Rebecca Traister is an author and writer-at-large for New York Magazine. Her most recent book is All The Single Ladies.
Feb 9
Jane Borden: Cults and the American Monomyth
What if the United States wasn’t just influenced by cult-like thinking, but shaped by it from the very beginning?This week on Simplify, Caitlin Schiller speaks with journalist and author Jane Borden, whose book Cults Like Us: Why Doomsday Thinking Drives America explores how cult ... Show More
52m 38s
Jan 26
Seth Godin: Make Better Plans (and How to Beat AI)
Strategy. It can sound abstract, intimidating, and vaguely corporate. So who better to help demystify it than Seth Godin?Seth returns to Simplify to talk about his book This Is Strategy, and to reframe strategy not as a rigid plan or a set of tactics, but as a philosophy of becom ... Show More
41m 29s
Sep 2025
Amanda Hirsch: Mom's Who Podcast
<p>In this week’s episode, Tay and Taylor are joined by Amanda Hirsch, the host of Not Skinny But Not Fat! They start off chatting about The Summer I Turned Pretty, their thoughts on this season, and the bullying that’s been happening to the cast. Amanda shares the story behind t ... Show More
1h 6m
Oct 2025
Telling Harsh Stories to Yourself About Yourself? How To Rewrite the Narrative. | Allison Sweet Grant
Nobody makes it out of childhood unscathed. Here's a guide to letting go of the past. Allison Sweet Grant, graduate with dual master's degrees from the University of Michigan, is a psychiatric nurse practitioner, turned author. She has been published in The New York Times and The ... Show More
46m 21s
Jul 2025
You Asked, Gwyneth Answered
This week on The goop Podcast, Gwyneth Paltrow sits down for a special AMA episode to answer all your questions. From hormone therapy and menopause to love, loss, and navigating your thirties, GP shares what she’s learned (and what she’s still figuring out). She reveals her go-to ... Show More
30m 16s