnmower. He went to the ER, was transferred to Colorado Springs, spent time in the ICU, and...
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Small Town and Gym Life
Haircuts, Rec Center Workouts, a Bozeman Concert, and Remembering Chris Moore Joy and Claire catch up on Claire's new haircut, including a subtle side undercut meant as a low-maintenance nod to her former mullet, and her small-town Moab salon experience. They discuss how making friends in a new...
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90's Parties and Crime Fighting
A ’90s Party, AI Anxiety, and an Unexpected Brushfire Bust Joy and Claire chat about the fast passage of time, a full moon, and Claire’s ’90s outfit for a decades-themed 40th birthday party—complete with butterfly clips, a choker and mini backpack borrowed from her daughter—sparking nostalgia…
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Jellycats, Community Cliques, and Redefining Normality
Memorial Day Plans, Jellycat Shopping, and the GLP-1 Cultural Debate Joy and Claire catch up over Memorial Day weekend, sharing family activities in Moab, recurring McDonald’s order mishaps, an e-bike picnic, paddleboarding plans, and a quick Arizona trip for a friend’s daughter’s high school...
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Lenet Rivas on Building Wealth
Blue Otter Financial Planning: Joy and Claire welcome back Lenet Rivas to discuss her new business, Blue Otter Financial Planning, launched after a layoff and inspired by conversations at a Surf with Amigas retreat. Lenet shares her background in financial aid at Emory, then Fidelity and…
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Turn In & Travel Plans
Mother’s Day on the Green River, Moab Race Meetup, and Puppy Turn-In Updates Joy and Claire chat about early wake-ups, airline announcements, and pilot “too much detail” stories. They share Mother’s Day plans to float the Green River “Daily” near Moab and discuss refining their rafting boat…
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What We're Watching & Reading
Social Media Breaks, Peru Reset, and What We’re Watching & Reading Claire and Joy open with Arrested Development jokes and then discuss how meme culture and news consumption feel bleak, leading Joy to describe a mental-health-improving Peru “hard reset” of staying off social media, avoiding push...
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Post-Peru Reflections
Peru Post-Trip Blues, Surf Retreat Highlights, and Planning Japan 2028 Joy and Claire recap travel and post-trip depression after Peru, including Claire extending her trip for a Peru surf retreat in Chiama with Surf with Amigas, riding unusually long left waves, visiting archaeological sites, and...
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Live From Peru!
Older and Wilder Live in Peru: Sacred Valley Reflections, Machu Picchu Magic, and Leo’s Tour-Guide Legends Joy and Claire record a live “Older and Wilder” episode reflecting on how group travel with EF Go Ahead Tours removes the stress of planning and creates immersive cultural experiences....
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Off the Grid
Easter Morning, River-Trip Hypothermia, and Peru Prep! Joy and Claire trade stories about kids and childhood Easter traditions like egg hunts, church, and family meals. Claire recounts a spring-break rafting trip on Utah’s Upper San Juan River including visiting cliff-dwelling sites, a layover…
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Past & Present Adventures
House-Sitting in Arizona, Tracking Teens, and Planning a Japan Trip Joy and Claire chat about pet and house-sitting. Joy describes a nostalgic “time warp” weekend with her friend’s nearly-18-year-old daughter, running into a high school friend’s younger sister, and hanging at the mall. They…
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We Love You, JT
Saying Goodbye to JT and Finding Support in Grief Joy and Claire discuss travel concerns about altitude sickness for an upcoming Peru trip and past experiences with motion sickness and sleep. The conversation shifts to Joy’s dog JT, who was 14, and the difficult decision to schedule in-home...
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Navigating Healthcare, Travel, and Choices: A Conversation with Emily Scott
Two Dusty Travelers: COVID Front Lines, L&D Mistrust, and Choosing a Childfree Life Joy and Claire hosts Emily Scott (Two Dusty Travelers), an RN known for caring for the first diagnosed hospitalized COVID patient in the U.S., to discuss how her platform evolved beyond “the COVID lady” and how...
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Life Updates: Heat, Mindfulness, and Travel Plans
Moab Heat, Busy Spring Travel, Mindfulness, and Protein-Obsessed Expo West Joy and Claire catch up on Moab’s early heat, a recent snowstorm, and packed spring schedules including Arizona, Peru, river trips, and work travel. Claire recaps attending Expo West in Anaheim, meeting David Fitzpatrick…
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March Milestones
March Check-In: Lifties, Social Media Burnout, Dog Hair Hacks, Moab’s Ageless Party Scene & Love Is Blind Ohio Joy and Claire celebrate reaching March! They discuss stepping back from social media—especially TikTok—due to overwhelming news cycles, algorithm/terms concerns, and the unnatural...
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The Situation is Bruh
Burro Brave, Hormone Swings, and Everything Is Bears Joy and Claire open by noting they sometimes need lighter conversations amid ongoing political distress. Joy shares an update on trying Colorado’s official heritage sport, pack burro racing, during a training run with rescue donkeys from...
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Donkey Races and Podcast Picks
Podcasts They Hate, Olympics Distractions, and Donkey Races Joy and Claire record an early-morning episode with chat friends. The conversation shifts to popular podcasts they dislike or don’t understand the hype around.They discuss watching the Olympics as a welcome distraction. Joy shares two...
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Olympics, Winter Gear, and Valentine's Day
Cozy Convos and Winter Gear Essentials In this episode of 'Older and Wilder with Joy and Claire,' the hosts catch up bright and early to celebrate Evie's seventh birthday, discussing themed party decorations, birthday plans, and a DIY at-home salon experience. They also talk about the challenges…
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Currently Coping
In this episode of 'Older and Wilder with Joy and Claire,' the duo recounts their tumultuous yet amusing start to the day involving Joy's smoke detector mishap and a series of supposed ghostly disturbances. They shift to reflections on the recent passing of Catherine O'Hara, discussing the impact...
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Change and Uncertainty
Navigating Anger and Staying Resilient During Turbulent Times In this episode of 'Older and Wilder,' Joy and Claire discuss the intense and fast-paced changes occurring in their lives and the world. Recorded on January 25th, they delve into the ongoing political upheaval, emphasizing the…
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Dance Moms, Protests, and Unexpected Friendships
Embracing Community Activism and Surviving January's Long Haul In this episode of 'Older and Wilder with Joy and Claire,' the hosts discuss the unending stretch of January and how activity-packed months like November and December make the lack of events in January particularly noticeable. Claire...
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Managing Rage
Navigating Time Perception, Synesthesia, and Political Discourse In this episode of 'Older and Wilder with Joy and Claire,' hosts Joy and Claire explore various themes ranging from the unusual passage of time in January to personal experiences with synesthesia. Joy describes her unique way of...
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Neighborhood Watch, Knitting, and Happiness in 2026
In this episode of 'Older and Wilder with Joy and Claire,' the hosts kick off the new year by discussing their New Year's Eve celebrations. They share personal anecdotes, including Joy's dinner at a new seafood restaurant and funny neighborhood stories like a false bomb scare. They discuss their...
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New Year Chat and Listener Q&A
New Year's Reflections In this episode we reflect on their New Year's Eve traditions and discuss holiday must-have dishes, and the challenges of keeping children up past their bedtime. We also share favorite gadgets, best and worst culinary experiences of the past year, and thoughts on returning…
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Unexpected Paths and Future Hopes
Navigating Life Changes In this light-hearted episode of 'Older and Wilder,' the hosts start off with a humorous and candid chat and touch on their unique Christmas traditions, reflecting on the past year, and discussing the nuances of moving to a new city with kids. The conversation also covers...
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A Reflection of 2025
TikTok Strategy, Memory Lane, and New Beginnings In this episode of 'Older and Wilder,' Joy and Claire discuss their evolving TikTok strategy and the importance of going live to engage their community. They share nostalgic memories of their old house and the warmth of its new owners. Claire talks...
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Navigating Wellness Trends
Discussing Pronunciations, GLP-1 Medications, and Holiday Family Anecdotes In this episode of 'Older and Wilder with Joy and Claire the conversation shifts to a critical discussion on GLP-1 medications for weight loss, including personal and professional perspectives on their effects, and…
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Diet Culture’s Celebrity Problem
Holiday Preparations, Pet Adventures, and Cultural Commentary In this episode of Older and Wilder, Joy and Claire dive into holiday preparations, discussing their Christmas decorations, Black Friday shopping adventures, and family traditions. Joy shares her amusing experience at Sheels and…
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Old Lady Gripes
Old Lady Gripes and Thanksgiving Vibes In this episode of Older and Wilder with Joy and Claire, the hosts discuss their Thanksgiving plans and delve into various topics such as holiday preparations, stress dreams, and adjusting to new routines. They share personal anecdotes about the challenges…
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Seasonal Snacking and Going Alcohol-Free
Unpacking Holiday Traditions, Sustainable Candle Tips, and Life Post-Pandemic In this episode of 'Older and Wilder with Joy and Claire,' the hosts delve into a lively discussion about their favorite holiday products from Trader Joe's, particularly the sought-after peppermint chocolate Jojo's.…
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JT's Birthday Bash and TikTok Trends
Dog Birthday Bash and TikTok Trends In this engaging episode of 'Older and Wilder,' hosts dive into hosting a dog birthday party for JT, who just turned 14. They discuss the joys, preparations, and challenges of throwing the party, including preparations and entertaining guests—both human and...
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Unpacking Life in Moab
Chaos and Catch-Up: Moving Tales, Packing Fails, and More In this episode of 'Older and Wilder,' Claire and Joy catch up on life updates, including Claire's move to Moab, unpacking struggles, and addressing packing mishaps. They also delve into amusing anecdotes about their partners' packing...
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