Christian Finnegan Carries Baggage, Makes Jokes
In many ways, Christian Finnegan’s earlier career path made a lot more sense given the path he has traveled. He went to NYU, tried and then dropped acting, and then set out to be a very serious writer...
6 Feb 202353min
Chris Walla on Quitting, Norway, Alcohol, Perfectionism, and Terrible Music Teachers
Chris Walla’s life today is very different from where it has been in the past. The musician and producer isn’t in the Pacific Northwest, for instance, where he grew up and lived for many years. He’s i...
30 Jan 202355min
Autism In Your Mental Health Mix
Veteran podcaster Lauren Ober suspected something was up and that it went beyond covid stress and professional stress and all the other reasons she had been going to therapy for so long. She had been ...
23 Jan 202351min
Kate Beaton on Isolation, Oil, and Ducks
Kate Beaton’s new book, Ducks, is not about ducks. At least not really. It’s about people, specifically Kate and the people she worked with during a two-year period after finishing university, working...
16 Jan 202344min
Paulina Porizkova Without Filters
It’s easy to assume that the life of Paulina Porizkova has always been an easy one. Most people first knew her as an internationally famous model, posing on the covers of fashion magazines and Sports ...
9 Jan 202351min
Stories That David Sedaris is Finally Free to Tell (Aired June 13, 2022)
Honestly, I really expected to call this episode “Covid Sedaris” because David Sedaris had just tested positive for COVID when we taped the interview. But when we spoke, he wasn’t feeling it much at a...
2 Jan 20231h 1min
Kim-Joy of The Great British Bake-Off
On The Great British Bake-Off season nine, Kim-Joy became well known not just for how cute her baked goods were but for how meticulously, exquisitely crafted they were. Her success on the show has bee...
26 Dec 202247min
Holiday Survival for People With Complicated Minds
It’s that time of year when tv commercials and store decorations implore you to feel merry and jolly (words we only use this time of year). And if you do feel that way without any complications or nua...
19 Dec 202250min
