The Good Midlife

The Good Midlife

This podcast originating in Louisville, Kentucky with hosts Jim Noland and Richard Kincheloe celebrates the joys of life as one’s 30’s are squarely in the rearview. Sports, culture, entertainment, fine dining (and not so fine dining), health, and relationships are all on the table for discussion in a way that only old friends can deliver.

Episodes

August 27, 2025 94 mins

This week Jim and Richard welcome back Tommy Hyams to discuss all things football ahead of the upcoming season. Lots of season win totals and predictions. Plus Jim's weekly college football betting picks are back. Enjoy!

 

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This week we find out that Richard may be in the market for a miniature cow (if that exists). Plus he and Jim discuss male NFL cheerleaders, radioactive shrimp, the evolution of the college experience, the Kentucky State Fair, movies, tv, and much more. Enjoy!

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August 14, 2025 90 mins

This week JIm and Richard have special guest Andrew Kincheloe to work though a bracket of movies starring past SNL players. Plus a review of a recent Black Crowes show, bourbon talk, and much more. Enjoy! 

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July 31, 2025 68 mins

Jim and Richard are back to talk about ocean movies, great bad movies, prostitutes, the origin of the word "dude", tv, movies, and much more. Enjoy!

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July 24, 2025 68 mins

Jim and Richard are bringing it this week as they determine the worst items used in yard decoration. Plus getting "Coldplayed", tardiness as culture, the Epstein files, best characters on "The Bear', tv , movies and much more. Enjoy!

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July 13, 2025 61 mins

***This episode is also available in our YouTube channel (The Good Midlife). There you can watch all of the hot wing madness as it happens!***

All hot wings related debts get paid off on this episode as Jim, Richard, and this year's last place finisher in the March Madness challenge get served the hottest wings on the menu from Buffalo Wild Wings. Plus what celebrity would you want to get a photo with, who is the best Superman, and...

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July 10, 2025 56 mins

This week Jim and Richard recap the Indepenednce Day weekend and their love of fireworks. Plus Jim had a birthday, Richard wants to play the triangle, Mary Lou Retton has problems, TV, movies, books and much more. Enjoy!

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July 3, 2025 73 mins

This week Jim and Richard celebrate independence by discussing Fourth of July traditions as well as televangelists, a Supreme Court update, an update from the research assistant, tv, movies and much more. Enjoy!

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June 26, 2025 58 mins

Jim and Richard are back after a weeks hiatus. This week's discussion includes air travel, AARP, line jumping at restaurants, weird hospitals, movies, tv, books and much more. Enjoy!

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This week Jim and Richard discuss minor league baseball, Jim's love of the Supreme Court, Mexican gun stores,  Kentucky football, tv, movies, side-parts, and much more. Enjoy!

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May 31, 2025 57 mins

This week Richard tests his knowledge of common slang terms used by a younger generation (It goes as you might imagine). Plus retirement jobs, a discussion about concerts from a really dumb list, tv, movies, and much more. Enjoy!

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This week Jim discusses his adventures in Colorado, plus hot dogs, Pete Rose, gas station hoses, computer toilets, the best outdoor action/adventure movies, and much more. Enjoy!

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May 8, 2025 73 mins

This week Jim and Richard discuss the 151st Kentucky Derby, the 2025 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, weird pizza in Pennsylvania, weird food questions, Jon Hamm, tv shows, and much more. Enjoy!

 

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April 30, 2025 47 mins

This week Jim went to a frat party. We'll talk about that as well as Derby picks, interview advice, a food question, tv, books, and much more. Plus we have the rare Good Midlife restaurant consensus this week. Enjoy!

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April 22, 2025 54 mins

This week Jim and Richard do a deep dive on meats. Why is Ham the anchor of so many Easter dinners? Also, Can Jim finally be electe Pope, Richard finally got his bike, ranking Top Golf vs other amateur forms of sports,  Jim hates poop, plus tv, movies, and much more. Enjoy!

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April 16, 2025 60 mins

This week Jim and Richard discuss Keeneland (America's most beautiful track), a stray dog encounter, Katy Perry in "space", basketball, tv, movies, boooks, and much more. Enjoy!

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This week Richard and Jim discuss the flooding in Kentucky, the Final Four, cloning dire wolves, tv, music, the Apple Store and much more. Enjoy!

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This week Jim and Richard discuss varied topics from Furries to the Final Four. Plus polygraphs, an odd Texas law, and update on buying a nudist resort, Jared Fogle, Ruby Franke, and much more. Enjoy!

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March 26, 2025 61 mins

This week Jim and Richard have updates on the Good MIdlife Tournament Challenge as well as other observations from the first weekend of March Madness. Plus the Chicago Stationery Festival, what we like on TV right now, and much more. Enjoy!

 

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March 19, 2025 53 mins

This week Jim and Richard wecome last year's last place finishers (Cole and Sam) and regular contributer Tommy Hyams to breakdown this year's NCAA tournament bracket and make some picks. Enjoy!

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