A Bluebird Day with Laura McKowen
What’s okay with Laura McKowen right now? After we talk about the weather (and who doesn’t love to talk about the weather?) we go on a journey through prestige and lowbrow television, briefcases, bake...
10 Jul 1h 6min
SUMMER OF SURRENDER: Let’s give up, girls
There is no shame in giving up, despite the fact that the #Girlboss from the 2010s in us all might be rolling over in her metaphorical grave at the thought. But if you’re anything like Nora, you’ve fe...
7 Jul 59min
Uprooted: What Can Happen When a Black Child Is Transracially Adopted by a White Family?
Adoption is often viewed as a happy ending, and sometimes it is! But for Thenedra, her experiences as a child in the foster care system and later as a trans-racial adoptee were — and still are — much ...
30 Jun 1h 1min
Nothing Starts on Sunday but Birth Control with Courtney Maum
If you’ve been feeling like life is throwing everything at you all at once – burnout, exhaustion, chaos – today’s episode is for you. Today, Nora is joined by author and friend of the pod Courtney Mau...
26 Jun 1h 2min
What happens after Viral Fame? Rebecca Black can tell you.
In 2011, it was impossible to escape the “Friday” music video. September 16, 2011 changed the trajectory of pop culture – and of 13-year-old Rebecca Black’s life – forever. What started as a harmless,...
23 Jun 44min
Happyish Complicated Father’s Day to all who struggle to celebrate! with Dayna Kathan
Father's Day can be complicated. In this special mini-episode, we hear an essay from writer Hannah Diaz titled No One Sent Flowers for the First Loss. Then, podcaster and former Vanderpump Rules acto...
16 Jun 44min
A Spiritual Hug with Nadia Bolz-Weber
Today’s IGTBO episode is a spiritual hug – as previous guest and friend of the pod Kelly Corrigon called it – with guest Nadia Bolz-Weber, a beautiful writer, a fellow griever, and a pastor. Don't be ...
12 Jun 53min
There’s an Alien Inside Me: Medical Misogyny, a Rom-Com, and Struggles with Infertility
Nicole was 21 years old and had an alien growing inside her chest. Well, no, not really. But it WAS an extremely large tumor growing inside of her that very much FELT like an alien — an alien that d...
9 Jun 54min
