Allegra Wakest Lamb

Cape Not Included Podcast

Society EN ↓ 5 episodes

Real stories about caregiving, survival, and the particular exhaustion of being the one who always shows up. Funny in the way that only true things are. capenotincluded.substack.com

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Allegra Wakest Lamb

Episodes

The Cadillac 26.06.2026 5:51

This episode is an audio reading of my essay, The Cadillac. If you’d rather read it, you’ll find the original essay linked below. Get full access to Cape Not Included at capenotincluded.substack.com/subscribe

What Took You So Long 30.04.2026 6:30

What Took You So Long? A short essay about waiting, urgency, and the moment everything becomes clear. From my memoir-in-progress, Cape Not Included—stories about caregiving, identity, and the hidden cost of always being the one who shows up. Read the full essay on Substack: https://capenotincluded.substack.com/p/what-took-you-so-long Subscribe for more essays from Cape Not Included: https://capeno...

Trainable: Once a Caregiver, Always a Caregiver 25.04.2026 7:15

A short audio essay from my memoir-in-progress: Cape Not Included. Get full access to Cape Not Included at capenotincluded.substack.com/subscribe

Adventures in Dementia Care 06.04.2026 32:47

Get full access to Cape Not Included at capenotincluded.substack.com/subscribe

Still Not Napping 05.04.2026 11:03

Cape Not Included is now also available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube. If you’d rather listen to Still Not Napping , you can now. I just got a cancer diagnosis and still cannot nap. This is not a brag. After four years of caregiving—staying alert, staying useful, staying whatever my dad needed—my nervous system apparently missed the memo that the emergency is over. It’s still out there, scanning...