Your favourite (solo?) Love Island winner, Reality TV Qween, Romance Author and Swimwear Designer, Amber Rose Gill gets into the expectations vs the reality of being twenty something, friendship break-ups and moving to London from Newcastle. Did she really have a quarter life crisis? Is life different after a friendship break up? And why did she hate London when she first moved there? And - Raj has f***** up her thyroid. Completely her own doing and now she's mad about it. Has anyone tried...

Producer, DJ and one half of Panjabi Hit Squad, Rav Patti gets into the PHS origin story, navigating grief in his teens, PHS becoming the first South Asians to be signed to Def Jam and BBC 1xtra and how lockdown changed his life's course. Oh and Raj is a bad judge of character and has one major lockdown regret. Send your clubbing suggestions to: [email protected] Follow @almost40pod @_rajpander @panjabihitsquad xoxo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The one about the recent UK Race Riots, which were for some reason called "protests." What was being protested? How did POCs feel in the lead up to the riots and now, in the aftermath? Did we win the fight against racism? Expect to hear takes on that and an introduction to the Southall Race Riots which took place in 1979 (FYI Raj Pander is a Southall Girl and will never shut up about it). Watch Defiance (the documentary mentioned multiple times on this...

Radio Presenter (Gaydio), Viral Sensation and Podcaster (Fancy A Pod), Bally Singh visits the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (a fake doctors assessment based on the most annoying/offensive questions women get asked on a regular basis). Bally gets into why he has kept his age a secret (until now), his issues with people not liking his content (a like is free you know) and Tito Jackson's OBSESSION with Wolverhampton. Raj has an It Ends With Us update... Follow @almost40pod @_rajpander...

Podcaster, Events + Partnerships Extraordinaire and Former Fashion Gworl, Jennie Becker (Sliding Doors Podcast) shares her top secret tip for getting into the cockpit, why treating yourself is hella important and getting her smile back. She gets into the expectations vs the reality of her life's biggest milestones so far including turning 30, quitting her dream job and starting a passion project. Raj drops her take on the UK race riots and all the drama surrounding Blake Lively's new movie It...

Judd Apatow has mentioned that 40 year olds have a tendency to re-watch "This Is 40," so now that I'm 3 months into my 40th era, I thought why not? Join me as I figure out how turning 40 in 2012 compares to hitting that milestone in 2024. I totally forgot Leslie Mann's character was OBSESSED with telling everyone she was younger than her actual age, so I asked the squad to tell me about the times they've lied about how old they are. We also get into being a Mum in your 40s... I've decided I'm...

Award winning Podcaster, BAFTA nominated Director and Raj's soul sister Poppy Jay (Brown Girls Do It Too) steps into the Nurse's office for an Almost Assessment (a faux doctors assessment based on the most annoying/offensive questions women are asked on a regular basis). Poppy reviews 11 dating apps - including Raya, talks us through her preference for open relationships and why she is cool with being an ANGRY BROWN WOMAN! Raj has been inspired by Shannen Doherty's funeral blacklist and has...

Entrepreneur, Viral Sensation and founder of Make Love Not Porn, Cindy Gallop schools us on why life gets better the OLDER you are, moving to New York from London for her dream job (and how to negotiate a pay rise) and the encounters that led her to start Make Love Not Porn. She talks us through her life's biggest milestones so far, including some unpredictable moments (stripping off in an interview, saying cum on my face 6 times on a Ted Talk and more). Raj is not happy with the Ambanis....

Mattel and The Design Museum are celebrating 65 years of Barbie this year. So (insert Carrie voice here) I couldn't help but wonder... what would be different for us if we grew up without Stereotypical Barbie beauty standards? And is the doll Ruth Handler created with her daughter in mind really responsible for shero worshipping blonde hair, blue eyes, and being super slim? There are rants about representation, chats about colourism, why everyone wanted to be Baby Spice in the 90s, why it's...

Executive Assistant (she's an Emily, not an Andie, honey) Sara Orritt checks in with Nurse for another Almost Asessment (a fake doctors assessment where women are asked the MOST ANNOYING questions they are asked on a regular basis). Sara gets into enjoying single life, pre nups, long distance friendships and more. Raj is trying to figure out why she feels nothing for her long term celebrity crush. The girls discuss men trying to tell us Taylor Swift is a bad role model because she's childless...

Journalist, Author and Powerlifter, Poorna Bell gets into writing the South Asian representation she wants to see in her new novel This Is Fine, choosing not to have children and her thoughts on ultimatums in relationships. She talks through the expectations vs the reality of her life's biggest milestones including turning 40 and how she believed it would change her sense of style and why she thought no one would date her if she was single in her 40s (obviously, that didn't happen). Raj is...

Raj Pander and friends get into Bridget Jones... Is Bridge REALLY a problematic character? Surely the f**k not. Aaaannnddd she gets into Bridget's and her own relationship with her weight... So she's decided to ask herself (and her people) what their weight has held them back from. If that wasn't enough, Raj has been enlightened by the Love Island Samantha/Joey/Grace scenario that she now backs the "if he wanted to he would" theory 100 percent. Does everyone else back it though? Send over...

This is a Taylor Swift Eras Tour SPECIAL baby! Raj is off to see TayTay in Liverpool so she's having conversations based on some of her favourite ERAS. We get into what everyone is still doing now, that they once thought they would be too old to do (we're all still feeling 22 and Red), how life would be different if we were men (shout out to The Man), our thoughts on Karma (Midnights is my favourite) and cutting off friends when there's bad blood (1989). Annnnddd there's more dating horror...

Podcaster Nikkita Beghi (Two Chickpeas In A Podcast) checks in with Nurse for her Almost Asessment (a fake doctors assessment where women are asked THE MOST ANNOYING questions they get on a regular basis). Nikkita gets into why she thinks brown men are the best kissers, her first date stories and that Sex And The City theory either known as the taxi cab theory or the bus theory (we aren't sure). Raj shares some dating horror stories from Tiktok (her algorithm is messy) and she's watching Love...

Radio Presenter, West London's Kris Jenner/Marketing Extraordinaire, Kirat Assi talks us through her expectations vs the reality of turning 40, celebrating surviving the "Sweet Bobby" era and why watching Neighbours is her self care ritual. She gets into some Southall history and how she handles other people's perceptions of herself. Raj has lost her voice, again. This is becoming a pattern eh? DAILY MAIL LINKS AS PROMISED:...

Raj Pander is phuckin 40 and she's lost her voice. It turns out that even though she wanted to do nothing for her 40th, her friends had other plans... Raj gets into the representation of women in their late 30s/early 40s in film as according to the internet, Anne Hathaway is "too hot" to play a 40 year old in The Idea Of You, even though she's 41. And apparently, being 40 means she shouldn't be wearing "shoulder bearing" dresses. Has anyone ever see Moonstruck? There 's some Met Gala tea. Raj...

Celebrity Social Media Strategist, Letitia Becher heads into the surgery to take on Nurse and the Almost Assessment (a questionnaire made up of THE MOST ANNOYING questions women get asked on a regular basis). Letitia gets into unsolicited baby making advice, chess players cheating via vibrators where the sun don't shine, her worst dating stories and Raya vs Hinge. Raj finally gets the tea on botox and fillers and the girls reveal their old obsession with TikTok tarot... If you are crushing on...

Podcaster, Author and Fashion Gworl, Nicole Ocran gets into why she was convinced she was going to be with her high school boyfriend forever, wanting to lose her virginity at 18 and the expectations vs the reality of becoming a wife. She talks us through her biggest milestones, including starting Mixed Up pod with Emma Slade Edmondson. The girls reflect on why they have considered dating women. Raj is all about New York right now... xoxo Email [email protected] Follow @almost40pod...

Raj Pander gets into divorce babe, divorce. She's trying to figure out why she didn't buy those Sophia Webster "wifey for lifey" shoes, what being a Sabyasachi Divorcee looks like and why divorce parties are important. Raj wanted to make this episode extra awkward by asking her friends for their thoughts on the breakdown of her marriage. Did they feel sorry for her? Did it change her? There are also some "woman scorned" updates... PS - IF YOU ARE A GYM BRO SAY NO TO DISTURBING WOMEN'S PEACE...

Pilar Nalwimba is back and in the surgery for her Almost Assesment. Can she handle Nurse's q's? It's Raj Pander vs Sima Aunty (Indian Matchmaking). Pilar gives you the PERFECT response to the "when will you marry" question. The girls talk dating, divorce, "damages," living with their families as adults and more. THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN. Email [email protected] Follow @almost40pod @_rajpander @pilarofsociety @ontothenextonepod Hosted on Acast....

Producer, Presenter, Creative and Raj's work wife, Pilar Nalwimba talks getting cancelled on Twitter, why she thought she would not be out in the club past the age of 30 and gives us her guide to code switching. She talks us through her expectations vs the reality of her life's biggest milestones, including The Reality Tea. Raj gets into being fired for watching teen tv shows and having a low key 30th. Email [email protected] Follow us on socials @almost40pod @_rajpander...

Raj Pander shares the Almost 40 origin story, her love for the "woman scorned" genre and tries to find out why it's rude to ask a woman her age. There's also some Cowboy Carter, Swiftie and Mariah Carey chat. And she's pretty sure she's taken something Annie Mac said out of context... Email [email protected] Follow @almost40pod @_rajpander Links: Mariah Carey hitting the high notes @ The Celebration Of Mimi Live from Las Vegas https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeH9AKK8/ Hosted on Acast. See...

Raj Pander is a lot of Almosts. 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’s Almost 40 (and hasn’t got a clue).  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...