Emotional & Honest Podcasts
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Feelings & Co. podcasts explore the full spectrum of human emotions. Hosted by Nora McInerny and others, our shows are rooted in emotional honesty, offering stories that range from deeply touching to delightfully humorous. Discover our chart-topping podcasts including Terrible, Thanks for Asking, It’s Going to be OK, The Terrible Reading Club, Refamulating, and Time Capsule: The Silver Chain. Explore the full list below.
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Nora Needs a New Dad
Nora’s dad died in 2014 from pretty much all of the cancers, leaving her mom Margaret without her life partner of almost 50 years … and leaving Nora without a…
February 14, 2023
Debt, Lies, and Other Things Our Parents Leave Us
Identity theft is something many of us are familiar with, but we have a specific image of what this looks like – our data being stolen online, or someone getting…
February 7, 2023
How To Lose Your Name
Cheval spent her entire life trying to be a wedding dress designer (she started sewing at 7 years old and studied fashion design in college). In her mid 20’s, she…
January 24, 2023
Into The Void
One thing we know about grief is that it needs a witness. That inside every griever is a nearly uncontrollable urge to make the people around us understand what we…
January 10, 2023
Your Happyish Holiday Traditions
The happyish holiday season can be whatever the heck you want it to be, no matter what pressures you feel from family and friends and society. So, here’s to creating…
December 20, 2022
Happyish Holidays 2022
‘Tis the season! Our terrible holiday tradition is back, this time with more of your painful, sad, awkward holiday stories. Plus: boundary setting advice from Melissa Urban and a fiery…
December 13, 2022
Blocked and Reported
When Natalie Weaver stepped into the media spotlight to advocate for her 8-year-old daughter Sophia’s right to health care, she expected some pushback. She didn’t expect the flood of online…
December 7, 2022
Army Wife
Death by suicide has long been a problem within the U.S. military, and not just among veterans: In 2020, suicide rates among active duty service members hit a six-year high.…
November 15, 2022
Between Two Widows
Michael Allio was a fan favorite on Katie Thurston’s season of “The Bachelorette,” applauded for the vulnerability he showed as he talked about losing his wife, Laura, to cancer and…
November 8, 2022
After The Headlines
In the early morning hours of June 24th, 2021, an apartment complex in Surfside, Florida collapsed out of nowhere, killing 98 people – including Patty’s mom, Maggie. It’s difficult enough…
October 25, 2022
Bad Vibes Only
The vibes aren’t good. They’re not even decent. They’re bad. Nora’s new book, BAD VIBES ONLY, is available today wherever you buy books!
October 11, 2022
Update: The Beautiful Ones
Four years ago, Nora sat down with her friend Gigi to tell the story of … Gigi’s face. It was a story about confidence and beauty (and beauty standards) and…
September 27, 2022
Para-Mom
When Leah Nixon woke up in the hospital after a construction accident and learned she was paralyzed from the chest down, she wondered how she’d go about starting a family…
September 20, 2022
Overthinking About You
Allison Raskin was just 4 years old the first time she told her parents she wanted to die. Within weeks, the preschooler was diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder and depression.…
September 13, 2022
Born Fat
Genna is fat. They are also queer and nonbinary. All of these things can make a person feel marginalized in a straight, cisgender, thin-obsessed society … but for Genna, it’s…
September 6, 2022