Phoebe Robinson, Comedian, Author, Writer, Producer, Marathoner

"Now that I’m free of that relationship, who am I now? I needed to know this new version of myself. So I started doing things I’ve always been like, 'Huh, maybe I want to try this, maybe I want to do that.' I was like, 'Why don’t I just give running a go?' I'd always see people in Prospect Park doing the loop, and I was always like, 'I want to be one of those people who’s doing that!'"

Phoebe Robinson knows fun. She's a stand-up comedian, writer, producer, actress, and host and star of Two Dope Queens (the podcast and the show). She's the author of the best-selling You Can't Touch My Hair and Everything's Trash. And she moderated Michelle Obama's Becoming book tour in five different cities. So what's fun for Phoebe right now? Running, of course! In this episode, Phoebe talks about how and why she became a runner just one year ago. Phoebe ran her first marathon, the Boston Marathon, earlier this year, and is currently training for the New York City Marathon. Plus: Phoebe's takes on turning 40, her friendship with Bono, and Sex and the City. 

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In this episode:

• How it feels to be a marathoner (2:30)
• How it feels to have just turned 40 (4:00)
• What Phoebe is watching right now (16:00)
• What Phoebe used to want to be when she grew up (19:55)
• What hasn’t Phoebe done? (23:45)
• What it was like moderating Michelle Obama’s Becoming book tour (28:15)
• Phoebe talks running! (32:55)
• Phoebe looks back on her first half marathon (45:45)
• How becoming a marathoner has changed Phoebe’s life (51:05)]
• How running has worked its way into Phoebe’s work (57:15)
• Phoebe’s goals for the 2024 New York City Marathon (59:30)

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