Shows
Smash HitSmash Season 1, Episode 8 - "The Coup" with Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer of How to Be Fine Podcast (formerly: By The Book)Smash Hit: Season 1, Episode 8 — “The Coup”
Margaret is joined by podcast icons Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer (By the Book, How to Be Fine) to unpack the chaos of Smash Season 1, Episode 8. From Derek’s sleazy power plays to Ivy vs. Karen, trust funds to creative coups, this episode has it all—including a prison-bed musical number and some unfiltered thoughts on nepotism casting.
✨ Undiscovered Picks
🎧 Jolenta: That’s a Gay Ass Podcast by Eric Williams
🎧 Kristen: Conspiracy, She Wrote by Kristin Conger
Hit subscribe, leave a review, and stay tuned—because things are only gettin...2025-04-1742 min
What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny MomsFresh Take: Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg on Friendship DynamicsWhen we're the kinkeeper in our friend group—aka the one who organizes the get-togethers, remembers the birthdays, and sends out availability polls—it can get overwhelming, and we can even find ourselves resentful over it. Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg, hosts of the podcast "How to Be Fine," discuss how to approach conversations with friends about sharing the kinkeeping burden more evenly.Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg host the podcasts "By The Book" and "How to Be Fine." The current season of How to Be Fine is all about the loneliness epidemic and friendship quandaries, from jeal...2025-03-2845 min
The One You FeedHow to Overcome Loneliness and Navigate Adult Friendships with Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta GreenbergIn this episode, Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg share their insights and experiences on how to overcome loneliness and navigate adult friendships. Kristen and Jolenta’s journey through self-help books and their unique friendship dynamic provide valuable perspectives on the complexities of personal growth and maintaining genuine connections. The conversation delves into the challenges of adult friendships, the evolving nature of connections, and the importance of open communication and vulnerability in fostering meaningful relationships. In this episode, you will be able to: Discover effective strategies for maintaining friendships as adults Learn powerful techniques to overcome loneliness and foster ge...2024-10-0458 minThe One You FeedHow to Overcome Loneliness and Navigate Adult Friendships with Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta GreenbergIn this episode, Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg share their insights and experiences on how to overcome loneliness and navigate adult friendships. Kristen and Jolenta’s journey through self-help books and their unique friendship dynamic provide valuable perspectives on the complexities of personal growth and maintaining genuine connections. The conversation delves into the challenges of adult friendships, the evolving nature of connections, and the importance of open communication and vulnerability in fostering meaningful relationships. In this episode, you will be able to: Discover effective strategies for maintaining friendships as adults Learn powerful techniques to overcome loneliness and foster ge...2024-10-0458 min
Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast632. Being Fine with Friends, with Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen MeinzerJolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer are podcasting powerhouses with shows like By the Book and How to be Fine With Friends.This season they’re looking at friendship, the research behind sustaining friendships, ending relationships, and creating new connections with people – and they joined me to talk all about it.You can find their show, How to be Fine with Friends where you get your podcasts – like this one!TW/CW: short discussion of diet culture and diet books just after Kristen introduces herself. When she stops talking, hit your 30 second skip...2024-09-1354 minSmart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast632. Being Fine with Friends, with Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen MeinzerJolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer are podcasting powerhouses with shows like By the Book and How to be Fine With Friends.This season they’re looking at friendship, the research behind sustaining friendships, ending relationships, and creating new connections with people – and they joined me to talk all about it.You can find their show, How to be Fine with Friends where you get your podcasts – like this one!TW/CW: short discussion of diet culture and diet books just after Kristen introduces herself. When she stops talking, hit your 30 second skip...2024-09-1354 minSmart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast632. Being Fine with Friends, with Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen MeinzerJolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer are podcasting powerhouses with shows like By the Book and How to be Fine With Friends.This season they’re looking at friendship, the research behind sustaining friendships, ending relationships, and creating new connections with people – and they joined me to talk all about it.You can find their show, How to be Fine with Friends where you get your podcasts – like this one!TW/CW: short discussion of diet culture and diet books just after Kristen introduces herself. When she stops talking, hit your 30 second skip...2024-09-1354 min
The Best Advice ShowHow to Be Alone with Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta GreenbergHow to Be Fine is half advice show, half cultural critique, and one wild ride through the world of wellness. Join podcast besties Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg as they dissect the inner workings of the betterment industry - and offer up some advice along the way. Their goal? To help get you a little closer to fine. In a prior episode of HTBF, Jolenta and Kristen talked with Dr. Jeremy Nobel, author of Project Unlonely, about how to enjoy time alone. In this episode, they try some of Dr. Nobel's tips on for size, while recording th...2024-08-2037 min
Under the Influence with Jo PiazzaSunday Nice Things: How to be FineWelcome to Sunday Nice Things! Introducing, HOW TO BE FINE. Half advice show, half reality show. Join podcast besties Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg as they seek advice from experts, and then put that advice to the test. All this season they’re focusing on the loneliness epidemic and the struggles of friendship - from making new friends to breaking up with BFFs. Their goal? To help get you a little closer to fine. Listen to all the episodes of HOW TO BE FINE here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...2024-07-1446 min
10 Things To Tell YouBONUS: How To Be FineAre you thriving or are you just...fine? What about your friendships?Two podcasters I've listened to for YEARS are tackling a new series this summer on friendship (the topic on everyone's tongue). I was so excited to welcome Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg from the How To Be Fine podcast (formerly By The Book) to the show to talk about their podcasting roots, their relationship as business besties, their experiment of living by the advice of self-help books, and their latest project on friendship.Listen to the How To Be Fine podcast...2024-07-0930 min
Happier in HollywoodEp. 373: Conquering The Loneliness Epidemic With Kristen Meinzer & Jolenta GreenbergLiz and Sarah talk to the fabulous podcast hosts, Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg, about the new season of How To Be Fine, which dives into the loneliness epidemic and the sometimes fraught nature of friendship. What advice to they have for making friends as an adult? Do they ascribe to the idea of having a friend for “a reason, a season, or a lifetime?” In The Mailroom, Liz and Sarah answer a question about how to stay excited about material that may be put out into the world months (or even years) after you’re done working on it. Thi...2024-07-0430 min
Clearer Thinking with Spencer GreenbergWhat happens when you follow 100 self-help books to the letter? (with Kristen Meinzer)Read the full transcript here. Why does it seem that many people read self-help books with no intention of actually doing what the books prescribe? Why are self-help books often less clear than it seems they ought to be? What are self-help books actually designed to do? Why do self-help authors continue to write as though their ideas will help everyone when it seems fairly obvious that no single self-help book has ever been a global panacea? Should self-help advice differ based on the gender of the receiver? How does life coaching differ from self-help? How does...2024-05-161h 15
You Need TherapyDo Self Help Books Really Help? With Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta GreenbergThis week Kat is joined by not one but two guests, Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer. Jolenta and Kristen both consider themselves advice critics. They spent years living by and critiquing advice from self-help books for their podcast By The Book and now they’re ready to discuss wellness-related questions and help debunk all the self-help myths and promises in their new podcast, How To Be Fine which premiered on February 23rd. In this episode, Kat, Jolenta, & Kristen talk about their experiences- what they thought was all BS, what they learned, what worked, and what was just weird. Follow...2024-02-2647 min
Awkward Sex And The City with Natalie WallDon't put yourself in a box with Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen MeinzerThis week Natalie sits with Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg of How to Be Fine Podcast. They talk being stuck, feeling lost and releasing the idea of fitting a specific archetype! 2023-09-2759 min
Glamorous Trash: A Celebrity Memoir PodcastSarah Ferguson’s Memoir Finding Sarah (with Kristen Meinzer & Jolenta Greenberg)Chelsea and fellow podcasters Kristen Meinzer & Jolenta Greenberg (How To Be Fine/By The Book) get royally screwed by Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson’s 2011 memoir Finding Sarah: A Duchess's Journey to Find Herself. From riding her pony to the candy store as a child to still being in love with her ex-husband, to relying on Oprah perhaps…too much, this book sure did get written quickly!For more book recaps & gentle tea, follow Chelsea on Instagram @chelseadevantezBecome a member of the Celebrity Book Club Patreon! Thank you to our sponsor...2023-07-211h 05
But Where Are You Really From?: An Asian-American Struggle126. The Korean Adoptee Experience ft. Kristen MeinzerKristen Meinzer is a force to be reckoned with. She is an award-winning podcaster with millions of downloads, a culture critic who frequently appears on TV (especially to talk about the royal family!), and an author whose book "How to Be Fine" was an Audible #1 Bestseller in 2021.
Aside from her incredible career, Kristen is also a Korean adoptee. Born in Korea but raised in Minnesota, she grew up disconnected from the country and culture she was born into while raised in a mostly white family and environment. Kristen helps us understand the connection between...2023-06-2340 min
Dying To AskHow To Be Fine With Jolenta Greenberg And Kristen MeinzerFine is just fine.
That's the premise of a book and podcast taking aim at the self-development and wellness industries.
Marketresearch.com estimates the self-improvement industry is worth more than $10 billion a year. It exploded virtually during the pandemic.
Jolenta Greenberg, a comedian and self-described reality TV historian, and Kristen Meinzer, a culture critic, lived by 100 self-improvement books. They evaluated the good, the bad and the truly ridiculous.
Their adventures were the basis for a podcast called "By the Book."
Their big conclusion? Being fine is just fine.
G...2023-05-0531 min
Burnout: What I Have Learned So Far with Meg LeddyWhat stuck after 80 Self Help Books - Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta GreenbergAdvice critics Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg spent years living by and critiquing advice from self-help books for their podcast By The Book. I am asking them about their burnout and what stuck from all of that self help reading! They have a new podcast, How To Be Fine, that discusses wellness-related questions and help debunk all the self-help myths and promises. Click here to listen: How to Be Fine PodcastInterested in the little yellow activator (aka Protandim Nrf2 Synergizer) from the commercial? Check it out here.Other amazing products that I re...2023-04-3035 minYou Need TherapyDo Self Help Books Really Help? With Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta GreenbergThis week Kat is joined by not one but two guests, Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer. Jolenta and Kristen both consider themselves advice critics. They spent years living by and critiquing advice from self-help books for their podcast By The Book and now they’re ready to discuss wellness-related questions and help debunk all the self-help myths and promises in their new podcast, How To Be Fine which premiered on February 23rd. In this episode, Kat, Jolenta, & Kristen talk about their experiences- what they thought was all BS, what they learned, what worked, and what was just weird. Follow...2023-03-2047 min
Trashy DivorcesBein' Fine, with Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta GreenbergToday we are joined by friends of the show - and podcast besties - Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg. Kristen and Jolenta have spent years living the self-help lifestyle and documenting it all on their podcast By The Book. Their new show, How To Be Fine, puts the wellness world under their funny and humane microscope. They are also astute watchers of Royals and Housewives, and we hope you enjoy this wide-ranging conversation on Royal coronations, Housewives convictions, and the best ways to move on from a breakup.Also, no worries: Alicia lost her voice, but is...2023-03-1929 min
UnladylikeAsk Unladylike: Resting Bitch Voice?Are women expected to put on a happy VOICE? Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg from How to Be Fine (formerly By the Book) lend their self-help expertise and empathy to listener questions about a "pervy" father in-law, professional dress codes and bitchy resting voice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2023-02-2842 min
How to Be FineIntroducing How to Be FineHalf advice show, half cultural critique, and one wild ride through the world of wellness. Join podcast besties Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg as they dissect the inner workings of the betterment industry - and offer up some advice along the way. Their goal? To help get you a little closer to fine. How to Be Fine launches February 23rd on this feed.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2023-02-1703 min
The Allusionist167. Bonus 2022What do the hippocampus, homophones, Little Women, worrying and egg hacks have in common? They all star in the 2022 parade of Allusionist bonus bits! This year's guests provide some extra fascinating facts, thoughts and feelings: in order of reappearance, Jing Tsu, Morénike Giwa Onaiwu, Tim Clare, Stephanie Foo, Lewis Raven Wallace, Charlotte Lydia Riley, Hannah McGregor, Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg. Content note: there's an allusion to bawdy talk, one category A swear, discussions of mental health, and a brief reference to parental violence. Get extra information about the topics in this episode and fi...2022-12-1739 min
A Superbloom PodcastMy Version of Fine Looks Different From Yours w/ Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen MeinzerThis week Candice is joined by the hosts of the podcast, "By The Book," Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer. They discuss all things self-help, including: taboos, celebrity "gurus," tropes, and their own book, "How to Be Fine."Jolenta and Kristen's Social Media:www.instagram.com/bythebookpod/twitter.com/bythebookpodbythebookpod.comCandice's Social Media:www.instagram.com/candiceking/www.instagram.com/asuperbloompod/www.tiktok.com/@itscandicekingUpcoming guests:Qveen HerbyAlessandra Torresani...2022-11-2459 min
The Allusionist162. Self-HelpSelf-help is a multibillion dollar genre of books, and Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg of By the Book podcast have lived by the advice of more than eighty of them. They discuss the ways these books use language to get into your brain, the negging and the euphemisms, what can actually be helpful, and why we should be more like dog. Content note: we discuss dieting and sizeism, and there are fleeting mentions of rape and abuse. There are also category A and B swears. Find out more about this episode and get extra information a...2022-10-0838 min
The CutIn Her Shoes: Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta GreenbergKristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg are really good at testing things out. On their podcast, By The Book, they apply the advice given from different self help books to their own lives to see what’s actually helpful. From their discoveries, they went on to write How to be fine: What We Learned from Living by the Rules of 50 Self-Help books. Now, on their latest podcast, Romance Road Test, they’ve extended the experimenting to their partners. Their new show tests out relationship hacks in their marriages. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...2022-08-3134 min
Just Between UsKeeping Romance Alive with Kristen Meinzer & Jolenta Greenberg, Leaving A Stressful Job and Updating Our LanguageTW: In Topix, some slurs for gay people, disabled people, little people, and others are discussed
Transcription: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YcldSlYQGf4NF39s_iKEUgiAseKEPb9c6Bk508FJCpU/edit?usp=sharing
First, Allison tries to explain to a newly engaged Gaby why marriages can bring out a lot of emotions and complicated family dynamics. (Gaby remains confused.) The duo then address a listener's question about potentially leaving a hard job behind for a lower salary but a happier existence. Next, Romance Road Test's Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg join the podcast to talk about publicly trying all kinds of ro...2022-08-241h 20
Forever35Episode 231: Pop Culture As Self-Care with Kristen Meinzer & Jolenta GreenbergKate and Doree rethink their summer skincare as the weather gets hotter. Then, Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg of By The Book return to the pod to discuss their new podcast Romance Road Test, the soothing-nature of pop culture as self-care, and how embracing a little chaos invites some of the best moments into your life. To leave a voicemail or text for a future episode, reach them at 781-591-0390. You can also email the podcast at forever35podcast@gmail.com.Visit forever35podcast.com for links to everything they mention on the show o...2022-08-1757 min
The Science of HappinessEpisode 121: 36 Questions to Spark IntimacyWhat if you could fall in love, or forge deep connections, in just 45 minutes? Our guests, Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg of By The Book podcast, try out 36 questions with their partners to see if they can strengthen their connection.2022-08-0418 min
The Science of Happiness36 Questions to Spark IntimacyWhat if you could fall in love, or forge deep connections in just 45 minutes? Our guests try out 36 questions with their partners to see if they can strengthen their connection.
Link to episode transcript: https://tinyurl.com/3vxdzmnv
Episode summary:
There are 36 questions that have been shown over and over again in lab studies to help people fall in love or form fast connections. In this week’s episode, we bring back Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg of By the Book podcast*.* They recruit their husbands to ask and answer these questions and th...2022-08-0418 min
Confessions of a Closet RomanticAdvice Romance Part 1: Romance Road TestSend us a textIn the next couple of episodes I take a look at advice romance: fictional advice in a contemporary romance and a romcom set at radio stations, real life online advice, and a smart, funny new podcast called Romance Road Test.https://www.confessionsofaclosetromantic.comWhat will pull these couples closer together--or push them apart? In Romance Road Test, good friends Kristen Meinzer and Jolenta Greenberg put romance hacks to the test in their marriages. The show is a spin-off of their long-running, popular By the Book podcast. H...2022-07-2832 min