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Fake the NationTariff Talk (w/ Katie Compa & Allison Raskin)Today, we're discussing the complicated feelings we have when a celebrity loses weight, how swearing is linked to pain tolerance, and what's going on with the Fyre Festival. We'll dip into politics with some tariff and Tesla talk! Today's panel is made up of stand-up comedian, Katie Compa, and relationship coach and author, Allison Raskin!——Thank you to this week’s sponsors:Found Banking - Open a Found account for FREE at Found.com/FAKETHENATION. Found is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services are provided by Piermont Bank, Member FDIC. Don’t put this o...
2025-03-1341 min
Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 63: Michelle D (Episode 49)Katie and Raquel follow up with Katie's coworker Michelle about the struggle bus, preschool, axolotls, summer camp, keeping things alive, boundaries, and being prepared for motherhood. (music: mindyraf.com)
2025-02-171h 08Fake the NationTurn This Feminist On! (w/ Katie Compa & Jenn Harris and Greg Proops & Andrew Ti)Happy week of Memorial Day - to celebrate, we're sharing a few wonderful conversations we had in the backlog! First up, Katie Compa and Jenn Harris join in conversation to discuss what role food plays in their relationships. And then, Greg Proops and Andrew Ti discuss a tennis club friendship conundrum.——Thank you to this week’s sponsors:Paired - Connect with your partner every day using Paired. Head to Paired.com/FakeTheNation to get a 7-day free trial and 25% off if you sign up for a subscription. A happier relationship starts here!Rocket M...
2024-05-3028 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 62: LaKendra Tookes (Episode 50)Katie and Raquel catch up with comic, actress and radio host LaKendra Tookes about therapy, ghostings, pandemic dating, cohabitating and building a future in an unstable present. (music: mindyraf.com)
2024-05-201h 04Fake the NationBe Hot or Die Ugly (w/ Katie Compa & Jenn Harris)Today, we're talking about the news surrounding The Golden Bachelor, the resurgence of tanning beds, a fun new program from the Biden administration, AI generated dead folks, and of course we'll be discussing puppy slayers in politics. To talk about all of these topics is this week's panel, which includes stand-up comedian, Katie Compa, as well as director, writer and actress, Jenn Harris!——Thank you to this week’s sponsors:Miracle Brand - Go to TryMiracle.com/FAKETHENATION and use the code "FAKETHENATION" to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF.Prose ...
2024-05-0241 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 61: Abbi Crutchfield (Episode 31)Katie and Raquel catch up with Abbi Crutchfield to talk about folding t-shirts, positive touch points, adult ADHD, Mary Poppins, and forging new paths. (music: mindyraf.com)
2024-04-0853 min
A Couple of N3rdsKatie Compa talks CGI Lizards, The Curse of being in Metallica, and a Baked Pilsbury Doughboy!Send us a textNYC-based comedian and all around fantastic human Katie Compa joins us for some chitchat and trivia!Support the showWebsite: http://acoupleofn3rds.comInstagram: @acoupleofn3rdsEmail: hello@acoupleofn3rds.comLive shows every Tuesday 7-9pm at Brick House in Amherst, NY and every Wednesday 6-8pm at Spotted Octopus in Buffalo, NY!
2024-01-1651 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 60: Mindy Raf (Episode 42)Katie and Raquel catch up with guest Mindy Raf about the societal bullseye, acceptance in community, non-monogamy, holding in farts, and our evolving longitudinal study. (music: mindyraf.com!)
2024-01-071h 00Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 59: Jen Dziura (Episode 2)Katie and Raquel catch up with their second-ever Kid/Life Crisis guest, Jen Dziura, about memes, work schedules, boulders in the gas tank, looking at a bird, online preschool, "mom," swear words and feminism. Check out GetBullish.com! (music: mindyraf.com)
2023-10-141h 07Kid/Life CrisisOphira Eisenberg (Episode 19)On this episode, Raquel and Katie get up to date with comedian, author, and radio/podcast host Ophira Eisenberg about switching identities, acceptable risk, her birth story, the obsolescence of toys, and figuring it all out. (music: mindyraf.com)
2023-08-241h 09
Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 57: Heather Fink (Episode 43)Katie and Raquel catch up with comedian and filmmaker Heather Fink, who last spoke with us five years ago (Ep. 43), about moving to (and dating in) Los Angeles, unions, eggs, partnerships, travel and more. (music: mindyraf.com)
2023-06-0157 min
The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 207: All Stars 8 Premiere - Whiskey Barns of the Rich & FamousWe're back back back back back back back back again, READERS! For the premiere of the 8th(!) All Stars season, it's family as Kyle has Katie and Sharron at an IRL Shade Table to talk egg whites in a bag, Katie's jet setting ways, Sharron's fascination with artifice, deeply offensive velvets and our thoughts on the opening episode (and twist!) of All Stars 8, "The Fame Games". Cashews is back on our screens! (music: bensound.com)
2023-05-171h 04
Kid/Life CrisisNEW update for listenersPer a listener request, we'll do a handful of new episodes coming up (we won't even attempt to promise a schedule or number, as we both still have ADHD and there is an Adderall shortage!) following up with past guests. Plus new theme song by Mindy Raf! http://www.mindyraf.com
2023-05-1701 min
Twisted Cupid Podcast'Found 8 Pairs Of Used Thongs In My Boyfriend's Bag' W Katie Compa & Abigail NolanWeekly Podcast with weird dating questions from the internet answered by comics! Ask Questions or Comment live!
This Week's Guests: w/ Katie Compa & Abigail Nolan
Hosted by Suzanne Lea Shepherd & Jake Vevera
Write your questions to loveguruspodcast@yahoo.com or listen live on youtube every Thursday at 8:30PM EST
2022-07-081h 17
Baking With BoosReligious Aerobics and Shaving AsparagusWelcome back, Boo Crew! In this week’s episode we’re kicking things off with some Shaved Asparagus Salad made by moi. The theme of this month’s menu is Backyard BBQ (but healthier). Starting off strong with this fresh, simple salad that’s gluten free and full of flavor. A few minutes of prep time and you’ve got yourself an easy dish to bring to a summer cookout. As for our story, Bree is telling us about Santa Compaña. “The Santa Compaña ("Holy Company") is a deep-rooted mythical belief in rural northwest of Iberia: Galicia, Asturias (Spai...
2022-06-1446 minFake the NationFancy College is a Fancy Scam (w/ Danielle Durchslag and Katie Compa)This week, Negin is joined by Danielle Durchslag and Katie Compa on the panel, and the three discuss Elizabeth Warren's strategies for winning in November and offer their own strategies on how to win. Then, they discuss the importance of "Are we sharing boyfriends" Facebook groups and talk about the implications of a New York Times article titled Rags to Riches Stories are Actually Kinda Disturbing.
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2022-04-2151 min
We Don't Even KnowWDEK Election Day Special Ep. 86 - Part 4: Katie Compa, Brad Lauretti, Nimesh Patel, Maggy Adeleye & John Early - 11/3/20 In our final edition, Part 4 of the WDEK Election Special Episode, comedian Katie Compa shares with us ways she copes with ongoing Election Day anxieties. Musician Brad Lauretti brings us the fire. We talk the John Lewis graphic novel, existential threats & good people believing false propaganda. He gives us his Election Day predictions along with performing his song Dumb It Down. Find out how comedian & weed smoker Nimesh Patel's father voted on the NJ legalize marijuana referendum. Have you ever heard of the Indian beverage bhang? Let Nimesh and Shona...
2021-01-181h 00Season 12 – Deep Night with DaleDeep Night Season 12: Katie CompaDale dials up the always insightful comedian Katie Compa for a check in during quarantine. Katie reports on dwindling snack levels, the collapsing barriers between outdoor and indoor clothes, and how to successfully work from home, something she’s been doing for years. Dale and Katie just missed each other in San Francisco, which is where...
2020-04-0900 min
Fake the NationAny F*cking Clown 2020 (w/ Katie Compa, Gastor Almonte)Katie Compa and Gastor Almonte join Negin to break down the best and worst moments of Wednesday's Debate and weigh in on Trump’s Pardons. They also talk about what it takes to be a female lead in today's cinematic landscape.
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2020-02-2056 min
The Modern Therapist's Survival Guide with Curt Widhalm and Katie VernoyStructuring Self-CareCurt and Katie talk about structuring self-care into your business practices. We look at how to incorporate self-care best practices into the way you build your work day. We also talk about common challenges to taking this advice. It’s time to reimagine therapy and what it means to be a therapist. To support you as a whole person and a therapist, your hosts, Curt Widhalm and Katie Vernoy talk about how to approach the role of therapist in the modern age.In this episode we talk about:
Creating a cohesive plan for self-care in al...
2020-02-1037 minFake the NationThe Empathy Drain (Matt Gourley, Vicky Kuperman, Ashley England, Katie Compa)This Thanksgiving, Negin talks with Matt Gourley and Vicky Kuperman about the decline of American happiness, and Turkey Day traditions with Ashley England and Katie Compa.
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2019-11-2841 min
WhoopsEpisode 16: "Stealing is Gross" with Katie CompaThis week NYC-based comedian Katie Compa joins Mary Jay and Holly to share stories of shoplifting, European romances gone wrong, and why you can't file for unemployment benefits while you're vacationing on an island! Check out Katie's new comedy album "Hard Pass" and follow her on all social media @katiecompa! You can find us @whoopspod on Twitter and Facebook, @whoopspodcast on Instagram, and at whoopspodcast.com. Remember to subscribe, rate, and review.
2019-11-1300 min
The Lou Cappetta ShowEp. 52, A Hard Pass For Weinstein with Comedian Katie CompaComedian Katie Compa is our guest this week to talk about her hilarious comedy album “Hard Pass” (which reached number 1 on iTunes), dirtbag Harvey Weinstein showing his face in NYC, her journey in comedy, and what she plans to do next!
2019-11-0658 minFake the NationA Good Opportunity to Boo! (w/ Ashley England, Katie Compa)Negin is joined by comedians Ashley England and Katie Compa to discuss mass protests, what’s going on in the White House, and Facebook’s proposed launch of a digital currency.
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2019-10-3153 min
Weed + GrubStand Up & Love Letters from a Swedish Jail with Katie CompaKatie Compa (Hard Pass) smokes a joint with Mike and Mary Jane, and they gab about watching comedy while having sex, self-driving cars, how we're doing homework for robots, meaningful relationships through Skype, and Veronica Mars.
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The JV Club with Janet VarneyKatie Compa Comedian Katie Compa ("Hard Pass”) joins JV for a chew about Swedish culture, “mean girl” friendships and the mysterious spelling of “Bamf.” Hosted by Janet Varney Edited by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun.
2019-10-101h 06The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 148: Season 11, Episode 12READERS! It's a family reunion at the Shade Table as Kyle, Sharron and Katie retake their places and mics to talk Kyle tendencies, Sharron’s drag padding, and play Hotep Pyramid (NOT explained by Dr. Katie Ganache). AND, Season 11, Episode 12: Queens Everywhere!(music: bensound.com)
2019-05-211h 34
Two Wick Minimum with Selena CoppockEpisode 10: Katie Compa - Male TearsIn the season 1 finale of Two Wick Minimum, producer Katie Compa steps out from behind the flame to talk with Selena about embarking on her brand-new candle journey, including candle surgery, judging vanilla, burning money, short-term memory, and getting it together to get into candles. (music: bensound.com)
2019-01-2230 min
I Love TV More Than YouEpisode 35: Veronica Mars Season 1 With Katie CompaKatie Compa is a friend of Sue Funke's from a long time ago. On today's podcast they take it to the 'obsessed with Veronica Mars' level. Listen as these two comedian pals guide you through the highs and lows of a show you may never have seen because of awkward marketing.
2018-04-1100 minKid/Life CrisisUpdate for listenersRaquel recently joined the writing team at Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, so we're unexpectedly back on hiatus! We'll keep you updated on when we'll record new episodes! Sign up for email updates at kidlifecrisis.com
2018-04-0101 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 56: Laura NorkinKatie and Raquel sit down with Laura Norkin, writer and editor with a focus on parenting, to discuss being raised under a red pen, Thomas the Tank Engine (and Percy), lying to our children, nipple confusion, and inner voices. (music: www.bensound.com)
2018-03-0758 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 55: Marcella ArguelloStandup comic Marcella Arguello once wanted to be a schoolteacher with six children. While helping raise her nieces and nephews and focusing on comedy, she swore off the idea of kids, but decided recently that it could be great. We talk about experience with kids, falling in and out of love, strict parents, being Latina and child-free (so far), Uma Thurman, and how men are dumb. (music: bensound.com)
2018-01-1759 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 100: Scared Famous & Meet the All-Stars 3!READERS! Sharron, Kyle and Katie reunite at the Shade Table to dish about VH1's new terrible show Scared Famous AND the forthcoming season of RPDR All-Stars 3! We're gooped, coughed and floamed about the AS3 queens and some of the ***SPOILERS*** we have in store, and we kick off our spinoff podcast, Two Whole-Ass Black People And A Katie. (music: bensound.com)
2017-11-011h 29Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 54: Anathea SimpkinsKatie and Raquel chat with Anathea Simpkins about growing up in Miami and on Cape Cod, raising children in New York, divorce, IVF, bleeding gums, and owning a cabin. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-08-251h 07The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 99: NOT our greatest hitsREADERS, Kyle, Katie and Sharron gather around a Business Shade Table to talk about their recent field trip to see Alaska and Jeremy in On Golden Girls, Katie's visit to a psychic, "centipedes in my vagina" meme, and Kyle's near-death experience in Episode 99. At the end we ask: do you have favorite TSOIA moments? Slide into our various DMs and tell us what they are! (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-08-151h 01Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 53: Babe ParkerKatie and Raquel talk with writer and comedian Babe Parker about mean girls, makeup, birth order, babysitting for Slash, animals and babies, and boundaries. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-08-101h 00Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 52: Irene McGee follow-upKatie and Raquel sit down for their first follow-up episode with Irene McGee, who's come a long way since episode 15, raising her 18-month-old daughter Renie in New York City with her "nusband." (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-07-271h 01
I Love TV More Than YouEpisode 2: Katie Compa Talks Rachel Maddow, Murphy Brown, and I Love LucyComedian Katie Compa discusses her favorite TV morments from I Love Lucy to Mad Men to That 70s Show, see if you can find the common theme! Please subscribe and review, and talkback to the podcast at @iluvtvmorethanu on Twitter or TheSueFunke on all social media.
2017-07-1200 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 51: AnonymousWe talk with our first anonymous guest about avoiding her mother, being a doula, psychedelics, relationships, gender, and Duran Duran. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-06-291h 06Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 50: LaKendra TookesThis week, Katie and Raquel talk with comic, actress and writer LaKendra Tookes (follow her on Instagram, America!) about SNL, Drake, Scary Spice, insta-vestigations, being Southern, young parents, being a white guy magnet, wanting children, and being part of the village. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-06-141h 06Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 49: Michelle DKatie and Raquel chat with Katie's coworker Michelle, in town after recently moving across the country solo to start a family. We discuss support networks, Kandinsky references, donor interviews, Grade AA eggs, pregnancy, and taking the leap. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-06-041h 04Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 48: Pushy MuldowneyKatie and Raquel sit down with Katie "Pushy" Muldowney to talk about roller derby, crows’ feet, grad school, freakout babies, Orange is the New Black, #TheDress, and Baron von Dogpants, dog of science. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-05-1757 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 47: Irene MoralesKatie and Raquel talk with comedian Irene Morales about being from Miami, her prima hermana, growing up with an autistic sibling, therapy, and My Monkey Baby. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-05-041h 06Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 46: Sharron PaulKatie and Raquel welcome Sharron Paul, standup comic, actress and cohost of Katie’s other podcast, to tell us about growing up as part of an extended family (including Team Sameface), emergency nannying, thinking with her uterus, cat fights, bologna, and LendingSnatch.com. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-04-2057 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 45: Anita FloresAnita Flores joins Katie and Raquel this week to talk panic IUDs, the Miracle of Life video, recovering from surgery, the All About Me doll, rude kids, effortless vomiting, and saying I love you. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-04-0557 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 44: Lauren VinoKatie and Raquel chat with comedian and dad blogger (really!) Lauren Vino about fighting in public, parents who are still married, her dad's band practice, babysitting, breaking an engagement, platonic parenting, and her type. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-03-2357 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 43: Heather FinkKatie and Raquel sit down with comedian and filmmaker Heather Fink to discuss middle-school makeovers, the meaning of family, women on set, and why/why not on having kids. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-03-0949 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 42: Mindy RafKatie and Raquel chat with comedian, author, middle child and Michigander Mindy Raf about hormones, being engaged to a Croatian, handling ambivalence about kids, and nightmares about Mike Pence conversion camp. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-02-0955 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 41: Leighann LordKatie and Raquel welcome first post-election guest Leighann Lord, comic, author, podcaster, host, and daughter-on-call. We talk about role reversal, wanderlust, being raised feminist (by a mom who wasn’t), maternal instinct, Golden Girls roommates, our Hogwarts houses, and glass-half-empty living. (music: www.bensound.com)
2017-01-251h 01Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 40: The Episode that SucksFor their first episode back, Katie and Raquel sit down with each other to debrief over the last few months' whirlwind of travel, world political developments, decisions and babies. (And introducing the new "Live Diaper Change" segment, featuring our special guest host, Raquel's second baby!) (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-12-1539 min
Ghosted StoriesEp. 7: An International Ghosting w/ Katie CompaThis week on Ghosted Stories, Chelsea (@thechelseawhite) and Erin (@erinleafe) chat with comedian & writer Katie Compa (@katiecompa) about an international ghosting! Plus, we get really real with Topical Sh** this week and unpack the results of the Presidential election and how it affected us emotionally as women. SO if you don’t want to pick that scab skip to 16:25! And, we read a listener email. Email us your ghosted stories, dating questions and concerns to ghostedstoriespodcast@gmail.com and we may feature them in a future episode! Follow us on Twitter @GhostedStories and Instagram @GhostedStoriesPodcast. Boo!
2016-11-1700 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 39: Kat BurdickRaquel and Katie chat with comedian Kat Burdick about Who Wants to be a Millionaire, growing up a military brat, getting kicked out at 17, a better husband than none at all, and having her own grandchild. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-09-291h 01The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 72: All-Stars 2, Episode 4 - East Coast EpisodeREADERS, dueling episodes this week as Sharron and Kyle wear the shahhhhhh and recap the twist-filled, script-flipping All-Stars 2, Episode 4: Drag Movie She-quels! (Katie is in LA-- stay tuned for a BONUS episode with the OG TSOIA cast of Dad, Katie, and Janine!) The NYC Shade Table talks Sharron's EGOT, LOGO's unedited clapback, Phi Phi, Beyonce Del Rio, and the latest tea from live viewings with the queens. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-09-211h 20Kid/Life CrisisA quick update for regular listeners!Hi, listeners! Raquel has just pushed a small human out of her body so our scheduling has been thrown off, but we're planning to get back to business as soon as the new baby can sleep through the night. In the meantime, don't forget to pre-order Raquel's book, titled Welcome to the Club, from your favorite bookseller!
2016-09-1601 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 38: Lauren MaulKatie and Raquel talk with Lauren Maul, comedian, composer and cat lady, about managing chronic pain, growing up in small-town Nebraska, sharing privilege, and the clean-up song. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-09-0153 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 37: Luke YoungerKatie and Raquel talk with Luke Younger (only the second guy to do the podcast, because his struggle is real!) about the first six months, being in commercials, watching the birth of his son, being an older brother, and preparing for having two kids under two. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-08-171h 02The Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 67: All-Stars 2 Trailer Minisode!READERS, Sharron, Katie and Kyle gather at the Shade Table for a summer 'cast before Sharron and Katie go away JUST LIKE KYLE'S FATHER! CAUTION: Potential spoilers abound as we (well, Kyle) Nancy Drew our way through the All-Stars 2 trailer and discuss dick pics vs. ass shots, the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, and Aubrey O'Day. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-08-1145 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 36: Jennifer LeighKatie and Raquel sit down with Katie’s college friend Jennifer Leigh. For years she leaned against having kids because of a demanding job and genetic concerns, but inspired by her best friends’ examples, the pendulum swung the other way; she decided that she wants to be a mom, and froze her eggs— a.k.a. a “call option” on a child. (music: bensound.com)
2016-08-031h 04
The Whormones PodcastWhormones Podcast Ep50- Panty Sludge with Katie CompaChatting with Katie Compa this week. Katie is a member of the Lady Parts Justice League and the co-creator of kid/life crisis (a podcast about a life with or without a baby in your 30s). Today we covered all sports of current events, from the battle of the khloe/chloe to Milania Trump at the RNC to underwear sludge. And of course the conclusion of the story from last week out of Just the Tips, by Matt Fraction & Chip Zdarsky. twitter @katiecompa Katiecompa.com Kidlifecrisis.com Make sure you check out our new sponsor, Adult Empire and get 30% off: h...
2016-07-2257 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 35: Jessica DelfinoKatie and Raquel talk with NYC comedian, singer, ukelelist and entrepreneur Jessica Delfino about blind dates, VHS movies, jail, Mary Poppins, Craiglist, nunneries, and points of reference for our lives. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-07-2059 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 34: Rebecca VigilKatie and Raquel sit down with NYC musical improviser Rebecca Vigil to talk about about growing up between two families, winning $100,000, Camp Unwanted, rolling the dice on birth control, and happy childhoods. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-07-0658 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 33: Emily FlakeRaquel and Katie speak with New Yorker cartoonist and author Emily Flake about the battle for sleep, white lies, Sam Goody, cavities, becoming an aunt at 13, and the wave that waits for all of us. Buy her new book Mama Tried! (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-06-2259 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 32: Meghann FoyeKatie and Raquel sit down with magazine editor and book author Meghann Foye to discuss the online melee around her article in the NY Post, the gig economy, women vs. women, freezing her eggs, and being in the right place to have a family. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-06-0950 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 31: Abbi CrutchfieldKatie and Raquel sit down with comic and actress Abbi Crutchfield to talk about being married to another comic, Home Alone, healthy living, confidence, conflict avoidance, and Baby Cobra. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-05-2546 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 30: Tovah CloseKatie and Raquel speak with actor and dialect coach Tovah Close about small-town Oklahoma, the NYC performer hustle, waitressing during the impending apocalypse, nannying, singleton babies, Raquel’s second kid, and story hour for adults. (music: www.bensound.com)
2016-05-1158 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 29: Caitlin LoughlinRaquel and Katie chat with Caitlin Loughlin, a former
entomologist and schoolteacher, about going through a cancer
diagnosis as a teenager, dissecting grasshoppers, Jimmy
John's, army ants, day care, and mosquito abatement.
(music: www.bensound.com)
2016-04-2853 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 28: Adira AmramKatie and Raquel talk with NYC musical comedian/singer Adira Amram about Dutch Sesame Street, home births, growing up on a farm, downloading babies, karaoke, spray-on hair, and a killer quiche recipe.
(music: www.bensound.com)
2016-04-1356 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 27: Blair KoenigBlair Koenig, author and curator of the hilarious STFU, Parents blog, talks with Katie and Raquel about growing up in Atlanta, marrying her college pot dealer, living the Brooklyn hipster struggle, giving her mom a trophy baby, and feeling like trying for a baby is "throwing herself into a tornado," even though she's always wanted kids.
(music: www.bensound.com)
2016-03-3051 min
The Bitch SeatKatie Compa’s “Save the Chesapeake Bay” PieceKatie Compa’s “Save the Chesapeake Bay” piece was never supposed to really see the light of day. It wasn’t until her father secretly submitted it to the local newspaper that it had it’s day in the sun. In fact they even started a children’s column because of it. While Katie became confident after discovering comedy, she […]
2016-03-2000 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 26: Michelle ThallerThis week, Katie and Raquel get to talk with Dr. Michelle Thaller, a NASA astrophysicist and all-around coolest person we have ever met. We talk about growing up learning dairy science, space camp, the human race as a superorganism, equality in parenting, what we can’t not do in our lives, and accepting ourselves.
(music: www.bensound.com)
2016-03-1655 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 25: Sadie DingfelderKatie and Raquel travel to DC to sit down with Sadie Dingfelder, reporter and writer for The Washington Post. We discuss earnest six-year-olds, going from zero to grandma, giving birth to kittens, face blindness, rebellion, and kids' birthday parties.
(Music: www.bensound.com)
2016-03-0246 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 24: Margaret ChampagneKatie and Raquel talk with actor and comic Maggie Champagne, who in the past week attended both a fertility doctor appointment and a baby shower, about planning to get pregnant at 40. We discuss escaping her small southern hometown, making it in New York, changing priorities, our deathbeds, and maternal (and paternal) instinct.
(music: www.bensound.com)
2016-02-1752 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 23: Tharanga GoonetillekeRaquel and Katie talk with Tharanga Goonetilleke, a soprano opera singer and TED Fellow who’s expecting her second baby. Tharanga grew up in Sri Lanka before coming to the U.S. to pursue her musical education. We hear about her first day of school on September 11, and discuss being a brown person in the opera house, real talk about labor & delivery, being pregnant and caring for a toddler while physically incapacitated and only allowed Tylenol, and living your life as you like.
(music: www.bensound.com)
2015-12-2359 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 22: Bailie & Debbie SlevinKatie and Raquel sit down with a mother and daughter, Debbie and Bailie Slevin, to discuss Debbie’s new book, UnPregnant Pause: Where Are the Babies? We talk about bad marriages, grandpugs, Sheryl Sandberg, choice moms, passing on dating, unfair biology, asshole doctors, and validating— and celebrating— new generations’ choices.
(music: www.bensound.com)
2015-12-091h 06Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 21: Vicky KupermanKatie and Raquel sit down with NYC comic Vicky Kuperman, a newlywed whose GYN, upon learning she was engaged, changed her tune to “you’d make a great mom!” We talk baby pushers, happy marriages, the monotony of pickup and dropoff, advice for women in their twenties, attachment parents, Vicky’s #flawless hair and skin, and things that are *not* our favorite. (music: www.bensound.com)
2015-11-251h 01Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 20: Katherine WilliamsKatie and Raquel talk with NYC comic Katherine Williams, who’s trying for a baby with her comedian husband (of whom we are big fans). Katherine tells us about growing up a shy tomboy, suddenly losing her mom at 14, and her recent miscarriage; we discuss raising a daughter, staying in the comedy mix, Murphy Brown, and the voice in Raquel’s head.
(music: www.bensound.com)
2015-11-1157 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 52: Season 4 RUVEALED Episode 10Readers, this week Sharron, Katie and Max return to the Shade Table discussing Season 4, Episode 10: Dads I'd Like to Frock. We talk the return of Kenya Michaels, fuck sticks, Kegels & Eggos, being distracted by butts, Bareback Dads, pulled sugar, and Katie's recent concussion. (music: www.bensound.com)
2015-10-3037 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 19: Ophira EisenbergThis week, Raquel and Katie chat with comedian, author, and host of NPR’s Ask Me Another, Ophira Eisenberg, who's imminently expecting her first child. We talk being forced to prioritize, primary caretaking, the Finnish birth box, women’s place in society, a destructive idiot vs. a manipulative bitch, uber births, champagne and oysters in the delivery room, and Saw.
(music:www.bensound.com)
2015-10-2851 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 18: Jason Jude HillRaquel and Katie talk with their first male guest: Jason Jude Hill, who founded a film company, GrumpyFILMS, with his husband and business partner. We talk aspiring to be DINKs, coming out (both as gay, and as child-free), caring for a bag of flour, and maintaining friendships with your friends who have kids— and building friendships with kids themselves. (music: www.bensound.com)
2015-10-1448 min
We Don't Even KnowEp. 36: Katie Compa, Har Mar Superstar, Joyelle Nicole Johnson - Sept. 22, 2015What a show! Christian is back and elevates his singing performance thanks to our guest co-host Katina Corrao's vocal chops last month. Shonali gives a candid account of her first ever bachelorette party and shares visuals with our guests. Our first guest is comedian Katie Compa who tells a chilling tale about a wedding speech, her first time on stage as a stand-up, and uses the word "yammer." One of her comedy shows is called Dudes Being Dudes Being Dudes! Musician Har Mar Superstar (Sean Tillmann) is our second special guest. He doesn't have to have a day job and is cu...
2015-09-301h 26Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 17: Elizabeth YukoRaquel and Katie speak with reproductive bioethicist Elizabeth Yuko, Ph.D., who talks about living and studying in Ireland, female Viagra, artificial wombs, different types of motherhood, crowdfunding, Richard Simmons, bridesmaids, and baby showers.
(music: www.bensound.com)
2015-09-3059 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 16: Miranda ForsterThis week, Katie and Raquel talk with Miranda Forster, who’s going through the process of starting a family with her poker player wife. We talk babysitting (of course), George Michael, the sperm search, the Real Housewives, and loving your dogs less.
(Music: www.bensound.com)
2015-09-1655 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 15: Irene McGeeThis week, Katie and Raquel sit down with Irene McGee to find out what happens when people stop being polite— and start getting pregnant. (Sorry, couldn’t resist.) The comedian, writer, podcaster and former reality star talks about her great-great-grandfather Ira, Lyme disease, frowny faces, motherhood without marriage, building a one-woman show while pregnant, and her uterus’s favorite hobbies (endometriosis and knitting).
(Music: www.bensound.com)
2015-09-0244 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 14: Becky YamamotoKatie and Raquel chat with Becky Yamamoto, New York City comic and writer. We talk about fake babies, being married, only children, mail-order brides, Octo-mom porn, and hatchback Hyundais.
(music: www.bensound.com)
2015-08-1942 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 13: Shonali BhowmikRaquel and Katie talk with Nashville native Shonali Bhowmik, a New York singer, filmmaker, actress, comic, playwright... (seriously, the list goes on). We talk about finding your tribe, defining success, being defensive (in a good way!), parents who listen, who'll be there for us when we're old, and each being on our own adventure.(music: www.bensound.com)
2015-08-0550 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 12: Maude BondRaquel and Katie talk with college counselor Maude, who tells us all about growing up in small-town Tennessee as the youngest of four children, not joining the family funeral business, Barbie's Dream House vs. Barbie's Penthouse, coming around to liking kids (and having a partner who's "clucky" for one), and building her best life. (music: www.bensound.com)
2015-07-2251 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 11: Asie MohtarezKatie and Raquel visit with fellow standup comic Asie Mohtarez, who's expecting her first kid in December. We talk back-fat, boobs, burps, the pill, dating, parallel lives, and how to be a creative *and* a mom in New York. (music: www.bensound.com)
2015-07-0848 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 10: Lauren FaheyKatie and Raquel talk with Lauren Fahey, New York City schoolteacher and Katie’s current roommate, mere weeks before she leaves to move to London with her fiancé! Lauren tells us about growing up helping with her family’s day care, welcoming her younger sister to the family, and some classic teaching stories, interspersed with lots of discussion about Roald Dahl, Lauren’s French Canadian grand-mère, and what ostriches and dolphins have in common (which: yikes).
(music: www.bensound.com)
2015-06-2447 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 9: Beth CompaKatie and Raquel sit down to chat with Katie’s younger sister, Beth Compa. A lawyer in New Orleans, Beth has always known she wants kids-- from mothering her Cabbage Patch Kids to babysitting. Over the occasional hiss of the air conditioner, we discuss princesses and castles, negotiating career and family, expectations vs. reality, Lionel Messi, and the parents’ impossible dream of drinking coffee and reading the paper, alone, for an hour. (Music: www.bensound.com)
2015-06-1043 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 8: Nicole CramerKatie and Raquel sit down in midtown with high-powered business lady Nicole Cramer, who, when not running worldwide advertising creative teams, is constantly working on her own projects. We talk growing up with the actual Supermom, finding one’s passions (plural), dating (or not) in New York, raising a child in the internet age, baking her grandma's cookies, and advice for the next generation.
2015-05-2748 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 7: Selena CoppockKatie and Raquel talk with standup comedian and author Selena Coppock, who’s firmly in the no-kids camp. The youngest of three sisters, Selena is the only one without offspring, and she’s been defending her right to a childfree life to her family and friends (and even work acquaintances) ever since she decided to “go public.” We talk about DINKs, children as an acquired taste, working moms, high school, and the philosophy of deciding to decide.
2015-05-1345 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 6: Jess WoodIt's back to the land of the childfree as Katie and Raquel chat with fellow New York City comedian Jess Wood, aka "Jess, our friend who got shot in a drive-by." Jess essentially raised herself (...and her mom) among the hippies in Los Angeles's Topanga Canyon, where she cut school, did drugs and ran with punk-rock kids, deadheads, and L.A. gangs before she began acting and doing comedy. We go delightfully off-topic as Raquel learns to differentiate Fred Segal from Fred Willard and recounts her glory days in Malibu, and the episode title reveals itself.
Music: www.bensound.com
2015-04-2952 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 5: Virginia Sole-SmithRaquel and Katie with freelance writer Virginia Sole-Smith at her home in the Hudson Valley, where she lives with her husband and their adorable daughter, Violet. Virginia gives us the scoop on 18th-century fertility statistics, endometriosis, and working from home with a kid, and shares her own story of making her way through a medical emergency as a new mom.
Check out Virginia's body of work via any or all (we recommend all!) of the following:
Website (and articles!): virginiasolesmith.com
Twitter: @v_solesmith
Instagram: @v_solesmith
Facebook.com/virginiasolesmith
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2015-04-1546 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 4: Leslie RussellKatie and Raquel talk with Leslie Russell, Raquel's sister-in-law's sister-in-law (we promise this is the last time we interview Raquel's relatives for at least a while). Leslie is a wedding planner extraordinaire, and a VERY pregnant mom-extraordinaire-to-be (since we talked, she's delivered a baby girl)! We talk about subway etiquette, sleepwalking, relationships with and without kids, having an actual Supermom, and the scariest late-night Google searches.
2015-04-0150 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 3: Melissa FriedmanEpisode 3 - Melissa Friedman
Katie and Raquel talk with Raquel's sister-in-law, Melissa Friedman, who with her husband runs a nonprofit theater company, Epic Theatre Ensemble (EpicTheatreEnsemble.org) in New York City, where they also happen to be raising their eight-year-old daughter, Imogen. We talk master plans, doing improv with a three-year-old, raising a feminist daughter in a sea of pink, handling the teen years (and whether it's possible), and watching her child develop from an offshoot of herself and her husband into her own person. Please LISTEN, LIKE, SHARE!
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2015-03-1847 minKid/Life CrisisEpisode 2: Jennifer DziuraKatie and Raquel talk with Jennifer Dziura of GetBullish.com, a website that provides business and career advice to young women and runs an annual conference (more info soon at BullishConference.com), and mother of an 11-month-old. We cover the "normal" symptoms of pregnancy, customized sonograms, personal boundaries, "the M-word," gender expectations and time management, and how best to to prepare for a baby in an expensive city--without waiting too long.
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2015-03-0448 min
Kid/Life CrisisEpisode 1: Chelsea WhiteKatie Compa and Raquel D'Apice are starting a podcast: Kid/Life Crisis. Their first guest is Chelsea White, comedian, host, and producer on MTV's Girl Code. Chelsea's known since she was young that she never wants children, yet she continually finds herself defending her decision, or being told, "You'll change your mind." She talks with Katie and Raquel about how it affects friendships, dating, and family relationships, and why she's still sure it's right for her.
2015-02-1748 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 33: Drag Queens Of London Ep 7Hit the slopes with us Readers as we glide through Drag Queens Of London Episode 7. It’s European Gay Ski Week and the drama is as thick as a mogul. Katie, Max and Alex marvel at the mystery of a Lloyd Vs. Silver wig fight, try to find Katie a gay hubby, goof on American Andrew and peddle petticoats for boobs. We also check in on the Drag Race season 7 trailer that FINALY dropped. (music: http://www.bensound.com)
2015-02-1150 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 26: PageantGet out your sash and sequins readers! This week Katie, Max and Alex discuss the 2008 documentary “Pageant.” It’s an all out spectacle of unrequited love, attempted masculinity and strategically placed Mountain Dew. We find out what “dolls” keep Victoria “Porkchop" Parker in the zone, who is the most graceful recipient of food in the face and what is the tiniest part of Katie.
2014-09-2252 minThe Shade Of It All: A Rucast Podrace for RuPaul's Drag RaceEpisode 7: Season 6 Episode 12This week our guest at the Shade Table is Shawn Hollenbach, former director of social media for Drag Race and current bestie of Katie. We dish about the tic and the tac of the top three, learn German, do the ultimate death drop and drink hella #SHADERADE (WARNING FOR KATIE'S MOM: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS LOTS OF PENIS) - (music: http://www.bensound.com)
2014-05-0855 min