Four Old College Friends

Four Old College Friends

Four Old College Friends is a podcast documenting what it's like to be women, in our 40s, in the 2020s. We're Adrienne, Lauren, Deanna and Jessica and we've been friends for over 25 years. We've had four different life paths, different careers and jobs. We have 9 kids between the 4 of us. And we're getting together to talk. Because adulting is hard, we might as well have some fun.

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April 8, 2025 31 mins

Welcome to the 15th episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, getting together to talk about life.

This episode was recorded on Friday March 21, 2025.


In this episode, the four college friends get real about the chaos and comedy of midlife. What starts as a lighthearted chat about perimenopause and bizarre skincare routines (yes, including that cream) soon shifts into deeper waters, as ...

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Welcome to the 14th episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, getting together to talk about life.

This episode was recorded on the Friday before Thanksgiving, on November 22, 2024.


Episode Summary:

In this lively pre-Thanksgiving episode, Adrienne, Jessica, Lauren, and Deanna discuss Cambridge's Word of the Year manifest, try to figure out the meaning of new slang terms like rizz and glaze...

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In this special episode of Four Old College Friends, Adrienne and Jessica sit down with their first-ever guest, Stacey, an old college friend. Together, they take a deep dive into Stacey’s journey from the late 90s to today, reflecting on her career pivots, life events, and lessons learned along the way.


This episode was recorded on Thursday November 14, 2024


What’s Inside This Episode:

  • How Stacey chose her college major an...
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Welcome to the 12th episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, getting together to talk about life.

This episode was recorded on Friday, November 1, 2024.

This week, the topic of the hour was: “What would you say if your college sophomore called to ask if they could sell feet pics for $1,000?” The question had us diving deep into some big themes around independence, self-worth, and the pressur...

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Welcome to the 11th episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, getting together to talk about life.

This episode was recorded on Friday, September 6, 2024. After not recording for a few months, we spend the first 7 minutes catching up about back to school, then we talk about how technology is affecting our kids' mental health, how worried we should be when we send our kids out into the world, a...

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Welcome to the tenth episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, getting together to talk about life.

This episode was recorded on Friday, May 24, 2024.

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00:30 Happy Friday of Memori...

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Welcome to the ninth episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, getting together to talk about life.

This episode was recorded on Friday, April 26, 2024.

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00:30 We're back after...

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After we recorded our last episode, Deanna's 17 year old daughter Marlie stopped by to chat. Marlie tells us how our social media accounts are doing and gives us feedback on our podcast.


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February 12, 2024 35 mins

Welcome to the eighth episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, getting together to talk about life.


This episode was recorded on Friday, February 9, 2024.


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Welcome to the seventh episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, getting together to talk about life.


We're back after about a 2 month hiatus with lots to catch up on. In this episode, recorded Friday January 12, 2024, we talk about Deanna's hoarding tendencies and what it was like moving houses after her divorce, Lauren's recent engagement to Greg, and updates on kids gett...

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Welcome to the sixth episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, getting together to talk about life.


In this episode recorded the Friday before Thanksgiving, November 17, we talk about our holiday plans, and then devolve into a discussion about learning finances after divorce, getting out of our comfort zones, UK vs US education systems and what we're grateful for.


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November 17, 2023 34 mins

Welcome to the fifth episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, getting together to talk about life.

In this episode, recorded on October 27, 2023, we catch up on life, talk about how we make it work between kids, work, life, etc., and get into sleep caps, shower caps and underwear.

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November 8, 2023 38 mins

Welcome to the fourth episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, getting together to talk about life.

In this episode, recorded on September 29, 2023, we talk about our career paths - from college to today.

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Welcome to the third episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, and we're getting together to talk about life.


In this episode, recorded on September 22, 2023, we talk about friendship - making new ones and keeping old ones.


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September 23, 2023 27 mins

Welcome to the second episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, and we're getting together to talk about life.


This episode was recorded on August 31, 2023.


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Welcome to the first episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, and we're getting together to talk about life.

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