Episodes
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...
Published 06/05/23
Happy Memorial Day! Happy Unofficial Start to Summer! It's EIF After Dark/a surprise nighttime episode!
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Published 05/29/23
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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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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Published 05/22/23
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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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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Published 05/15/23
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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Published 05/08/23
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...
Published 05/01/23
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.
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Dr. Hauschka Translucent Bronzing Tint
Kitsch Ceramic /Velcro Hair Rollers
Magnafied Clogs
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Published 04/24/23
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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Published 04/17/23
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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Published 04/10/23
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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Published 04/06/23
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!
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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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Published 04/03/23
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.
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Published 03/27/23
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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Published 03/20/23
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.
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Our live show in New York is April 9th/4pm at Caveat NYC.
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Published 03/13/23
We're doing our first live show! When: April 9th, 4pm at Caveat NYC.
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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 b******t, Condé Nast snobbery, what it is to really see another person, when online friends become IRL...
Published 03/06/23
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!
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"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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Published 02/27/23
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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Published 02/20/23
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...
Published 02/13/23
This week we're discussing death and also recommending mascara! It's a wild life! We all contain multitudes!
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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,...
Published 02/06/23
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...
Published 01/30/23
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!
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Annie Ernaux's "A Simple Passion"
Smashbox PHOTO FINISH...
Published 01/23/23
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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Published 01/16/23
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...
Published 01/09/23
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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Published 01/02/23