Everything is Fine

Elegantly Boring

Mon, 05 May 2025 07:00:00 GMT

This week! Personal style, a revised opinion of Dying For Sex, mental health updates, skunk updates and a whole lot more!

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Skunked!

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

This week we're recording live from Brooklyn where Kim's wading through a funk. and L.A. where Jenn's home office smells nauseatingly of skunk.

Plus, politicians who inspire us, the best waterproof mascara, listener questions and a whole lot more!

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Runnin' On Empty

Mon, 21 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Live from a hotel bathroom in Denver, Jenn admits she's working too much; while back in Brooklyn, Kim makes a few small-but-big strides toward new goals. Plus: Listener questions and a whole lot more!

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It's our 250th episode!

Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:00:00 GMT

It's our 250th episode! We think! Today we're talking about getting up early, bad moods, whether or not we should call the show "F*ck Getting Older," plus listener questions and a whole lot more!

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Midlife Style Shift

Mon, 07 Apr 2025 07:00:00 GMT

There's so much to talk about this week like secret keeping, Jenn's new tattoo, AOC, style shifts and a list of new and old things that don't suck. Plus listener questions and a whole lot more.

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Rethinking 'The Dream' — with Jane Marie!

Mon, 31 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Our (return!) guest this week is Jane Marie, a former producer of This American Life and the host of the acclaimed podcast, The Dream, which recently — by popular demand — relaunched as a weekly interview show exploring all aspects of the American Dream. We're talking about the male-dominated podcast world, how women are still criticized for being too confident, dating in your 40s and 50s and a whole lot more.

You can find Jane across the platforms: @seejanemarie

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Raw dogging "the change"

Mon, 24 Mar 2025 07:26:36 GMT

This week! We're talking all about parties and dancing and going out an just how many "fun" lives we have in us — plus, listener questions and a whole lot more!

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Introducing...Things That Don't Suck!

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

This week! We're both in good (ish) moods! We're talking all about the little things that are making life worth living in these strange and challenging times! Plus, listener questions and a bunch more.

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Midlife Fashion Ennui — w/ The Fug Girls!

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 07:00:00 GMT

Our guests today are Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, creators of one of the internet's longest-standing celebrity fashion blogs, Go Fug Yourself, as well as the bestselling Substack, Drinks With Broads. They're also authors of the best-selling novel The Royal We, and its sequel, The Heir Affair, as well as two young adult novels, Spoiled and Messy.

You can find Heather and Jessica at: https://drinkswithbroads.substack.com/

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Dance with the Menopause Devil

Mon, 03 Mar 2025 08:00:00 GMT

In this episode: The joys of learning new things, dancing with the many menopause devils and the importance of colorful self-expression in these challenging times. Plus: language and social norms, the allure of living abroad. our favorite recent finds, listener questions and a lot more we're forgetting to add here!

To find show notes from this week's episode along with weekly style and beauty recs (and support the production of Everything Is Fine) you can join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

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The Weather Podcast

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

It's a week of weather complaints and good and bad decisions! Some television we watched! Plus, Sunday Riley, finding a fiction agent, plus listener questions and more!

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"Give me a procedural!"

Mon, 17 Feb 2025 08:27:29 GMT

Kim went on vacation, Jenn got a haircut and we're back together discussing Babygirl, The Pitt, Noah Wyle, curiosity in midlife, the gym, good decisions, healthy breakfasts and changing up our routines, plus: listener questions and a whole lot more!

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How to really deal right now — with Karen Walrond!

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

Our (return!) guest this week is Karen Walrond, Karen is a writer, photographer, lawyer, leadership coach and a longtime activist. She’s also the author of the several books, including 2021's "The Lightmaker's Manifesto: How to Work for Change Without Losing Your Joy." We're talking all about defining activism for ourselves with integrity, empathy, kindness, intention, self-compassion, curiosity and, yes, even joy through the current political horrors.

You can find Karen at: https://www.chookooloonks.com/

You can find us on Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

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Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Advil Stations

Mon, 03 Feb 2025 08:00:00 GMT

This week! Gym joining, tendinitis, the AARP, nervous traveling, a new favorite retinal serum, the best lip balm, plus listener questions and more!

You can find us on Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

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Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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A Parade of Jerk-Offs

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMT

This week: how we're coping with....everything. Plus, double chins, silk scarves, listener questions and a bunch more!

You can find us on Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

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Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Trauma Air

Mon, 20 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMT

It's Trump's inauguration day, but Jenn and Kim are still catching up about the LA fires.

To help displaced Black families — here is a list of underfunded GoFund Me's

The LA Times has a quality list of orgs to donate to.

Mutual Aid LA has compiled a comprehensive, reliable list for resources, how to volunteer and which supplies are needed.

You can find us on Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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"Is menopause sexy?"

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 08:00:00 GMT

**Note: We recorded this episode before the Los Angeles fires started. Resources for lending support to families impacted by this terrifying natural disaster are below**

This week: moving and shedding past selves, why Jenn loves "Hon" towns, losing family friends, takes on Babygirl even though we have not seen Babygirl, the IS MENOPAUSE SEXY discourse, our worst ever celebrity encounters plus listener questions and, as always, a whole lot more!

To help displaced Black families — here is a list of underfunded GoFund Me's

The LA Times has a quality list of orgs to donate to.

Mutual Aid LA has compiled a comprehensive, reliable list for resources, how to volunteer and which supplies are needed.

You can find us on Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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New Year, Same Us — with Samantha Irby!

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 08:00:02 GMT

Our first episode of 2025! New York Times-bestselling author and And Just Like That writer and producer Samantha Irby joins us to discuss executive function, wellness "hacks," Sam's writing process, Power Point terrorism, why we're all bad at keeping resolutions and so much more!

You can find us on Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Best of 2024

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 04:53:53 GMT

The best of everything we watched, read, bought and listened to in 2024 — or at least everything we remember.

You can find us on Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Hello C*nty!

Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:00:36 GMT

What's the meanest thing anyone's ever said to you? Do you ever think about old flames? Plus ex-friends, jowls and death but not necessarily in that order.

You can find us on Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

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Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Who am I?

Mon, 09 Dec 2024 08:00:43 GMT

This week! Who are we? What are we doing with our lives? Is Jenn's head shrinking? These pressing questions plus listener queries and so much more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Fight the Hot

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 08:00:54 GMT

It's just us this week and we are discussing moving, long-term partnership, the holidays, men and bathrooms plus listener questions and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Not Really a Thanksgiving Episode

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 08:00:36 GMT

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! This week we're talking about mid-life weddings, social skills, TV, chapped lips, hair thickening hairspray and, OF COURSE, pants. Plus, one listener question about Thanksgiving and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Singular Bullsh*t

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 08:00:15 GMT

This week we're catching up on new favorite lipsticks, Somebody Somewhere, how we're going to handle ourselves in the political apocalypse, Kim's bad knee, "the liberal Joe Rogan," Jenn's small feet, what's "dressy," our favorite eyelash curler and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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We're in this together

Mon, 11 Nov 2024 08:00:42 GMT

Our returning guest this week is Democratic political consultant and women's rights advocate Jen Bluestein and we're talking about...YOU KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Grow the F*ck Up (a Little)

Mon, 04 Nov 2024 08:00:05 GMT

It's Election Eve and we're talking all about voting, drinking, sobriety, British TV, hot flashes, how to show up with challenging family members, how to deal with a broken heart, barrel jeans, plus listener questions and a whole lot more!

Three ways you can still help with the election:

Sign up to canvass or phone bank! https://votesaveamerica.com/vsa-2024/
Help people get to the polls: https://rideshare2voteaware.org/engage-voters-and-drive-them-to-vote/
Volunteer to ballot cure (ballots get rejected for mistakes, some states allow voters to correct them): https://volunteerblue.org/take-action-ballot-cure/

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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'Valley Girl' in Midlife — with Moon Unit Zappa!

Mon, 28 Oct 2024 07:00:07 GMT

Our guest this week is Moon Unit Zappa. Moon is an American actress, artist, singer, tea merchant, and author. She is the daughter of the musician Frank Zappa, with whom she collaborated on the hit 1982 song "Valley Girl." Her most recent book is "Earth to Moon," a fantastic, harrowing memoir of her difficult childhood, which we talk all about in this episode.

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Never Too Late To Learn New Things

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:25:52 GMT

This week! Parties. Flirting over 50. Good-girl impulses. Finding your people. Pot-smoking octogenarians.Traveling with weed. Jenn's relationship with the masseuse. Plus, listener questions and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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"We still have time"

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 07:00:39 GMT

It's a mix of heavy and light this week as we talk all about losing a pet, the TV we're watching, the products we're buying plus actually comfortable not-ugly shoes and what's making Jenn feel gaslit.

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Glute Massage

Mon, 07 Oct 2024 07:00:52 GMT

Jenn gets a glute massage, Kim gets a Teddy bear, the world feels upside down. Plus: hot flashes, social skills, thank you notes, the best jeans and ~~a whole lot~~ at least a little bit more!

Jeans rec: Fashion Brand Company Nap Jeans for Big Butts

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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'Traveling' with Joni Mitchell (and Ann Powers!)

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 07:00:46 GMT

Our guest this week is Ann Powers. Ann is NPR’s music critic and correspondent, and is widely acknowledged to be one of the most influential music writers working today. She has served as the chief pop music critic for the Los Angeles Times, and before that was a pop critic for the New York Times, and a senior editor at the Village Voice. Ann has written several books, the newest of which is Traveling: On The Path of Joni Mitchell and we're talking all about Joni's life and what it means, along with watching our heroes age, mentoring younger artists, music in 2024 and a whole lot more.

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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"Winner Energy"

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 07:19:26 GMT

It's just us this week and we're talking all about Kim's trip to Amsterdam, Jenn's trip to the emergency room, the books we're reading ("The Friday Afternoon Club" and "My Year of Rest and Relaxation") along with the new show "English Teacher," not being foodies, what it is to have "winner energy" and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Bridging the Midlife G.A.P.

Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:00:36 GMT

How would your career transform if you started prioritizing Growth, Autonomy and Purpose (G.A.P.)? What's holding you back from affecting real professional change? Which serves us better in midlife, ambition or intention? Our (return!) guest this week is executive leadership and culture coach Kristen Lisanti and we're talking all about reengaging with our work whether we feel too old, too burnt out, too lost or anything in between.

You can find Kristen at kristenlisanti.com.

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Bolt of Inspiration

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 07:00:07 GMT

We're back and we discussing books and movies and travel and more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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A Not-Very-Demure Midlife Fashion & Beauty Episode

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 07:00:43 GMT

This week! We're breaking down the Ben Affleck + Jennifer Lopez breakup and then... it's an all-listener question fall fashion and beauty episode! We talk about the best shampoo for thinning hair and cute fall shoes for when your feet feel like old trash. Plus: Puffers, estrogen cream for your face, pajama-like clothes for day and a whole lot more!

SHOW NOTES

We're compiled a comprehensive buying guide over on our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Wait, is that HOPE I feel?

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 07:00:49 GMT

And...we're back! This week we're talking all about COVID, Kamala, Coach Walz, the TV we're watching, the products we're using, plus: high school drama, how to know where to live? and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Cat Ladies Unite!

Mon, 29 Jul 2024 04:00:08 GMT

We're all in for Kamala and our guests this week — political operatives and advisors Jen Bluestein and Jessica Floyd — are here to talk about it.

They've also helped us compile this handy list: "How To Support Kamala"

Jen Bluestein has spent more than two decades in the non-profit and political sectors, working high profile roles at places like NARAL Pro-Choice America and EMILYs List. She helped found Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords’ gun violence prevention organization and lived in an abandoned building while working to elect Cory Booker the Mayor of Newark, NJ.

Jessica Floyd is the Executive Director of The Hub Project, which partners with progressive organizations to build winning campaigns on issues that matter. Jessica has extensive experience in government and has managed electoral campaigns at the local, state and national levels, including running Congressman Ron Barber’s winning congressional campaign and serving as Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ political director.

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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"Tell me what you really think"

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 07:00:14 GMT

It's a short episode this week and we're discussing Shannen Doherty and the trap of being "difficult," Trump as showman, overestimating vs. underestimating the electorate, shining up your social skills, bulking up your professional skills, body SPF (Jenn likes Supergoop's PLAY), Botox brow lifts, the best ways to manage sweat and chaffing (Kim likes Megababe), editing our closets and so much more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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August in July

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 07:00:30 GMT

It's hot and the world is rotting and our brains are stewed! We're talking about big-life transitions and hobbies and reptilian necks and mushrooms and regret and dewy faces. Plus: listener questions and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

(so many Substacks!)

You can order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Alien Face

Mon, 08 Jul 2024 07:00:00 GMT

We're back! And we're talking all about walking away from your big career, Madonna and aging and faces, cottage cheese, old people shoes — and a whole lot more!

Two shoes we recommend this week: Tevas Voya Infinity and Beklina Low Sedia Clog.

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

(so many Substacks!)

You can order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Live from Philly with Alexandra Auder!

Mon, 01 Jul 2024 07:00:25 GMT

We're live at Fergie's pub with author Alexandra Auder and serenaded by students at the Paul Green Rock Academy. It's a rollicking good time! Join us!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

(so many Substacks!)

You can order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Live from New York!

Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:00:37 GMT

It's the first night of our Monsters of Ambition tour! Starring: Lauren Mechling and Rachel Dodes (authors of the buzzy new novel, THE MEMO)! Comedian Hollie Harper! New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake! Author and podcaster Emma Gannon! Plus: Disorder, ill-preparation, surprise cakes and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

(so many Substacks!)

You can order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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How to enjoy ourselves — with Glynnis MacNicol!

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 18:10:09 GMT

Our guest this week is Glynnis MacNicol. Glynnis is a longtime New York journalist, author of the memoir NO ONE TELLS YOU THIS and the creator and host of the podcast Wilder. Her acclaimed new memoir, I'M MOSTLY HERE TO ENJOY MYSELF, which appears on a number of 2024 best and must-read lists, came out last week.

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

(so many Substacks!)

You can order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Famous Week

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 07:00:15 GMT

We're recapping Jenn's famous week in New York and talking all about splurge shopping, feeling fancy, Condé Nast reunions, longtime friendship, plus listener questions and more!

Come see us LIVE at CAVEAT NYC on JUNE 16th at 5pm*** https://www.eventbrite.com/e/everything-is-fine-monsters-of-ambition-tour-tickets-901777319237

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

(so many Substacks!)

You can order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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AMBITION MONSTER arrives!

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 07:00:00 GMT

It's just Kim and Jenn this week and we're talking all about Jenn's new book "Ambition Monster" but also shopping, finding sales, running out of meds, vitamin D, feeling humbled and humiliated plus: listener questions and a whole lot more!

***THIS WEEK: Come see us LIVE at CAVEAT NYC on JUNE 16th at 5pm*** https://www.eventbrite.com/e/everything-is-fine-monsters-of-ambition-tour-tickets-901777319237

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

(so many Substacks!)

You can order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Trash Rooms

Tue, 28 May 2024 07:00:41 GMT

Honestly not even sure what we're talking about this week but it's something like :ex-boyfriends, "Hacks," ambition, creative chemistry, publishing, Anna Wintour, adulthood and maintaining a home, Jenn's book is out in ONE WEEK, plus listener questions and a whole lot more.

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

You can still pre-order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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"Can't complain"

Mon, 20 May 2024 07:00:22 GMT

In this week's episode: ARE BEN AND J.LO BREAKING UP? How to stop being bitter, is it possible to break the complaining habit?, getting better at small talk, the ongoing internal war of confidence vs. competence plus listener questions and a whole lot more!

Come see us LIVE at CAVEAT NYC on JUNE 16th at 5pm: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/everything-is-fine-monsters-of-ambition-tour-tickets-901777319237

And in PHILLY at FERGIE'S PUB on JUNE 17th at 6pm: https://m.bpt.me/event/6307864?

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

NEW: you can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

(so many Substacks!)

You can pre-order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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The Unfillable Hole

Mon, 13 May 2024 07:00:00 GMT

Come see us LIVE at CAVEAT NYC on JUNE 16th at 5pm: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/everything-is-fine-monsters-of-ambition-tour-tickets-901777319237

And in PHILLY at FERGIE'S PUB on JUNE 17th at 6pm: https://m.bpt.me/event/6307864?

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

NEW: you can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

(so many Substacks!)

You can pre-order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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"The time is now" — with Jami Attenberg

Mon, 06 May 2024 07:00:06 GMT

Our guest today is writer Jami Attenberg. Jami is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books of fiction, including THE MIDDLESTEINS and ALL GROWN UP, the memoir, I CAME ALL THIS WAY TO MEET YOU, and, most recently, the bestselling writing guide 1000 WORDS. She is also the founder of the annual #1000WordsofSummer project, and maintains the popular Craft Talk newsletter year-round. Jami’s new novel, A REASON TO SEE YOU AGAIN will be released in September.

You can find Jami on her Substack: 1000wordsofsummer.substack.com

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

NEW: you can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com

(so many Substacks!)

You can pre-order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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The One When We had Nothing to Say

Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:00:50 GMT

Jenn's losing her mind with book stuff, Kim's sorting through a mood, neither made a "things to talk about" list. Let's see how it goes!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

NEW: you can find Jenn on her substack: jennromolini.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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'Selling the Dream' — with Jane Marie

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:00:29 GMT

Our guest this week is writer and podcaster Jane Marie. Jane is a Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist, a former producer of This American Life, the host of the acclaimed podcast, The Dream, and, more recently, Dear Jane Marie, and the co-founder of the podcast studio Little Everywhere. Her first book, Selling The Dream: The Billion Dollar Industry Bankrupting America came out last month. We're talking all about Jane's work along with money, class, aging, ambition, the scam of "soulmates" and a whole lot more.

You can find Jane at: https://www.jane-marie.com/

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

NEW: you can find Jenn on her substack: jennromolini.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Aging necks & turtleneck tyranny

Mon, 15 Apr 2024 07:00:35 GMT

This week! Marriage and necks and turtlenecks and moisturizers and re-watching "Sex and the City" plus listener questions and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

NEW: you can find Jenn on her substack: jennromolini.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Losing the thread (and finding it again) with Emily Gould

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 07:00:01 GMT

Our guest this week is New York Magazine Features Writer Emily Gould. Emily was previously an editor at Gawker and a publisher of Emily Books, an imprint of Coffee House Press focusing on women’s first-person writing. She is the author of the novels PERFECT TUNES and FRIENDSHIP and the essay collection AND THE HEART SAYS WHATEVER and, most recently, she wrote the moving essay "The Lure of Divorce," which we talk about a lot in this episode, along with mental health crises, two-writer marriages, being "famous in Midtown," the great media scourge, ambition later in life and a lot more.

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Live from Alt Summit!

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 07:00:39 GMT

We're live at Alt Summit and joining us is the amazing Karen Walrond to talk all about reimagining our ambition into our 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond. If you want to pre-order Jenn's book about ambition and midlife, Ambition Monster, you can do that in an array of places, starting here.

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Granny Panties

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 07:00:12 GMT

We're back from Palm Springs and discussing executive function, losing the thread, ADHD & admin work, rude emails, fatigue with ourselves, packing SNAFUs, the great Karen Walrond, new TV, Kathy Acker, listener questions and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book, Ambition Monster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Palpable Relief

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:02:30 GMT

Kim's grappling with turning a big age, we're discussing birthdays, difficult conversations, the stress of packing for a weird-weather trip, listener questions and a lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book, Ambition Monster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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What it's like to transition late in life — with Lucy Sante

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:00:39 GMT

Our guest this week is writer, critic and artist Lucy Sante. Lucy is the author of several books exploring subcultures and urban history, including Low Life: Lures and Snares of New York and a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books. In 2021, at the age of 67, she transitioned, and we’re talking about her new memoir about that experience: I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition.

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book, Ambition Monster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Kim Takes Los Angeles!

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 08:00:31 GMT

It's the episode where Kim comes to Los Angeles and we hang out and go on a double date. Also, Jenn has a celebrity encounter that feels like a sign from the universe. Plus, headshots over 40, dip powder nails, tinting your brows AND we're headed to Alt Summit!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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"Grief Is for People" — with Sloane Crosley

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 08:00:16 GMT

**Trigger warning: This episode discusses suicide**

Our guest is Sloane Crosley. Sloane is the author of the novels Cult Classic and The Clasp, as well as three essay collections, including The New York Times bestsellers I Was Told There'd Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number. Her latest book, Grief Is for People, a memoir about grieving a close friend's death, is out this week.You can find Sloane: https://www.sloanecrosley.com/

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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The Audacity of Aging Well — with Jessica Bennett!

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 08:00:09 GMT

Our guest this week is journalist and author Jessica Bennett. Jessica writes on gender, sexuality and culture for The New York Times and is the co-host of the podcast In Retrospect which delves into cultural moments of the past that look different to us today. We're talking all about Jessica's most recent op-ed "The Audacity of E.Jean Carroll," evolving our feminism, staying relevant and engaged past 40, whether or not the kids are alright (spoiler: they are) and a whole lot more.

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Welcome to our Ted Talk

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 20:31:52 GMT

*Not really a Ted Talk. Kim and Jenn discuss house junk, detoxing from weed, "Feud," selling out, the magazine old days, how young writers can beat AI, Benefit They're Real Magnet Extreme Lengthening Mascara, Musely estrogen cream, the Nutrafol dupe Wellbel, travel aesthetics, plus listener questions and more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Old People Words

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 08:00:51 GMT

It's just Kim and Jenn this week talking about old-people words, how "nice Karens" are always just annoying or weird Karens. E.Jean Carroll, chia seeds and Jenn's new smoothie revolution, "Get On Your Knees" by Jacqueline Novak (now on Netflix!), plus listener questions and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Showing Up for Ourselves — with Joan LeMay

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 08:00:25 GMT

This week Jenn and Kim are talking with Joan LeMay, a New York City painter and illustrator and the co-creator of the Steely Dan book QUANTUM CRIMINALS. We're discussing art of all kinds and the challenges of balancing the commercial and the creative, showing up for ourselves, the importance of embracing change and making brave decisions as we age, persistence, beauty over 40 and a lot more.

You can find Joan and her work: https://www.joanlemay.com/

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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There's No "Right" Way to Age

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 08:00:14 GMT

This week! We're talking all about where we are with resolutions, getting older and big jobs, as well as headshots when you're a woman of a certain age. Plus: The Curse, winter skincare, to gray or not to gray, finding time to read, plus listener questions and a whole lot more!

To support the production of the show, join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Anatomy of a Fight

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 08:00:51 GMT

This week! Kim has the plague/flu and Jenn's feeling weird about her book and we're discussing cold and flu detritus, "putting yourself out there," professional perception vs. reality, honesty in friendships, "Saltburn," "Anatomy of a Fall," a movie no one's ever heard of called "Toni Erdmann," a new shampoo Jenn loves (Superzero) plus listener questions and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Earnestcore

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 08:00:20 GMT

This week Kim and Jenn discuss the importance of earnestness in mid-life, trying to be more gentle with ourselves, some movies we liked (and some we didn't!), plus listener questions and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/ambition-monster-jennifer-romolini/20705024

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Wellness for Slackers 2024

Tue, 02 Jan 2024 04:59:00 GMT

Our (return!) guest this week is Lori Leibovich, editor of the New York Times’ Well section, and this year she's teaching us all about how to stop feeling drained in 2024 through a number of simple, practical ways to bring more energy into our lives in mid-life — and beyond. Lori recently edited the Times' 6-Day Energy Challenge which is designed to help readers feel more awake throughout the day. You can sign up for the challenge here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/well/live/energy-challenge-signup.html

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/ambition-monster-jennifer-romolini/20705024

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Year in Review: Our Favorite Things of 2023

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 15:50:57 GMT

It's our end of year spectacular! Herewith, our favorite movies, books, television, podcasts, skincare and other miscellany of 2023...

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/ambition-monster-jennifer-romolini/20705024

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

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Again With the Jeans

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 08:00:52 GMT

A meandering week! Kim and Jenn discuss friendship, television, home fragrances, crepey next skin, turning 60, resolutions, travel, listener questions and more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/ambition-monster-jennifer-romolini/20705024

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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Ho Ho Hum

Mon, 11 Dec 2023 11:57:19 GMT

This week! We're talking about the holiday season, feeling out of our depths. growing out of being "honest to a fault," the challenges of parenting a teen, facial hair, the necessity of learning new things as we age, plus listener questions and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/ambition-monster-jennifer-romolini/20705024

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

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Middle-Aged Potheads

Mon, 04 Dec 2023 08:00:38 GMT

This week it's just Kim and Jenn and we're talking all about battling technology, skincare that actually "works," menopause feet, Albert Brooks, Friday Night Lights, The Crown, plus listener questions and more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/ambition-monster-jennifer-romolini/20705024

To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com

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"What if aging were something to aspire to, not dread?"

Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:00:27 GMT

Our guest today is the phenomenally inspiring Karen Walrond. Karen is an author, a lawyer, a leadership coach and a longtime activist. Her latest book is "Radiant Rebellion: Reclaim Aging, Practice Joy, and Raise A Little Hell." We talk all about it and what it means to overcome internalized ageism and live our most curious, engaged, productive and meaningful lives.

You can find Karen at: https://www.chookooloonks.com/

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com

You can pre-order Jenn's book:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/ambition-monster-jennifer-romolini/20705024

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A Very Taylor & Travis Thanksgiving

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 08:00:42 GMT

Happy almost Thanksgiving! Not going to lie, both of us forgot that this was our Thanksgiving week episode and so, instead of a gratitude list or turkey recipes, we're discussing perfume fumes, Liz Phair fandom, the movie Nyad, Jeff Bezos and how money can't buy taste, what made Jenn cry out: "What the fuck am I, Snow White?," Kim's Taylor Swift crush, Taylor & Travis, beauty advent calendars, plus listener questions and so much more!

SHOW NOTES

Maya "base" scent

Kiko Milano Advent Calendar

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Good Girl at the Doctor's Office

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 08:00:09 GMT

It's just Kim and Jenn are on their own this week talking about Britney's new book, time changes, moving abroad, male gynecologists and a whole lot more!

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The One About Matthew Perry

Mon, 06 Nov 2023 08:00:16 GMT

This week, we're mourning Matthew Perry along with having lighter conversations about everything from getting one's colors done to a new favorite shampoo to the peril's of fame to Megan Ryan's new movie — oh, and one us is turning 60!

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Monsters for Art — with Emily Flake!

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 07:00:30 GMT

Our guest this week is American cartoonist Emily Flake who began cartooning for The New Yorker in 2008, and has had more than a hundred cartoons published in the magazine since. Her most recent project, Joke in a Box, How to Write And Draw Jokes, was just released.

SHOW NOTES

You can find Emily at: emilyflake.com

You can buy Joke In a Box here.

This week we're recommending beauty products by Merit and Kiko Milano.

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"Neck creams are bullsh*t"

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 07:00:39 GMT

It's an all-listener-question episode! We're talking about if neck creams ever work and whether or not you should get your colors done, the three wardrobe items we never scrimp on, what getting fired taught us, building community in mid-life, how we're feeling about the holidays and so much morre!

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50-Year-Old Teenager

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 07:00:53 GMT

This week! We're discussing getting snubbed, learning to love your past selves, "The Golden Bachelor," many many beauty products and a whole lot more!

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What we recommended this week:

CosRx Snail Mucin

Merit Clean Lash Mascara

Thrive Impact-FULL Smoothing lipstick

Versed Vitamin C powder

Cera-V Vitamin C Serum

Everything/Nothing/Someone: A Memoir by Alice Carrière

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The perks of being a late bloomer — with Alexandra Auder

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 15:29:08 GMT

Our guest today is Alexandra Auder, a writer and actress who was born in New York City to Viva, a Warhol superstar, and Michel Auder, an award-winning filmmaker who directed Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol. Alex was a featured character in HBO’s High Maintenance and has acted in the films of Wim Wenders and Jodie Foster, among others. Her new book, Don’t Call Me Home, is a memoir of her unconventional childhood.

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SHOW NOTES

Alex's book DON'T CALL ME HOME

Vivace, microneedling

"Past Lives" on Amazon Prime

"Naked Attraction" on MAX

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Therapy Is For Everybody!

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 07:00:00 GMT

It's a random week in September! Kim and Jenn are talking about anything and everything! Including: Taylor Swift, therapy, Jenn's new job, a new solution for thinning hair, an ongoing quest for just one good pair of jeans, portraits of railway children, Anne Geddes, dorm-room posters of the past and a whole lot more!

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.

Jenn's new beauty Insta: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/

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"Eileen-Fisher Time"

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 07:00:00 GMT

This week! We're talking all about old and new jobs, what fashion means when you're over 40, Covid confusion, the greatness of Parker Posey, once you go Eileen Fisher can you ever go back? and a lot more.

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Why We're All So F*cked Up About Money

Mon, 18 Sep 2023 07:00:02 GMT

Our guest this week is Amanda Clayman. Amanda is writer, podcaster and most of all a financial therapist widely recognized as a pioneer in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-based Financial Counseling. We're talking all about how thoughts, feelings, and associations shape our financial choices, and how we can identify the patterns around money that serve us —and start eradicating those that limit us.

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Traveling through time (with Edan Lepucki)

Mon, 11 Sep 2023 07:00:05 GMT

Our guest this week is the delightfully funny and talented novelist Edan Lepucki who talks to us all about her new book TIME'S MOUTH, along with writing and mothering and prioritizing and getting older and process over outcome and time travel and the past (and jeans of the past). Also in this episode: hot flashes, maybe the only Vitamin C serum that works, how the seasons are no longer the seasons and a whole lot more!

SHOW NOTES

Buy Edan's book!! https://bookshop.org/a/79787/9781640095724

Timeless Vitamin C Serum

Jones Road Miracle Balm

Glossier's Boy Brow

Abercrombie high rise jeans

Levi's Lo Pro jeans

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"Everything I didn't say when I left big tech"—with Kristi Coulter

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 07:00:49 GMT

Our guest today is Kristi Coulter. Kristi is an acclaimed memoirist, essayist, and fiction writer. Her 2018 debut memoir Nothing Good Can Come from This was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. She has written for The Paris Review, New York magazine, Glamour, Elle, and many other publications. Her new book, Exit Interview, The Life and Death of my Ambitious Career, is out September 12th.

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"Don't Get On the Train"

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 07:00:02 GMT

It's the last show of the summer! We're talking fall fashion, anticipatory anger, shows we're watching, difficult mothers-in-law, CAFTANS, the best way to support a depressed friend, listener questions and more!

SHOW NOTES

Organic by John Patrick cashmere

Everyday Ritual caftans

Telemarketers (HBO show)

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"Older" Is Not a "Problem" (& other thoughts on that Vogue cover)

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 07:00:33 GMT

This week! Jenn's lamenting the tax we've all paid for being female. Kim wants to talk about VOGUE's "Greatest Of All Time" September cover. Jenn's similarly annoyed by Variety's cover treatment of Sydney Sweeney. Plus: Prison President, television we're watching, under-eye concealer we're trying, brief chats about senior discounts, poetry, and books we're reading, a defense of "And Just Like That...", a response to a listener comment and just a smidge more I cannot remember while writing these show notes!

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RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THIS EPISODE

I Will Teach You To Be Rich (BOOK)

Trinny London BFF Eye (CONCEALER)

Fisk (SHOW)

Winning Time (SHOW)

The Summer of Dead Birds, Ali Liebegott (BOOK)

Dopamine Press

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Barbie Rants & Raves

Mon, 14 Aug 2023 07:00:26 GMT

It's an almost end-of-summer wrap up with conversations about work, money, politics, perimenopause, our favorite sneakers, a long rant and rave about the Barbie movie, problematic faves from our childhoods, our dream of aging inclusivity and so much more!

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Portals to the Past

Mon, 07 Aug 2023 07:00:00 GMT

It's a week of listener questions! On the challenges of re-entry, portals to the past, short-term memory loss, existential/mid-life crises (is that all there is?), ADHD in perimenopause, reselling clothes, the worst advice we've ever received, our most embarrassing celebrity encounters, job interview questions, and more!

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SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES

For Days clothes recycling

Mother denim

"I will teach you to be rich!" podcast

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"You're representing all of us!"

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 07:00:37 GMT

Kim's back! We're talking all about European travel, over-40 job searches, ring lights, old women & hard candy, perimenopause, Sinead O'Connor, the writer's strike, good documentaries about not-terrible men, and a whole lot more!

SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES

Beauty product

Womanness "Let's Neck"

Man docs

John Early: Now More Than Ever

Turn Every Page

The Andy Warhol Diaries

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed

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50 Years of Sex — with Dr. Judy Kuriansky

Mon, 24 Jul 2023 07:00:46 GMT

Our guest on this episode is Dr. Judy Kuriansky. Dr Judy is a world-renowned clinical psychologist and certified sex therapist, an author, and a humanitarian. She’s written more than a half dozen books on sex and relationships, including "The Complete Idiot’s Guide to a Healthy Relationship" and "How to Love a Nice Guy."

Dr. Judy is a pioneer of radio call-in advice shows: In the 80s and 90s, she hosted the popular nationally syndicated radio show “Love Phones” with Chris Jagger. She’s also played bass guitar in an all-female rock band called Artemis.

In recent years, Dr Judy has been a first responder to disasters around the world (including in Haiti, Japan, China, Iran and the U.S.). Today, she acts as a representative of NGOs at the United Nations and an advisor to ambassadors. You also may know her as one of the amazing women Jenn interviewed on the podcast STIFFED earlier this year.

Today we're talking all about sex in the 1970s, the most common sexual issues couples have, how to grow up, do everything you want and live without regret and more.

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Afternoon Cookie

Mon, 17 Jul 2023 07:00:44 GMT

This week we're talking all about Kim's travel anxiety, nostalgia for magazine summer Fridays, Lucky's banned word list, "Asteroid City" and Wes Anderson, "Laurel Canyon," Jennifer Jason Leigh, "Anniversary Party," "Jury Duty," plus listener reviews and a whole lot more!

Products mentioned in this episode:

Kosas DreamTeam SPF 40

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Getting Real About "Fat Talk" — with Virginia Sole-Smith

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is author and podcast host Virginia Sole-Smith. You may know Virginia from her newsletter Burnt Toast, which explores fatphobia, diet culture, parenting and health. Virginia is the author of the 2018 book The Eating Instinct. Her most recent book—Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture—which going to talk about a lot today encourages us to name and navigate our anti-fat bias so we can raise happier and healthier children.

You can find Virginia at virginiasolesmith.com

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Our Best Summer Advice

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 07:00:00 GMT

You asked, we answered! Our best tips on everything from summer hairstyles to sunscreen, makeup to shorts. Plus: our summer reads, packing hacks, and a whole lot more!

SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES

For every single link to all our picks: https://www.patreon.com/posts/summer-list-85493782

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"Slow Your Old-Person Roll"

Mon, 26 Jun 2023 03:29:36 GMT

This week Jenn and Kim are talking all about online age quizzes, octogenarian dads, cults, letting go of enemies, wedding outfits, and living through a pure failure. You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.

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Post-40 Comedy 101— with Sara Schaefer!

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 07:00:11 GMT

Our guest today is Sara Schaefer. Sara is a critically acclaimed stand up comedian, writer, and artist. Sara's a longtime standup comedian who has written for numerous television programs including "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" and she won two Emmy awards for her work at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The New York Times called her new solo show 'Going Up' “ambitious and nimble” and “a feat of comedy.” She’s currently touring with "Going Up" in the US and, later this summer, Europe (head’s up listeners in Copenhagen!)

SHOW NOTES

You can find Sara on her website: saraschaefer.com

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.

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On Righteous Accountability — with Jamia Wilson

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 07:00:40 GMT

Our guest is award-winning feminist activist, writer, and editor, Jamia Wilson. We're talking all about leading with love, not being defined by our traumas, righteous accountability, emotional bravery, expecting and fostering reciprocity, spiritual practice, showing up and overcoming the shame of not being "perfect," and a whole lot more.

Jamia's site:

jamiawilson.com

Jamia's books:

This Book Is Feminist

Young, Gifted, and Black

Young, Gifted, and Black Too

Step Into Your Power: 23 Lessons on How to Live Your Best Life, Big Ideas for Young Thinkers

The ABC's of AOC

Roadmap for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Advocacy, and Activism for All

The V Word: True Stories About First-Time Sex

Organizations Fighting Book Bans:

House of Speakeasy: houseofspeakeasy.org

PEN America: pen.org

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How To Stop Wrestling With (and Start Accepting!) Change

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 07:00:10 GMT

Our guest this week is Kristen Lisanti. For the last 25 years, Kristen has held executive-level culture, talent and communications roles at global firms, coaching CEOs, advising senior leadership teams and building healthy work cultures in businesses around the world.

Most recently, she served as Chief Culture Officer for the public relations giant BCW, stewarding cultural integration during the largest merger in public relations history and establishing an organizational culture rooted in a growth mindset. In that role, Kristen launched the industry’s first mindfulness-based leadership development program, which trained 200 executives and emerging leaders on every continent to lead with vision, intention and humanity.

Kristen is an experienced coach, certified mindfulness teacher, and a cancer survivor. She teaches leaders and teams how to meet the complexity, volatility and resistance we all often feel at work with openness, ease and even joy. Kristen also teaches workshops on how to stop wrestling with the changes in our lives, live with more ease, and start embracing whatever comes our way.

You can find Kristen at kristenlisanti.com

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Anxiety, Sweatiness, and Some Television to Look Forward To

Mon, 29 May 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Happy Memorial Day! Happy Unofficial Start to Summer! It's EIF After Dark/a surprise nighttime episode!

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Generation Rage-full

Mon, 22 May 2023 07:00:38 GMT

This week: sprucing up one's midlife resumé, coming to peace with Mother's Day, Martha Stewart's SI cover, concerts we're excited about, shows we're watching, books we're reading, plus: listeners questions and more!

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SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES

Liz Phair concert dates!

Somebody Somewhere on HBO Max

Quietly Hostile by Sam Irby

Quantum Criminals by Alex Pappademas and Joan Lemay

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MONSTERS & Midlife — with Claire Dederer!

Mon, 15 May 2023 07:00:05 GMT

We're lucky enough to be joined by author (and two-time EIF guest!) Claire Dederer, whose latest book, "Monster's: A Fan's Dilemma" has got everyone — including us— thinking and talking.

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SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES

Claire's book: MONSTERS: A Fan's Dilemma

here's the book Claire & Jenn mention loving:

Dept. Of Speculation by Jenny Offill

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"The Foyer"

Mon, 08 May 2023 07:00:09 GMT

It's just Kim and Jenn talking this week about all the things we usually talk about: aging/perimenopause, sorting out painful sex and what to do when your neck starts sweating, plus listener questions, many words on tattoos, the problem with dry shampoo, John Mulaney's new special, and a whole lot more!

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SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES

Sara Schaefer's comedy

John Mulaney's "Baby J" Netflix special

"Mrs. Davis" on Peacock

Worishofer sandals

Aerosoles sandals

Sorel sandals

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Grief As a "A Living Remedy" — with Nicole Chung

Mon, 01 May 2023 07:00:56 GMT

Our guest this week is author Nicole Chung whose new book "A Living Remedy" is a memoir about the loss of both of her parents within just a few years and a meditation on grief. We're also discussing writing through pain, caregiving, how the U.S. healthcare system leaves so many behind, educational privilege and class. and changing one's relationship with overwork.

You can find more about Nicole on her website: nicolechung.net

"A Living Remedy" is available on Bookshop.org and wherever you buy your books.

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"Friendship Nerd"

Mon, 24 Apr 2023 07:00:01 GMT

Kim's married! And we're talking all about her wedding, Jenn's week in New York, the importance of friendship in mid-life, a new tinted moisturizer, the easiest clogs to walk around in, putting rollers in your hair, travel tips, plus: listener questions and a whole lot more.

SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES

Dr. Hauschka Translucent Bronzing Tint

Kitsch Ceramic /Velcro Hair Rollers

Magnafied Clogs

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You can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age

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(A) LIVE FROM NEW YORK!

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 04:00:39 GMT

It's our first live show! At CaveatNYC! We don't know what we're doing! You may be able to tell!

In this VERY SPECIAL EPISODE:

Kim's mom, Eve France!
Singer/songwriter Amy Rigby sings us some of her beautiful songs and we cry!!
Plus: listener questions and a whole lot of nonsense!!

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Debunking Menopause Myths (with Susan Dominus!)

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Our guest this week is New York Times writer Susan Dominus. Susan has worked for the Times since 2007, first as a Metro columnist and then as staff writer with The New York Times Magazine. In 2018, she was part of a team that won a Pulitzer Prize, for public service for reporting on workplace sexual harassment issues. And her most recent piece, "Women Have Been Misled About Menopause," went viral in a big way.

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Bonus: Jenn's New Podcast!

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:31:05 GMT

Jenn and Kim introduce Jenn's new podcast STIFFED, from Crooked Media and iHeart media, which is available wherever you get your podcasts, including here: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/stiffed/

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"Famous" Days

Mon, 03 Apr 2023 07:00:03 GMT

Kim and Jenn discuss not actually loving attention, how to be social in groups, human pyramids, Yellowjackets, Justine Bateman, the joy radiating from Drew Barrymore's talk show, a new shoe line Jenn loves, Kim's wedding plans and a whole lot more!

SHOW NOTES

Jenn's new project STIFFED: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stiffed/id1678710956

Nurse Gigi on Instagram

Ivy Lee Copenhagen boots: https://ivyleecopenhagen.com/

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"Good-Enough" Aging — with Val Monroe!

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 07:00:00 GMT

Our guest today is Valerie Monroe. Val is a return Everything Is Fine guest who appeared in one of our most popular episodes ever. She was a longtime beauty director at O, The Oprah Magazine and she’s written hundreds of articles on a wide range of topics for many national publications, including The New York Times. Val writes the Substack newsletter, How Not to F*ck Up Your Face and, as of recently!, an advice column on The Cut of the same name.

There are still a few seats left for our live show in New York on April 9th @4pm @ Caveat NYC.

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Dumb Chaos

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:46:28 GMT

This week we're talking all about religion in childhood, dumb TV we're watching, a new lipstick trick, plastic surgery without shame, wedding planning and all the stuff we always talk about.

Our live show in New York is April 9th/4pm at Caveat NYC.

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This week we're recommending Makeup Forever Lip Liner

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Gen X Grit & Grandeur — with Carlene Bauer!

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 07:00:33 GMT

Carlene Bauer — author of our favorite 2022 book, GIRLS THEY WRITE SONGS ABOUT — joins us today to talk writing, female friendship, ambition, choosing a child-free life, capturing 90s New York, what is it to be Gen X in mid-life and whole a lot more.

SHOW NOTES

Our live show in New York is April 9th/4pm at Caveat NYC.

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An Announcement!

Mon, 06 Mar 2023 08:00:32 GMT

We're doing our first live show! When: April 9th, 4pm at Caveat NYC.

Get your tickets for the in-person show and also the livestream here: https://caveat.nyc/events/everything-is-fine-podcast-4-9-2023

Otherwise, it's a short, sweet episode this week because we lost an interview to the recording gods but we're still talking about finding joy in aging, dressy outfits, feeling intolerant of bullshit, Condé Nast snobbery, what it is to really see another person, when online friends become IRL friends, COCAINE BEAR, wedding planning, and a whole lot more!

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Baby's Breath Is the Kiss of Death

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 08:00:03 GMT

This week it's just Kim and Jenn talking about: overcoming COVID, movies and TV we're watching, magic, impressions, aging hair, bag recommendations, and why baby's breath is the worst. Plus: Listener questions and a whole lot more!

SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES

"Aftersun"

"To Leslie"

"The Trip"

Marc Maron's comedy hour "From Bleak to Dark"

Clare V bags

Il Bisonte bags

Baggu bags

HAIRSTORY hair products

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BEST OF: Navigating Midlife Friendships — with Dr. Marisa Franco

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 08:00:35 GMT

Jenn has COVID this week so we're re-running a favorite episode on midlife friendship with Dr. Marisa Franco. Dr, Franco walks us through exactly how to make new friends as we get older, the common mistakes we're making with our friendships, how to handle friend conflict, and what to do when it's time for a friendship to end. Also check out Dr. Franco's new book, “Platonic: The Surprising New Science of Making and Keeping Friends As An Adult,” which came out last year.

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Let's Talk About Sex, (Not-So) Baby - with Cindy Gallop!

Mon, 13 Feb 2023 08:00:55 GMT

Our guest this week is Cindy Gallop, a founder and entrepreneur and former advertising exec who now helms several of her own businesses, including the social sex platform Make Love Not Porn — the mission of which is socializing and normalizing sex. Cindy launched MakeLoveNotPorn with a TEDTalk in 2009, that talk has been viewed 2 and half million times. She’s also just launched a newsletter called Dear Cindy, where readers can ask her anything, especially, for our purposes, about having great sex in mid-life and beyond.

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SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES

This week we're recommending:

Make Love Not Porn

Dear Cindy on Substack

Black Levis Jeans

White Sneakers

Reservation Dogs on Hulu/FX

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How We Live Is How We Die

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 08:00:00 GMT

This week we're discussing death and also recommending mascara! It's a wild life! We all contain multitudes!

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SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES

This week we're recommending:

Poker Face

Brit Box

Stonehouse

The Super 8 Years (Annie Ernaux)

If Books Could Kill podcast (the Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus episode)

How We Live Is How We Die by Pema Chodron

Still Pictures by Janet Malcolm

Freedom App

Milk Makeup: KUSH High Volumizing Mascara

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Living "The Artist's Way" — with Julia Cameron!

Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:00:00 GMT

This week we're talking with teacher, author, poet, playwright, novelist, filmmaker, and composer (!!!) Julia Cameron. Julia is best known for her international best seller, THE ARTIST'S WAY, which was first published in 1992. Her latest book, WRITE FOR LIFE: Creative Tools for Every Writer, was published in January. In this episode Julia helps Jenn and Kim through writing blocks, talks about creative flow as a kind of spirituality, and why she thinks it's far too daunting to think about the future.

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"Bitchface Is My Kink"

Mon, 23 Jan 2023 08:00:44 GMT

This week we're talking all about feeling "fixed" in therapy when you're really not, Harry and Meghan and taking accountability for our mistakes, archival footage of Jenn partying in 1993, Annie Ernaux's "A Simple Passion," writing anxiety, publishing anxiety, why do we even create in the first place?, watching "Elvis," and... "Pretty Woman." Plus Kim identifies Richard Gere's bitchface...and we have beauty recommendations!

SHOW NOTES

Annie Ernaux's "A Simple Passion"

Smashbox PHOTO FINISH FOUNDATION PRIMER

Ilia's Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40 Foundation

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Order That Brings Peace

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 08:00:59 GMT

This week! Kim's sick and it's a short episode... but we're still recommending things!

Cleo From 5 to 7

Paul T. Goldman

Ritual vitamins: ritual.com/FINE

Shani Darden Lactic Acid Serum

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Creativity As a Balm (with Beth Pickens!)

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 08:00:30 GMT

Kim's on tour this week so we're answering a few listener questions (like how Lucky magazine actually came to be!) and, afterwards, Jenn interviews author Beth Pickens all about tapping into creativity in the new year — how to start, what to do when you're stuck, forming new habits, finding realistic flow, and most of all: how to use our creative goals as a balm and not a weapon against ourselves.

Beth can be found on Instagram @bethpickensconsulting

Her "Homework Club" for artists and creators of all stripes can be found at bethpickens.com

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Wellness for Slackers

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 08:00:43 GMT

Our guest this week is Lori Leibovitch, editor of the New York Times’ Well section, and we're talking all about getting and staying healthy in the new year, our new year's resolutions, and what is to live "well" in mid-life — and beyond.

The book we mention on this episode — about female friendship— is Girls They Write Songs About by Carlene Bauer.

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2022 Year In Review

Mon, 26 Dec 2022 05:00:32 GMT

Our favorite books, movies, TV, comedy, podcasts, things we bought...and a few things we hated too: Here's our 2022 year in review.

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The Year in Books with Lupita Aquino

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 05:00:38 GMT

Our guest this week is book influencer Lupita Aquino. Lupita runs the highly influential bookstagram account Lupita Reads and also recommends books on TikTok. Her list of most anticipated books of 2023 was recently published on Today.com.

**Books Lupita mentions on the show**

Good Talk by Mira Jacob

You Gotta Be You by Brandon Goodman

The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras

How Not To Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz

All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews

The Other Mother by Rachel Harper

Thrust by Lidia Yuknavitch

South to America — Imani Perry

Bibliophile: Diverse Spines by Jamise Harper and Jane Mount

The Town of Babylon by Alejandro Varela

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"That's the Neurosis Talking"

Mon, 12 Dec 2022 08:00:03 GMT

It's a holiday season extravaganza! Kind of! Kim and Jenn discuss being secretly uptight, Triangle of Sadness, season 2 of White Lotus, Jenn's favorite new book, friendships that can't time travel, holiday party outfits when you're middle-aged, our favorite go-to gifts, mammograms, listener questions and a whole lot more!

SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES

Girls They Write Songs About by Carlene Bauer

Clare V pouch

Commes des Garcons pouch

Harry & David pears

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The Grand Softening

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 08:00:11 GMT

A week of good moods! A week of talking about Botox, pet peeves, admitting when you're the villain of your own story, ghosts, the shadow self, good and terrible Xmas music, "Fleishman Is in Trouble" and a lot more we cannot remember!

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Wardrobe of Ex-Boyfriends

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 08:00:55 GMT

A post-holiday meditation on middle age, the clothes that fit us as poorly as ex-boyfriends, our collective relationship with celebrity gossip, Frankenstein'd magazine covers, Jenn's rekindled relationship with Nutrafol, the magic of Hairstory Lift, surprise! we're Andy Rooney age, a riveting segment on socks, plus listener questions and a whole lot more!

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Thanksgiving I Like Fine

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 08:00:53 GMT

This week it's a low-key conversation about eBay shopping, the joy of Bad Sisters, the new Selena Gomez documentary, side dishes and Thanksgiving, the pall of the Christmas season, being haunted by old objects, why sometimes you just need to go to f*cking IKEA, plus listener questions and more!

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Creative 'Flight' After 40 with Lynn Steger Strong

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 08:00:06 GMT

What are the advantages of a creative life post-40? How do we know what, where, and when to create? On the show to answer these questions (and a lot more) is writer and professor Lynn Steger Strong, author of the novels Hold Still, Want, and her newest, Flight.

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Talking Responsible Ejaculation with Gabrielle Blair

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 08:00:37 GMT

This week Kim and Jenn are talking with Gabrielle Blair, the founder of DesignMom.com and author of the new book Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way To Think About Abortion.

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Adult House of Horrors

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 07:00:07 GMT

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! This week we're talking all about what it is to be an adult and live in our own adult haunted houses, about Tina Fey, the Hulu show "Ramy," bald spots, aggressive walking, getting in trouble as a grownup, Jenna Lyons, what we're cooking, listener reviews and also: DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!!

SHOW NOTES

We mention one product in this show: Hairstory Powder

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Doll Ponytail

Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:00:13 GMT

It's just us this week and we're talking all about thinning hair, a funeral for moth-eaten sweaters, live music, concert friends, cleaning for the cleaning lady, signature scents, what should we know about partners before we marry them? a newfound love for Wordle, style inspiration in "When Harry Met Sally," "Crossing Delancey," "Tootsie," Beth Orton's new album, the podcast "Death Of an Artist," fall clothes and so much more!

SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES

Shearling-lined sweatpants

Maison Louis perfume oil

Portrait of a Lady parfum

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Bite the Hand That Fed You

Mon, 17 Oct 2022 07:00:00 GMT

What does it mean to really take your career into your own hands? Our guest today is Laura Mayer. Laura is an audio producer and former podcast executive who has helped create and launch many beloved podcasts, including The Dream and The Just Enough Family. After several toxic, high-burnout jobs; Laura's now hosting her own podcast called Shameless Acquisition Target, a wild ride into the pitfalls of her industry, with stops in self-advocacy, owning one's competence and ambition, shameless self-promotion, and boldly setting one's career in the direction you want, even if it means biting the hand that once fed you.

We also talk about Shark Tank! And weight lifting! And the business of podcasts! Plus: SHOULD WE PUT 'EVERYTHING IS FINE' ON THE MARKET?

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Marital Hatred?

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 07:00:44 GMT

This week we're discussing middle school, asteroids, marital hatred, Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, what bugs us about each other, the Sassiest Girl in America, our favorite podcasts, how to re-build a wardrobe, "excitement pieces," and a lot more.

SHOW NOTES HI

The Last Movie Stars

The Chronology of Water

Malibu Rising

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Always Lead with Sex Injury

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:00:53 GMT

This week Kim and Jenn discuss sex injuries, herbs for hot flashes, the problem with gay husbands, workaholism, the pitfalls of creative collaboration, the shoe trend we'll never return to, graphic novels, Kate Berlant's comedy, oh —and — Kim's therapist listens to the podcast?!

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On Families and Forgiveness

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:00:12 GMT

Kim and Jenn are joined this week by writer Carmen Rita Wong. Carmen's most recent book, "Why Didn't You Tell Me?," is a memoir about her own complicated (and, quite honestly, fascinating) family secrets and we're talking all about complex family dynamics, finding peace vs. granting forgiveness, emotional —and financial— survival, and why it's better to wait until mid-life to tell our stories.

SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES

"The Split"

Sheng Wang's comedy hour

Sandy Bullock's best .... work

Carmen's book

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Don't F*ck Up Your Face

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 07:00:57 GMT

On the show we've got Val Monroe, the former beauty director at O, The Oprah Magazine for nearly sixteen years where she wrote the popular “Ask Val” column. Val currently writes the popular Substack newsletter, How Not to F*ck Up Your Face, where she offers philosophical and practical advice for anyone who’s ever looked into a mirror.

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A Creative Midlife and Beyond with Amy Rigby

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 07:00:00 GMT

Our guest today is Amy Rigby. Amy is a singer/songwriter who performed in such bands as The Last Roundup and The Shams. Her 1996 solo debut, Diary of a Mod Housewife, led to her being named "Songwriter of the Year" by Spin magazine. She's the author of the 2019 memoir, Girl to City, which traces her journey from Elton John-worshipping suburban Pittsburgh girl to punk rock-loving CBGB denizen, and beyond. She has also written for Slate, the Village Voice, and Talkhouse.

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Technical Difficulties

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 17:05:57 GMT

This week we're having technical difficulties but also talking all about fall fashion, early style inspiration, personal "fitness," pop culture recs and Linda Evangelista's recent VOGUE cover. Plus listener questions and so much more !

SHOW NOTES!! SHOW NOTES!!

Simple Folk lady play clothes

Magnafied Clogs

Cheap Chic

Only When I Laugh

Maintenance Phase on BMI

Rap Shit

This Jungian Life

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Midlife Foibles

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:00:08 GMT

This week Jenn's back in Philly for a funeral, Kim's with her family in the country and we're talking all about what it's like to go back home, the waning days of summer, the burden of home-ownership, attention neediness, owning your foibles, slowing down time, dealing with anger and rage, coming to terms with professional jealousy and so much more!

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Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen-X Weirdo

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:00:53 GMT

Our guest today is Sari Botton. Sari is the author of the new memoir in essays, And You May Find Yourself...Confessions of a Late-Blooming Gen-X Weirdo. She's also the founder and publisher of Oldster Magazine. We go long on what it's like to tell our stories, coming into our own later in life, burn out, the joys of marriage, acceptance and ambition in mid-life.

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Feeling Good About Your Career with Dorie Clark

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 07:00:19 GMT

Our guest this week is Dorie Clark, the bestselling author of The Long Game, Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year by Inc. magazine. Dorie helps people of all ages reimagine their careers, but she's specifically answering EIF listener questions —and advising us on work post-40 — today. You can download her free Long Game strategic thinking self-assessment at dorieclark.com/thelonggame.

SHOW NOTES! SHOW NOTES!

H&M dress

J.Crew sandals

Dorie's latest book: "The Long Game: How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World"

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"Old B*tch In the Desert"

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 07:00:15 GMT

Kim's back from tour, Jenn's back from the desert and we're talking about advising young people, facing failure, taking feedback as you get older, Instagram etiquette, style inspiration, straight-man Tinder don'ts, shifting priorities, discovering new interests, a BOOK recommendation!, listener reviews and so much more!

SHOW NOTES IF YOU LIKE SHOW NOTES

Deuxmoi

BeReal

Isaac Fitzgerald's "Dirtbag, Massachusetts"

This NYMag story on Tinder

The Feeld dating app

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Perimenopause 101

Mon, 01 Aug 2022 14:51:49 GMT

You asked, we answered! Or actually we found experts who answered...Our guests today are Dr. Claudia Levine and nurse practitioner Kate Maclaughlin, founders of Menopause Jewelbox, an online resource that provides education, vetted resources, and support to those entering and in the middle of the menopause transition. We're talking all about the perimenopause: hot flashes and hormone therapy, sleeplessness and digestion, lesser-known symptoms and what to do about them. But mostly we're answering the many (many) listener questions we received on this topic!

You can find Claudia and Kate at their site: menopausejewelbox.com

They're also on Instagram.

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"Essential Labor" & Midlife with Angela Garbes

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 07:00:15 GMT

Our guest today is Angela Garbes. Angela is the author of the national bestseller Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change. Her first book, Like a Mother was an NPR Best Book of 2018. Angela’s writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Cut, New York, Bon Appétit, and featured on Fresh Air and The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. You can follow Angela Garbes on Instagram here.

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When Dumb Sh*t Pops In Your Head

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 07:00:14 GMT

ALERT: We're briefly talking about abortion and inclusive language again! DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO HEAR THESE THINGS!

Also this week: What can be done with an aging neck?/Regrets, we've had a few/ Our favorite TV right now/Our favorite books too/Zany older lady style/Good places for solo travel/To Google or not to Google your ex...plus listeners questions and so much more!

AND NOW...SHOW NOTES.

Sculptra is the neck treatment

Also: Microneedling

The Candy House by Jennifer Egan

Human Blues by Elisa Albert

The Bear

Chloe

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

Good Timing

J.Crew slides

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Shorts I'll Never Wear

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 07:00:16 GMT

This week: The world continues to be a bummer and we're trying to deal with it. Can we move on from the bummer? Should we go live in a hutch in the woods? Plus: Catalina Island vs. Coney Island, scenes from an open marriage, '90s nostalgia, re-watching "Flirting With Disaster," two takes on shorts, listener questions, listener reviews AND — surprise! — we have a male listener!

HI, HELLO, HERE ARE SHOW NOTES

What we recommend this week:

Big Bud Press Shorts

This Paris Review article on Open Marriage by Jean Garnett

Flirting With Disaster, the 1996 film (streaming on Hulu!)

INKEY eye creams

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BEST OF: An Independent Mid-Life

Mon, 04 Jul 2022 07:00:07 GMT

NOTE: This episode originally aired in September 2021.

Today on the show we've got Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of the book "Your Turn: How To be an Adult" to talk all things adulthood: raising self-reliant kids, facing our underlying shame and anxiety around "adult" things, and how to live out the independent lives we truly want in midlife—and beyond.

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We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. You can email us at: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends.

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Hot Regression Summer

Mon, 27 Jun 2022 07:00:17 GMT

We recorded this episode before Friday's hideous Supreme Court Roe v Wade decision but still discuss just how regressive this summer already felt — from the threat of nuclear war/fighting Russia to the abortion rights rollback; from Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's reunion to the overwhelming success of Top Gun2—what decade is it even? Where are we? Does time have meaning?

Plus: the open marriage conundrum, does quality inexpensive skincare exist?, what happens when you type "58 year old makeover" into Google, why we all need to get on board with trans kids' rights FFS(!), moving past "compare and despair," and talking honestly about the indignities of aging, no matter what the haters say.

SHOW NOTES: This week we talked about INKEY skincare.

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Et-Cet-Ur-Rah?

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 07:00:00 GMT

THIS WEEK! JUNE MADNESS! Kim and Jenn discuss all things mid-life makeovers, necks that appear like scrotums, thinking critically when you're becoming old and soft, the one thing we'd change in our lives if only we could, active sex lives in menopause, reclaiming "middle aged" as not a complete bummer, plus listener questions and the word Jenn can't stop mispronouncing!

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An Insider's Guide to Fashion (with Teri Agins)

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:00:30 GMT

Our guest this week is legendary fashion journalist Teri Agins. Teri covered the industry for The Wall Street Journal for nearly 30 years and is the author of the acclaimed books, “Hijacking the Runway: How Celebrities are Stealing the Spotlight from Fashion Designers” and “The End of Fashion: How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever.” We talk all about what's changed in fashion, why clothes are so expensive, the complicated truth of fast fashion, and why designers don't prioritize older people (even though we have the $$!). Plus: Teri's best style advice for those of us who are now "mature."

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Fitness, a Comedy

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 07:00:32 GMT

This week Kim and Jenn are coming in hot with takes on the comedy of middle-aged fitness, the travesty of U.S gun laws, how to avoid a life spent with jerks, and how gossip just doesn't feel right anymore. Plus: Kim has a Fiona Apple story and — hold onto your hats — it's our most lukewarm fashion advice yet.

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How To Be An Adult

Mon, 30 May 2022 07:00:39 GMT

Alt titles: "White Button-Down Age," "F*cking Leads To Kissing," "Medicine Cabinet of the Past." Come for the accountability talk stay for the old-ass elbows. Plus listener questions!

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"No One Wants the Crudités"

Mon, 23 May 2022 07:00:01 GMT

In which we talk about nothing and everything, ramble about home, our hair and hair products, trading spaces with our partners, feeling like a ghoul, aging and age-related adjustments, getting parent drunk, the rules of parties, no one wants the crudités, finding "town," must get to "town," the performance of identity, dealing with an aging body, The Leftovers, The Offer, Barry, Hacks, and why are we all still so fascinated with Anna Wintour?

Plus: Two good new hair products!

SACHAJUAN shampoo

HAIRRARI volumizing hair dust

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"They Are Trying to Exhaust Us"

Mon, 16 May 2022 07:00:32 GMT

Instead of stewing in our collective outrage (and fury!) over the recently-leaked Supreme Court decision regarding Roe v Wade, now seems like a good time to talk about action. Our guests today — Rebecca Hart Holder and Jen Bluestein — have spent much of their careers fighting for abortion rights and reproductive equity. Rebecca is the executive director of Reproductive Equity Now and Jen is the former managing director of NARAL Prochoice America and the current senior director of policy and advocacy at the Schusterman family philanthropies.

In today's episode, the two explain in simple, straightforward terms where we are with abortion rights now and the best ways to channel our righteous pro-choice rage in order to actually make a difference.

Show notes for this episode/resources for protecting and expanding abortion access nationwide:

National Network of Abortion Funds

Reproductive Equity Now

Indivisible

To find and support local clinics:

Abortion Care Network

**some listeners found this Google Doc useful as well:

How to Show up For Abortion Access

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"Closure Is Bullsh*t" — A Conversation About Grief

Mon, 09 May 2022 07:00:08 GMT

Our guest today is Rebecca Soffer. Rebecca co-founded the Modern Loss website, which provides support for those who are grieving, and explores grief in all its forms. She’s also the co-author of "Modern Loss: Candid Conversation About Grief," and author of the about-to-be-published “The Modern Loss Handbook: An Interactive Guide to Moving Through Grief and Building Your Resilience.”

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Slacker's 100

Mon, 02 May 2022 07:00:00 GMT

It's our 100th episode! Kim celebrates a decade of Girls Of a Certain Age! Jenn turns in her book! We recommend deodorant! Also: Perimenopause 101, more anger, meeting men, our favorite SNACKS, and...billionaires!

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Yacht-Rock Age

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 07:00:51 GMT

On lazy rivers, the perils of parenting tweens, our favorite television right now, our favorite books of the moment, a mascara Kim can't stop raving about, to send or not send nudes, and an unexpectedly long rant about yacht rock and Steely Dan. Plus: Who's interesting? What does interesting even mean? Plus: Even more listener questions and listener reviews!

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"Teeter Into Clown"

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 07:00:09 GMT

A week of travel and travel tips, post-pandemic dressing and how this stage of the pandemic feels like a bad dream. Speaking of bad: "Bad Vegan." Speaking of not-bad: "Rothaniel," and Ruth Reichl's memoir. Plus: Jenn's hair update = an episode of the Twilight Zone.

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Anxiety & the Condé Nast Cafeteria

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 07:00:38 GMT

Listener Questions, part 2! In this episode, Kim and Jenn discuss anxiety, self-compassion, understanding our post-pandemic selves, accepting that which we cannot change as we age, and what it was *really* like to work at Sassy in the 90s and Condé Nast in the aughts.

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Listener Questions: Part One!

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:00:45 GMT

This week! Listener questions! We're talking all about ambition, long-term relationships, happiness, work/life balance, fun, where we find joy and so much more!

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Talking Memoir with Megan Stielstra

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 07:00:02 GMT

Our guest today is Megan Stielstra. Megan is the author of three highly-acclaimed essay collections: Everyone Remain Calm, Once I Was Cool, and The Wrong Way to Save Your Life, which was the 2017 Nonfiction Book of the Year from the Chicago Review of Books. She’s also a beloved writing teacher, a member of the nonfiction faculty at Northwestern University, and teaches courses online with Catapult and StoryStudio. We spoke with Megan about creative practice, what holds us back from telling our stories, writing about those you love, and how the best thing we can do as creative people is listen to and lift each other up.

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"Love Your Enemies"

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 07:00:42 GMT

A conversation about what it's like to be hated, about learning to love your enemies, about forgiving our own younger sins, about tattoos and old friends but not tattoos as old friends, about the perfection of Pamela Adlon and her perfect show "Better Things." Plus: AA adages! Boring tales from therapy! Jenn gets called a "psychopath!" Kim gets called the "biggest bitch I've ever met!" And, last: listener reviews!

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"Calm Down"

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:00:54 GMT

A conversation about anger— when it's useful, when it's not, different types of anger, who gets to be angry, what makes us most angry, plus: how we often use anger to mask other, more vulnerable emotions/how we really feel.

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"Vibe Shift"

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 08:00:00 GMT

This week we're talking about social media whiplash, the guilty joy of watching "Euphoria" when you're middle aged, the disappointment of "Pam & Tommy," regrets and the male gaze, plus: more hair talk, bummer moods, and how we're really feeling about our birthdays this year.

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The Science of Making (and Keeping) Friends

Mon, 28 Feb 2022 08:00:27 GMT

Feeling lonely and like you just don't have enough friends? You're not alone. Our guest this week is Dr. Marisa G. Franco, a psychologist and friendship expert who’s researched and studied the value and meaning of friendship extensively, both in the U.S. and as it applies all over the world. In this episode Dr. Franco walks us through exactly how to make new friends as we age, the common mistakes we're making with our friendships, how to handle friend conflict, and what to do when it's time for a friendship to end.

Dr. Franco's new book, “Platonic: The Surprising New Science of Making and Keeping Friends As An Adult,” will be published by Penguin Random House later this year and is available for pre-order now.

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Gold-Star Aging

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 08:00:42 GMT

This week we're talking about breast pain and changing breasts, about a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis, about sports and sports fans, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's genius relationship, how there's no "right" way to age, and how to start seeing things and people as they really are. Plus; Kim's secret majorette past!

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Talking Sex and Gender with Peggy Orenstein

Mon, 14 Feb 2022 08:00:34 GMT

Our guest this week is Peggy Orenstein. Peggy's an award-winning journalist and internationally recognized speaker on gender issues, especially those related to teens, sex and relationships. She is the author of seven books, including "Cinderella Ate My Daughter," "Girls & Sex" and her latest, "Boys & Sex." We talk all about her research on gender, sex, and pleasure; how to have candid, sex-positive conversations with your kids; and why the Dutch are doing everything better than we are.

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Different Players, Different Fields

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 08:00:06 GMT

This week we're talking about career ruts and evolving in your career, about Bridget Everett's quietly stunning performance in "Somebody Somewhere," about the unexpected beauty of the song "Lady" as sung by Teddy Pendergrass, the new Bill Cosby doc, new-to-us beauty products from Dr. Dennis Gross along with a cult-fave French retinol, and the NuFace facial toning device. We're also recommending pants by Gravel & Gold, not recommending Brooklyn playgrounds, and we're reading your show reviews (thanks so much!).

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"Marshmallow Brain"

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 08:00:32 GMT

Jenn calls it marshmallow brain, Kim says it's like her brain is full of whipped cream — what we're thinking about in January as we enter close to year three of the pandemic, namely, "The Artist's Way," productivity hacks, and how to schedule a balanced life. Plus: West Elm Caleb, the hell of dating apps, men who date (much) younger women, and the unbearable lightness of being and liking "And Just Like That..."

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"Ambient Bummer"

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:00:19 GMT

This week: Overworking, underworking, and the gluttony of too much free time."Yellowjackets" and the revelation of Melanie Lynskey plus Juliette Lewis's magnificent face. Questions for the ages: To Botox or not to Botox? To gray or not to gray? Why Jenn wishes she could grow a beard. Why we love Brad Pitt. A mild review of "Somebody Somewhere." The unexpected pleasures of Coke Zero and "The Last Duel," though not at the same time. What's destroying your brain this week? And, finally: the ambient bummer of COVID in January 2022.

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New Year, New Goo with Marie Lodi

Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:00:17 GMT

A light-hearted episode in the midst of a dark-feeling time! That's right, by listener request, it's another beauty episode! Today we're joined by beauty writer and former Rookie Mag staffer Marie Lodi to talk all about the best new and notable beauty products and getting out of our beauty ruts in 2022.

Some products we discuss/recommend:

Bioderma Sensibio H2O

Tatcha Rice Powder

NYX Shine Loud Lipstick

L'oreal Lash Paradise

Kolorete Organic Luxury Beauty Lipstick

Charlotte Tilbury Magic Away Concealer

Elf Superhydrate Moisturizer

Kinship — All Skincare

Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint

Hairstory New Wash

SkinMedica TNS Advanced Serum

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"We Are All Mirandas"

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:00:00 GMT

This week's show has it all: caffeine, microdosing, "The Lost Daughter," " And Just Like That," the quicksand of mid-life, affairs, hot flashes, friendship, Elena Ferrante, Tilda Swinton — and so much more.

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"Evolution Never Stops" with Grace Bonney

Mon, 03 Jan 2022 08:00:28 GMT

Our guest today is Grace Bonney, an author and founder of Design*Sponge, the daily website dedicated to the creative community, which reached nearly 2 million readers per day for 15 years and is now officially archived in the Library of Congress. Grace's most recent book is "Collective Wisdom: Lessons, Inspiration, and Advice from Women Over 50."

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"Ambitiously Bad"

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 08:00:02 GMT

The one in which we discuss everything but the ongoing pandemic: Holiday cleaning, Airbnb fails, first kisses, confidence(?), bachelorette parties, go-to karaoke songs, dancing — oh, and one of us secretly believes she's an athlete.

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Talking Books (and Ambition) with Maris Kreizman

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 08:00:52 GMT

We're joined today by author, essayist, and book critic Maris Kreizman, Maris is the host of The Maris Review, a literary podcast from Lit Hub and we're talking all about ambition and the business of publishing along with the best books of 2021 and recommendations for the best books to give as gifts right now.

You can find Maris at mariskreizman.com and on Twitter @mariskreizman. And do visit her excellent Book Shop list for out-of-the-box book recommendations.

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Holiday Bitches

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:00:31 GMT

It's December and you know what that means! This week we're talking all about the holidays—giving gifts, receiving gifts, holiday traditions, unvaxxed relatives, the omnipresence of terrible Christmas music, and how to cope with all of it. Plus: Does Kim have vocal fry? And Jenn addresses the expectations and toxic positivity that can surround middle age.

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The Iceland & COVID Episode

Mon, 29 Nov 2021 08:59:01 GMT

This week: Jenn ran away to a cabin in another country to write a book, Kim's laid up with COVID, and they're talking about escape, social media cleanses, reigniting your brain, the sense of smell, getting sick in a new relationship, the gift of creating (and appreciating) space in our lives, and how being present is more important now than ever.

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Listener Questions!

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 08:00:37 GMT

In which Kim and Jenn devote a full episode to answering all your excellent and most pressing questions.

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Overcoming Ageism at Work

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 08:00:36 GMT

Our guest today is Lindsey Pollak, a leading career expert and New York Times bestselling author whose most recent book, RECALCULATING, was written in response to the career uncertainty brought on by the Covid-19 crisis. Lindsey talks us through overcoming negative self talk, getting out of our own way, and the best defense for combating ageism in your career.

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Designing An Independent Life

Mon, 08 Nov 2021 08:00:02 GMT

Kim and Jenn sit down with Bonnie Siegler, a longtime graphic designer whose client list includes Late Night with Seth Meyers, the New Yorker, the Criterion Collection, Random House, 30 Rock, Sex and the City, This American Life and tons more. Bonnie walks us through her early career, creative partnerships —and what it finally took to strike out on her own.

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Peak "Ma'am"

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 07:00:14 GMT

Jenn's in a foul mood. Kim cheers her up with a rousing game of "would you rather?" Plus: creative process, identity loss, the mucky middle of life, how everyone can (and should) dress like a spectacle if they want, getting called "Ma'am", monstrous female bosses, and the legend(s) of Tina Brown.

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Midlife Beauty 101

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 07:00:40 GMT

Kim and Jenn are joined by legendary beauty editor Jean Godfrey-June who talks all things beauty in midlife: skincare, haircare, dark spots, NECKS, lasers, fillers, Botox, the best mascara for thinning lashes, SPF for your hands, and if those strange LED masks *really* work. Plus: Listener questions!

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Rethinking Divorce

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 07:00:07 GMT

Our guest is Kimberly Harrington, an author and humor columnist whose most recent book, BUT YOU SEEMED SO HAPPY, explores the outdated stigmas surrounding divorce. It's a book of essays about her recent — and unusual, or at least unconventional— breakup, a biography of her marriage, and a meditation on living with the choices we make as women, at any age.

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"Boring & Uncool"

Mon, 11 Oct 2021 07:00:45 GMT

Kim's listening to the band Chicago, Jenn wants to talk about spaghetti squash — on loving all things boring and uncool. Plus! Complicated sibling relationships, answering a listener's question about shoes, the pleasures of watching shows about women over 40, laser treatments, Sandra Oh, podcasts we love and, weirdly, a whole lot more.

In this episode:

Calzuro clogs

Sorel Lennox boot

Dr Martens Chelsea boot

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Becoming Better Interracial Friends (By Writing a Book About It)

Mon, 04 Oct 2021 07:00:32 GMT

Our guests today are Jo Piazza and Christine Pride, writers and interracial friends whose new, co-written novel, WE ARE NOT LIKE THEM, explores the nuances and complexities of a lifelong friendship between a white woman and a Black woman when a tragedy puts their relationship to the test. Also: adventures in magazine editor's letters, Kim wants a writing partner, Is Tinder all about spitting and choking?, and the next wave young feminists eschewing the damaging aspects of porn (Gen Z: They're Just Like Us!).

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Learning To Trust Ourselves with Ashley C. Ford

Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:00:30 GMT

Best-selling author Ashley C. Ford joins us today to talk about becoming a writer, writing about family, love, trauma, shame, positive self-talk, the full integration of the self, and ultimately learning to trust and enjoy ourselves just as we are.

Ashley's debut memoir, Somebody's Daughter, came out earlier this year.

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The Mother Load

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 07:00:00 GMT

By listener request, Kim and Jenn have a conversation about motherhood—the choice not to have kids, the choice to have just one, the joys of both, regrets, and, on the other side of fertility, coming to terms with your decision either way.

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"Breathing Fire"

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Author Jaime Lowe joins Kim and Jenn for a frank and broad-ranging conversation about bipolar disorder, how to support loved ones through a mental health crisis, her book, MENTAL, and her latest book, BREATHING FIRE, about the struggles of women prisoners in California's female inmate firefighter program. You can find Jaime's This American Life episode, TEN SESSIONS, which documents her experience in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) by clicking here.

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What'll You Do With Your One Wild and Precious Midlife?

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:00:00 GMT

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Legends Only: Christina Kelly

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 07:00:00 GMT

BONUS EPISODE: This week we're releasing our interview with former Sassy editor/legend Christina Kelly from our Patreon vault. We talked to Christina last spring about Sassy's legacy, interviewing celebrities in the '90s, "Kim France Pants," regrets, feminism, getting older, and what really happened that day with Kurt and Courtney.

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What a Mid-Life Crisis Really Looks Like

Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Kim and Jenn discuss the dreaded mid-life crisis which, turns out, looks different in real life than it did on TV (and may involve crop tops). Plus: Learning to slow down and eschew productivity, what motivates us as we get older, the simple pleasures of proper house care, and how the hell to stay relevant and in-the-know when you increasingly don't care?

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From Young & Traumatized in Hollywood to Joyfully Middle Aged

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 07:00:00 GMT

This week we're joined by Rei Hance, the actress and writer formerly known as Heather Donahue who starred in the 1999 horror movie classic, "The Blair Witch Project." Rei talks the aftermath of Blair Witch, grappling with ambition and failure, learning to live with discomfort, addiction, recovery, and a truly dark night of the soul. Plus: What her life looks like today (hint: it's better and more inspiring than ever).

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"Wait, Is the Therapy Working?"

Mon, 09 Aug 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Kim and Jenn talk running into exes, overcoming family trauma, too-young readings of VC Andrews, White Lotus, and the silly shame of a poor pack job. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine.

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Networking When You're Over Networking

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Author, CEO, and Forbes 50 over 50 recipient Susan McPherson joins us to discuss her book, THE LOST ART OF CONNECTING, about how to move beyond transactional networking and build real, useful professional relationships that matter. Plus: Setting boundaries, breaking up conventional power dynamics, two-way mentorship, and how (and why) we can all become better listeners.

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Planting Your Flag with Jessica Hopper

Mon, 26 Jul 2021 07:00:00 GMT

We've got rock critic Jessica Hopper on to discuss the revised and expanded edition of her book, THE FIRST COLLECTION OF CRITICISM BY A LIVING FEMALE ROCK CRITIC. Plus: Madonna's lederhosen, Gen X feminism, finding music now, and: how much money would you need to be a 24-year-old again?

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"Oldfluencers"

Mon, 19 Jul 2021 07:00:00 GMT

On this week's mid-summer check-in, Kim and Jenn discuss escapism, the REAL WORLD's Eric Nies, ayahuasca, anti-vaxxers, a changing relationship with ambition, toxic tech bros, the FX comedy DAVE, a first viewing of BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and GAME OF THRONES, plus so much more!

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It's Marlo Thomas!

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 07:00:00 GMT

The legendary actress and producer joins Jenn and Kim to discuss the secrets to a successful marriage, what she and her husband Phil Donahue finally stopped arguing about, and the couple's inspiring new podcast, "Double Date."

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We Should All Be Cognitive Super Agers

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Kim and Jenn discuss road trips, the perils of packing, eBay missteps, pleasure gluttony, the simple joy of liking things, and the secrets of cognitive super agers.

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All Your Style Questions—Answered!

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Andrea Linett’s on the show today to discuss all things post-pandemic style, summer fashion, and the easiest ways to update your wardrobe right now. Plus: Listener questions, a “Game of Thrones” redux, canned cocktails, and the questionable clothing item we just might try.

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Just Commit To It, Just Own It

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 07:00:00 GMT

This week we've got actress Joanna Going to discuss all things getting older and adapting in Hollywood, but mostly the liberation of owning your gray hair if you want to, even if it feels like a risky choice. Plus: Kim and Jenn talk Bo Burnham obsession, Target shopping, our favorite new beauty product (Kosas tinted face oil!), and committing to a real, non-performative "hot-girl summer"— in any body, at any age.

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"What Fresh Hell Is This?"

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 07:00:00 GMT

This week, Kim and Jenn talk to queer author and educator Heather Corinna about all things perimenopause and menopause and why they wanted to write their smart, irreverent, and deeply informative new book "WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS? Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You."

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Middle-Aged Lady Summer

Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Kim and Jenn discuss the hallmarks of summer: swimsuits, self-tanner, hair removal, the young-person song they'll be listening to on repeat, and a proposed summer book club. Plus: Celebs who are actually cool IRL, encounters with the Beastie Men, and the pure gossipy joy of Bennifer Part 2.

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Coming Home to Yourself

Mon, 31 May 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Award-winning human rights technologist Sabrina Hersi Issa joins Jenn and Kim to discuss her work at the intersection of social justice and tech, how and why she takes a monthly personal inventory, the practice of living your values, and the joy in quitting a job that no longer serves you.

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"Why Don't You Just F*ck Someone on Tinder?"

Mon, 24 May 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Award-winning journalist Nancy Jo Sales is our guest today. Nancy Jo has a new book, "Nothing Personal," which investigates and explores the world of online dating and, specifically, her experience navigating life in the "dating app inferno" at the age of 49.

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The Perks of Being a Late Bloomer

Mon, 17 May 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Graphic memoirist Mira Jacob joins us to talk about teaching herself to draw in her 40s, moving through the fear of doing new things, the backlash from (white) comic-book bros, learning to take the business of your work seriously, and what she wishes white allies knew.

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Turns Out, Persistence Works

Mon, 10 May 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Kim and Jenn talk about coming to terms with what you really really want in mid-life, overcoming rejection, and the born-out-by-life-experience benefits of persistence. Plus, friendship as we get older, the (potential?) tricks to lasting love, and how to stop working with and for assholes — hopefully for good.

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Art & Death & Fear & Getting Older

Mon, 03 May 2021 07:00:00 GMT

We talk to author and arts consultant Beth Pickens about realizing our dreams in mid-life and beyond, reinvention, radical death acceptance, grappling with fear, and how it's never (ever) too late to live a creative life.

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Welcome to the "Fired From Big Jobs" Club

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 07:00:00 GMT

We talk to television writer and producer Lesley Arfin about getting fired from big jobs, being a "scary girl," leadership styles, mentors, collaboration, earning respect, and how women in their 40s haven't peaked yet. Plus: Hobbies! And, life update: One of us is in love.

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"We're Burning Other Women"

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Kim and Jenn sit down with Jo Piazza, host of the acclaimed podcast "Under the Influence," to discuss the “mom influencer industrial complex,” aspirational marketing, and why so many women are soothing loneliness and isolation by hate following each other online.

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How To Write a Novel Post-40

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Author and New Yorker editor Jessica Winter joins us to discuss creativity, being a late bloomer, and her new novel, "The Fourth Child," which she wrote as a single mom with two small children and a full-time job.

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Surrender Dorothy! A Frank Talk About Aging

Mon, 05 Apr 2021 07:00:00 GMT

On the occasion of their birthdays, Kim and Jenn check in about getting older, the exhilaration of rage, body image regrets, style choices in mid-life, fear, shame, ageism at work, surrendering to the unknown, and the indignities of an unpredictable and ever-changing body.

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Redefining a "Successful" Life

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 07:00:00 GMT

We talk to author and activist Mia Birdsong about building meaningful community, the vulnerability required to find friends in midlife, how a culture of toxic individualism is making us lonely, and more from her book, "How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community." Also: Kim and Jenn discuss tattoos as self-care, the best hand cream, and why it's imperative we try new things as we age.

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Catching Up With Cat Marnell

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Kim and Jenn check in with writer and former Lucky beauty editor Cat Marnell to talk addiction and recovery, the messiness of one's 20s, lying, shame, working for Jane Pratt, exercise, fake eyelashes, Cat's new beauty column, BEAUTYSHAMBLES—and more.

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On Cannabis and Middle Age

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Dr. June Chin joins us for a lively conversation about weed in mid-life, including how cannabis can support sexual health and may help alleviate symptoms of perimenopause. Plus: debunking myths about CBD, the best delivery methods for THC, dosage recommendations if you're just starting out, and the (slightly-complicated) truth about vaping.

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Woman We Love: Amanda Fortini

Mon, 08 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Writer Amanda Fortini joins us to discuss women's magazines in the early aughts, Instagram faces, what it's really like to profile celebrities, how "geography is destiny," and living a creative and curious life in mid-life and beyond.

Also: We talk about Shani Darden's Retinol Reform, a nice cream which will probably do nothing for your neck.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Overcoming Career Hopelessness

Mon, 01 Mar 2021 08:00:00 GMT

In this moment of total professional crisis for women, the great Tiffany Dufu (author of the best-selling book "Drop the Ball") joins us for an inspiring talk about rediscovering your purpose, understanding your value, learning to ask for help, holding each other accountable, and finding the upside of failure. Plus: Work-from-home hacks, expensive face masks that really get the job done, a budget-friendly moisturizer you'll want, Beth Stern's Instagram cats, an Ugg shoe that's not UGH, and exactly what to do if you're crying on the bathroom floor this week.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

The products mentioned in today's episode are:

SK-II sheet masks
First Aid Ultra Repair Beauty Cream
UGG Beven Fleece-Lined sneakers
C.O. Bigelow lavender essential oil
Commune and Hayashi Ryushodo incense sticks

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Change Is in the Air

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 08:00:20 GMT

And....we're back! And we have a big announcement. Plus, guest Jennifer Romolini joins us to discuss aging feet, the inherent sexiness (or not) of overalls, J.Jill's lady play clothes, and the myths of middle-aged fashion.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Portraying Middle Age

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 05:01:00 GMT

Photographer Elinor Carucci is our guest, and we're talking about her tender, raw, ordinary, and profound recent work, which examines the "liberating" side of hitting midlife, as well as its attendant joy and pain.

Elinor's book is available here or here.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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All in for a Midlife Renaissance

Tue, 08 Dec 2020 05:01:00 GMT

We've got the What Not to Wear co-host and podcaster Stacy London on the episode, and the conversation is interestingly uplifting: we're talking about how you can't get to a midlife renaissance without having a midlife crisis first; why expectation is the death of hope, how to age with (fabulous) style, and tons more.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Being Creative

Tue, 24 Nov 2020 05:01:00 GMT

We've got Emily Flake, cartoonist, writer, performer, and illustrator, on the show this week. We're talking about the creative process, parent rage, the fun of talking about nightmares, the benefits of "gorgeous, tattered men," and a whole lot more.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Women We Love: Alison Stewart

Tue, 10 Nov 2020 05:01:00 GMT

In this episode,Tally and Kim chat with the former MTV, CBS, and ABC news personality, Alison Stewart. Alison currently hosts WNYC's All of It, and we're talking about her dream interview, how she turned it around when things went sideways, the importance of mentors, not settling for the easy win and so much more.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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You Say Bitch Like That's a Bad Thing

Tue, 27 Oct 2020 04:01:00 GMT

Bitch Media co-founder and writer Andi Zeisler joins Kim and Tally for a conversation about what exactly it means to be a feminist right now, the dangers of "empowertising," feminism's current greatest enemies, what the kids are up to, and what Taylor Swift has to do with all of this.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Women We Love: Claire Dederer

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 04:01:00 GMT

Join Tally and Kim as they chat with Claire Dederer, the author of the coming-of-middle-age memoir Love and Trouble, and an upcoming book about art created by bad men. We're talking about what a midlife crisis looks like for women, dealing with the encroaching darkness (yikes!), dancing while drunk, the importance of friendship above all else, and so much more.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Money Matters

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 04:01:00 GMT

On this week's episode we've got Sallie Krawcheck, founder of women's investment firm Ellevest and widely regarded to be one of the top women on Wall Street, and we're talking money: how women are socialized to be intimidated by it; the most common mistakes women make regarding it; where you should be investing; what you need to know about saving for retirement, and so much more.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Jenny Lumet: Hollywood Badass

Tue, 29 Sep 2020 04:01:00 GMT

Today we've got Rachel Getting Married screenwriter Jenny Lumet on the show, and we're talking about the mood in Hollywood right now (and whether things are changing), the perks of being related to famous people, giving yourself permission to write, and the time she called Russell Simmons out on sexual assault. NB: There are more expletives in this episode than usual because Jenny swears like a sailor, which might not be up your alley (it is ours) so consider yourself forewarned.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Cheap Thrills

Tue, 22 Sep 2020 04:01:00 GMT

Today we've got Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins, co-hosts of the insanely popular Breaking Beauty podcast, and we're talking about makeup and skincare products that don't break the bank! Jill and Carlene share their drugstore dupes for face creams, their best cheap mascaras, makeup tips for Zoom calls, products you should never spend too much on, and more. Plus Tally freaks out about snail mucus.

Here are the products mentioned: L'Oreal True Match eye cream in a concealer, Color Wow Root touch up powder, Clairol Root Touch up, The Ordinary hyaluronic acid, L'Oreal Paris Revitalift 1.5%, Neutrogena HydraBoost, Maelove serum The Glowmaker, It Cosmetics Your skin but better CC cream, Maybelline Dream Urban cover, Olay Regenerist Whip SPF 40, Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair night cream, Essence Mascara, Byebye Panda Eyes and Lash Princess, Benefit Roller Lash, NARS Climax, Maybelline Collosal, It Cosmetics Superhero mascara. Weleda Skin Food, Weleda Awakening Oil, Physician's Formula Perfect Matcha Cleanser, Versed at Target, Briogeo Don't Despair Repair hair mask, Ama Beauty, TPH by Taraji, Everyday Humans Rose SVP SPF 30.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Women We Love: Stella Bugbee

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 04:01:00 GMT

We've got Stella Bugbee, SVP and editor in chief of The Cut, on this episode, and we're talking about reworking the definition of women's content; trusting your gut; the shadow force in her life; coming at the fashion world like an anthropologist; what can be gained by holding a yoga block over your head and more.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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How to be Iconic at Any Age

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 04:01:00 GMT

On this week's episode we've got Accidental Icon, aka Lyn Slater, the 64 year-old retired professor and unlikely fashion influencer, and we're talking about working on a different idea of what aging can be, using clothes to express our identities, embracing our imperfections, rejecting Photoshop, and tons more.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Talking Books

Tue, 01 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT

Join Tally and Kim as they chat with Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation, and incoming senior vice president of the Knopf imprints Pantheon and Schocken Books. The discussion is all about reading recommendations, from what to read if you've got a pandemic-related attention-span problem to underrated authors, and it's all a lot of fun.

Here are the books mentioned, all linked on Bookshop.org that will channel your order through an indie bookstore in the US: The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir by Andre Leon Talley, Luster by Raven Leilani, Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, A Burning by Megha Majumdar, Telephone by Percival Everett, Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu, Books by Cathy Park Hong, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, Wow, No Thank-You by Samatha Irby, The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson I by Robert Caro, The Yellow House by Sarah Broom, Guts by Raina Telgemeir, New People by Danzi Senna, Caucasia by Danzi Senna, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, a book by Alice Munro, The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer, The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, Working by Studs Terkel, Just Us by Claudia Rankine,

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Is it my Age or is it Me?

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 04:01:00 GMT

Sarah Crichton, editor in chief of the book publishing company Henry Holt & Co., is our guest this week, and we're talking about how she bounced back after losing her previous job—as head of her own imprint at Farrar, Strauss & Giroux—due to what certainly appeared to be ageism. We talk about what ageism might actually be about (spoiler: $$$), why it doesn't pay to stay angry (and what it does pay to do), and how much of ageism is coming at us versus how much is coming from within. It's an altogether deeply encouraging episode, so listen in!

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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It's The Fug Girls!

Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:01:00 GMT

On this episode, Tally and Kim welcome Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks of the uproariously funny blog Go Fug Yourself. We talk about their newest book, The Heir Affair, the importance of knowing what you don't know, "The Britney Rule," the times they went too far, and so much more.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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A Body at Battle

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 04:01:17 GMT

Tally and Kim welcome This American Life producer Susan Burton, whose new memoir, Empty, tells the story of the eating disorders that tormented her from adolescence into adulthood—her darkest moments, her biggest challenges, and how she eventually overcame.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Talking Music

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 04:01:00 GMT

We've got NPR's music critic and correspondent Ann Powers on this week's episode, and she dishes on who the critics were all wrong about, the true role of groupies, how Madonna's dealing with aging, the thing she almost never talks about (that made her trend on Twitter), why Taylor Swift will outlast us all, and much more.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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It's Never Too Late

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 04:01:00 GMT

Tally and Kim welcome comedian Shalewa Sharpe, who was just a few years under 40 when she decided to try standup for the first time, and we're talking about reinvention; what music and porn have in common; Black versus white audiences, and so much more. Check out her hilarious special Stay Eating Cookies on YouTube!

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Damn Right, Women Are Funny

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 04:01:00 GMT

Legendary comedy writer and Lean-In coauthor Nell Scovell holds forth on the myth that women aren't funny; developing a thick skin in the writer's room; why being the only woman in the room doesn't mean you're special; the secret she considered taking to the grave, and so much more. Nell's brilliant memoir is Just the Funny Parts.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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The Joys of Living Single

Tue, 14 Jul 2020 04:01:00 GMT

Tally and Kim welcome Glynnis MacNicol—author of No One Tells You This: A Memoir—about the many and varied delights and freedoms of being a woman over 40 living alone. Her argument—that we need more road maps and role models for women who want to build a solo life—is very compelling. Glynnis' product rec is a fancy French oil called Patyka!

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Tales of a Middle-Aged Surfer Babe

Tue, 07 Jul 2020 04:01:00 GMT

Our guest for this episode is Diane Cardwell, author of the new memoir Rockaway: Surfing Headlong Into a New Life. We're talking about her decision, in her mid-40s, to take up surfing and move to The Rockaways to commit fully to it. Along the way, we discuss conquering fear, reinvention, making room in life for your passion, and so much more.

Diane's product rec is anything with Hyaluronic acid!

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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The Only Career Advice You Need

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 04:01:00 GMT

On this episode, we've got Jennifer Romolini, author of Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, and we're talking about painting a different picture of success, why titles don't matter, how to remain relevant in the workplace after 40, why impostor syndrome might be a lie, and more. Jenn's favorite product is Everyday Oil.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Weight Watchers and Me

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 04:01:00 GMT

In this episode, Tally and Kim welcome Marisa Meltzer, whose new book, This is Big—How the Founder of Weight Watchers Changed the World—and Me, tells the story of Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch, and Meltzer's own lifelong struggle with her weight.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Hollywood Tales

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 04:01:00 GMT

On this week's episode, Kim and Tally welcome Karina Longworth, host of the popular You Must Remember This podcast, who discusses the industry's "Invisible Woman," racism in old Hollywood, the women behind the men who made movies, and more.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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In Which We Listen

Tue, 09 Jun 2020 04:01:00 GMT

Tally and Kim give the floor to TV writer/author/friend of the show Danielle Henderson, who shares her thoughts on current events. She talks about the need to use your voice to amplify the message, the normalizing of whiteness, why feeling helpless isn't an option when you're black, and why this time just might be the time that real change happens.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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It's Samantha Irby!

Tue, 02 Jun 2020 04:01:00 GMT

In which Tally and Kim chat with the New York Times bestselling essayist about caftans, shame, making friends in adulthood, unfortunate menstrual accidents, not having babies and so, so much more.

The two caftan companies that Samantha recommended are Cherry Blossoms and Whitney Mero.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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This Episode Isn't Just About Addiction

Tue, 26 May 2020 04:01:00 GMT

In this far-reaching conversation with Kristi Coulter, author of the memoir Nothing Good Can Come From This, we talk about drug and alcohol dependence and the pervasiveness of drinking culture, but also about many of the pressures of being a woman in these complicated times.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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We Love to Talk Beauty

Tue, 19 May 2020 04:01:00 GMT

Tally and Kim are joined by veteran beauty editor and The Cut columnist Jane Larkworthy, and we're talking what products work, what's not worth the hype, makeup tips for ladies over 40—and, of course, what to do about your neck.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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How to Cook Now

Tue, 12 May 2020 04:01:00 GMT

Tally and Kim are joined by the hugely entertaining cookbook author and New York Times columnist Melissa Clark, who shares her best tips for making meals in Corona times. Plus her kitchen secrets-- What can you sub out for garlic in a recipe if you're out? Which ingredient is the most overrated? And what, precisely, is a "jammy" egg?

Melissa's latest book is Dinner in French and you can follow her on Instagram at @clarkbar. Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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A Surprisingly Fun Conversation About Depression

Tue, 28 Apr 2020 04:01:00 GMT

Tally and Kim chat with TV writer and memoirist Danielle Henderson, who also created the hilarious Feminist Ryan Gosling meme and a book of the same name. We talk about the challenges of living with depression, and how to rise above it.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Going Gray is a Power Move

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 04:01:00 GMT

As many of us watch our roots grow in—and feel the accompanying fear and dread—Tally and Kim talk to author Anne Kreamer, the author of Going Gray about how liberating it is to ditch your colorist and embrace the gray.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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How to Kick Ass at 82

Tue, 31 Mar 2020 04:01:00 GMT

We're joined by a surprise guest, Kim's mom Eve France. Eve shares her tips on staying curious, motherhood, love, sex, contemplating mortality, and what it means to age well. It's a big warm hug of an episode.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Bonus Episode: Live from our Closets

Tue, 24 Mar 2020 04:01:15 GMT

Tally and Kim tape a special episode from their closets, talking about how they are coping, offering a whole ton of book and music suggestions, chatting celeb crushes, as well as answering listener questions.

Here are our book recommendations. We linked to Amazon, but would encourage you to shop at indie bookstores when you can!

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

Just the Funny Parts by Nell Scovell

Americanah by Chimananda Ngozi Adichie

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

AmericanPastoral by Philip Roth

The Emperors Children by Claire Messud

Blame by Michelle Huneven

Anything by Dawn Powell: The Golden Spur, The Wicked Pavilion

Eve Babitz: Slow Days fast Company, Sex & Rage

Edie: American Girl, by Jean Stein

Anything by Laurie Colwin

Tally's fitness recs were Fitness Blender and Soraya Chemaly, the author of Rage Becomes Her. We chat about the purpose of anger, and how to harness it to become happier, more productive people.

Soraya's website has information on developing emotional competence here. Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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In Which We Obsess Over Beauty

Tue, 03 Mar 2020 05:01:00 GMT

Tally and Kim are joined by veteran editor and all-around beauty guru Jean Godfrey-June, who clues us in on when it's worth it to shell out the big bucks, which one item every woman should be putting on her skin every day, what to do about our necks and so, so much more.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Everybody Fails

Tue, 18 Feb 2020 05:01:00 GMT

Kim and Tally get personal in this revealing episode, about failures both professional and otherwise. With guest Lauren Ober, host of the podcast Spectacular Failures, they share how they've bounced back after hitting bottom.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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How To Get Excited About Getting Dressed

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 05:01:00 GMT

Join us for a fun and enlightening conversation with creative director Andrea Linett as we talk about what you can wear once you hit 40 (spoiler: pretty much anything), the secret to always looking well-dressed, the best well-priced designers, and more.

You can find Andrea on her blog, I Want to Be Her and Kim on Girls of a Certain Age.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast.

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Menopause Doesn't Have to Suck

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 05:01:00 GMT

Tally and Kim have a fascinating conversation with Darcey Steinke, author of Flash Count Diary: Menopause and the Vindication of Natural Life, a deeply inspiring book that argues that menopause can be an empowering—and not diminishing—phase in a woman’s life.

For more info on our show, we're at www.everythingisfinepodcast.com. Follow us at @eifpodcast. Kim blogs at Girls of a Certain Age.

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Meet Tally and Kim: On Invisibility and Other Things

Tue, 07 Jan 2020 06:00:00 GMT

Kim and Tally wrestle with finding an upside to feeling invisible, and along the way chat about Sassy, The Facts of Life, Patti Smith, how to be simultaneously cool and dignified over 40, the superiority of Korean cleansing pads, and the stupidest possible thing you can feel superior about.

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Everything is Fine

Elegantly Boring

Skunked!

Runnin' On Empty

It's our 250th episode!

Midlife Style Shift

Rethinking 'The Dream' — with Jane Marie!

Raw dogging "the change"

Introducing...Things That Don't Suck!

Midlife Fashion Ennui — w/ The Fug Girls!

Dance with the Menopause Devil

The Weather Podcast

"Give me a procedural!"

How to *really* deal right now — with Karen Walrond!

Advil Stations

A Parade of Jerk-Offs

Trauma Air

"Is menopause sexy?"

New Year, Same Us — with Samantha Irby!

Best of 2024

Hello C*nty!

Who am I?

Fight the Hot

Not Really a Thanksgiving Episode

Singular Bullsh*t

We're in this together

Grow the F*ck Up (a Little)

'Valley Girl' in Midlife — with Moon Unit Zappa!

Never Too Late To Learn New Things

"We still have time"

Glute Massage

'Traveling' with Joni Mitchell (and Ann Powers!)

"Winner Energy"

Bridging the Midlife G.A.P.

Bolt of Inspiration

A Not-Very-Demure Midlife Fashion & Beauty Episode

Wait, is that HOPE I feel?

Cat Ladies Unite!

"Tell me what you really think"

August in July

Alien Face

Live from Philly with Alexandra Auder!

Live from New York!

How to enjoy ourselves — with Glynnis MacNicol!

Famous Week

AMBITION MONSTER arrives!

Trash Rooms

"Can't complain"

The Unfillable Hole

"The time is now" — with Jami Attenberg

The One When We had Nothing to Say

'Selling the Dream' — with Jane Marie

Aging necks & turtleneck tyranny

Losing the thread (and finding it again) with Emily Gould

Live from Alt Summit!

Granny Panties

Palpable Relief

What it's like to transition late in life — with Lucy Sante

Kim Takes Los Angeles!

"Grief Is for People" — with Sloane Crosley

The Audacity of Aging Well — with Jessica Bennett!

Welcome to our Ted Talk

Old People Words

Showing Up for Ourselves — with Joan LeMay

There's No "Right" Way to Age

Anatomy of a Fight

Earnestcore

Wellness for Slackers 2024

Year in Review: Our Favorite Things of 2023

Again With the Jeans

Ho Ho Hum

Middle-Aged Potheads

"What if aging were something to aspire to, not dread?"

A Very Taylor & Travis Thanksgiving

Good Girl at the Doctor's Office

The One About Matthew Perry

Monsters for Art — with Emily Flake!

"Neck creams are bullsh*t"

50-Year-Old Teenager

The perks of being a late bloomer — with Alexandra Auder

How to really deal right now — with Karen Walrond!

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