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Have We Ruined Fun? (And the Future of the Pod!)
New Jan 06, 2026 59 min

Have We Ruined Fun? (And the Future of the Pod!)

We start the year by asking a simple question: Why does something that’s supposed to be fun—like youth sports—feel so awful?  After a scary incident at their daughter’s soccer game, Glennon...

Welcome to 2026 (and Hello, YouTube Friends)
Jan 01, 2026 1 min

Welcome to 2026 (and Hello, YouTube Friends)

We’re starting 2026 with a quick hello and a warm welcome to our YouTube listeners. This brief episode explains a small but intentional shift in how we’re sharing the show. We’re re-routing back to...

Your Nervous System Needs This
Dec 23, 2025 1h 10m

Your Nervous System Needs This

Glennon sits down with artist and healer Eset Rose for a grounding, soul-stirring conversation – live from the Kripalu Center in Massachusetts – about what it really means to stop abandoning oursel...

Astrology for Skeptics: Sonya Renee Taylor Reads Our Charts
Dec 16, 2025 1h 1m

Astrology for Skeptics: Sonya Renee Taylor Reads Our Charts

The radiant and revolutionary Sonya Renee Taylor joins us to dive deep into astrology, in a conversation that will leave you feeling empowered, braver, and wiser. Sonya illuminates:  - How as...

Maybe We CAN Be Loved w/o Being Known: Ashley C. Ford
Dec 11, 2025 1h 22m

Maybe We CAN Be Loved w/o Being Known: Ashley C. Ford

Ashley C. Ford returns to the pod today for a deeply personal, raw, and revelatory conversation about how we can love the world, our people, and ourselves through this trying moment. We explore:&nb...

Rosie O’Donnell: Why She Really Left & Her New Ireland Life
Dec 09, 2025 1h 11m

Rosie O’Donnell: Why She Really Left & Her New Ireland Life

The legendary, hilarious, and ferociously tender Rosie O’Donnell is here for an unfiltered conversation about how to survive the world while feeling it all. We discuss: - Why she left the U.S.—a...

Jon Batiste + Suleika Jaouad: WHAT IS ENOUGH?
Dec 04, 2025 1h 14m

Jon Batiste + Suleika Jaouad: WHAT IS ENOUGH?

How do we ever know what is enough – or feel like enough – in a world that pushes us to incessantly perform, perfect, collect, and earn?  The extraordinary duo Suleika Jaouad and Jon Batiste ...

Amanda’s Breakthrough: Finally Letting Go
Nov 20, 2025 52 min

Amanda’s Breakthrough: Finally Letting Go

Pod Squad: It’s just us this episode. Glennon, Abby, and Amanda are snuggling up on the metaphorical couch to answer your questions and spiral together about:  – Is writing about yourself sel...

Cynthia Erivo — Wicked, Wild & Wise — is here!!!
Nov 18, 2025 59 min

Cynthia Erivo — Wicked, Wild & Wise — is here!!!

At last, the brilliant force of nature, Cynthia Erivo, joins us for a deeply personal, mind-blowing, and heart-swelling conversation about dignity and belonging. We discuss:  - How to survive...

Finally Some Wisdom to Move Forward! Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom
Nov 11, 2025 1h 32m

Finally Some Wisdom to Move Forward! Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom

Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom – MacArthur Genius award winner and brilliant chronicler of our times – unmasks the American stories that got us to this place—and explains, with amazing precision and c...

Jimmy Kimmel & Molly McNearney: What Really Happened
Nov 06, 2025 1h 11m

Jimmy Kimmel & Molly McNearney: What Really Happened

In this delightful, hilarious, and deeply honest conversation, our friends (and neighbors!) Jimmy Kimmel and Molly McNearney tell us: - What really happened the night the Jimmy Kimmel Live show wa...

The 90 Second Rule: Feel Your Feelings
Nov 04, 2025 1h 9m

The 90 Second Rule: Feel Your Feelings

Glennon, Abby, and Amanda are getting cozy and diving deep into what it means to actually feel your feelings. They discuss:  - How they’re getting through the awkward, messy “middle school ...

Menopause: W.T.F?!?! (Stay till the end for a surprise guest!)
Oct 28, 2025 58 min

Menopause: W.T.F?!?! (Stay till the end for a surprise guest!)

Dearly Beloved Pod Squad: We are gathered here today to rage about menopause.  Glennon details how perimenopause is wrecking havoc on her body, mind, and relationships—and how maddening it is...

Brandi Carlile Has Returned to Herself
Oct 23, 2025 1h 8m

Brandi Carlile Has Returned to Herself

Brandi Carlile joins Glennon for her rawest and most vulnerable conversation yet, sharing the story behind her deeply personal new album Returning to Myself—the songs that broke her open, the love ...