Some Kind of Ambition Monster with Jennifer Romolini

Some Kind of Ambition Monster with Jennifer Romolini

We talk with writer Jennifer Romolini about Philly shit, her book "Ambition Monster," her relapse into workaholism while promoting the book, and how to be satisfied with a “B minus” work day. Also: We’re calling on the Small Bow Family Orchestra: Do you think you might be a workaholic? What moments come to mind? Send a voice memo along to ajd@thesmallbow.com, SUBJECT: WORKAHOLIC. Or you can leave us a voicemail at +1-323-917-3846. Read Workaholism 101 here. Find Jenn’s book and more writing here. Listen to Jenn’s podcast with Kim France Everything is Fine. Listen to Swamp Dogg’s new album "Blackgrass" wherever you get music, or buy a hard copy here. In this episode: 4:53 Interview Begins 6:53 Creative Burnout, Balancing Life and Writing, Jenn's Essays 10:17 Ambition & Insecurity, Trauma-Success, Acting in Charge 17:34 Changing Ambitions, Sober Heartbreak, Drinking Culture 21:33 Relapse, New Cycles, Parental denial 33:00 Getting What You Wanted, Working to Fix It 38:40 Status vs. What You Want, Consistency, Creative Blocks 42:20 How to Stay Sane When You Care, Self-Pressure 47:23 The Fuck You Voice, Burritoville 49:55 Trusting yourself? Being hypersensitive, Being patient, Parental growth 54:43 Reparenting 1:03:28 What to do if you're workaholic

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(84)

Latex, Throwing Bacon and Bad Corpse Makeup with Anna Holmes

Latex, Throwing Bacon and Bad Corpse Makeup with Anna Holmes

Anna Holmes could walk into any newsroom and immediately run the show. She created and ran Jezebel while I was at Gawker and her writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The New Yorker and The New York T...

12 Aug 56min

God Can’t Help You Until You Get Out of the Way

God Can’t Help You Until You Get Out of the Way

Queen Conny is 96 years old and not afraid to die. She gets angry, she holds onto grudges and she has no tolerance for liars. She’s also got 18 virtual reality boyfriends and killer style. She’s been ...

5 Aug 55min

Opening the Doors on a Real Recovery Meeting

Opening the Doors on a Real Recovery Meeting

This week on The Small Bow Podcast, you’re invited to join us for a Small Bow Meeting. A Small Bow Meeting is not a 12-step meeting, but we rip off most of their format. It is not necessary for partic...

29 Juli 1h 6min

If You’re Searching For Heaven, Go Home | Swamp Dogg on the Afterlife

If You’re Searching For Heaven, Go Home | Swamp Dogg on the Afterlife

Swamp Dogg is a country, soul and R&B singer, musician, songwriter and record producer. He has influenced multiple generations of musicians with his defiantly idiosyncratic discography and has been de...

22 Juli 47min

Megan Koester Is A Great Writer. Why Isn’t She Writing?

Megan Koester Is A Great Writer. Why Isn’t She Writing?

Megan Koester is a writer and stand-up comedian who isn’t writing and won’t promote her stand-up. In my opinion, she should be doing more of both of those things but hey, it’s not up to me. I wanted t...

15 Juli 57min

Richard Rushfield Has Power in Hollywood. Just Don’t Tell Him That.

Richard Rushfield Has Power in Hollywood. Just Don’t Tell Him That.

When I want to know what’s going on in Hollywood, I turn to Richard Rushfield. Richard is a columnist for the Ankler, his influential newsletter about the state of the entertainment industry. He is al...

8 Juli 51min

We Fear Connection More Than Loss: Audience Q&A with Peaceful John

We Fear Connection More Than Loss: Audience Q&A with Peaceful John

For this episode of The Small Bow Podcast, my friend Peaceful John joins the show to answer some of your questions about recovery. It should be obvious pretty quickly why I call him Peaceful John. We ...

1 Juli 45min

To Write a Book about Family, Mary H. K. Choi Had to First Look at Her Own

To Write a Book about Family, Mary H. K. Choi Had to First Look at Her Own

Mary H. K. Choi stops by the show for our annual meeting of the dead dads club and a conversation about her new book Pool House. We discuss the major changes in Mary’s life that informed the writing o...

24 Juni 56min

Populärt inom Samhälle & Kultur

podme-dokumentar
gynning-berg
p3-dokumentar
en-mork-historia
aftonbladet-daily
svenska-fall
creepypodden-med-jack-werner
killradet
aftonbladet-krim
hor-har
rss-schyffert-sundin-ar-det-har-nat
rss-nemo-moter-en-van
mardromsgasten
flashback-forever
badfluence
rss-mer-an-bara-morsa
rss-vill-du-veta-en-hemlis-2
tv4-nyheterna-story
p3-historia
p1-dokumentar