Gretchen Rubin Wants to Make You Happy/ish
I’m no self-help guru. And while I don’t think Gretchen Rubin would identify as one, she’s dedicated her work to figuring out just what the hell it means to live a full life. As a writer and former la...
7 Jan 202554min
Looking Back: Ben Stiller and the Curse of the Sequel
As 2024 comes to a close, I’m feeling grateful for the conversations this show has allowed me to have, including the one that started it all. In honor of the growth (and growing pains) since the show ...
31 Des 202453min
Alec Baldwin Might Need to Write Another Memoir
The actor Alec Baldwin has spent a lot of time at life’s intersections. He came of age with challenging circumstances on one side and larger-than-life role models on the other. And when you look at ho...
17 Des 20241h 1min
Dr. Vivek Murthy Wants to Help Us Heal
As the United States Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy is dedicated to keeping the public healthy and safe. But these days, that involves much more than just cigarette warning labels. Dr. Murthy knows...
10 Des 202458min
Socialism, Anarchy, and Pixar Movies with Jack Halberstam
Jack Halberstam, the author of The Queer Art of Failure, is someone I’ve wanted to talk to since I first started this podcast. As a professor and scholar, Jack has dedicated his career to dissecting t...
3 Des 202452min
Aimee Mann Is In My Pantheon
It was a real magic moment to connect with Aimee Mann, a musician I’ve listened to for decades. She indulges my curiosities about lyric choices and instrumental training, and I learn how much goes on ...
19 Nov 202458min
Catching Up with Gillian Anderson
Gillian Anderson and I share a connection unlike any other. The Dana Scully to my Fox Mulder, we are the only ones who understand what the other was going through during those X-Files years. But so mu...
12 Nov 20241h 6min
Jia Tolentino Battles The Internet
Jia Tolentino has the internet to thank for some of her biggest successes. In the 2000s, it offered her connections beyond her strict religious community and gave her a place to share her writing with...
29 Okt 202447min
