Everything is Fine

This week it's a low-key conversation about eBay shopping, the joy of Bad Sisters, the new Selena Gomez documentary, side dishes and Thanksgiving, the pall of the Christmas season, being haunted by old objects, why sometimes you just need to go to f*cking IKEA, plus listener questions and more! NEW: Head to our Tee Public store for EIF merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-p...

What are the advantages of a creative life post-40? How do we know what, where, and when to create? On the show to answer these questions (and a lot more) is writer and professor Lynn Steger Strong , author of the novels Hold Still, Want, and her newest, Flight . NEW: Head to our Tee Public store for EIF merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast/share Also: We have a Pat...

This week Kim and Jenn are talking with Gabrielle Blair, the founder of DesignMom.com and author of the new book Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way To Think About Abortion. NEW NEW NEW: EVERYTHING IS FINE MERCH! Hoodies ! Tees! Onesies ! Sweatshirts ! Notebooks! More! Head to our new Tee Public store: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast/share Oh and here's a link to t...

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! This week we're talking all about what it is to be an adult and live in our own adult haunted houses, about Tina Fey, the Hulu show "Ramy," bald spots, aggressive walking, getting in trouble as a grownup, Jenna Lyons, what we're cooking, listener reviews and also: DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!! SHOW NOTES We mention one product in this show: Hairstory Powder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

It's just us this week and we're talking all about thinning hair, a funeral for moth-eaten sweaters, live music, concert friends, cleaning for the cleaning lady, signature scents, what should we know about partners before we marry them? a newfound love for Wordle, style inspiration in "When Harry Met Sally," "Crossing Delancey," "Tootsie," Beth Orton's new album, the podcast "Death Of an Artist ,"...

What does it mean to really take your career into your own hands? Our guest today is Laura Mayer . Laura is an audio producer and former podcast executive who has helped create and launch many beloved podcasts, including The Dream and The Just Enough Family. After several toxic, high-burnout jobs; Laura's now hosting her own podcast called Shameless Acquisition Target, a wild ride into the pitfall...

This week we're discussing middle school, asteroids, marital hatred, Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, what bugs us about each other, the Sassiest Girl in America, our favorite podcasts, how to re-build a wardrobe, "excitement pieces," and a lot more. SHOW NOTES HI  The Last Movie Stars The Chronology of Water Malibu Rising Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, ex...

This week Kim and Jenn discuss sex injuries, herbs for hot flashes, the problem with gay husbands, workaholism, the pitfalls of creative collaboration, the shoe trend we'll never return to, graphic novels, Kate Berlant's comedy, oh —and — Kim's therapist listens to the podcast?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim and Jenn are joined this week by writer Carmen Rita Wong . Carmen's most recent book, " Why Didn't You Tell Me ?," is a memoir about her own complicated (and, quite honestly, fascinating) family secrets and we're talking all about complex family dynamics, finding peace vs. granting forgiveness, emotional —and financial— survival, and why it's better to wait until mid-life to tell our stories....

On the show we've got Val Monroe, the former beauty director at O, The Oprah Magazine for nearly sixteen years where she wrote the popular “Ask Val” column. Val currently writes the popular Substack newsletter, How Not to F*ck Up Your Face , where she offers philosophical and practical advice for anyone who’s ever looked into a mirror. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to specia...

Our guest today is Amy Rigby . Amy is a singer/songwriter who performed in such bands as The Last Roundup and The Shams. Her 1996 solo debut, Diary of a Mod Housewife, led to her being named "Songwriter of the Year" by Spin magazine. She's the author of the 2019 memoir, Girl to City, which traces her journey from Elton John-worshipping suburban Pittsburgh girl to punk rock-loving CBGB denizen, and...

This week we're having technical difficulties but also talking all about fall fashion, early style inspiration, personal "fitness," pop culture recs and Linda Evangelista's recent VOGUE cover. Plus listener questions and so much more ! SHOW NOTES!! SHOW NOTES!! Simple Folk lady play clothes Magnafied Clogs Cheap Chic Only When I Laugh Maintenance Phase on BMI Rap Shit This Jungian Life Hosted on A...

This week Jenn's back in Philly for a funeral, Kim's with her family in the country and we're talking all about what it's like to go back home, the waning days of summer, the burden of home-ownership, attention neediness, owning your foibles, slowing down time, dealing with anger and rage, coming to terms with professional jealousy and so much more! Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for inv...

Our guest today is Sari Botton. Sari is the author of the new memoir in essays, And You May Find Yourself...Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen-X Weirdo . She's also the founder and publisher of Oldster Magazine . We go long on what it's like to tell our stories, coming into our own later in life, burn out, the joys of marriage, acceptance and ambition in mid-life. Don't forget: We have a Patreon!...

Our guest this week is Dorie Clark , the bestselling author of  The Long Game ,  Entrepreneurial You ,  Reinventing You   and  Stand Out ,  which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year by  Inc.  magazine. Dorie helps people of all ages reimagine their careers, but she's specifically answering EIF listener questions —and advising us on work post-40 — to...

Kim's back from tour, Jenn's back from the desert and we're talking about advising young people, facing failure, taking feedback as you get older, Instagram etiquette, style inspiration, straight-man Tinder don'ts, shifting priorities, discovering new interests, a BOOK recommendation!, listener reviews and so much more! SHOW NOTES IF YOU LIKE SHOW NOTES Deuxmoi BeReal Isaac Fitzgerald's " Dirtbag,...

You asked, we answered! Or actually we found experts who answered...Our guests today are Dr. Claudia Levine and nurse practitioner Kate Maclaughlin, founders of Menopause Jewelbox , an online resource that provides education, vetted resources, and support to those entering and in the middle of the menopause transition. We're talking all about the perimenopause: hot flashes and hormone therapy, sle...

Our guest today is Angela Garbes. Angela is the author of the national bestseller Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change . Her first book, Like a Mother was an NPR Best Book of 2018 . Angela’s writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Cut, New York, Bon Appétit , and featured on Fresh Air and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. You can follow Angela Garbes on Instagram  here . Don't f...

ALERT: We're briefly talking about abortion and inclusive language again! DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO HEAR THESE THINGS! Also this week: What can be done with an aging neck?/Regrets, we've had a few/ Our favorite TV right now/Our favorite books too/Zany older lady style/Good places for solo travel/To Google or not to Google your ex...plus listeners questions and so much more! AND NOW...SHO...

This week: The world continues to be a bummer and we're trying to deal with it. Can we move on from the bummer? Should we go live in a hutch in the woods? Plus: Catalina Island vs. Coney Island, scenes from an open marriage , '90s nostalgia , re-watching " Flirting With Disaster ," two takes on shorts, listener questions, listener reviews AND — surprise! — we have a male listener! HI, HELLO, HERE...

NOTE: This episode originally aired in September 2021. Today on the show we've got Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of the book " Your Turn: How To be an Adult"  to talk all things adulthood: raising self-reliant kids, facing our underlying shame and anxiety around "adult" things, and how to live out the independent lives we truly want in midlife—and beyond. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign...

We recorded this episode before Friday's hideous Supreme Court Roe v Wade decision but still discuss just how regressive this summer already felt — from the threat of nuclear war/fighting Russia to the abortion rights rollback; from Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's reunion to the overwhelming success of Top Gun2—what decade is it even? Where are we? Does time have meaning? Plus: the open marriage...

THIS WEEK! JUNE MADNESS! Kim and Jenn discuss all things mid-life makeovers, necks that appear like scrotums, thinking critically when you're becoming old and soft, the one thing we'd change in our lives if only we could, active sex lives in menopause, reclaiming "middle aged" as not a complete bummer, plus listener questions and the word Jenn can't stop mispronouncing! Don't forget: We have a Pat...

Our guest this week is legendary fashion journalist Teri Agins . Teri covered the industry for The Wall Street Journal for nearly 30 years and is the author of the acclaimed books, “Hijacking the Runway: How Celebrities are Stealing the Spotlight from Fashion Designers” and “The End of Fashion: How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever.” We talk all about what's changed in fashion, why c...

This week Kim and Jenn are coming in hot with takes on the comedy of middle-aged fitness, the travesty of U.S gun laws, how to avoid a life spent with jerks, and how gossip just doesn't feel right anymore. Plus: Kim has a Fiona Apple story and — hold onto your hats — it's our most lukewarm fashion advice yet. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content...