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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February 18, 2025 • Ep. • 1 hr 6 min

Ep. 03.5 – Worrying, Fresh Retirement and Movie Extras

If it’s Tuesday, the phone lines are open and operators (me) are standing by. Today we’re talk to callers from Honolulu to North Carolina about everything from worrying to working as an extra on Hallmark movies to existential crises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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  • Ep. 03.5 – Worrying, Fresh Retirement and Movie Extras

    If it’s Tuesday, the phone lines are open and operators (me) are standing by. Today we’re talk to callers from Honolulu to North Carolina about everything from worrying to working as an extra on Hallmark movies to existential crises. Learn...

    February 18, 2025

  • Ep. 03- AI Wife

    As a widow, I get many emails from other widows. But this one – from a man who created an AI version of his dead wife – was definitely a first. And I knew I had to talk to him....

    February 11, 2025

  • Your Mama’s Kitchen: John Legend

    Sharing a podcast we can’t get enough of: Your Mama’s Kitchen. It’s a show about cuisine and culture, ingredients and identities, and the meals and memories that make us who we are. Host Michele Norris talks to Michelle Obama, Glennon...

    February 4, 2025

  • Are You Lonely?

    Loneliness is, according to people who know about these things, an epidemic on par with smoking and obesity. It affects our physical and mental health…and it seems like it’s affecting everyone. Today’s callers are experiencing loneliness in many different ways...

    January 28, 2025

  • Ep. 02 – Are You Lonely?

    Loneliness is, according to people who know about these things, an epidemic on par with smoking and obesity. It affects our physical and mental health…and it seems like it’s affecting everyone. Today’s callers are experiencing loneliness in many different ways...

    January 28, 2025

  • Ep. 02 – Are You Lonely?

    Loneliness is, according to people who know about these things, an epidemic on par with smoking and obesity. It affects our physical and mental health…and it seems like it’s affecting everyone. Today’s callers are experiencing loneliness in many different ways...

    January 28, 2025

  • The Kindness of Strangers

    THINGS ARE DEFINITELY NOT OK RIGHT NOW! We know it. You know it. Your dog knows it (who told her??). But even when things are terrible, there’s something out there — however small — that is at least okay. Today’s...

    January 22, 2025

  • Ep. 01 – Interdependence, Trump Flags, and Taylor Swift

    The first episode of our new call-in show is here, and we have two callers who seemed to be totally unrelated: a new rancher in Texas, and a Swiftie with Cerebral Palsy in New York. But (get your red string...

    January 14, 2025

  • The Year of Less: Vision Boards, Awards, What’s Next in 2025

    It’s been awhile since we’ve been in your feed, probably because we took a hiatus in March of 2024. Nearly a year later, we have some clarity on what’s next (it’s exciting!). The new show will launch on January 14,...

    January 10, 2025

  • You’re Not Lazy, You’re Overwhelmed (feat. Kendra Adachi, The Lazy Genius)

    In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! We wanted to give all of our listeners a little preview of our most recent episode! Consider joining Nora's Substack to listen to the...

    December 26, 2024

  • I Will Do Better feat. Charles Bock

    In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! We wanted to give all of our listeners a little preview of our most recent episode! Consider joining Nora's Substack to listen to the...

    December 19, 2024

  • Update: Behind The Scammer feat. Celisia Stanton

    In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! We wanted to give all of our listeners a little preview of our most recent episode! Consider joining Nora's Substack to listen to the...

    December 17, 2024

  • 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...

    November 26, 2024

  • 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...

    November 26, 2024

  • Am I grieving right? With Dr. Katherine Shear

    In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack! We wanted to give all of our listeners a little preview of our most recent episode! Consider joining Nora's Substack to listen to the...

    November 26, 2024

  • Happyish Holidays: The Worst Thanksgiving Ever?

    Subscribe to TTFA Anthologies here. Two days after Nora’s husband Aaron died, she celebrated Thanksgiving with her family. Well... maybe not “celebrated.”  Every year, millions of people do the same thing during the holidays. In this episode, we talk with...

    November 14, 2024

  • Happyish Holidays: The Worst Thanksgiving Ever?

    Subscribe to TTFA Anthologies here. Two days after Nora’s husband Aaron died, she celebrated Thanksgiving with her family. Well... maybe not “celebrated.”  Every year, millions of people do the same thing during the holidays. In this episode, we talk with...

    November 14, 2024

  • AITA: Happyish Holidays Edition

    Subscribe to TTFA Anthologies here. If the holidays make you want to tear your hair out or cry on the bathroom floor, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. It's a hard time for a lot of people, and still we have to...

    November 14, 2024

  • AITA: Happyish Holidays Edition

    If the holidays make you want to tear your hair out or cry on the bathroom floor, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. It's a hard time for a lot of people, and still we have to force a smile and say...

    November 14, 2024

  • “Seahorse Dad” from Refamulating

    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 our Patreon to...

    November 12, 2024

  • “Seahorse Dad” from Refamulating

    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 our Patreon to...

    November 12, 2024

  • You don’t talk about telescopes? And other questions to distract yourself from Election Day anxiety (with Kate Kennedy!)

    Today is Election Day in the U.S. and for many of us that means…getting through the day is going to feel like watching water boil. So we have an idea: delete the news apps off your phone today, don’t check...

    November 5, 2024

  • You don’t talk about telescopes? And other questions to distract yourself from Election Day anxiety (with Kate Kennedy!)

    Today is Election Day in the U.S. and for many of us that means…getting through the day is going to feel like watching water boil. So we have an idea: delete the news apps off your phone today, don’t check...

    November 5, 2024

  • You don’t talk about telescopes? And other questions to distract yourself from Election Day anxiety (with Kate Kennedy!)

    Today is Election Day in the U.S. and for many of us that means…getting through the day is going to feel like watching water boil. So we have an idea: delete the news apps off your phone today, don’t check...

    November 5, 2024

  • Forces Of Nature: A Conversation On Childhood Trauma with Gina Demillo Wagner

    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 our Patreon to...

    October 29, 2024