Hot Flash Chronicles

Hot Flash Chronicles

Welcome to Hot Flash Chronicles, the funniest, most unfiltered podcast for midlife women who are sweating through menopause and laughing through the madness! Join Angie and Shelly, two best friends, caffeine-fueled grandmas, and slightly inappropriate midlife queens, as they navigate hot flashes, hormone havoc, aging disgracefully, and the absolute chaos of midlife. From celebrity crushes (hello, Jason Momoa) to menopause meltdowns, brain fog fails, and hilarious midlife rants, no topic is off-limits. Whether you’re dealing with night sweats, mood swings, or just trying to survive family drama with a glass of wine in hand—this is your new favorite podcast. 💥 What You’ll Get: ✔ Menopause & midlife humor (because if we don’t laugh, we’ll cry) ✔ Unfiltered conversations about aging, parenting, and relationships or whatever is on our minds ✔ Hot takes on pop culture, celebrity gossip, and WTF moments ✔ Listener stories & real talk on navigating midlife madness ✔ Trend challenges & embarrassing moments that will make you LOL 🎧 Subscribe now and join the conversation: 📌 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HotflashChronicles 📌 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hotflashchronicles 📌 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HotFlashChronicles 📌 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hotflashchroniclespodcast 📌 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hotflashchronicles 📌 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/hotflashchronicles 👉 New episodes every Monday and Friday

Episodes

July 28, 2025 34 mins
🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: La Dolce Vita & the Lost Art of Slowing Down 🍷🌿✈️ From Napa Valley with love—Angie and Shelly toast to turning 52 and 60 while reflecting on core memories, burnout, and why America needs a chill pill

In this special birthday episode, Angie and Shelly hit record right from wine country. Between olive oil tastings, spicy bourbon coffees, and a hot air balloon ride on the horizon, they share h...

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Attributes: Abs Are Nice, but Can You Make Me Laugh? 💪😂☕ What We Value in People Now (Spoiler: It’s Not a Six-Pack)

This episode is all about the attributes we seek in people—and how those evolve as we do. From six-pack abs to strong coffee game, Angie & Shelly reflect on how friendship, partnership, and human connection shift with age, experience, and (let’s be honest) lower back pain.

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July 21, 2025 29 mins

Shelly and Angie are on vacay this week so we are re-releasing some of our faves!

Let’s talk about the little indulgences that keep us sane, even if they come with a side of “should I feel bad about this?” (Spoiler: you shouldn’t)

In this laughter-filled episode, Angie and Shelly unpack their favorite guilty pleasures—aka, the simple, sensory joys that help us decompress. From trash TV and midday naps to buttered popcorn and Manhat...

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July 18, 2025 70 mins
🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: Menopause, Mentorship, and the Power of No 💥🙅‍♀️ Legendary photographer Sue Bryce joins us to talk about hormones, boundaries, burnout, and becoming your most authentic self—even when you're in the hot seat of menopause

In our first-ever guest episode, Angie and Shelly welcome mentor, icon, and powerhouse Sue Bryce to the mic. Sue gets raw and real about the rollercoaster of perimenopause, the ...

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🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: The Season We’re In (And Why We’re Not Rushing It) 🍁🧘‍♀️ Midlife is giving cozy, calm, and clarity—and we’re finally leaning in

In this episode, Angie and Shelly talk about life in seasons. Not just the weather, but the rhythm of being a woman moving through childhood, career chaos, parenting years, and into something slower, deeper, and more intentional. From raising babies to raising grandkid...

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July 11, 2025 30 mins
🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: All the Hats We Wear 👒🧢🎓🍼 From grandma to grocery planner, career woman to chaos manager, women are doing it all—and we’re finally talking about it

In this episode, Angie and Shelly dig into the many roles women hold in everyday life. Mom, sister, wife, daughter, grandma, friend, boss, partner, caregiver—each one comes with a different version of us. Sometimes we’re the one seeking wisdom, ot...

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🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: Girls Trips Gone Right (and Wrong) ✈️🍷 From wine tasting to awkward hotel moments, here’s what we’ve learned about traveling with your friends

In this episode, Angie and Shelly are talking all things girls trips—the fun, the bonding, the potential disasters, and why your female friendships deserve that time away. Whether you’ve had the ultimate getaway or the kind that made you question the whol...

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🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: If We Could Talk to Our Younger Selves 💭✨ The lessons we learned the hard way, what we’d do differently, and the things younger us really needed to hear

In this episode, Angie and Shelly dive into the advice they wish they could give their younger selves, from believing in your worth to letting go of other people’s opinions. It’s real talk about people pleasing, confidence, money mindset, and le...

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June 30, 2025 32 mins
🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: Emotions Have No Gender 🧠💬 Crying isn’t weak, joy isn’t extra, strength isn’t just masculine. Let’s unpack the gender rules we never signed up for

In this episode, Angie and Shelly dive into the messy, frustrating, and freeing reality of how emotions are labeled by society. From men being told they can’t cry to women being called bossy for speaking up, this conversation covers the double standa...

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June 27, 2025 31 mins
🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: Our Favorite Firsts 💋🚗🎉 From first kisses to first heartbreaks to first cars you could barely park, we’re sharing the hilarious and heartwarming stories of our most memorable firsts

In this episode, Angie and Shelly take a trip down memory lane and talk all about the firsts that shaped them. From old boyfriends to childhood besties, first jobs to first kids, and the cars that got us there, we’...

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June 23, 2025 25 mins
🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: The Many Moods of Menopause 😤😂😩 One minute you’re laughing, the next you’re crying, and then suddenly… rage-cleaning your kitchen. Welcome to menopause.

In this honest, relatable, and unfiltered episode, Angie and Shelly talk about the unpredictable rollercoaster that is menopausal moods. From irritability and sadness to weird moments of unexpected joy and total apathy, they’re unpacking it al...

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🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: Rewind and Cringe: TV Shows That Shaped Us 📺🛋️ From variety shows and VHS to crushes on cartoon characters and controversial sitcoms, we’re going full nostalgia mode

Angie and Shelly take a hilarious trip down memory lane, revisiting the wild world of TV from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. From the wholesome to the wildly inappropriate (by today’s standards), this episode is a love letter to the shows ...

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🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: Living with ADHD: Spoons, Sparkles, and a Little Bit of Chaos 🧠✨ It’s not just about being distracted. It’s about learning how to thrive with a different kind of brain.

In this raw and hilarious episode, Angie and Shelly talk all things ADHD—from late diagnoses and rejection sensitivity to body doubling and the spoon theory. Whether you're officially diagnosed, self-diagnosed, or just wondering ...

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June 13, 2025 36 mins
🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: Online Friends, Real Vibes 💻💬 From Pen Pals to TikTok Lives—Why Virtual Friendships Are the Real Deal

In this heartwarming and laugh-packed episode, Angie and Shelly dive into the beauty, magic, and occasional chaos of online friendships. Whether it’s a TikTok subscriber who sends fan art, a pen pal from decades past, or a community of menopausal misfits finding their people—this conversation i...

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🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: Stress, Screaming, and Sandwiches 😵‍💫🥪 Life is a lot. Sometimes you cry in the shower. Sometimes you scream in your car. Sometimes you just need a grinder and a good friend.

This week, Angie and Shelly are unpacking stress—what it looks like, how it shows up, and what we actually do about it. From major life transitions (hello, roommate life) to TikTok trolls, panic attacks, and pool setups, t...

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🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: Attributes: Abs Are Nice, but Can You Make Me Laugh? 💪😂☕ What We Value in People Now (Spoiler: It’s Not a Six-Pack)

This episode is all about the attributes we seek in people—and how those evolve as we do. From six-pack abs to strong coffee game, Angie & Shelly reflect on how friendship, partnership, and human connection shift with age, experience, and (let’s be honest) lower back pain.

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🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: Before Reels and Ring Lights: Life Before Social Media ☎️📺📱 From Dial-Up to Doomscrolling—How Technology Took Over Our Lives (And Made Us Hilarious)

In this laugh-out-loud and wildly relatable episode, Angie and Shelly take a stroll down memory lane—and scroll through how social media and technology have transformed literally everything. From calling friends on a rotary phone to doomscrolling r...

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🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: Spending Credits & Earning Wisdom: The Life Cycles Episode 🎓💫 Because You’ve Earned More Than You Think (and It’s Time to Spend Some of It)

In this reflective, heartwarming, and laugh-filled episode, Angie & Shelly explore the concept of life credits—what we earn as we live, grow, mess up, and learn. From parenting through chaos to finally having the wisdom (and permission) to rest and ...

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🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: Clueless with Angie and Shelly: Random Articles Edition 📰🐶🎈 Dog Show Ribbons, Romance Novels About Doors, and Anal Gland Chaos—You’ve Been Warned

Buckle up, Flashers. This episode is pure, unpredictable chaos. Angie and Shelly go totally unscripted and dive into a wild grab bag of weird and hilarious articles, including dog show drama, questionable romance book plots, and a guide to… um… expre...

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🎙️ Hot Flash Chronicles – Episode: From Dial-Up to Downloading: Our Tech Glow-Up 📞📺📲 We Remember When Phones Had Cords and TV Shows Had Commercials

In this episode, Angie & Shelly rewind the clock to talk about the way technology has totally transformed our lives—from the simple joy of a microwave to the not-so-simple stress of losing your phone for 10 seconds. It’s a laugh-filled, nostalgia-soaked journey from analog chaos...

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