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Dani Shapiro On Family Secrets And What Comes Next Jan 23, 2019

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Author Dani Shapiro drops by to discuss her newest memoir Inheritanceand the discovery of a her family's biggest secret after taking a genealogy test.

GetInheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love on Amazon or your favorite local bookstore. Follow Dani on Instagram @daniwriter or Twitter @danijshapiro.

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Can You Really Change Your Dating Habits? Jan 17, 2019

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Jada is joined by Tanya Ghahremani to explore why their dating lives haven't gone exactly to plan and how they can change their approach in 2019. They each choose an expert based on their own obstacles — Tanya, former matchmaker and current sex and relationships editor Hannah Orenstein and Jada, founder and CEO of the Mend app, Elle Huerta.

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Huddling With Emily Arlook Of 'Grown-ish' On New Year's Apathy Jan 09, 2019

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Emily Arlook of the Freeform series grown-ish joins us in the studio to discuss her apathy towards New Year's (spoiler: she still manages to make a resolution on air), her inability to feel FOMO, and her old AIM usernames. Plus, good news for all the grown-ish fans out there — she spills some secrets about what Nomi will be up to this season and beyond.

Check out grown-ish on Freeform every Wednesday and find Emily on Instagram and Twitter at @emilyarlook.

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Karina Longworth On 'Seduction' & The Women Of Classic Hollywood Dec 28, 2018

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Karina Longworth, author of Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood and host of You Must Remember This, joins Lifestyle Editor Gaby Moss to discuss why everyone should give old-timey Classic Hollywood gossip a chance, her efforts to present the women of her book as complex and often problematic individuals, and more.

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Surviving The Holidays When You're A World Apart From Family Dec 19, 2018

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Ever wondered what it's like for immigrants to spend the holiday season here in the United States when their families are literally across the world? From her thoughts on cranberry sauce to American gift-giving culture, Clarissa-Jan Lim joins us to discuss her essay "What It's Like To Celebrate The Holidays When You're 9,000 Miles Away From Your Family", part of Bustle's All-American series.

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Sober Curious? Us Too! (Feat. Ruby Warrington) Dec 13, 2018

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We talk to different women about what it's like to not drink, the challenges that arise, and why for them, it's worth it in the end. We're also lucky enough to be joined by founder of The Numinous and author of Sober Curious, Ruby Warrington.

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Will Being A 'Cat Lady' Hurt My Dating Life? Dec 05, 2018

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We explore why the term "cat lady" is still a thing in 2018 and why some of us still feel the need to hide our cats when dating. Writer, New School instructor, and founding editrix of Slutist.com Kristen Sollee joins us to discuss the history of women and cats and how cats can be involved in your magical practice, and photographer BriAnne Wills of Girls And Their Cats discusses her project and mission to show women and their cats in a positive light.

And if you'd like to check out that picture of Anna and her cat, click here.

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What's My Manager Thinking? (Feat. Alison Green of Ask A Manager) Nov 29, 2018

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Nervous about that next meeting with your manager? Tune into this episode to figure out what your manager's really thinking — from how they deal with their own struggles at the end of the day to how they feel when you ask for vacation time to whether or not they noticed when you did that thing. Jada is joined by her own manager, Bustle's Managing Editor Amanda Chan, to discuss how they got to where they are today and how much things have changed during their time in media. We then turn to Alison Green of Ask A Manager to get straight answers on our most puzzling work problems and Marlee Grace, author of How to Not Always Be Working: A Toolkit for Creativity and Radical Self-Care, to address that age-old work-life balance question.

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How Do I Manage Dating Anxiety? Nov 21, 2018

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Does dating have to send you into a daze of checking your phone again and again, ruminating over whether you said the right thing, and reading dating advice on the internet? According to the two experts we speak to on this week's episode — Kathleen Smith, a writer and therapist out of Washington DC and Mark Freeman, Youtube mental health advocate, coach, and author of You Are Not A Rock — no, it doesn't. Join Jada and her guest, Bustle Sex & Relationships Editor Michelle Toglia to feel less alone in your post-date anxiety, to learn some new coping strategies, and to occupy your phone with a podcast instead of a dating app for approximately 40 minutes (nevermind that you can do both, shhh....).

To learn more about Kathleen Smith, follow her on Twitter, visit her website, and explore her writing. And while you're at it, sign up for her anxiety newsletter.

And visit Mark's Youtube channel (be careful not to find yourself on a dirt bike channel), check out his website along with all of his coaching services, and of course, check out his book You Are Not A Rock wherever books are sold.

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Liane Moriarty On 'Nine Perfect Strangers' Nov 15, 2018

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Author Liane Moriarty takes a call from Bustle's Senior Books Editor Cristina Arreola and shares how her newest book Nine Perfect Strangers came about, the origin of the book's lead character's name, and why she favors confined settings when writing her novels. Plus, we get some much-desired information about the second season of Big Little Lies on HBO.

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