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Bridget Phetasy admires grit and authenticity. On Walk-Ins Welcome, she talks about the beautiful failures and frightening successes of her own life and the lives of her guests. She doesn’t conduct interviews—she has conversations. Conversations with real people about the real struggle and will remind you that we can laugh in pain and cry in joy but there’s no greater mistake than hiding from it all. By embracing it all, and celebrating it with the stories she’ll bring listeners, she believes that our lowest moments can be the building blocks for our eventual fulfillment.

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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

Bridget Phetasy admires grit and authenticity. On Walk-Ins Welcome, she talks about the beautiful failures and frightening successes of her own life and the lives of her guests. She doesn’t conduct interviews—she has conversations. Conversations with real people about the real struggle and will remind you that we can laugh in pain and cry in joy but there’s no greater mistake than hiding from it all. By embracing it all, and celebrating it with the stories she’ll bring listeners, she believes that our lowest moments can be the building blocks for our eventual fulfillment.

    E278. We're Being Driven Towards A New Kind of Racism - Coleman Hughes

    E278. We're Being Driven Towards A New Kind of Racism - Coleman Hughes

    Coleman Hughes sits down with Bridget to discuss his latest book, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America. They talk about why people don't want to hear that the world isn’t as racist as they think it is, how racism sells very well as a news item, the realities behind disparities between races, what Coleman terms "neo racism," and the radical belief that black people are neither better nor worse than any other race. They cover why we should not racialize basic human concepts, the most surprising thing he learned while writing the book, instances of actual racism that he's seeing in society, why incremental progress should not be discounted, comforting falsehoods which help no one that come out of neo racism, the human phenomenon of slavery, why America is not unique, the debate about Civil War statues, the 1619 project, and transcending racial identity for a common passion. 
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    E277. Can Mushrooms Kill The Ego? - Jeff Leach

    E277. Can Mushrooms Kill The Ego? - Jeff Leach

    Comedian Jeff Leach sits down with Bridget for a talk about the entertainment industry, comedy, money and therapeutic mushrooms. They discuss the death of the ego, how the entertainment industry preys on ego, desperation, self-interest, and a desire for money, the definition of an icon, charting your own path, doing something new, not making decisions purely based on financial reasons, and how all the people who are trying to divide us are rich. The amount of control the government exerts on our lives, aliens, climate change, raising kids, accepting your lack of control, thinking about money the way rich people think about money, the rent or buy debate, and having a sense of purpose and service. Check out Jeff's new comedy special Jeff Leach Presents A Comedy Spectacular. 
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    E276. Are We Still Teaching Critical Thinking To Kids? - Warren Smith

    E276. Are We Still Teaching Critical Thinking To Kids? - Warren Smith

    Warren Smith is a teacher who went viral for a critical thought exercise he did with a student. The topic? JK Rowling. He sits down with Bridget to discuss what life has been like since Elon Musk retweeted his video. They talk about why the video made such an impact and resonated with so many people, the power of questions in the pursuit of objective truth, the application of critical thinking and whether kids are being taught these skills in school, and why the subject of JK Rowling in particular is such a charged and interesting topic. They also discuss what brought Warren to teaching, what he'd like to do with the opportunities this moment has given him, his responsibilities as a teacher, the lessons Bridget has learned from being in media, the learning curve of being a voice in the culture wars, Warren's perspective on the kids these days, his concerns about the state of teaching, the dangerous lack of innovation to keep up with technology in our classrooms, and why there's something uniquely strange about the culture war itself. Check out Warren's YouTube page Secret Scholar Society. 
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    • 1 hr 34 min
    E275. Funny Is The Ultimate Currency - Brad Williams

    E275. Funny Is The Ultimate Currency - Brad Williams

    Comedian Brad Williams stops in to talk shop with Bridget. They discuss the immediate feedback of performing in front of a live audience, the fun part about crowd work, the joys of parenthood, having a solid family core, keeping life as normal as possible for your kid, how his dad trained him to defend himself against bullies and he saw the power of humor, how he got into comedy, and the politics of the open mic community. They also cover why funny trumps everything, the hardest part of his new special, getting the right kind of laughter, how much they've changed since their early days of comedy, how cancel culture doesn't allow you to evolve, the cost of holding onto your integrity, and the role of comedians in our society. Check out Brad's latest special Starfish. 
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    E274. Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren't Growing Up - Abigail Shrier

    E274. Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren't Growing Up - Abigail Shrier

    Abigail Shrier returns to talk about her latest book Bad Therapy: Why The Kids Aren't Growing Up . She and Bridget discuss what led her to write the book, her initial premise, how it changed along the way, why kids today seem to be in a lot of psychological pain, the potential harms of too much therapy, the overuse of the word trauma, how talking about and focusing on your pain can make it worse, and how kids are being taught to make their pain an organizing principle of their lives. They cover how our blanket culture of therapy can feed on parents' insecurities and how they really need to take back their authority, what kids today are really anxious about, how being a parent means you have to do things that are uncomfortable but that are good for your kids, why a certain amount of repression is healthy, how important independence and risk taking is for children's development, overmedication and how numbing a kid to the ups and downs of life has a lot of consequences, why you should research your therapist the way you would a surgeon, and what you can do as a parent to counteract these issues. 
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    E273. Katherine Brodsky Refuses To Apologize

    E273. Katherine Brodsky Refuses To Apologize

    Katherine Brodsky, author of No Apologies: How To Find And Free Your Voice In The Age of Outrage , sits down with Bridget to discuss navigating mob outrage, the importance of using your voice, what happens in society when people are unable to freely exchange ideas, when the mob came for her, the difference between people who didn’t survive their cancellations and those who did, and the importance of the idea that free speech is not just for the speech you like. They discuss the difference between accountability & cancel culture, why you should have conversations with people who hold views you find hateful, why everyone’s afraid of the left, the rise in calls for cancellation from the right, the academic indoctrination of the younger generations, real life relationships vs online relationships, the reaction to the book, and why it’s hard to be undecided in today's cultural landscape. 
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Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
1.2K Ratings

1.2K Ratings

TasiaJamilaAbeni ,

Bad Therapy

I really enjoyed this episode and it is crucial that we understand how children (and adults) have been betrayed by the mental health “professionals.” We are medicated ourselves to numbness. Thank You! I will read the book.
And Bridget — Your journey is amazing. Much admiration for what you have over come.

Assiduous⭐️ ,

The BEST Podcast! 🫶

Treasure, being able to listen to Bridget, Maggie, and Jeren in the podcast Walk-Ins Welcome, factory, settings, and the dumpster fire show! 🎉 There are many days that I listen just to bring some joy, laughter, and cheerfulness into life! 🌅. Bridget, your podcasts are great and positive and elucidating, even if the topic is dark…. Please, please, please NEVER get rid of the giggles on the intro or outro! There is healing energy in the frequency of it. ❤️ The checkins are wonderful, because we can stay up-to-date with you without having to get on Twitter! ✔️ Understand completely about not sharing images of Matilda, but it would be so precious if there was just 1 image of her face please. 🥰 Also, please keep going! Never stop! We need you to remind us of all the people who are silent and sane! Thank you for all you do, Bridget! 🤗💞 P.S. Bridget in episode 199 during the check-in you’re talking about “imposter syndrome “ I believe it would be helpful if you would consider a couple of things about the services you provide. you’re a perfect investigative reporter. The world has lost nearly all of those voices since 2015/2016. You ask questions, because you’re curious; not because you’re trying to get a gotcha! You want to know about other people, places, processes, thoughts, etc. You truly are a sponge, soaking it all up all the time! you are trying to understand the world around you and the people in it! The wonderful byproduct of you sharing your conversations via Podcasts is that your audience benefits, directly and learns along with you. We can expand our scope of comprehension of the world and crazy things that are going on right now! Thank you for all you do! Please don’t ever stop sharing. We need your voice, because it helps us to maintain reality…

Admire her grit, authenticity, and resilience! Awesome ❣️

HoodieTree ,

Kashmir Hill

She lied to our faces at least 3 times. Not small lies, but big story changing lies, designed to give cover to big tech, big media (NYT), and the facial recognition privacy stealers. She deserves to be called out on her obvious lies, because she's a big fat liar who lies glibly and with ease, but to her credit (stupidity?) she tilted her hand with a big ol' WINK and foreshadowed that she wouldn't be telling the truth fairly early on in the interview. To summarize: WHAT A F-ing LIAR!!!

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