Rebecca Carroll is a cultural critic and Editor of Special Projects at WNYC. She met her husband on a subway platform in Brooklyn. He was on his way to a conference on race and social policy. He proposed to her on the same subway platform a year later. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

Cameron Esposito is a Los Angeles-based standup comic, actor and writer. Cameron did a stint as ringmaster for El Circo Cheapo Cabaret out of Chicago. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

My dad loved talking to me. And I always felt bad because I didn't love talking to him even though I loved him. Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter and host of the podcast How To from Slate.  Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

Ike is a listener from Chandler, Arizona. He is 11 years old and an artist.  Join the 10 Things That Scare Me conversation, and tell us your fears here. And follow 10 Things That Scare Me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

Amy Pearl lives in Brooklyn with her animal family.  For our 100th episode and the final episode of season 1, we're presenting Amy Pearl. Then, a quick behind the scenes peek into how 10 Things That Scare Me gets made each week. Look for season 2 in late fall. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

By the time I got to high school, I became a featured twirler. Eddie Atkins is a retired accounting firm partner living in Washington, D.C. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

It's the slow feeling of becoming less. Jerry Roback was assigned by the State Department to humanitarian projects in Vietnam during the war. He lives in Washington state. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

I'm not out there trying to make amphibious friends. Jill has had many careers, from lawyer to dog walker to hand model. She currently takes care of her parents in Lansing, Michigan with her dog Sam. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

I'm scared that I'm asking too much of her. Andrew Kim is the first Democratic congressman of Korean descent.  Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

One minute she's there for me and the next minute she's not. Billy Jackson lives in the streets of New York. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

I think the real reason I didn't reenlist was because they had wool uniforms. Mike Pearl is a retired newspaper reporter from New York. He wrote for the Daily Mirror, the Journal-American, the World Journal Tribune and the New York Post among others. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

The possibility that ultimately there is no cost to being despicable. Jon Mooallem is a journalist and the creator of The WALKING podcast which begins its second season today. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

Tight wool sweater with syrup inside of it. Earlonne Woods is co-host and co-creator of the Ear Hustle podcast, from PRX's Radiotopia, which just launched its fourth season. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

Paper cut on eyeball. Brenda Shaughnessy is a poet. Her most recent book is The Octopus Museum. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

We're singing against the man. Duff McKagan is best known for his stint as the bassist of Guns N' Roses. He is the author of It's So Easy and Other Lies, and his solo album Tenderness is out now. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

Mothman related driving fears. Matt Collette makes Post Reports, the daily news podcast from the Washington Post. He used to make Nancy from WNYC Studios. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

When you're a little kid, everything looks big. Born Lamont Jody Hawkins, U-God is an American rapper and hip-hop artist and one of the founding members of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. He is the author of Raw: My Journey Into The Wu-Tang. If you want to enter the Wu-Tang, just head to the corner of Targee Street and Vanderbilt Avenue on Staten Island in New York City, which has been officially renamed the "Wu-Tang Clan District." Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us...

This is all I deserve. Alex Goldman is the co-host of the podcast Reply All from Gimlet Media. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

My own heartbeat. Kathryn Harrison is a writer living in New York City. Her latest book is On Sunset. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

I wanted to read a masterpiece but this is just a book. Karen Russell is the author of Orange World and other books. She has received a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship and lives in Oregon with her husband and son. Her other books include: St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves, Swamplandia!, Vampires in the Lemon Grove and Sleep Donation: A Novella. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

The woods at night. Garrett Crowe is a writer and podcast producer. Check out his work here. And follow him @crowegarrett. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

Dead air. Kai Wright is host and managing editor of The Stakes, a podcast about social change, produced by the Narrative Unit of WNYC’s newsroom. He was also the host of the podcasts The United States of Anxiety, Caught, and There Goes the Neighborhood. He is a columnist and former editor for The Nation. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

The marionettes in my mom’s bedroom. Sarah Duckett is a mechanical engineer in Boston, Massachusetts. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

Actually being betrayed. Felix Bircheneder studies English and German language, literature and culture. He sends his greetings from Germany. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

My future sucking. Zenna Wallace is a student who is homeschooled in Florida. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.