Here at How To! headquarters, we give and receive a lot of good advice. This year we ran faster, kept cool in a crisis, had the best sex of our lives, stopped snoring, and even won the Olympics. The How To! team, including former host David Epstein, gathers ‘round the mic to round up our favorite advice of the year. We talk about how we applied that advice t ... Show More
Nov 18
How To Move to a New City
Kerry is ready to leave rural Virginia and move to a walkable, vibrant city. The only problem? She can’t decide which walkable, vibrant city is right for her. On this episode, How To!’s Courtney Martin brings on Melody Warnick, author of This Is Where You Belong and If You Could ... Show More
39m 58s
Nov 11
How To Take Charge of Home Repair (with Sam Sanders and Mercury Stardust)
In the second half of How To!’s wide-ranging conversation about home improvement, gender, sexuality, and much more, journalist Sam Sanders and author Mercury Stardust (aka The Trans Handy Ma’am) talk with co-host Carvell Wallace about a truly daunting idea: skipping the contracto ... Show More
32m 36s
Nov 4
How To Talk to Contractors (With Sam Sanders and Mercury Stardust)
Sam Sanders is many things: journalist, podcaster, pop-culture obsessive, and a familiar voice from public radio. He’s also ”quite possibly the world's most hesitant homeowner.” Sam wants to fix up the house he recently bought, but three things are holding him back: First, he doe ... Show More
49m 35s
Feb 2020
311: What It Takes to Have Your Best Year Ever (Especially If You Didn't Have the Start You Wanted)
<p>Nearly every year, most of us set out to make it our "best year ever" and yet most of us don't get off to the start that we want. We fall off track, and by February are either feeling discouraged, or have given up completely. Although this is all too common, it doesn't have to ... Show More
59m 29s
Nov 2021
Creative Advice From Very Successful People
This week, host June Thomas talks to Zak Rosen, host of The Best Advice Show podcast. First, they discuss the premise of Zak’s podcast, which features very short pieces of advice, then Zak shares some clips of his favorite words of wisdom.
In the exclusive Slate Plus segment, Za ... Show More
34m 7s
Jan 2022
Our Creative New Year's Resolutions for 2022
This week, hosts June Thomas, Isaac Butler, and Karen Han share their creative New Year’s Resolutions for 2022. Then they look back at their goals for 2021 and discuss what they accomplished and where they had trouble. They also check in with former host Rumaan Alam, who shares a ... Show More
43m 57s
Apr 2021
Ask HTM - Taking Time Off Work for a New Baby, Should We Get a HELOC, & Prepping for Disasters on the Cheap #346
We’re kicking off the week by answering your questions! And if you have a question for us, we’d love for you to submit your own via HowToMoney.com/ask/ , send us your voice memo!1 - I’d like to take some time off work to spend time with my new baby, but what should I be consideri ... Show More
41m 35s
Nov 2023
16: Finding The Energy You Thought You Lost, The Jingle Of The Century, and Learning New Skills
Get Weekly Inspiration and join over 130,000+ people who get our email delivered every Wednesday: Sign Up Here!Join the Community on Instagram: Follow Us Here!Have a question you want Rach to answer? An idea for a podcast episode??Call the podcast hotline and leave a voicemail! C ... Show More
28m 25s