Everything is Fine

Our 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/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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This 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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our 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 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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're live at Alt Summit and joining us is the amazing Karen Walrond to talk all about reimagining our ambition into our 40s, 50s, 60s and beyond. If you want to pre-order Jenn's book about ambition and midlife, Ambition Monster, you can do that in an array of places, starting here. You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comTo follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We'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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim'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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our 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/Jennifer-Romolini/9781668056585To follow Jenn's beauty recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

**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.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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

*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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It'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 us: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This 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: 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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This 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 recs: instagram.com/jennromolinisvanity/Concerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This 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/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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This 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 say "hi"? You can email us: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our (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 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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It'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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A 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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This 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 our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineConcerns? Critiques? Suggestions? Just want to say "hi"? You can email us: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This 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 "hi"? You can email us: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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/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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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: kimfrance.substack.com*New* You 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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's just Kim and Jenn are on their own this week talking about Britney's new book, time changes, moving abroad, male gynecologists and a whole lot more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comFor 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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we're mourning Matthew Perry along with having lighter conversations about everything from getting one's colors done to a new favorite shampoo to the peril's of fame to Megan Ryan's new movie — oh, and one us is turning 60!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com*NEW* YOU CAN PRE-ORDER JENN'S BOOK To 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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is American cartoonist Emily Flake who began cartooning for The New Yorker in 2008, and has had more than a hundred cartoons published in the magazine since. Her most recent project, Joke in a Box, How to Write And Draw Jokes, was just released. SHOW NOTESYou can find Emily at: emilyflake.comYou can buy Joke In a Box here.This week we're recommending beauty products by Merit and Kiko Milano. You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com*NEW* YOU CAN PRE-ORDER JENN'S BOOK To follow Jenn's post-40 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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's an all-listener-question episode! We're talking about if neck creams ever work and whether or not you should get your colors done, the three wardrobe items we never scrimp on, what getting fired taught us, building community in mid-life, how we're feeling about the holidays and so much morre!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.comTo follow Jenn's post-40 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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week! We're discussing getting snubbed, learning to love your past selves, "The Golden Bachelor," many many beauty products and a whole lot more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.To follow Jenn's post-40 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: [email protected] we recommended this week: CosRx Snail MucinMerit Clean Lash MascaraThrive Impact-FULL Smoothing lipstickVersed Vitamin C powderCera-V Vitamin C SerumEverything/Nothing/Someone: A Memoir by Alice Carrière Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today is Alexandra Auder, a writer and actress who was born in New York City to Viva, a Warhol superstar, and  Michel Auder, an award-winning filmmaker who directed Chelsea Girls with Andy Warhol. Alex was a featured character in HBO’s High Maintenance and has acted in the films of Wim Wenders and Jodie Foster, among others. Her new book, Don’t Call Me Home, is a memoir of her unconventional childhood. You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.To follow Jenn's post-40 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: [email protected] NOTESAlex's book DON'T CALL ME HOMEVivace, microneedling "Past Lives" on Amazon Prime"Naked Attraction" on MAX Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a random week in September! Kim and Jenn are talking about anything and everything! Including: Taylor Swift, therapy, Jenn's new job, a new solution for thinning hair, an ongoing quest for just one good pair of jeans, portraits of railway children, Anne Geddes, dorm-room posters of the past and a whole lot more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.Jenn's new beauty Insta: 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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week! We're talking all about old and new jobs, what fashion means when you're over 40, Covid confusion, the greatness of Parker Posey, once you go Eileen Fisher can you ever go back? and a lot more. You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Amanda Clayman. Amanda is writer, podcaster and most of all a financial therapist widely recognized as a pioneer in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-based Financial Counseling. We're talking all about how thoughts, feelings, and associations shape our financial choices, and how we can identify the patterns around money that serve us —and start eradicating those that limit us. You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is the delightfully funny and talented novelist Edan Lepucki who talks to us all about her new book TIME'S MOUTH, along with writing and mothering and prioritizing and getting older and process over outcome and time travel and the past (and jeans of the past). Also in this episode: hot flashes, maybe the only Vitamin C serum that works, how the seasons are no longer the seasons and a whole lot more!SHOW NOTESBuy Edan's book!! https://bookshop.org/a/79787/9781640095724Timeless Vitamin C SerumJones Road Miracle BalmGlossier's Boy BrowAbercrombie high rise jeansLevi's Lo Pro jeans Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today is Kristi Coulter. Kristi is an acclaimed memoirist, essayist, and fiction writer. Her 2018 debut memoir Nothing Good Can Come from This was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. She has written for The Paris Review, New York magazine, Glamour, Elle, and many other publications. Her new book, Exit Interview, The Life and Death of my Ambitious Career, is out September 12th. You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the last show of the summer! We're talking fall fashion, anticipatory anger, shows we're watching, difficult mothers-in-law, CAFTANS, the best way to support a depressed friend, listener questions and more!SHOW NOTESOrganic by John Patrick cashmereEveryday Ritual caftansTelemarketers (HBO show)You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.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: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week! Jenn's lamenting the tax we've all paid for being female. Kim wants to talk about VOGUE's "Greatest Of All Time" September cover. Jenn's similarly annoyed by Variety's cover treatment of Sydney Sweeney. Plus: Prison President, television we're watching, under-eye concealer we're trying, brief chats about senior discounts, poetry, and books we're reading, a defense of "And Just Like That...", a response to a listener comment and just a smidge more I cannot remember while writing these show notes!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.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: [email protected] FROM THIS EPISODEI Will Teach You To Be Rich (BOOK)Trinny London BFF Eye (CONCEALER)Fisk (SHOW)Winning Time (SHOW)The Summer of Dead Birds, Ali Liebegott (BOOK)Dopamine Press Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's an almost end-of-summer wrap up with conversations about work, money, politics, perimenopause, our favorite sneakers, a long rant and rave about the Barbie movie, problematic faves from our childhoods, our dream of aging inclusivity and so much more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a week of listener questions! On the challenges of re-entry, portals to the past, short-term memory loss, existential/mid-life crises (is that all there is?), ADHD in perimenopause, reselling clothes, the worst advice we've ever received, our most embarrassing celebrity encounters, job interview questions, and more!You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com. For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineSHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTESFor Days clothes recycling Mother denim"I will teach you to be rich!" podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kim's back! We're talking all about European travel, over-40 job searches, ring lights, old women & hard candy, perimenopause, Sinead O'Connor, the writer's strike, good documentaries about not-terrible men, and a whole lot more!SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTESBeauty productWomanness "Let's Neck"Man docsJohn Early: Now More Than EverTurn Every PageThe Andy Warhol DiariesRock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest on this episode is Dr. Judy Kuriansky. Dr Judy is a world-renowned clinical psychologist and certified sex therapist, an author, and a humanitarian. She’s written more than a half dozen books on sex and relationships, including "The Complete Idiot’s Guide to a Healthy Relationship" and "How to Love a Nice Guy." Dr. Judy is a pioneer of radio call-in advice shows: In the 80s and 90s, she hosted the popular nationally syndicated radio show “Love Phones” with Chris Jagger. She’s also played bass guitar in an all-female rock band called Artemis.In recent years, Dr Judy has been a first responder to disasters around the world (including in Haiti, Japan, China, Iran and the U.S.). Today, she acts as a representative of NGOs at the United Nations and an advisor to ambassadors. You also may know her as one of the amazing women Jenn interviewed on the podcast STIFFED earlier this year.Today we're talking all about sex in the 1970s, the most common sexual issues couples have, how to grow up, do everything you want and live without regret and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This 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.

Our guest this week is author and podcast host Virginia Sole-Smith. You may know Virginia from her newsletter Burnt Toast, which explores fatphobia, diet culture, parenting and health. Virginia is the author of the 2018 book The Eating Instinct. Her most recent book—Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture—which going to talk about a lot today encourages us to name and navigate our anti-fat bias so we can raise happier and healthier children.You can find Virginia at virginiasolesmith.comYou can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com. For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You asked, we answered! Our best tips on everything from summer hairstyles to sunscreen, makeup to shorts. Plus: our summer reads, packing hacks, and a whole lot more! SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTESFor every single link to all our picks: https://www.patreon.com/posts/summer-list-85493782 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Jenn and Kim are talking all about online age quizzes, octogenarian dads, cults, letting go of enemies, wedding outfits, and living through a pure failure. You can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest today is Sara Schaefer. Sara is a critically acclaimed stand up comedian, writer, and artist. Sara's a longtime standup comedian who has written for numerous television programs including "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" and she won two Emmy awards for her work at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The New York Times called her new solo show 'Going Up' “ambitious and nimble” and “a feat of comedy.” She’s currently touring with "Going Up" in the US and, later this summer, Europe (head’s up listeners in Copenhagen!)SHOW NOTESYou can find Sara on her website: saraschaefer.comYou can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest is award-winning feminist activist, writer, and editor, Jamia Wilson. We're talking all about leading with love, not being defined by our traumas, righteous accountability, emotional bravery, expecting and fostering reciprocity, spiritual practice, showing up and overcoming the shame of not being "perfect," and a whole lot more.Jamia's site: jamiawilson.comJamia's books: This Book Is FeministYoung, Gifted, and BlackYoung, Gifted, and Black TooStep Into Your Power: 23 Lessons on How to Live Your Best Life, Big Ideas for Young ThinkersThe ABC's of AOCRoadmap for Revolutionaries: Resistance, Advocacy, and Activism for AllThe V Word: True Stories About First-Time SexOrganizations Fighting Book Bans:House of Speakeasy: houseofspeakeasy.orgPEN America: pen.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is Kristen Lisanti. For the last 25 years, Kristen has held executive-level culture, talent and communications roles at global firms, coaching CEOs, advising senior leadership teams and building healthy work cultures in businesses around the world. Most recently, she served as Chief Culture Officer for the public relations giant BCW, stewarding cultural integration during the largest merger in public relations history and establishing an organizational culture rooted in a growth mindset. In that role, Kristen launched the industry’s first mindfulness-based leadership development program, which trained 200 executives and emerging leaders on every continent to lead with vision, intention and humanity. Kristen is an experienced coach, certified mindfulness teacher, and a cancer survivor. She teaches leaders and teams how to meet the complexity, volatility and resistance we all often feel at work with openness, ease and even joy. Kristen also teaches workshops on how to stop wrestling with the changes in our lives, live with more ease, and start embracing whatever comes our way. You can find Kristen at kristenlisanti.comYou can find Kim on her Substack: kimfrance.substack.com.For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Memorial Day! Happy Unofficial Start to Summer! It's EIF After Dark/a surprise nighttime episode!Don't forget to join our Patreon! Support the show for less than a cup of coffee! patreon.com/everythingisfine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: sprucing up one's midlife resumé, coming to peace with Mother's Day, Martha Stewart's SI cover, concerts we're excited about, shows we're watching, books we're reading, plus: listeners questions and more!Don't forget to join our Patreon! Support the show for less than a cup of coffee! patreon.com/everythingisfineSHOW NOTES SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTESLiz Phair concert dates!Somebody Somewhere on HBO Max Quietly Hostile by Sam IrbyQuantum Criminals by Alex Pappademas and Joan Lemay Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're lucky enough to be joined by author (and two-time EIF guest!) Claire Dederer, whose latest book, "Monster's: A Fan's Dilemma" has got everyone — including us— thinking and talking. For exclusive Everything Is Fine episodes — along with weekly style and culture recommendations — join our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfine SHOW NOTES SHOW NOTESClaire's book: MONSTERS: A Fan's Dilemmahere's the book Claire & Jenn mention loving:Dept. Of Speculation by Jenny Offill Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.