Welcome back to Meet in the Middle!. We're diving into Season 6, Episode 102 with a packed lineup of chaotic laughs and bizarre confessions.

First up in "Have You Heard?", Jake explores the raging online debate: Are Gen Zs aging faster than millennials?. We discuss how growing up fully online with constant social comparison and stress might be raising cortisol levels and breaking down collagen. Plus, we touch on beauty culture trends like preventative Botox and 18-year-olds shaving down their teeth for "Hollywood smiles," while millennials grapple with their own "age dysmorphia".

In "Confessionals," we have some absolute near-death-by-embarrassment stories.

• A train ride goes horribly wrong when a friend opens a Safari tab to a very explicit video title.

  
  

• A listener ends a three-year friendship group in four seconds by accidentally sending a harsh voice note about a friend directly to their 8-person girls' night WhatsApp chat—while sitting two feet away from her!.

  
  

• But the absolute worst? A hungover listener trying to have some "tactical" private time during a family Sunday roast, only to realize their phone was Bluetooth-casted to the 65-inch living room TV in front of 12 silent relatives.

  
  

We dive into "Rachel's Furry Box" to answer a divisive question: How early do you like to get to the airport?. The boys like to play it safe with two or three hours to spare for international flights, while Rachel shares a stressful story of having the "sweats" while barely making her flight out of Gatwick.

In "Boys Catch Yourselves On," Rachel investigates why men will replay a single compliment in their heads for years. Jake admits he still remembers a backhanded compliment about weight loss, and the group agrees that men just don't get hyped up with compliments from their friends as often as women do.

Danny takes over "What the Fact?" to explore the biological purpose of farting. Did you know the average person farts 14 to 20 times a day, and most of them happen while you're asleep?. We also learn that only 1% of a fart actually smells (hydrogen sulfide), they are highly flammable, and James is apparently in a "farts only" WhatsApp group where chatting is strictly forbidden.

Finally, we update our Spotify playlist, "The Middlers Soundtrack," with new picks. This week we add Bebe Rexha and Faithless's "New Religion," Metallica's "Enter Sandman," Boy Throb's "Can't Stop the Throb," and Aaron Rowe's "Please Don't Hate Me".

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Welcome back to Meet in the Middle! 🎉 We're kicking off Season 6 with Episode 101, and it's great to be back in the studio!

This week, we've got a jam-packed episode full of bizarre stories, hilarious confessions, and a brand new segment.

First up in "Have You Heard?", Jake tells a wild story about a Tinder date that went horribly wrong. Imagine picking up your date, driving to the bank, and suddenly finding yourself as the getaway driver for an armed robbery! Yes, this actually happened in Massachusetts in 2016. It's a real-life GTA moment that will make you rethink your next swipe right.

In "Confessionals," we hear from a listener who got the ultimate revenge on a terrible boss, and another who had a very unfortunate (and painful!) encounter with a wine bottle and a face scrubber in a hotel room. Danny also shares a hilarious story about a holiday cleaner and a "borrowed" lady shave.

Then, we introduce "Rachel's Furry Box"! (Don't worry, it's a box full of questions, not what you're thinking! ) This week, we debate which one song we could listen to for the rest of our lives.

In "Boys Catch Yourselves On," Rachel investigates a surprising phenomenon: why do men secretly love being the "little spoon"? The guys weigh in on the comfort of being cradled and the politics of bedtime cuddling.

Finally, Danny revamps "What the Fact?" This week, he decodes the viral TikTok trend of commenting "6767" and explains the confusing world of "post-ironic humor" and "brain rot."

Plus, we're launching our official Spotify playlist, "The Middlers Soundtrack"! We each pick a new song to add this week, featuring tracks from Evanescence, Chris Lake, Joy Division, and Matt Terry.

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We actually made it! Welcome to the 100th Episode of the Meet in the Middle podcast! 🍾

To celebrate a century of episodes, Danny, James, Jake, and Rachel are popping the Prosecco (eventually) and getting absolutely wild. In this feature-length special, we put our friendship to the ultimate test with our first-ever Comedy Roast. No one is safe as we tear into each other's fashion, punctuality, dating lives, and questionable life choices.

It’s not all insults though—we get emotional with surprise voice notes from our parents (including a questionable "grooming" joke from Jake's mum) and our loyal listeners. Plus, we host the prestigious MITM's Awards to crown the Best Comedy Moment, Best Blunder, and the Heartstring Award from the last 100 episodes.

In this episode:

• 🥂 The Celebration: Champagne fails, getting tipsy, and a call from "Lars."

• 🔥 The Roast: James’s "straight" denial, Rachel’s timekeeping, Danny’s block list, and Jake’s "beige" personality.

• 🏆 The MITM's Awards: Celebrating the best fails, laughs, and mental health moments.

• ❓ New Quiz: Danny premieres "Who Said That?"—a viral moments quiz for Season 6.

Whether you’ve been with us since episode one or this is your first time listening, grab a drink and join the party. Here’s to the next 100!

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It’s episode 99 and you can have this one with a flake because it’s juicy, jam-packed and guaranteed to keep you laughing from start to finish. Jake kicks things off with Have You Heard and introduces us to Jenny the Scottish Vampire, a sentence we still don’t fully understand but absolutely had opinions on, A very well-attended matchmaking festival in Lisdoonvarna, County Clare in Ireland…which if you didn’t know actually has its very own theme song by Christy Moore!

Rachel is back with Boys Catch Yourselves On and this time she’s asking the real question: why do men watch endless videos of other men building huts in forests with swimming pools? Danny follows with another What the FAQ and drops the word “fanny blower” on us, which honestly raised more questions than it answered. Then it’s quiz time as Rachel’s Pendulous Riddles makes its return before James closes us out with your Confessionals, including one listener’s truly disgusting revenge involving a fart and a pillow. We’re so sorry in advance.

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The New Year kicks off with sharp banter big ideas and some truly questionable theories.This episode of Meet in the Middle sees the group dive headfirst into conspiracy territory as they unpack the Montauk Project touching on time travel mind control and long running military myths. The conversation jumps between urban legends folklore and pop culture while Irish and British perspectives collide in the way only this podcast manages.From there it moves into cultural quirks like sneezing etiquette why men insist on holding them in and where the Northern slang term snout fair comes from. Nosiness boundaries and social behaviour are all up for debate before New Year resolutions get their annual takedown. Add a competitive quiz and a round of hilarious medical confessionals and this episode delivers laughs with just enough intrigue to keep things interesting.Play along with the quiz and leave your score in the comments to see how you stack up.

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Scarlett Lee joins us to talk X Factor fame reality TV pressure and what independence in the music industry actually looks like. She opens up about anxiety panic disorder and how music turns the worst days into something worth hearing. Family support kept her going. Creative freedom keeps her honest.

We get into the long road to Nashville body confidence the new album built from her life stories and why kindness and vulnerability are strengths not weaknesses. Scarlett wants plus size women to feel seen and she wants artists to stop pretending everything is perfect. Then we finish with a quiz and quickfire round that shows the soft side behind the big voice.

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It’s time for the Meet in the Middle Big Fat Quiz of the Year as the gang look back at the most unhinged news pop culture moments and internet madness from 2025. From solar maximums lighting up the Northern Lights to drive through fines nuns on the run and a truly baffling cockfighting law in Oklahoma nothing is off limits.

The quiz takes a sharp turn through viral moments music trends and internet chaos including Coldplay drama Eurovision madness glitchy AR filters AI generated music and TikTok trends that took over everyone’s feeds. There’s nostalgia with Stranger Things controversy from Big Brother Southern Gothic influences and a breakdown of the shows songs and celebrities that dominated the year.

Packed with trivia banter wrong answers and competitive energy this episode is pure end of year entertainment. Play along at home and drop your final score in the comments so we can see who actually won the Big Fat Quiz of 2025.

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It’s the Meet in the Middle Christmas special and the chaos starts immediately. The gang swap gifts in a full Secret Santa unboxing, sharing big laughs questionable choices and some genuinely unexpected reactions. It’s festive friendship at its finest.

The episode dives into weird Christmas traditions from around the world, last minute gift panic and festive language quirks before Rachel takes over with Rachel’s Festive Riddle, testing everyone’s Christmas knowledge. Things wrap up with outrageous Christmas party confessions proving the festive season is never as wholesome as it looks.

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