Everything is Fine

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Afternoon Cookie Jul 17, 2023

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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 Jul 10, 2023

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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

You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com. For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine

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Our Best Summer Advice Jul 03, 2023

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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!

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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" Jun 26, 2023

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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! Jun 20, 2023

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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!)

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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 Jun 12, 2023

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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 Jun 05, 2023

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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

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

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Anxiety, Sweatiness, and Some Television to Look Forward To May 29, 2023

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

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Generation Rage-full May 22, 2023

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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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MONSTERS & Midlife — with Claire Dederer! May 15, 2023

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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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