Julia Serano is here! Author of the non-fiction booksWhipping Girl and Sexed Up, she also writes fiction and really fun powerpop.

In this episode: Me, freaking out in a parking lot.About COVID-19, naturally. Intro, and me reading reflections from other folks. Voice recordings from even more folks. Outro, links, resources. S

Nancy Au and I talk about growing up, and growing into ourselves, with dead parents. We also discuss her story How To Become Your Own Odyssey, or The Land of Indigestion.

Summary This is my conversation with Jenessa Schwartz. She’s 37 years old, and she’s living with stage 4 colon cancer. She’s also my niece, my sister Cyndi’s daughter. Jenessa has two kids under 10. She was the Womb For Hire (her words) for two adorabl...

Nannette Mickle’s work life is a surprising and diverse series of next-things. She’s been a candy and cigarette girl, she’s worked in social services providing housing opportunities for unhoused folks. Back in the 90s,

Today I’m talking with my guest, Keith, about a time in his life not so long ago, when shit went totally off the rails. He had a psychotic break and a set of experiences that blew up his marriage, his relationship with his kid, his job. Basically,

Welcome to the first episode of the podcast! I’m really excited to share these stories with you about how our missteps and disappointments and serendipity lead us smack-dab into our life plans. Today, I’m talking with my guest Becca about creative actu...

And The Next Thing You Know is a podcast about how our lives go exactly not as we planned them. No matter how hard we cling to our plans for college and career and relationships and creative goals, it’s actually the disruptions in our lives,