The Talking Age is a podcast presented by your hosts, Melissa and Adrian.

Having lived through times of taboos and self-censorship, our two presenters celebrate the freedom of expression through stories from their lives, listener advice and current affairs.

As they both reach their own Talking Age, society at large appears to finally be doing the same.

In this first episode, Melissa and Adrian talk about who they are, where they are from, why this podcast will be such a rollercoaster, like their lives, gendered language, racism and myriad other topics.

The audio might be a bit sub-par and we are still finding our feet, but stick with it and you will be richly rewarded :)

You can listen to this episode on:

• Apple Podcasts
• Spotify

Or you can download it directly below.