Aug 17, 2026

Last week we aired a fascinating and inspiring conversation with Julian Shapiro-Barnum about his new book How to Grow up without Becoming a Grown-up and his strategies for resisting the pull of what can often end up being a constrictive and joyless adulthood.

Today, Tiffany and Katy continue the conversation. They...

Aug 13, 2026

In this episode from our archives, we ask our listeners: What are the sounds you truly love, not for how beautiful they are, but for what they mean? Sounds that, for whatever reason, make you happy? Sounds that, when you hear them, you know something good is about to happen?

We asked and you answered. We asked our...

Aug 10, 2026

What can kids teach us about how to live? This is a topic close to the heart of today’s guest, Julian Shapiro-Barnum. An actor and comedian, Julian is perhaps most known for his web series Recess Therapy, in which he interviews children playing outside in New York City.

He joins us this week to talk about his new...

Aug 7, 2026

Does the language that we speak influence the way that our thoughts work?

An article in the New York Times by Guy Deutcher, Does Your Language Shape How You Think? explores this topic in depth.

Taking inspiration from the article, Katy and Tiffany muse on this topic on this episode from our archives. We consider...

Aug 3, 2026

What does it feel like to plan for the end of your life when your only in your mid-50s? 

Could you plan your own funeral/celebration of life? 

What about going through your childhood mementos to decide what your children would actually want, and what you need to ruthlessly trash.

These are all things that Katy's sister...