In 2018 Anna Ladd won Gimlet’s Casting Call competition - a search for the “next great podcast host.” Her prize for winning was that Gimlet would help her make a podcast mini-series. But when she moved to New York and started to make the show she realized the dark secret of reality show success: Just because you win a contest doesn’t mean you know what you’r ... Show More
Nov 2019
Salty
When Anna was in college, she learned to manage her anxiety with a very colorful, very meticulous calendar. For a long time, it worked – until letting the calendar run her life led to a huge mistake. She tries to address that anxiety, and that mistake, while immersed in a warm, s ... Show More
26m 39s
Oct 2019
Little Happier: On “Game of Thrones,” Tywin Lannister Has the Right Thing to Say in a Difficult Situation.
I’m always looking for good examples of people finding the right words, and I was very struck by this example from a crucial scene from the TV show “Game of Thrones.”Get tickets for our last live podcast events of 2019 in Atlanta, Charlotte and Brooklyn here:https://gretchenrubin ... Show More
2m 50s
Jun 2023
Brooke Ence: Keep Pushing [Rebroadcast]
Editor's note: This conversation originally aired on March 31, 2022. Brooke Ence is an elite CrossFit athlete, entrepreneur, trainer, actress and podcaster. In 2015, she took 14th place at the Crossfit Games her rookie year. She’s also the creator of the comprehensive fitness App ... Show More
1h 55m
Mar 2019
STOP playing the cute, dumb girl
Listen honey, straight up it does not serve you or the world, when you tell yourself (and others) that you “just don’t know numbers”, or that you “aren’t smart like that”. Trust me, for years I said that I was “just a hairdresser who couldn’t count” and it held me back so much fi ... Show More
22m 24s
Jun 2021
Little Happier: Re-Framing the Situation Can Mean that Someone Unexpected Wins a Prize
Rebecca Caudill’s 1962 picture book “The Best-Loved Doll” tells the story of a little girl and her shabby, beloved doll, and the medal her doll won, when the truth was framed in a new way.Get in touch: @gretchenrubin; podcast@gretchenrubin.comGet in touch on Instagram: @GretchenR ... Show More
3m 26s
Oct 2021
Following Your Dreams Freeform + Podcast Reflections
In this freeform episode Kelly dives deep into following your dreams and turning them into reality. She shares her personal lessons learned from following her dreams, failing, growing, and never giving up and she reflects on 4 years of podcasting.Join the reset + release virtual ... Show More
48m 30s