Alisyn Camerota On: Surviving the News, Surviving the Teenage Years, and the Concept of Home

Alisyn Camerota On: Surviving the News, Surviving the Teenage Years, and the Concept of Home

From punk rock to broadcast journalism. A veteran journalist shares her story.

Alisyn Camerota is an award-winning journalist and author. She recently wrote the memoir, Combat Love: A Story of Leaving, Longing, and Searching for Home.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Our mutual dislike of covering breaking news
  • How her turbulent teenage years helped her prepare for life's chaos
  • What "home" actually means
  • How her childhood informed her own parenting style
  • The delicate balance between giving your children too little or too much freedom
  • What it means for a journalist to center themself in a story
  • Surviving the news
  • Coping with anxiety and media consumption
  • And much more

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