Mailbag: Part 2

 Samara chats with the groundbreaking psychologist and author of the new book How You Say It: Why You Talk The Way You Do—and What It Says About You, about what Ruth Bader Ginsberg’s changing accent tells us about human nature, how Hugh Laurie betrayed us, and the accent YOU h ...

Samara chats with the California congresswoman who resigned in November—about how to actually run for office, the politics of politics on Capitol Hill, and what it was like to weather a very public shaming—and how to write and deliver a speech in the midst of it. With lots of swe ...  Show more

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BENEFICS, BABY! Ok, it's never ALL about the Benefic planets, but on this episode it is! We chat about those ~natural good-doers~ Venus and Jupiter, the luminaries + Merc's sometimes benefic cameos, VOTING NO FOR THE GOVERNOR RECALL IN CALIFORNIA ON SEPT 14 AND ...  Show more

How do you feel when someone asks you “what do you do for a living?” If it causes you to panic, we’re going to teach you how to  Like the podcast? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! It helps us reach more like-minded/cool/smart people like you!  LINKS  Follow @novap ...  Show more

You know that voice in your head that loves to tell you that you suck? Yeah, that one. The one that compares you to everyone on Instagram, tells you you’re a failure for eating cereal at 11 p.m., and insists you’ll never get your life together. Well, today, we’re calling in a pro ...  Show more

Paula has a big family, lots of friends, and a girlfriend she adores. For most of her life, however, she has experienced an underlying and unshakeable sense of loneliness. On this episode of How To!, Courtney Martin brings on Kristen Radtke, the writer and illustrator behind Seek ...  Show more