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“Why are drug dealers putting fentanyl in everything?” from Search Engine
Nora sits down with her friend and fellow podcaster PJ Vogt of Search Engine. They discuss what he found in his own interviews with a drug dealer who used fentanyl…
January 11, 2024
86 Sundays
Feliz lost her sister, Karina, in a horrifying way — in a way that’s quick to draw judgment and condemnation. Feliz has seen the worst of it all, but Karina…
January 9, 2024
The Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing
There are some stories so plainly horrifying, some crimes so gut wrenching, that it can be hard to imagine the perpetrator as anything other than a villain. A drunk driving…
November 14, 2023
From the Archives: About Bob
We are taking a break this summer (not a vacation!) to produce new stories, so we are sharing some of our favorite episodes while we’re working. This episode was first…
July 25, 2023
Wide Open Spaces
In this episode of Terrible, Thanks for Asking, Nora McInerny delves into the harsh realities faced by mothers who have been incarcerated.
May 16, 2023
October 8, 1988
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,…
January 4, 2022
War Stories
Nora’s dad — Vietnam veteran, father of four, advertising copywriter — died seven years ago. And in this episode, the McInerny siblings reflect on who Stephen J. McInerny was.
November 9, 2021
Forever Alone? (Part 2)
In part one of “Forever Alone?” we met chronically single Chelsea, who was looking for love in all the same places we all look for love … and coming up…
October 10, 2017
Forever Alone? (Part 1)
As the saying goes, “There’s a lid for every pot.” There’s someone for everyone. Chelsea has been looking for her lid — her someone — since high school.
October 3, 2017
