Terrible, Thanks for Asking
“Terrible, Thanks For Asking” is a show by author Nora McInerny that lets real people get real honest about how they’re really doing. It’s sometimes sad, sometimes funny, and almost always both. A production of Feelings & Co.
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Am I grieving right? With Dr. Katherine Shear
In case you didn’t know, we’re still making two episodes a month for our Patreon and Apple Plus subscribers. We wanted to give all of our listeners a little preview of our most recent episode! Consider joining TTFA Premium on Apple to listen to the rest of the episode, get additional bonus episodes, and ad-free…
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Your Favorite Obituaries
March 25, 2024 • Ep. 236 • 47 min 7 sec
Join us for a special bonus episode of TTFA where Nora reads obituaries submitted by listeners. Laugh, cry, and enjoy the stories in this exclusive episode.
Terrible, Thanks For Everything!!
March 4, 2024 • Ep. 234 • 10 min 20 sec
TTFA is taking a break, but new Patreon episodes will be available until Aug 2024. Join us for exclusive content and our full archive!
Still A Family
August 15, 2023 • Ep. 219 • 1 min 5 sec
When Anaya and Dave Lee fell in love, they saw a whole future with each other. Part of that future included being parents. But when they started trying, they learned creating a family was going to be much more challenging than they expected. They eventually had to ask the question, if a baby doesn’t happen,…
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The First Stone: Cheating, shame and a series of unfortunate men
Jenni was raised Mormon, and for the first part of her life, was a dutiful follower. She got married young, attended church, and was a loyal wife. But life got messy and complicated for Jenni, and she eventually made a...
“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 in his drug supply. That, plus the original Search Engine...
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 deserves to be defined by her life, not her death....
The Christmas Curse (Happyish Holidays 2023)
If your holiday season is feeling less sparkly, less warm, less…happy, you’ve come to the right place! Every year we make an episode about the bad, terrible and subpar side of the holidays and this year’s Happyish Holidays episode is...
Loving into the Future
Kelly loved her dad, then she lost her dad. Kelly loved her grandpa, then she lost her grandpa. Now that Kelly’s a mom herself, she wants to ensure that her son knows he’s loved, no matter what comes. — We...
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 accident that killed 6 people does not sound like the...
Eat, Pray, Leave
When Christina met Thomas as a young adult, their relationship felt different, and right. As time goes on, cracks start to appear in their dynamic, but Christina doesn’t give up on the people she loves. But how many cracks does...
October 31, 2023
…Always
Greg was married to his best friend, Anna, for 6 years. He loved and respected her. So the night he told her he was gay was painful because he knew how much he was hurting her. In the ten months...
October 17, 2023
Everything, All Of You…
When Anna was a 24 year-old hostess at a restaurant, she fell in love with the chef in the kitchen. Their relationship, and later marriage was filled with love. But Anna could always feel something was off between her and...
October 3, 2023
The Trauma Sponge
Jeremy Norton has been a firefighter for over 20 years, a job that’s considered heroic and honorable…a job that sometimes means showing up to a false alarm…and sometimes means soaking up the trauma of the city around you. Jeremy has...
Claire Has A Secret
When Claire was a teenager, she held a lot of big, difficult feelings, and for a while, she saw only one solution for them. Though Claire decides to not act on those feelings, her story gets shared anonymously online —...
September 5, 2023
The Teachers Are Not Alright
Like many teachers, when Kristen started her career at 22, she was hopeful and excited. She loved working with students with special needs, and loved learning how their brains worked. But over the years, the job became harder and harder...
Still A Family
When Anaya and Dave Lee fell in love, they saw a whole future with each other. Part of that future included being parents. But when they started trying, they learned creating a family was going to be much more challenging...
Meet The Sharents
Like everyone else in 2020, Grant Khanbalinov downloaded Tik Tok. He wasn’t trying to learn dances or find a community- he wanted to learn the platform for his marketing job. To practice using the app, he made videos with his...
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 broadcast in 2018. Remember, our full episode archive, including the...
From The Archives: Nathan
Warning: This episode contains discussions of suicide and suicidal ideation. Nathan always knew he was different growing up. He also knew the LDS church had certain expectations of him: He’d do his mission, find a girl, get married and settle...
From The Archives: Ripped From the Headlines
Jamie Hahn was 29 years old when she was murdered by Jonathan Broyhill — the guy who had been the best man in her wedding to her husband, Nation.
From the Archives: Witness
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 broadcast in 2018. Remember, our full episode archive is always available...
From the Archives: If/Then
Charlotte was an operating room nurse, used to handling life-or-death situations with precision. But one night, everything changed.
From the Archives: The Broken Places
Nora McInerny talks with David, Liza, and Alex Achilli, siblings who share an extraordinary bond forged through unimaginable losses.
From the Archives: Not The Bummer Olympics
In this special interlude episode of Terrible, Thanks for Asking, Nora McInerny addresses the common sentiment many listeners express when sharing their personal stories: "It doesn't compare."
June 6, 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.
The Final Quince
Tune in to hear how Malena's quinceañera brought their family together, filled with tears, laughter, and an overwhelming sense of love and support. Whether you're familiar with the tradition or hearing about it for the first time, this episode is...
Courtney’s Secret Garden
Courtney Maum is having a midlife crisis. Parenting is taking so much of her time. Her writing career is going well, but that means she’s overwhelmed by deadlines and book deals. Her marriage is in a rough patch, and when...
Jamie The Good Times Gal
There are a ton of money stories out there. Stories about people who are screwed financially through no fault of their own. People who did everything right and still cannot get a leg up. This episode is not one of...