Guests
Welcome to our Guests page, a special corner where we celebrate the incredible individuals who have graced Nora McInerny’s podcasts. From heartfelt conversations on “Terrible, Thanks for Asking” to inviting authors in "The Terrible Reading Club," our guests bring a wealth of experiences, wisdom, and emotions.
Please note: Guest information is non-exhaustive and may be outdated.
Becca Freeman
Becca is the co-host of the hit lifestyle podcast BAD ON PAPER and the author of THE CHRISTMAS ORPHANS CLUB (out now!). Follow on Instagram @beccamfreeman
She’s based in Brooklyn, NY.
Elizabeth Crane
Elizabeth Crane is the author of four collections of short stories, Turf, When the Messenger is Hot, All this Heavenly Glory, and You Must Be This Happy to Enter as well as two novels, We Only Know So Much and The History of Great
Harrison Scott Key
Harrison Scott Key is the author of How to Stay Married, Congratulations, Who Are You Again?, and The World’s Largest Man, winner of the Thurber Prize...
Kate Kennedy
Kate Kennedy is a Chicago-based entrepreneur, NYTimes Bestselling Author of One in a Millennial, podcast host, and pop culture commentator who is best known for her namesake brand and podcast Be There In Five.
Elise Loehnen
Elise Loehnen is an American writer and the host of the podcast Pulling the Thread. Her book, On Our Best Behaviour, was published in 2023.
Rainesford Stauffer
Rainesford Stauffer has written and reported for the New York Times, New York magazine’s The Cut, WSJ Magazine, Teen Vogue, Vox, and The Atlantic, among other outlets. She has appeared on CNN Newsroom, NPR’s On...
Jason Roeder
Jason Roeder is a former senior editor and senior writer at The Onion as well as a contributor to The New Yorker and McSweeney’s Internet Tendency. He is the coauthor of the college catalog parody...
KC Davis
KC Davis is a licensed professional counselor, author, speaker, and the person behind the mental health platform Struggle Care.
Drew Magary
Andrew Schuyler Magary is an American journalist, humor columnist, podcast host, and novelist. He was a correspondent for GQ, has written three novels, and formerly was a long-time columnist for Deadspin.
Kathleen Glasgow
Kathleen Glasgow started as a poet and somehow found herself writing novels. She’s the author of the New York Times and internationally bestselling novels Girl in Pieces, The Glass Girl,You’d Be Home Now, and How...
Dylan Marron
Dylan Marron is an award-winning writer & producer. For five years he hosted and produced Conversations with People Who Hate Me, a podcast where he called up the people behind negative comments on the internet....
Danielle Henderson
Danielle Henderson is a TV writer (Maniac, Divorce, Dare Me, and more), retired freelance writer, and a former editor for Rookie. A book based on her popular website,
Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott is an American novelist and nonfiction writer. She is also a progressive political activist, public speaker, and writing teacher. Lamott is based in Marin County, California. Her nonfiction works are largely autobiographical.
Emma Straub
Emma Straub (born 1979 or 1980) is an American novelist and bookstore owner. Her novels include Modern Lovers, The Vacationers, Laura Lamont’s Life in Pictures and All Adults Here. She is the author of...
Kathleen Hale
Kathleen Hale was born in Wisconsin and graduated from Harvard in 2010. She is the author of two novels, NO ONE ELSE CAN HAVE YOU and NOTHING BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN (the latter is...
Courtney Maum
Courtney Maum is the author of the novels Costalegre (a GOOP book club pick and one of Glamour Magazine’s top books of the decade), I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You and Touch (a New York Times Editor’s Choice and NPR Best Book...
Jamie Feldman
Jamie Alyson Feldman is a writer, producer & chronic oversharer living in Brooklyn, NY. Her writing is a mix of funny, feelings, and somehow financial stuff. She loves you and is so happy you’re here.
Claire McInerny
Claire McInerny is a podcast producer and writer, specializing in long form, narrative podcasts. Before podcasting, Claire was a reporter for NPR stations in Indiana and Texas, covering public schools. Her reporting was featured on...
