Thanks For Asking

Today, Nora and guest host Kate Kennedy discuss the least controversial topic ever: motherhood and work. When a listener wrote about the anxiety she was feeling ahead of her maternity leave ending, Nora knew it was time to talk about an experience that many mothers suffer in silence – what your life, career, and mental health look like after having a kid. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode...

We loved the stories about your adult friendships so much we had to make a part two featuring your voicemails! Join Nora and Caroline Moss of Gee Thanks, Just Bought It as they react to your emails, texts, and voicemails about the unlikely way you found your platonic soulmate. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Caroline is on I...

This is a PSA: you’re not too old to make a best friend. Just because you no longer have assigned seating in a classroom or a playground or playdates doesn’t mean you can’t find your best friend in the whole world on Twitter (we’re never calling it X) or Slack or… a hospitalization program? The point is, putting yourself out there can be embarrassing, but you never know when you’re going to stumbl...

Suffering can feel like such a singular experience -- like there’s no one else in the world who understands what we’re going through. But sometimes, if we look hard enough, we find that our singular experience intersects with another. This is the story of two young girls whose stories intertwined during a tragic accident on October 8, 1988 … though they wouldn’t meet for decades to come. ⁠Watch us...

When can a widow date again? Would you believe it if we told you that the answer lies in the Real Housewives of New York? Today, that’s what Nora’s doing – using Season 7 of the renowned reality TV show as a lens for dating after losing your partner. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Sponsors: Shop my favorite bras and underwe...

Even if you have not been 22 with an abusive ex-boyfriend, broke, homesick, and friendless in a new city, you have, at one point or another, felt like today’s texter – certain that you are alone and forever lost in uncontrollable chaos. Nora’s here to remind you that we are not the worst thing that happened to us. We are not our mistakes. We are infinite and expansive. And there is always hope for...

 Last week, Nora set out to prove that no one is ever too old and it's never too late to try something entirely new. The mailbox was so full of amazing, inspiring stories that Nora knew there had to be a second part with Cheryl Sparks, an amazing fashion influencer who got her start later than you might think (@ifitstuesday on Instagram). Watch us on Youtube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Li...

Nora recently got a question that asked, “Is 31 too old to pivot into a new career?” The short answer: NO! You’re not too old and it’s not too late to decide to live your life exactly how you want to. Nora’s joined by Jamie Golden, host of The Pop Cast, to hear your stories about making fresh starts and pivots – because no matter where you are, there’s always an option, and there’s always more lif...

What matters to you matters to me. That’s why I make sure to take time to do live calls and answer your questions. In this episode, we talk Gen Z dating rules, life postpartum, invisible strings, and dealing our internal and external sadnesses and pressures. Grab a snack and buckle in – let’s chat. Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Watch us on YouTube here! Get the episode ad-free a...

 Have you ever heard something really weird about someone… but at their funeral? I found out that allegedly my dad RODE A MOTORCYCLE. I wanted to hear about the craziest lore that’s been dropped about people you knew after they died, and you delivered: handcuffs, bathtub gin, and secret pregnancies. Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Watch us on YouTube here! Listen to this episode a...

Nurses are the backbone of healthcare. From tending to patients to dealing with doctors, nurses do all the things. In honor of Labor Day, our favorite producer Marcel Malekebu interviews Tracie Ducksworth, a union chair for the Minnesota Nurses Association. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Shop my favorite bras and underwear...

In this brief episode, Nora poses a question to Craig Robinson and Michelle Obama. And boy do they deliver! Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Check out our sponsors here: Indeed.com/TFA Foriawellness.com/THANKS Function Health.com/tfa Quince.com/TFA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every once and a while, we get an email that Nora just can’t resist making an entire episode about. This week’s subject is dating a widower – but is she really? It seems like the connection is fading fast. Relationships are complicated, and sometimes, we all need a little tough love to remind us what we’re worth. This episode is available ad-free on Substack. Have something you want to talk about?...

Nora started this show because she wants to talk to YOU, the listener, about what matters to you. So today, she talks to listeners about it all : getting a hysterectomy, a battle with cancer and health insurance companies (and how much we all hate health insurance companies!), and feeling invisible in a marriage.  Listen to the ad-free version on https://substack.com/inbox/post/171308128https://su...

Kathy Barker isn’t just the founder of Barker Farm – she’s a mother, an advocate for mental health awareness and breaking the stigma of food insecurity, and a self-proclaimed “worker bee.” She’s committed to helping others, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but also because she once needed that help. Today, she shares with Nora the story of surviving domestic violence, financial instabi...

It's been a few years since we last spoke with Hayley Paige about the legal battle that took her ideas, her job and her identity. In this episode, we get an update from Hayley. And we get to use her actual name! You can shop for Hayley Paige dresses at ⁠hayleypaige.com This is an episode from the new season of TTFA Anthologies, go to ⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ to listen to the full sea...

Have you ever looked at Nora and wondered, what is going on inside her head? Today, you’re going to learn. This episode is for the ADHD, messy, carefree, anxious and also not anxious humans of the world: the Type Bs.  For full ad-free episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Protect your privacy by downloading NordVPN at  ⁠https://nordvpn.com/tfa⁠ today...

In this second installment of corporate horror stories, Nora is joined by Becca Platsky of Corporate Gossip to hear all of your work horror stories – the good, the bad, and the juicy. For full ad-free episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Want to be on the show? Call or text 612.568.4441 or book a call ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices...

America has a healthcare problem. One of those problems is Health Insurance, which I have said before and will say again, loudly and with my whole entire chest, is a scam. I asked for your health insurance horror stories, and YOU DELIVERED. For full ad-free episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. Want to be on the show? Call or text 612.568.4441 or boo...

Influencers are the people (women!) that people (women!) love to hate. But they also have a huge cultural and economic impact. It’s tangly, and Author and Podcaster Jo Piazza has been reporting on influencer culture for over 5 years. Her new book, Everyone is Lying To You, is a thriller set in the world of trad-wife influencers, and I loved it so much I had to sit down and talk to her about what w...

I believe that our people never truly leave us. They stay with us. They live in us, always. If you need a sign that you’re not alone, let this – this episode – be it. For full ad-free episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Protect your privacy by downloading NordVPN at  https://nordvpn.com/tfa today! Want to be on the show? Call or text 612.568.4441 or...

As a widow, I get a lot of grief emails. But this one stopped me right in my tracks with the subject line, “I was the other woman… and he died.” Today’s caller is not a widow. She’s not a girlfriend. She’s not a friend. She is the other woman, and she’s bringing us on her grief journey – the good, the bad, and the ugly. This episode is available ad-free on Substack. Have something you want to talk...

Nora talks with Jess, a struggling caller who has found herself in a relationship with someone she desperately wants to trust. But after a string of unhealthy relationships, Jess can’t help but feel like she’s just waiting for the other shoe to drop. For full ad-free episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us ⁠here⁠. Want to be on the show? Call or text 612.568.4441...

In this episode, we catch back up with Jayson Greene, author of the memoir Once More We Saw Stars and learn about his new book and first novel, UnWorld. For ad-free episodes, the full back catalog and a listener community, you can join us here. Want to be on the show? Call or text 612.568.4441 or book a call here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this first episode of the newest installment of Thanks for Asking, Nora hears from three callers who explain what they actually do all day at work. And even though they’re wildly different – a regenerative agriculture performance and data reporting manager, an oncology nurse working with phase one clinical trials for cancer patients, and someone who works at a yarn store – each one brings a uni...