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Everything is FineA Not-Very-Demure Midlife Fashion & Beauty EpisodeThis week! We're breaking down the Ben Affleck + Jennifer Lopez breakup and then... it's an all-listener question fall fashion and beauty episode! We talk about the best shampoo for thinning hair and cute fall shoes for when your feet feel like old trash. Plus: Puffers, estrogen cream for your face, pajama-like clothes for day and a whole lot more!SHOW NOTESWe're compiled a comprehensive buying guide over on our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineYou can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can find Jenn on her S...
2024-08-2651 minEverything is FineAugust in JulyIt's hot and the world is rotting and our brains are stewed! We're talking about big-life transitions and hobbies and reptilian necks and mushrooms and regret and dewy faces. Plus: listener questions and a whole lot more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com(so many Substacks!)You can order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com
2024-07-1546 minEverything is FineAlien FaceWe're back! And we're talking all about walking away from your big career, Madonna and aging and faces, cottage cheese, old people shoes — and a whole lot more!Two shoes we recommend this week: Tevas Voya Infinity and Beklina Low Sedia Clog. You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com(so many Substacks!)You can order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"...
2024-07-0851 minEverything is FineLive from Philly with Alexandra Auder!We're live at Fergie's pub with author Alexandra Auder and serenaded by students at the Paul Green Rock Academy. It's a rollicking good time! Join us!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com(so many Substacks!)You can order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acas...
2024-07-0143 minEverything is FineLive from New York!It's the first night of our Monsters of Ambition tour! Starring: Lauren Mechling and Rachel Dodes (authors of the buzzy new novel, THE MEMO)! Comedian Hollie Harper! New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake! Author and podcaster Emma Gannon! Plus: Disorder, ill-preparation, surprise cakes and a whole lot more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com(so many Substacks!)You can order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just wan...
2024-06-241h 21Everything is FineHow to enjoy ourselves — with Glynnis MacNicol!Our guest this week is Glynnis MacNicol. Glynnis is a longtime New York journalist, author of the memoir NO ONE TELLS YOU THIS and the creator and host of the podcast Wilder. Her acclaimed new memoir, I'M MOSTLY HERE TO ENJOY MYSELF, which appears on a number of 2024 best and must-read lists, came out last week.You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com(so many Substacks!)You can order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambiti...
2024-06-1857 minEverything is FineFamous WeekWe're recapping Jenn's famous week in New York and talking all about splurge shopping, feeling fancy, Condé Nast reunions, longtime friendship, plus listener questions and more!Come see us LIVE at CAVEAT NYC on JUNE 16th at 5pm*** https://www.eventbrite.com/e/everything-is-fine-monsters-of-ambition-tour-tickets-901777319237You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com(so many Substacks!)You can order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to s...
2024-06-1044 minEverything is FineAMBITION MONSTER arrives!It's just Kim and Jenn this week and we're talking all about Jenn's new book "Ambition Monster" but also shopping, finding sales, running out of meds, vitamin D, feeling humbled and humiliated plus: listener questions and a whole lot more!***THIS WEEK: Come see us LIVE at CAVEAT NYC on JUNE 16th at 5pm*** https://www.eventbrite.com/e/everything-is-fine-monsters-of-ambition-tour-tickets-901777319237You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com(so many Substacks!)You can order Jenn's book, AM...
2024-06-0349 minEverything is FineTrash RoomsHonestly not even sure what we're talking about this week but it's something like :ex-boyfriends, "Hacks," ambition, creative chemistry, publishing, Anna Wintour, adulthood and maintaining a home, Jenn's book is out in ONE WEEK, plus listener questions and a whole lot more. You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.comYou can still pre-order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail...
2024-05-2839 minEverything is Fine"Can't complain"In this week's episode: ARE BEN AND J.LO BREAKING UP? How to stop being bitter, is it possible to break the complaining habit?, getting better at small talk, the ongoing internal war of confidence vs. competence plus listener questions and a whole lot more!Come see us LIVE at CAVEAT NYC on JUNE 16th at 5pm: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/everything-is-fine-monsters-of-ambition-tour-tickets-901777319237And in PHILLY at FERGIE'S PUB on JUNE 17th at 6pm: https://m.bpt.me/event/6307864?You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comNEW: y...
2024-05-2047 minEverything is FineThe Unfillable HoleCome see us LIVE at CAVEAT NYC on JUNE 16th at 5pm: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/everything-is-fine-monsters-of-ambition-tour-tickets-901777319237And in PHILLY at FERGIE'S PUB on JUNE 17th at 6pm: https://m.bpt.me/event/6307864?You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comNEW: you can find Jenn on her Substack: jennromolini.substack.com(so many Substacks!)You can pre-order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com
2024-05-1352 minEverything is Fine"The time is now" — with Jami AttenbergOur guest today is writer Jami Attenberg. Jami is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books of fiction, including THE MIDDLESTEINS and ALL GROWN UP, the memoir, I CAME ALL THIS WAY TO MEET YOU, and, most recently, the bestselling writing guide 1000 WORDS. She is also the founder of the annual #1000WordsofSummer project, and maintains the popular Craft Talk newsletter year-round. Jami’s new novel, A REASON TO SEE YOU AGAIN will be released in September.You can find Jami on her Substack: 1000wordsofsummer.substack.comYou can find Kim on her Substack...
2024-05-0645 minEverything is FineThe One When We had Nothing to SayJenn's losing her mind with book stuff, Kim's sorting through a mood, neither made a "things to talk about" list. Let's see how it goes!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comNEW: you can find Jenn on her substack: jennromolini.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-2947 minEverything is Fine'Selling the Dream' — with Jane MarieOur guest this week is writer and podcaster Jane Marie. Jane is a Peabody and Emmy Award–winning journalist, a former producer of This American Life, the host of the acclaimed podcast, The Dream, and, more recently, Dear Jane Marie, and the co-founder of the podcast studio Little Everywhere. Her first book, Selling The Dream: The Billion Dollar Industry Bankrupting America came out last month. We're talking all about Jane's work along with money, class, aging, ambition, the scam of "soulmates" and a whole lot more.You can find Jane at: https://www.jane-marie.com/...
2024-04-2250 minEverything is FineAging necks & turtleneck tyrannyThis week! Marriage and necks and turtlenecks and moisturizers and re-watching "Sex and the City" plus listener questions and a whole lot more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comNEW: you can find Jenn on her substack: jennromolini.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book, AMBITION MONSTER: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-04-1548 minEverything is FineLosing the thread (and finding it again) with Emily GouldOur guest this week is New York Magazine Features Writer Emily Gould. Emily was previously an editor at Gawker and a publisher of Emily Books, an imprint of Coffee House Press focusing on women’s first-person writing. She is the author of the novels PERFECT TUNES and FRIENDSHIP and the essay collection AND THE HEART SAYS WHATEVER and, most recently, she wrote the moving essay "The Lure of Divorce," which we talk about a lot in this episode, along with mental health crises, two-writer marriages, being "famous in Midtown," the great media scourge, ambition later in life and a lo...
2024-04-081h 01Everything is FineGranny PantiesWe're back from Palm Springs and discussing executive function, losing the thread, ADHD & admin work, rude emails, fatigue with ourselves, packing SNAFUs, the great Karen Walrond, new TV, Kathy Acker, listener questions and a whole lot more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book, Ambition Monster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See...
2024-03-2547 minEverything is FinePalpable ReliefKim's grappling with turning a big age, we're discussing birthdays, difficult conversations, the stress of packing for a weird-weather trip, listener questions and a lot more! You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book, Ambition Monster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-03-1855 minEverything is FineWhat it's like to transition late in life — with Lucy SanteOur guest this week is writer, critic and artist Lucy Sante. Lucy is the author of several books exploring subcultures and urban history, including Low Life: Lures and Snares of New York and a frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books. In 2021, at the age of 67, she transitioned, and we’re talking about her new memoir about that experience: I Heard Her Call My Name: A Memoir of Transition.You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book, Ambition Monster: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Je...
2024-03-1146 minEverything is FineKim Takes Los Angeles!It's the episode where Kim comes to Los Angeles and we hang out and go on a double date. Also, Jenn has a celebrity encounter that feels like a sign from the universe. Plus, headshots over 40, dip powder nails, tinting your brows AND we're headed to Alt Summit!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us...
2024-03-0444 minEverything is Fine"Grief Is for People" — with Sloane Crosley**Trigger warning: This episode discusses suicide**Our guest is Sloane Crosley. Sloane is the author of the novels Cult Classic and The Clasp, as well as three essay collections, including The New York Times bestsellers I Was Told There'd Be Cake and How Did You Get This Number. Her latest book, Grief Is for People, a memoir about grieving a close friend's death, is out this week.You can find Sloane: https://www.sloanecrosley.com/You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www...
2024-02-2652 minEverything is FineThe Audacity of Aging Well — with Jessica Bennett!Our guest this week is journalist and author Jessica Bennett. Jessica writes on gender, sexuality and culture for The New York Times and is the co-host of the podcast In Retrospect which delves into cultural moments of the past that look different to us today. We're talking all about Jessica's most recent op-ed "The Audacity of E.Jean Carroll," evolving our feminism, staying relevant and engaged past 40, whether or not the kids are alright (spoiler: they are) and a whole lot more.You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can...
2024-02-1949 minEverything is FineWelcome to our Ted Talk*Not really a Ted Talk. Kim and Jenn discuss house junk, detoxing from weed, "Feud," selling out, the magazine old days, how young writers can beat AI, Benefit They're Real Magnet Extreme Lengthening Mascara, Musely estrogen cream, the Nutrafol dupe Wellbel, travel aesthetics, plus listener questions and more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us...
2024-02-1258 minEverything is FineOld People WordsIt's just Kim and Jenn this week talking about old-people words, how "nice Karens" are always just annoying or weird Karens. E.Jean Carroll, chia seeds and Jenn's new smoothie revolution, "Get On Your Knees" by Jacqueline Novak (now on Netflix!), plus listener questions and a whole lot more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email...
2024-02-0539 minEverything is FineShowing Up for Ourselves — with Joan LeMayThis week Jenn and Kim are talking with Joan LeMay, a New York City painter and illustrator and the co-creator of the Steely Dan book QUANTUM CRIMINALS. We're discussing art of all kinds and the challenges of balancing the commercial and the creative, showing up for ourselves, the importance of embracing change and making brave decisions as we age, persistence, beauty over 40 and a lot more.You can find Joan and her work: https://www.joanlemay.com/You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book...
2024-01-2946 minEverything is FineThere's No "Right" Way to AgeThis week! We're talking all about where we are with resolutions, getting older and big jobs, as well as headshots when you're a woman of a certain age. Plus: The Curse, winter skincare, to gray or not to gray, finding time to read, plus listener questions and a whole lot more!To support the production of the show, join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineYou can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585To follow Jenn's beauty...
2024-01-2239 minEverything is FineAnatomy of a FightThis week! Kim has the plague/flu and Jenn's feeling weird about her book and we're discussing cold and flu detritus, "putting yourself out there," professional perception vs. reality, honesty in friendships, "Saltburn," "Anatomy of a Fall," a movie no one's ever heard of called "Toni Erdmann," a new shampoo Jenn loves (Superzero) plus listener questions and a whole lot more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ambition-Monster/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/
2024-01-1539 minEverything is FineEarnestcoreThis week Kim and Jenn discuss the importance of earnestness in mid-life, trying to be more gentle with ourselves, some movies we liked (and some we didn't!), plus listener questions and a whole lot more! You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/ambition-monster-jennifer-romolini/20705024To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineConcerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to s...
2024-01-0841 minEverything is FineWellness for Slackers 2024Our (return!) guest this week is Lori Leibovich, editor of the New York Times’ Well section, and this year she's teaching us all about how to stop feeling drained in 2024 through a number of simple, practical ways to bring more energy into our lives in mid-life — and beyond. Lori recently edited the Times' 6-Day Energy Challenge which is designed to help readers feel more awake throughout the day. You can sign up for the challenge here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/11/well/live/energy-challenge-signup.htmlYou can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou c...
2024-01-0241 minEverything is FineYear in Review: Our Favorite Things of 2023It's our end of year spectacular! Herewith, our favorite movies, books, television, podcasts, skincare and other miscellany of 2023...You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/ambition-monster-jennifer-romolini/20705024To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineConcerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
2023-12-2637 minEverything is FineAgain With the JeansA meandering week! Kim and Jenn discuss friendship, television, home fragrances, crepey next skin, turning 60, resolutions, travel, listener questions and more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book:https://bookshop.org/p/books/ambition-monster-jennifer-romolini/20705024To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineConcerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com Host...
2023-12-1855 minEverything is FineHo Ho HumThis week! We're talking about the holiday season, feeling out of our depths. growing out of being "honest to a fault," the challenges of parenting a teen, facial hair, the necessity of learning new things as we age, plus listener questions and a whole lot more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book:https://bookshop.org/p/books/ambition-monster-jennifer-romolini/20705024To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join...
2023-12-111h 00Everything is FineMiddle-Aged PotheadsThis week it's just Kim and Jenn and we're talking all about battling technology, skincare that actually "works," menopause feet, Albert Brooks, Friday Night Lights, The Crown, plus listener questions and more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book:https://bookshop.org/p/books/ambition-monster-jennifer-romolini/20705024To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineConcerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say...
2023-12-0453 minEverything is Fine"What if aging were something to aspire to, not dread?"Our guest today is the phenomenally inspiring Karen Walrond. Karen is an author, a lawyer, a leadership coach and a longtime activist. Her latest book is "Radiant Rebellion: Reclaim Aging, Practice Joy, and Raise A Little Hell." We talk all about it and what it means to overcome internalized ageism and live our most curious, engaged, productive and meaningful lives.You can find Karen at: https://www.chookooloonks.com/You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comYou can pre-order Jenn's book:https://bookshop.org/p/books/ambition-monster-jennifer-romolini/20705024
2023-11-2746 minEverything is FineA Very Taylor & Travis Thanksgiving Happy almost Thanksgiving! Not going to lie, both of us forgot that this was our Thanksgiving week episode and so, instead of a gratitude list or turkey recipes, we're discussing perfume fumes, Liz Phair fandom, the movie Nyad, Jeff Bezos and how money can't buy taste, what made Jenn cry out: "What the fuck am I, Snow White?," Kim's Taylor Swift crush, Taylor & Travis, beauty advent calendars, plus listener questions and so much more!SHOW NOTESMaya "base" scent Kiko Milano Advent CalendarYou can find Kim on her Substack...
2023-11-2050 minEverything is FineAfternoon CookieThis week we're talking all about Kim's travel anxiety, nostalgia for magazine summer Fridays, Lucky's banned word list, "Asteroid City" and Wes Anderson, "Laurel Canyon," Jennifer Jason Leigh, "Anniversary Party," "Jury Duty," plus listener reviews and a whole lot more!Products mentioned in this episode: Kosas DreamTeam SPF 40 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2023-07-1751 minEverything is Fine**(A) LIVE FROM NEW YORK! **It's our first live show! At CaveatNYC! We don't know what we're doing! You may be able to tell!In this VERY SPECIAL EPISODE:Kim's mom, Eve France!Singer/songwriter Amy Rigby sings us some of her beautiful songs and we cry!!Plus: listener questions and a whole lot of nonsense!!To support the production of the show, please join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineFor Everything Is Fine merch, head to Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcastYou can find Kim on her blog Girls...
2023-04-1753 minEverything is Fine"That's the Neurosis Talking"It's a holiday season extravaganza! Kind of! Kim and Jenn discuss being secretly uptight, Triangle of Sadness, season 2 of White Lotus, Jenn's favorite new book, friendships that can't time travel, holiday party outfits when you're middle-aged, our favorite go-to gifts, mammograms, listener questions and a whole lot more!SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTESGirls They Write Songs About by Carlene BauerClare V pouchCommes des Garcons pouchHarry & David pearsNEW: Head to our Tee Public store for EIF merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user...
2022-12-1240 minEverything is FineTalking Responsible Ejaculation with Gabrielle BlairThis week Kim and Jenn are talking with Gabrielle Blair, the founder of DesignMom.com and author of the new book Ejaculate Responsibly: A Whole New Way To Think About Abortion. NEW NEW NEW: EVERYTHING IS FINE MERCH! Hoodies! Tees! Onesies! Sweatshirts! Notebooks! More!Head to our new Tee Public store: https://www.teepublic.com/user/everything-is-fine-the-podcast/shareOh and here's a link to the red sherpa-lined sweatpants.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.c...
2022-11-0748 minEverything is FineAlways Lead with Sex InjuryThis week Kim and Jenn discuss sex injuries, herbs for hot flashes, the problem with gay husbands, workaholism, the pitfalls of creative collaboration, the shoe trend we'll never return to, graphic novels, Kate Berlant's comedy, oh —and — Kim's therapist listens to the podcast?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2022-10-0350 minEverything is FineOn Families and ForgivenessKim and Jenn are joined this week by writer Carmen Rita Wong. Carmen's most recent book, "Why Didn't You Tell Me?," is a memoir about her own complicated (and, quite honestly, fascinating) family secrets and we're talking all about complex family dynamics, finding peace vs. granting forgiveness, emotional —and financial— survival, and why it's better to wait until mid-life to tell our stories. SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES"The Split"Sheng Wang's comedy hourSandy Bullock's best .... workCarmen's book Don't forget: We have...
2022-09-2653 minEverything is FineMidlife FoiblesThis week Jenn's back in Philly for a funeral, Kim's with her family in the country and we're talking all about what it's like to go back home, the waning days of summer, the burden of home-ownership, attention neediness, owning your foibles, slowing down time, dealing with anger and rage, coming to terms with professional jealousy and so much more!Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Ki...
2022-08-2954 minEverything is Fine"Old B*tch In the Desert"Kim's back from tour, Jenn's back from the desert and we're talking about advising young people, facing failure, taking feedback as you get older, Instagram etiquette, style inspiration, straight-man Tinder don'ts, shifting priorities, discovering new interests, a BOOK recommendation!, listener reviews and so much more!SHOW NOTES IF YOU LIKE SHOW NOTESDeuxmoiBeRealIsaac Fitzgerald's "Dirtbag, Massachusetts" This NYMag story on TinderThe Feeld dating appDon't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and...
2022-08-0855 minEverything is FineHot Regression SummerWe recorded this episode before Friday's hideous Supreme Court Roe v Wade decision but still discuss just how regressive this summer already felt — from the threat of nuclear war/fighting Russia to the abortion rights rollback; from Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's reunion to the overwhelming success of Top Gun2—what decade is it even? Where are we? Does time have meaning? Plus: the open marriage conundrum, does quality inexpensive skincare exist?, what happens when you type "58 year old makeover" into Google, why we all need to get on board with trans kids' rights FFS(!), moving past...
2022-06-2749 minEverything is FineEt-Cet-Ur-Rah?THIS WEEK! JUNE MADNESS! Kim and Jenn discuss all things mid-life makeovers, necks that appear like scrotums, thinking critically when you're becoming old and soft, the one thing we'd change in our lives if only we could, active sex lives in menopause, reclaiming "middle aged" as not a complete bummer, plus listener questions and the word Jenn can't stop mispronouncing!Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebo...
2022-06-201h 02Everything is FineFitness, a ComedyThis week Kim and Jenn are coming in hot with takes on the comedy of middle-aged fitness, the travesty of U.S gun laws, how to avoid a life spent with jerks, and how gossip just doesn't feel right anymore. Plus: Kim has a Fiona Apple story and — hold onto your hats — it's our most lukewarm fashion advice yet. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her...
2022-06-0655 minEverything is FineYacht-Rock AgeOn lazy rivers, the perils of parenting tweens, our favorite television right now, our favorite books of the moment, a mascara Kim can't stop raving about, to send or not send nudes, and an unexpectedly long rant about yacht rock and Steely Dan. Plus: Who's interesting? What does interesting even mean? Plus: Even more listener questions and listener reviews!Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on...
2022-04-2558 minEverything is FineAnxiety & the Condé Nast Cafeteria Listener Questions, part 2! In this episode, Kim and Jenn discuss anxiety, self-compassion, understanding our post-pandemic selves, accepting that which we cannot change as we age, and what it was *really* like to work at Sassy in the 90s and Condé Nast in the aughts. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You can find Jenn at Here Are Some T...
2022-04-1152 minEverything is Fine"Love Your Enemies" A conversation about what it's like to be hated, about learning to love your enemies, about forgiving our own younger sins, about tattoos and old friends but not tattoos as old friends, about the perfection of Pamela Adlon and her perfect show "Better Things." Plus: AA adages! Boring tales from therapy! Jenn gets called a "psychopath!" Kim gets called the "biggest bitch I've ever met!" And, last: listener reviews!Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We...
2022-03-2159 minEverything is FineGold-Star AgingThis week we're talking about breast pain and changing breasts, about a late-in-life ADHD diagnosis, about sports and sports fans, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's genius relationship, how there's no "right" way to age, and how to start seeing things and people as they really are. Plus; Kim's secret majorette past!Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. You...
2022-02-2159 minEverything is Fine"Marshmallow Brain"Jenn calls it marshmallow brain, Kim says it's like her brain is full of whipped cream — what we're thinking about in January as we enter close to year three of the pandemic, namely, "The Artist's Way," productivity hacks, and how to schedule a balanced life. Plus: West Elm Caleb, the hell of dating apps, men who date (much) younger women, and the unbearable lightness of being and liking "And Just Like That..." Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Inst...
2022-01-3152 minEverything is FineHoliday BitchesIt's December and you know what that means! This week we're talking all about the holidays—giving gifts, receiving gifts, holiday traditions, unvaxxed relatives, the omnipresence of terrible Christmas music, and how to cope with all of it. Plus: Does Kim have vocal fry? And Jenn addresses the expectations and toxic positivity that can surround middle age. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certa...
2021-12-0643 minEverything is FineThe Iceland & COVID EpisodeThis week: Jenn ran away to a cabin in another country to write a book, Kim's laid up with COVID, and they're talking about escape, social media cleanses, reigniting your brain, the sense of smell, getting sick in a new relationship, the gift of creating (and appreciating) space in our lives, and how being present is more important now than ever.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her...
2021-11-2942 minEverything is FineListener Questions!In which Kim and Jenn devote a full episode to answering all your excellent and most pressing questions. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info
2021-11-221h 07Everything is FineDesigning An Independent LifeKim and Jenn sit down with Bonnie Siegler, a longtime graphic designer whose client list includes Late Night with Seth Meyers, the New Yorker, the Criterion Collection, Random House, 30 Rock, Sex and the City, This American Life and tons more. Bonnie walks us through her early career, creative partnerships —and what it finally took to strike out on her own.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Gi...
2021-11-0854 minEverything is FinePeak "Ma'am"Jenn's in a foul mood. Kim cheers her up with a rousing game of "would you rather?" Plus: creative process, identity loss, the mucky middle of life, how everyone can (and should) dress like a spectacle if they want, getting called "Ma'am", monstrous female bosses, and the legend(s) of Tina Brown. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. We're also on Twitte...
2021-11-0143 minEverything is FineMidlife Beauty 101Kim and Jenn are joined by legendary beauty editor Jean Godfrey-June who talks all things beauty in midlife: skincare, haircare, dark spots, NECKS, lasers, fillers, Botox, the best mascara for thinning lashes, SPF for your hands, and if those strange LED masks *really* work. Plus: Listener questions!Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you lik...
2021-10-251h 01Everything is Fine"Boring & Uncool"Kim's listening to the band Chicago, Jenn wants to talk about spaghetti squash — on loving all things boring and uncool. Plus! Complicated sibling relationships, answering a listener's question about shoes, the pleasures of watching shows about women over 40, laser treatments, Sandra Oh, podcasts we love and, weirdly, a whole lot more. In this episode:Calzuro clogsSorel Lennox bootDr Martens Chelsea boot Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's...
2021-10-1143 minEverything is FineBecoming Better Interracial Friends (By Writing a Book About It)Our guests today are Jo Piazza and Christine Pride, writers and interracial friends whose new, co-written novel, WE ARE NOT LIKE THEM, explores the nuances and complexities of a lifelong friendship between a white woman and a Black woman when a tragedy puts their relationship to the test. Also: adventures in magazine editor's letters, Kim wants a writing partner, Is Tinder all about spitting and choking?, and the next wave young feminists eschewing the damaging aspects of porn (Gen Z: They're Just Like Us!).Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content, bonus EI...
2021-10-0447 minEverything is FineThe Mother LoadBy listener request, Kim and Jenn have a conversation about motherhood—the choice not to have kids, the choice to have just one, the joys of both, regrets, and, on the other side of fertility, coming to terms with your decision either way. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, ple...
2021-09-2042 minEverything is Fine"Breathing Fire"Author Jaime Lowe joins Kim and Jenn for a frank and broad-ranging conversation about bipolar disorder, how to support loved ones through a mental health crisis, her book, MENTAL, and her latest book, BREATHING FIRE, about the struggles of women prisoners in California's female inmate firefighter program. You can find Jaime's This American Life episode, TEN SESSIONS, which documents her experience in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) by clicking here. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you ca...
2021-09-1355 minEverything is FineLegends Only: Christina KellyBONUS EPISODE: This week we're releasing our interview with former Sassy editor/legend Christina Kelly from our Patreon vault. We talked to Christina last spring about Sassy's legacy, interviewing celebrities in the '90s, "Kim France Pants," regrets, feminism, getting older, and what really happened that day with Kurt and Courtney. If you'd like to hear more special episodes like this, subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like...
2021-08-3034 minEverything is FineWhat a Mid-Life Crisis *Really* Looks LikeKim and Jenn discuss the dreaded mid-life crisis which, turns out, looks different in real life than it did on TV (and may involve crop tops). Plus: Learning to slow down and eschew productivity, what motivates us as we get older, the simple pleasures of proper house care, and how the hell to stay relevant and in-the-know when you increasingly don't care? Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain...
2021-08-2339 minEverything is Fine"Wait, Is the Therapy Working?"Kim and Jenn talk running into exes, overcoming family trauma, too-young readings of VC Andrews, White Lotus, and the silly shame of a poor pack job. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Hosted on Acast. See...
2021-08-0942 minEverything is Fine"Oldfluencers"On this week's mid-summer check-in, Kim and Jenn discuss escapism, the REAL WORLD's Eric Nies, ayahuasca, anti-vaxxers, a changing relationship with ambition, toxic tech bros, the FX comedy DAVE, a first viewing of BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and GAME OF THRONES, plus so much more!Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, p...
2021-07-1950 minEverything is FineIt's Marlo Thomas!The legendary actress and producer joins Jenn and Kim to discuss the secrets to a successful marriage, what she and her husband Phil Donahue finally stopped arguing about, and the couple's inspiring new podcast, "Double Date." Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite...
2021-07-1245 minEverything is FineWe Should All Be Cognitive Super AgersKim and Jenn discuss road trips, the perils of packing, eBay missteps, pleasure gluttony, the simple joy of liking things, and the secrets of cognitive super agers.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. Host...
2021-07-0528 minEverything is FineJust Commit To It, Just Own ItThis week we've got actress Joanna Going to discuss all things getting older and adapting in Hollywood, but mostly the liberation of owning your gray hair if you want to, even if it feels like a risky choice. Plus: Kim and Jenn talk Bo Burnham obsession, Target shopping, our favorite new beauty product (Kosas tinted face oil!), and committing to a real, non-performative "hot-girl summer"— in any body, at any age. And and: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodca...
2021-06-2150 minEverything is Fine"What Fresh Hell Is This?"This week, Kim and Jenn talk to queer author and educator Heather Corinna about all things perimenopause and menopause and why they wanted to write their smart, irreverent, and deeply informative new book "WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS? Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You."Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show...
2021-06-141h 10Everything is FineMiddle-Aged Lady SummerKim and Jenn discuss the hallmarks of summer: swimsuits, self-tanner, hair removal, the young-person song they'll be listening to on repeat, and a proposed summer book club. Plus: Celebs who are actually cool IRL, encounters with the Beastie Men, and the pure gossipy joy of Bennifer Part 2.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you li...
2021-06-0745 minEverything is FineComing Home to YourselfAward-winning human rights technologist Sabrina Hersi Issa joins Jenn and Kim to discuss her work at the intersection of social justice and tech, how and why she takes a monthly personal inventory, the practice of living your values, and the joy in quitting a job that no longer serves you.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook...
2021-05-3146 minEverything is FineTurns Out, Persistence WorksKim and Jenn talk about coming to terms with what you really really want in mid-life, overcoming rejection, and the born-out-by-life-experience benefits of persistence. Plus, friendship as we get older, the (potential?) tricks to lasting love, and how to stop working with and for assholes — hopefully for good. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the...
2021-05-1048 minEverything is Fine"We're Burning Other Women"Kim and Jenn sit down with Jo Piazza, host of the acclaimed podcast "Under the Influence," to discuss the “mom influencer industrial complex,” aspirational marketing, and why so many women are soothing loneliness and isolation by hate following each other online.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it, and...
2021-04-1952 minEverything is FineSurrender Dorothy! A Frank Talk About AgingOn the occasion of their birthdays, Kim and Jenn check in about getting older, the exhilaration of rage, body image regrets, style choices in mid-life, fear, shame, ageism at work, surrendering to the unknown, and the indignities of an unpredictable and ever-changing body. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please ta...
2021-04-0539 minEverything is FineRedefining a "Successful" LifeWe talk to author and activist Mia Birdsong about building meaningful community, the vulnerability required to find friends in midlife, how a culture of toxic individualism is making us lonely, and more from her book, "How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community." Also: Kim and Jenn discuss tattoos as self-care, the best hand cream, and why it's imperative we try new things as we age. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on h...
2021-03-2933 minEverything is FineCatching Up With Cat MarnellKim and Jenn check in with writer and former Lucky beauty editor Cat Marnell to talk addiction and recovery, the messiness of one's 20s, lying, shame, working for Jane Pratt, exercise, fake eyelashes, Cat's new beauty column, BEAUTYSHAMBLES—and more.NEW THIS WEEK: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and...
2021-03-2242 minEverything is FineChange Is in the AirAnd....we're back! And we have a big announcement. Plus, guest Jennifer Romolini joins us to discuss aging feet, the inherent sexiness (or not) of overalls, J.Jill's lady play clothes, and the myths of middle-aged fashion. Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-02-2228 minEverything is FineWomen We Love: Alison StewartIn this episode,Tally and Kim chat with the former MTV, CBS, and ABC news personality, Alison Stewart. Alison currently hosts WNYC's All of It, and we're talking about her dream interview, how she turned it around when things went sideways, the importance of mentors, not settling for the easy win and so much more.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-11-1033 minEverything is FineYou Say Bitch Like That's a Bad ThingBitch Media co-founder and writer Andi Zeisler joins Kim and Tally for a conversation about what exactly it means to be a feminist right now, the dangers of "empowertising," feminism's current greatest enemies, what the kids are up to, and what Taylor Swift has to do with all of this.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-2733 minEverything is FineWomen We Love: Claire DedererJoin Tally and Kim as they chat with Claire Dederer, the author of the coming-of-middle-age memoir Love and Trouble, and an upcoming book about art created by bad men. We're talking about what a midlife crisis looks like for women, dealing with the encroaching darkness (yikes!), dancing while drunk, the importance of friendship above all else, and so much more.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-10-1338 minEverything is FineIt's The Fug Girls!On this episode, Tally and Kim welcome Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks of the uproariously funny blog Go Fug Yourself. We talk about their newest book, The Heir Affair, the importance of knowing what you don't know, "The Britney Rule," the times they went too far, and so much more.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-1836 minEverything is FineA Body at BattleTally and Kim welcome This American Life producer Susan Burton, whose new memoir, Empty, tells the story of the eating disorders that tormented her from adolescence into adulthood—her darkest moments, her biggest challenges, and how she eventually overcame.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-08-1135 minEverything is FineIt's Never Too LateTally and Kim welcome comedian Shalewa Sharpe, who was just a few years under 40 when she decided to try standup for the first time, and we're talking about reinvention; what music and porn have in common; Black versus white audiences, and so much more. Check out her hilarious special Stay Eating Cookies on YouTube!Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-2836 minEverything is FineThe Joys of Living SingleTally and Kim welcome Glynnis MacNicol—author of No One Tells You This: A Memoir—about the many and varied delights and freedoms of being a woman over 40 living alone. Her argument—that we need more road maps and role models for women who want to build a solo life—is very compelling. Glynnis' product rec is a fancy French oil called Patyka!Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-07-1434 minEverything is FineThe Only Career Advice You NeedOn this episode, we've got Jennifer Romolini, author of Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, and we're talking about painting a different picture of success, why titles don't matter, how to remain relevant in the workplace after 40, why impostor syndrome might be a lie, and more. Jenn's favorite product is Everyday Oil.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-3037 minEverything is FineWeight Watchers and MeIn this episode, Tally and Kim welcome Marisa Meltzer, whose new book, This is Big—How the Founder of Weight Watchers Changed the World—and Me, tells the story of Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch, and Meltzer's own lifelong struggle with her weight. Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-2329 minEverything is FineHollywood TalesOn this week's episode, Kim and Tally welcome Karina Longworth, host of the popular You Must Remember This podcast, who discusses the industry's "Invisible Woman," racism in old Hollywood, the women behind the men who made movies, and more.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-1630 minEverything is FineIn Which We ListenTally and Kim give the floor to TV writer/author/friend of the show Danielle Henderson, who shares her thoughts on current events. She talks about the need to use your voice to amplify the message, the normalizing of whiteness, why feeling helpless isn't an option when you're black, and why this time just might be the time that real change happens.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-0941 minEverything is FineIt's Samantha Irby!In which Tally and Kim chat with the New York Times bestselling essayist about caftans, shame, making friends in adulthood, unfortunate menstrual accidents, not having babies and so, so much more.The two caftan companies that Samantha recommended are Cherry Blossoms and Whitney Mero.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-06-0238 minEverything is FineWe Love to Talk BeautyTally and Kim are joined by veteran beauty editor and The Cut columnist Jane Larkworthy, and we're talking what products work, what's not worth the hype, makeup tips for ladies over 40—and, of course, what to do about your neck.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-05-1937 minEverything is FineHow to Cook NowTally and Kim are joined by the hugely entertaining cookbook author and New York Times columnist Melissa Clark, who shares her best tips for making meals in Corona times. Plus her kitchen secrets-- What can you sub out for garlic in a recipe if you're out? Which ingredient is the most overrated? And what, precisely, is a "jammy" egg?Melissa's latest book is Dinner in French and you can follow her on Instagram at @clarkbar. Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on...
2020-05-1242 minEverything is FineA Surprisingly Fun Conversation About DepressionTally and Kim chat with TV writer and memoirist Danielle Henderson, who also created the hilarious Feminist Ryan Gosling meme and a book of the same name. We talk about the challenges of living with depression, and how to rise above it. Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-04-2836 minEverything is FineGoing Gray is a Power MoveAs many of us watch our roots grow in—and feel the accompanying fear and dread—Tally and Kim talk to author Anne Kreamer, the author of Going Gray about how liberating it is to ditch your colorist and embrace the gray.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-04-1439 minEverything is FineHow to Kick Ass at 82We're joined by a surprise guest, Kim's mom Eve France. Eve shares her tips on staying curious, motherhood, love, sex, contemplating mortality, and what it means to age well. It's a big warm hug of an episode.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-03-3133 minEverything is FineBonus Episode: Live from our ClosetsTally and Kim tape a special episode from their closets, talking about how they are coping, offering a whole ton of book and music suggestions, chatting celeb crushes, as well as answering listener questions.Here are our book recommendations. We linked to Amazon, but would encourage you to shop at indie bookstores when you can!The Secret History by Donna TarttThe Goldfinch by Donna TarttMy Brilliant Friend by Elena FerranteJust the Funny Parts by Nell ScovellAmericanah by Chimananda Ngozi AdichieMy...
2020-03-2444 minEverything is FineWhy it Pays to Get Pissed OffJoin Tally and Kim as they talk to Soraya Chemaly, the author of Rage Becomes Her. We chat about the purpose of anger, and how to harness it to become happier, more productive people.Soraya's website has information on developing emotional competence here. Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-03-1735 minEverything is FineIn Which We Obsess Over BeautyTally and Kim are joined by veteran editor and all-around beauty guru Jean Godfrey-June, who clues us in on when it's worth it to shell out the big bucks, which one item every woman should be putting on her skin every day, what to do about our necks and so, so much more.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-03-0339 minEverything is FineEverybody FailsKim and Tally get personal in this revealing episode, about failures both professional and otherwise. With guest Lauren Ober, host of the podcast Spectacular Failures, they share how they've bounced back after hitting bottom.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-02-1837 minEverything is FineMenopause Doesn't Have to SuckTally and Kim have a fascinating conversation with Darcey Steinke, author of Flash Count Diary: Menopause and the Vindication of Natural Life, a deeply inspiring book that argues that menopause can be an empowering—and not diminishing—phase in a woman’s life.For more info on our show, we're at www.everythingisfinepodcast.com. Follow us at @eifpodcast. Kim blogs at Girls of a Certain Age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-01-2131 minEverything is FineMeet Tally and Kim: On Invisibility and Other ThingsKim and Tally wrestle with finding an upside to feeling invisible, and along the way chat about Sassy, The Facts of Life, Patti Smith, how to be simultaneously cool and dignified over 40, the superiority of Korean cleansing pads, and the stupidest possible thing you can feel superior about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2020-01-0746 min