Writer and podcaster Nora McInerny of No Happy Endings, Terrible, Thanks For Asking, and It's Okay To Laugh, Crying Is Cool Too joins us in the studio to discuss her newest book, experiencing the good while still holding on to the not-so-good, and gives us some practical advice on everything from boyfriends wearing bike shorts to moving cross-country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Activist and journalist Caroline Criado-Perez joins us to discuss her newest book "Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias In A World Designed For Men" and how the world around us still doesn't fit the needs of 50% of its population. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Dr. Julia Shaw, author of "Evil: The Science Behind Humanity's Dark Side," joins us to break down our true crime addiction and explore the darker side of our own history, and gives us a cautionary warning against the use of the word "evil."Also, check out more of Bustle Book Club here: https://www.bustle.com/p/karina-longworth-chose-marchs-bustle-book-club-pick-its-hollywoods-eve-by-lili-anolik-16441162https://www.bustle.com/p/hollywoods-eve-author-lili-anolik-has-a-theory-on-why-eve-babitz-resonates-in-the-era-of-metoo-16825742See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We're joined by Bustle's Kayla Greaves and author Ashton Applewhite to discuss our continuing battle with ageism, fear of growing older, and how to cope with the particular anxieties we face in relation to our age and how it affects career, sex, money, and more.To learn more about Ashton and her book, check out her website.And as promised, here's the link for Kayla Greave's series Good Hair.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
It's March, but it's still freezing in much of the U.S., so we put together a viewing guide for you, packed with everything Bustle editors are obsessed with watching right now. And for all of you Stars Hollow residents out there, we have a very lengthy discussion of Gilmore Girls with a former Gilmore hater and two of Bustle's biggest fans (which is saying quite a lot).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Novelist and author of The Collective Schizophrenias joins Senior Books Editor Cristina Arreola to discuss her new collection of essays, her diagnosis with schizoaffective disorder, and the stigma that still faces those diagnosed with mental illness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
It's a party of old and new with Jada inviting former coworkers, friends, and journalists Christina Coleman, Danielle Kwateng-Clark of Broadly, and Jah Lee of Bossip onto the pod to discuss the experience of being black while working in media, how black celebrities are covered by mainstream publications, and the black-led publications that we should be celebrating everyday. Check out Black & Thriving on Bustle at https://www.bustle.com/black-and-thriving. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tired of waiting for your friends to get it together and ready to start checking off that bucket list? Listen to this week's episode for tips, tricks, and inspiration to book the trip you've always wanted to take as a party of one, whether you're an extrovert, introvert, or whatever -vert.Be sure to subscribe to Adrien Behn's podcast Strangers Abroad.And check out the sponsor of this week's episode PINK's GLR PWR Project and download their PINK Nation app to apply! You've got until February 28, so apply today.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Sarah Schneider drops by the Bustle podcast studio to promote her new show with co-creator Chris Kelly, The Other Two, (which is in the opinion of The Bustle Huddle crew...excellent) and discuss Youtube fame, the weird, weird, Internet, and more. Catch The Other Two on Comedy Central Thursday nights at 10:30/9:30c. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Looking for that work-life balance? Aren't we all. On this episode, we're joined by the editors behind Bustle's newest package Doing The Most, Emma Lord and Melanie Mignucci, and later by Iman Hariri-Kia and J.R. Thorp, as we explore what happens when your job actually makes you sick and how work-life balance compares around the world.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Author Dani Shapiro drops by to discuss her newest memoir Inheritance and the discovery of a her family's biggest secret after taking a genealogy test. Get Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love on Amazon or your favorite local bookstore. Follow Dani on Instagram @daniwriter or Twitter @danijshapiro. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Jada is joined by Tanya Ghahremani to explore why their dating lives haven't gone exactly to plan and how they can change their approach in 2019. They each choose an expert based on their own obstacles — Tanya, former matchmaker and current sex and relationships editor Hannah Orenstein and Jada, founder and CEO of the Mend app, Elle Huerta. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Emily Arlook of the Freeform series grown-ish joins us in the studio to discuss her apathy towards New Year's (spoiler: she still manages to make a resolution on air), her inability to feel FOMO, and her old AIM usernames. Plus, good news for all the grown-ish fans out there — she spills some secrets about what Nomi will be up to this season and beyond.Check out grown-ish on Freeform every Wednesday and find Emily on Instagram and Twitter at @emilyarlook.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Karina Longworth, author of Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood and host of You Must Remember This, joins Lifestyle Editor Gaby Moss to discuss why everyone should give old-timey Classic Hollywood gossip a chance, her efforts to present the women of her book as complex and often problematic individuals, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ever wondered what it's like for immigrants to spend the holiday season here in the United States when their families are literally across the world? From her thoughts on cranberry sauce to American gift-giving culture, Clarissa-Jan Lim joins us to discuss her essay "What It's Like To Celebrate The Holidays When You're 9,000 Miles Away From Your Family", part of Bustle's All-American series.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We talk to different women about what it's like to not drink, the challenges that arise, and why for them, it's worth it in the end. We're also lucky enough to be joined by founder of The Numinous and author of Sober Curious, Ruby Warrington.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We explore why the term "cat lady" is still a thing in 2018 and why some of us still feel the need to hide our cats when dating. Writer, New School instructor, and founding editrix of Slutist.com Kristen Sollee joins us to discuss the history of women and cats and how cats can be involved in your magical practice, and photographer BriAnne Wills of Girls And Their Cats discusses her project and mission to show women and their cats in a positive light. And if you'd like to check out that picture of Anna and her cat, click here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Nervous about that next meeting with your manager? Tune into this episode to figure out what your manager's really thinking — from how they deal with their own struggles at the end of the day to how they feel when you ask for vacation time to whether or not they noticed when you did that thing. Jada is joined by her own manager, Bustle's Managing Editor Amanda Chan, to discuss how they got to where they are today and how much things have changed during their time in media. We then turn to Alison Green of Ask A Manager to get straight answers on our most puzzling work problems and Marlee Grace, author of How to Not Always Be Working: A Toolkit for Creativity and Radical Self-Care, to address that age-old work-life balance question. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Does dating have to send you into a daze of checking your phone again and again, ruminating over whether you said the right thing, and reading dating advice on the internet? According to the two experts we speak to on this week's episode — Kathleen Smith, a writer and therapist out of Washington DC and Mark Freeman, Youtube mental health advocate, coach, and author of You Are Not A Rock — no, it doesn't. Join Jada and her guest, Bustle Sex & Relationships Editor Michelle Toglia to feel less alone in your post-date anxiety, to learn some new coping strategies, and to occupy your phone with a podcast instead of a dating app for approximately 40 minutes (nevermind that you can do both, shhh....). To learn more about Kathleen Smith, follow her on Twitter, visit her website, and explore her writing. And while you're at it, sign up for her anxiety newsletter. And visit Mark's Youtube channel (be careful not to find yourself on a dirt bike channel), check out his website along with all of his coaching services, and of course, check out his book You Are Not A Rock wherever books are sold. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Author Liane Moriarty takes a call from Bustle's Senior Books Editor Cristina Arreola and shares how her newest book Nine Perfect Strangers came about, the origin of the book's lead character's name, and why she favors confined settings when writing her novels. Plus, we get some much-desired information about the second season of Big Little Lies on HBO. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.