90 episodes
Terrible, Thanks For Asking Feelings & Co.
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4.8 • 12.7K Ratings
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It’s a question we ask (and get asked) all the time: “How are you?” And normally we just respond with “Fine!” even if we’re totally dying inside, so everyone can go about their day.
But it’s not always all that fine, is it?
“Terrible, Thanks For Asking” is a show by author Nora McInerny that lets real people get real honest about how they’re really doing. It’s sometimes sad, sometimes funny, and almost always both.
Produced by Nora McInerny and Feelings & Co.
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The (Mis)Adventures of Nora and Marcel Part 1 — TTFA PREMIUM
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Our new show, It's Going to Be OK, launches on May 1st! Listen to the trailer here and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.
Our last leg of the Bad Vibes Only tour is hitting the road in a couple months! Click the links below to snag tickets:
Friday, April 28 | Columbus, OH | Lincoln Theater
Saturday, April 29 | Indianapolis IN | The Toby
Sunday, April 30 | Cincinnati, OH | Woodward Theater
Monday, May 1 | Ann Arbor, MI | The Ark
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Courtney's Secret Garden
Courtney Maum is having a midlife crisis. Parenting is taking so much of her time. Her writing career is going well, but that means she’s overwhelmed by deadlines and book deals. Her marriage is in a rough patch, and when she starts asking herself “should I have an affair?” and “should I become an alcoholic?” she recognizes she needs a change in her life.
She dreams of finding an escape that brings her back to her childhood passion of being outside for hours, lost in her thoughts.
In this episode, we follow Courtney as she tries to find her Secret Garden.
Courtney is an author, her most recent book The Year of the Horses is a memoir about rediscovering herself through her love of horses. Nora recommends her fiction: I Am Having So Much Fun Here Without You and Touch.
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Come see TTFA live! We’re touring this spring and still have a few dates left:
Friday, April 28 | Columbus, OH | Lincoln Theater
Saturday, April 29 | Indianapolis IN | The Toby
Sunday, April 30 | Cincinnati, OH | Woodward Theater
Monday, May 1 | Ann Arbor, MI | The Ark
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Objectively And Objectifiable-y Beautiful, With Dessa — TTFA Premium
Like many women, Nora grew up being inundated by very specific ideas of what it meant to be beautiful. In this TTFA Premium episode preview, she talks with rapper Dessa about their complicated feelings surrounding beauty standards and aging.
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We’re out on tour! Get your tickets to a live show near you at TTFA.org:
Friday, April 28th | Columbus, OH | Lincoln Theater
Saturday, April 29th | Indianapolis, IN | The Toby
Sunday, April 30th | Cincinnati, OH | Woodward Theater
Monday, May 1st | Ann Arbor, MI | The Ark
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The Greener Grass — TTFA Premium
When Ashley went through puberty, she knew her body. Or at least, she felt like she knew it. As an adult, Ashley undergoes an unexpected and rapid physical change, and she struggles with accepting her new body and all that comes with it.
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Since 2016, we’ve been making space for stories that matter. Not just sad stories, but human stories. Life stories.
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Listener support helps keep us going and growing, bringing the world a show that’s free for anyone who needs it, any time.
TTFA is going on tour!
This spring, we’re traveling the country to tell you terrible (and funny) stories live. We love meeting our listeners, so check out the last few stops on our spring tour.
Friday, April 28 | Columbus, OH | Lincoln Theater
Saturday, April 29 | Indianapolis IN | The Toby
Sunday, April 30 | Cincinnati, OH | Woodward Theater
Monday, May 1 | Ann Arbor, MI | The Ark
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Jamie The Good Times Gal
There are a ton of money stories out there. Stories about people who are screwed financially through no fault of their own. People who did everything right and still cannot get a leg up. This episode is not one of those. It’s an excavation of a specific kind of debt, and a specific kind of shame. The kind that Jamie Feldman found herself in when she was 33 years old: credit card debt.
Resources:
Average credit card debt in the U.S.
Information on emotional spending
Find Jamie on TikTok and Instagram @RealGirlProject.
If you have a story about credit card debt – or any financial struggle – reach out to us at terrible@feelingsand.co or leave us a voicemail at 612-568-4441. We might use your story in a future TTFA episode or Premium episode.
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The episode transcript can be found here.
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We’re out on tour! Get your tickets to a live show near you at TTFA.org:
Friday, March 31 | Milwaukee, WI | Turner Hall
Saturday, April 1st | St. Louis, MO | Delmar Hall
Sunday, April 2nd | Lawrence, KS | Liberty Hall
Monday, April 3rd | Boulder, CO | Boulder Theatre
Friday, April 28th | Columbus, OH | Lincoln Theater
Saturday, April 29th | Indianapolis, IN | The Toby
Sunday, April 30th | Cincinnati, OH | Woodward Theater
Monday, May 1st | Ann Arbor, MI | The Ark
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The Trail
In April 2022, Marlin Sill’s father died from a head injury caused by a cycling accident. A few weeks later, he embarked on a months-long hike through the Western United States. Throughout last summer, Marlin sent the TTFA team voice memos of himself processing his dad’s death while he hiked. In this episode we take you on the trail with Marlin as he grieves, and also throughout the rest of the first year without his dad.
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Read the episode transcript here.
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Find tickets to spring tour cities below or at TTFA.org:
Friday, March 3 | Phoenix, AZ | Crescent Ballroom
Saturday, March 4 | Austin, TX | Stateside at Paramount Theatre
Sunday, March 5 | Atlanta, GA | Variety Playhouse
Monday, March 6 | Durham, NC | Motorco Music Hall
Friday, March 31 | Milwaukee, WI | Turner Hall
Saturday, April 1st | St. Louis, MO | Delmar Hall
Sunday, April 2 | Lawrence, KS | Liberty Hall
Monday April 3 | Boulder, CO | Boulder Theatre
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Customer Reviews
So Great!!
This is my favorite podcast. I listen to a lot of podcasts. Even if you don’t think you want to hear about emotions and feelings and the human condition, just listen to one episode and give it five minutes. You will be hooked. Nora is funny, entertaining, and just flat out likable. Each episode is written and pieced together wonderfully. The show has current topics but also originality. You won’t be disappointed!
More episodes like the older ones
I want more of the TTFA from the past… the ones that were about people telling their heart wrenching stories, grief, pain…. Lately the episodes haven’t been as deep.
10/10
Nora is like my podcast mom ✨✨ 10/10 show with great stories about people!