Laura Cathcart Robbins

Only One In The Room

Society EN ↓ 835 episodes

Hosted by Laura Cathcart Robbins, a writer and a recovery thriver and survivor, Laura found herself in an all too familiar position. In September 2018, she was the only black woman in the room at Brave Magic, a famed writer’s retreat. After it was over, she wrote about her “only one” experience in The Huffington Post and comments started flooding into her DM. These comments were from people from all races, ethnicities, creeds, and nationalities who had felt “othered”. Laura beautifully interviews a person about their Only One story each episode and addresses as many of those DM’s as possible i...

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Laura Cathcart Robbins

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Scott Talks To Suburban Prince BONUS EPISODE 14.05.2019 8:38

Scott Slaughter (aka Hon), co-host and producer of the Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Suburban Prince right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at LCR.theonlyoneintheroom@gmail.com Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com ...

Stefanie Wilder Taylor Is The Only Sober Mom In The Room Episode 4 07.05.2019 58:38

What if you literally wrote the book on mom-wine culture? And then this culture you helped curate was no longer sustainable? Stefanie Wilder Taylor, author of Sippy Cups Are Not For Chardonnay, wrote that book and immediately became the queen of wine-moms across America, appearing on The Today Show, Oprah and in The New York Times. Promoting mom's choice to choose Chardonnay to cope with motherhoo...

Scott Talks To Stefanie Wilder Taylor BONUS EPISODE 07.05.2019 11:14

Scott Slaughter, co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Stefanie Wilder Taylor right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at LCR.theonlyoneintheroom@gmail.com. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com fo...

Jay Connor Is The Only Black Man In The Writers Room Episode 3 30.04.2019 39:57

What would it feel like to finally land a dream job and then find out that day after day, you are the only voice representing the thoughts, emotions, and experiences of people of color? A job where you are the only black or brown face in a sea of white? During Jay Connor's screenwriting career, it was considered a great opportunity to be offered a seat at the proverbial table. But soon Jay began t...

Scott Talks To Jay Connor BONUS EPISODE 30.04.2019 13:20

Scott Slaughter (aka Hon), co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Jay Connor right after the show. If you'd like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment, you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at LCR.theonlyoneintheroom@gmail.com Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for...

Troy Byer Is The Only Celebrity In Anger Management Episode 2 23.04.2019 51:30

What would you do if you were given a chance to change your life? A chance that looked and felt more like a punishment than an opportunity? Troy Byer, an actress known for her time on Dynasty and being Prince's girlfriend, was given a max sentence of Anger Management classes. And conscious of her clout, Troy was sure that all these people sentenced with her...were beneath her. At what point would...

Scott Talks To Troy Byer BONUS EPISODE 23.04.2019 7:56

Scott Slaughter (aka Hon), co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Troy Byer right after the show. If you’d like to ask a question and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment you can DM us on instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at LCR.theonlyoneintheroom@gmail.com Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com for m...

Laura House Is The Only One Who Is Adopted Episode 1 16.04.2019 50:13

When you look down at your hands, your thoughts probably don't lead you much further than the mundane. But what if you've never seen anyone who resembles you? Who has your nose or your laugh or even your sense of humor. Laura House, a renowned comedian, screenwriter on two Emmy award winning shows and a corporate meditation teacher, went through life admiring other children's ability to simply kno...

Scott Talks To Laura House BONUS EPISODE 16.04.2019 16:45

Scott Slaughter (aka Hon), co-host and producer of The Only One In The Room has a short and casual, yet deep conversation with our guest Laura House right after the show. If you'd like to ask a queastion and possibly be featured on the Dear Laura segment, you can DM us on Instagram @theonlyoneintheroom or email us at LCR.theonlyoneintheroom@gmail.com. Visit us on the web at www.theonlyonepod.com f...

Season One - The Trailer 23.03.2019 6:29

Laura, with the help of her co-host Scott Slaughter (also known as "Hon") beautifully interviews a person about their Only One experience each episode. In this podcast, you’ll hear raw, vulnerable accounts from people who are, like most of us, just eager to connect and who transform their experience into something impactful. **Look for new episodes every Tuesday & stick around for our after show b...