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Our guests today are Jo Piazza and Christine Pride, writers and interracial friends whose new, co-written novel, WE ARE NOT LIKE THEM, explores the nuances and complexities of a lifelong friendship between a white woman and a Black woman when a tragedy puts their relationship to the test. Also: adventures in magazine editor's letters, Kim wants a writing partner, Is Tinder all about spitting and choking?, and the next wave young feminists eschewing the damaging aspects of porn (Gen Z: They're Just Like Us!).Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content, bonus EIF episodes, and invites to special events: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Best-selling author Ashley C. Ford joins us today to talk about becoming a writer, writing about family, love, trauma, shame, positive self-talk, the full integration of the self, and ultimately learning to trust and enjoy ourselves just as we are. Ashley's debut memoir, Somebody's Daughter, came out earlier this year.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

By listener request, Kim and Jenn have a conversation about motherhood—the choice not to have kids, the choice to have just one, the joys of both, regrets, and, on the other side of fertility, coming to terms with your decision either way. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for invites to special events, exclusive content, and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author Jaime Lowe joins Kim and Jenn for a frank and broad-ranging conversation about bipolar disorder, how to support loved ones through a mental health crisis, her book, MENTAL, and her latest book, BREATHING FIRE, about the struggles of women prisoners in California's female inmate firefighter program. You can find Jaime's This American Life episode, TEN SESSIONS, which documents her experience in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) by clicking here. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. You can email us at: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today on the show we've got Julie Lythcott-Haims, author of the book "Your Turn: How To be an Adult" to talk all things adulthood: raising self-reliant kids, facing our underlying shame and anxiety around "adult" things, and how to live out the lives we truly want in midlife—and beyond.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. You can email us at: everythingisfinethepodcast@gmail.com. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BONUS EPISODE: This week we're releasing our interview with former Sassy editor/legend Christina Kelly from our Patreon vault. We talked to Christina last spring about Sassy's legacy, interviewing celebrities in the '90s, "Kim France Pants," regrets, feminism, getting older, and what really happened that day with Kurt and Courtney. If you'd like to hear more special episodes like this, subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kim and Jenn discuss the dreaded mid-life crisis which, turns out, looks different in real life than it did on TV (and may involve crop tops). Plus: Learning to slow down and eschew productivity, what motivates us as we get older, the simple pleasures of proper house care, and how the hell to stay relevant and in-the-know when you increasingly don't care? Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we're joined by Rei Hance, the actress and writer formerly known as Heather Donahue who starred in the 1999 horror movie classic, "The Blair Witch Project." Rei talks the aftermath of Blair Witch, grappling with ambition and failure, learning to live with discomfort, addiction, recovery, and a truly dark night of the soul. Plus: What her life looks like today (hint: it's better and more inspiring than ever). Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kim and Jenn talk running into exes, overcoming family trauma, too-young readings of VC Andrews, White Lotus, and the silly shame of a poor pack job. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author, CEO, and Forbes 50 over 50 recipient Susan McPherson joins us to discuss her book, THE LOST ART OF CONNECTING, about how to move beyond transactional networking and build real, useful professional relationships that matter. Plus: Setting boundaries, breaking up conventional power dynamics, two-way mentorship, and how (and why) we can all become better listeners.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got rock critic Jessica Hopper on to discuss the revised and expanded edition of her book, THE FIRST COLLECTION OF CRITICISM BY A LIVING FEMALE ROCK CRITIC. Plus: Madonna's lederhosen, Gen X feminism, finding music now, and: how much money would you need to be a 24-year-old again?Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's mid-summer check-in, Kim and Jenn discuss escapism, the REAL WORLD's Eric Nies, ayahuasca, anti-vaxxers, a changing relationship with ambition, toxic tech bros, the FX comedy DAVE, a first viewing of BLAIR WITCH PROJECT and GAME OF THRONES, plus so much more!Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The legendary actress and producer joins Jenn and Kim to discuss the secrets to a successful marriage, what she and her husband Phil Donahue finally stopped arguing about, and the couple's inspiring new podcast, "Double Date." Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfine Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kim and Jenn discuss road trips, the perils of packing, eBay missteps, pleasure gluttony, the simple joy of liking things, and the secrets of cognitive super agers.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Andrea Linett's on the show today to discuss all things post-pandemic style, summer fashion, and the easiest ways to update your wardrobe right now. Plus: Listener questions, a “Game of Thrones” redux, canned cocktails, and the questionable clothing item we just might try.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week we've got actress Joanna Going to discuss all things getting older and adapting in Hollywood, but mostly the liberation of owning your gray hair if you want to, even if it feels like a risky choice. Plus: Kim and Jenn talk Bo Burnham obsession, Target shopping, our favorite new beauty product (Kosas tinted face oil!), and committing to a real, non-performative "hot-girl summer"— in any body, at any age. And and: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, Kim and Jenn talk to queer author and educator Heather Corinna about all things perimenopause and menopause and why they wanted to write their smart, irreverent, and deeply informative new book "WHAT FRESH HELL IS THIS? Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities, and You."Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kim and Jenn discuss the hallmarks of summer: swimsuits, self-tanner, hair removal, the young-person song they'll be listening to on repeat, and a proposed summer book club. Plus: Celebs who are actually cool IRL, encounters with the Beastie Men, and the pure gossipy joy of Bennifer Part 2.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award-winning human rights technologist Sabrina Hersi Issa joins Jenn and Kim to discuss her work at the intersection of social justice and tech, how and why she takes a monthly personal inventory, the practice of living your values, and the joy in quitting a job that no longer serves you.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it, and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Award-winning journalist Nancy Jo Sales is our guest today. Nancy Jo has a new book, "Nothing Personal," which investigates and explores the world of online dating and, specifically, her experience navigating life in the "dating app inferno" at the age of 49.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it, and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Graphic memoirist Mira Jacob joins us to talk about teaching herself to draw in her 40s, moving through the fear of doing new things, the backlash from (white) comic-book bros, learning to take the business of your work seriously, and what she wishes white allies knew. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it, and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kim and Jenn talk about coming to terms with what you really really want in mid-life, overcoming rejection, and the born-out-by-life-experience benefits of persistence. Plus, friendship as we get older, the (potential?) tricks to lasting love, and how to stop working with and for assholes — hopefully for good. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it, and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We talk to author and arts consultant Beth Pickens about realizing our dreams in mid-life and beyond, reinvention, radical death acceptance, grappling with fear, and how it's never (ever) too late to live a creative life.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it, and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We talk to television writer and producer Lesley Arfin about getting fired from big jobs, being a "scary girl," leadership styles, mentors, collaboration, earning respect, and how women in their 40s haven't peaked yet. Plus: Hobbies! And, life update: One of us is in love.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it, and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kim and Jenn sit down with Jo Piazza, host of the acclaimed podcast "Under the Influence," to discuss the “mom influencer industrial complex,” aspirational marketing, and why so many women are soothing loneliness and isolation by hate following each other online.Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it, and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author and New Yorker editor Jessica Winter joins us to discuss creativity, being a late bloomer, and her new novel, "The Fourth Child," which she wrote as a single mom with two small children and a full-time job. Also: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patron.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to tell all your fave 40+ friends See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On the occasion of their birthdays, Kim and Jenn check in about getting older, the exhilaration of rage, body image regrets, style choices in mid-life, fear, shame, ageism at work, surrendering to the unknown, and the indignities of an unpredictable and ever-changing body. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please take a little time to rate or review it and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends (or your enemies, if that's your thing). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We talk to author and activist Mia Birdsong about building meaningful community, the vulnerability required to find friends in midlife, how a culture of toxic individualism is making us lonely, and more from her book, "How We Show Up: Reclaiming Family, Friendship, and Community." Also: Kim and Jenn discuss tattoos as self-care, the best hand cream, and why it's imperative we try new things as we age. Don't forget: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patreon.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it, and don't forget to share it with your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kim and Jenn check in with writer and former Lucky beauty editor Cat Marnell to talk addiction and recovery, the messiness of one's 20s, lying, shame, working for Jane Pratt, exercise, fake eyelashes, Cat's new beauty column, BEAUTYSHAMBLES—and more.NEW THIS WEEK: We have a Patreon! Sign up for exclusive content and bonus EIF episodes: patron.com/everythingisfineOur show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.We're also on Twitter @theeifpodcast and Facebook. If you like the show, please rate or review it and don't forget to tell all your fave 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dr. June Chin joins us for a lively conversation about weed in mid-life, including how cannabis can support sexual health and may help alleviate symptoms of perimenopause. Plus: debunking myths about CBD, the best delivery methods for THC, dosage recommendations if you're just starting out, and the (slightly-complicated) truth about vaping. Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. If you like the show, please rate or review it, and don't forget to tell all your favorite 40+ friends. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Writer Amanda Fortini joins us to discuss women's magazines in the early aughts, Instagram faces, what it's really like to profile celebrities, how "geography is destiny," and living a creative and curious life in mid-life and beyond.Also: We talk about Shani Darden's Retinol Reform, a nice cream which will probably do nothing for your neck.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this moment of total professional crisis for women, the great Tiffany Dufu (author of the best-selling book "Drop the Ball") joins us for an inspiring talk about rediscovering your purpose, understanding your value, learning to ask for help, holding each other accountable, and finding the upside of failure. Plus: Work-from-home hacks, expensive face masks that really get the job done, a budget-friendly moisturizer you'll want, Beth Stern's Instagram cats, an Ugg shoe that's not UGH, and exactly what to do if you're crying on the bathroom floor this week. Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.The products mentioned in today's episode are:SK-II sheet masksFirst Aid Ultra Repair Beauty Cream UGG Beven Fleece-Lined sneakers C.O. Bigelow lavender essential oil Commune and Hayashi Ryushodo incense sticks See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

And....we're back! And we have a big announcement. Plus, guest Jennifer Romolini joins us to discuss aging feet, the inherent sexiness (or not) of overalls, J.Jill's lady play clothes, and the myths of middle-aged fashion. Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Photographer Elinor Carucci is our guest, and we're talking about her tender, raw, ordinary, and profound recent work, which examines the "liberating" side of hitting midlife, as well as its attendant joy and pain. Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got the What Not to Wear co-host and podcaster Stacy London on the episode, and the conversation is interestingly uplifting: we're talking about how you can't get to a midlife renaissance without having a midlife crisis first; why expectation is the death of hope, how to age with (fabulous) style, and tons more.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got Emily Flake, cartoonist, writer, performer, and illustrator, on the show this week. We're talking about the creative process, parent rage, the fun of talking about nightmares, the benefits of "gorgeous, tattered men," and a whole lot more.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode,Tally and Kim chat with the former MTV, CBS, and ABC news personality, Alison Stewart. Alison currently hosts WNYC's All of It, and we're talking about her dream interview, how she turned it around when things went sideways, the importance of mentors, not settling for the easy win and so much more.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Bitch Media co-founder and writer Andi Zeisler joins Kim and Tally for a conversation about what exactly it means to be a feminist right now, the dangers of "empowertising," feminism's current greatest enemies, what the kids are up to, and what Taylor Swift has to do with all of this.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Tally and Kim as they chat with Claire Dederer, the author of the coming-of-middle-age memoir Love and Trouble, and an upcoming book about art created by bad men. We're talking about what a midlife crisis looks like for women, dealing with the encroaching darkness (yikes!), dancing while drunk, the importance of friendship above all else, and so much more.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's episode we've got Sallie Krawcheck, founder of women's investment firm Ellevest and widely regarded to be one of the top women on Wall Street, and we're talking money: how women are socialized to be intimidated by it; the most common mistakes women make regarding it; where you should be investing; what you need to know about saving for retirement, and so much more.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we've got Rachel Getting Married screenwriter Jenny Lumet on the show, and we're talking about the mood in Hollywood right now (and whether things are changing), the perks of being related to famous people, giving yourself permission to write, and the time she called Russell Simmons out on sexual assault. NB: There are more expletives in this episode than usual because Jenny swears like a sailor, which might not be up your alley (it is ours) so consider yourself forewarned.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today we've got Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins, co-hosts of the insanely popular Breaking Beauty podcast, and we're talking about makeup and skincare products that don't break the bank! Jill and Carlene share their drugstore dupes for face creams, their best cheap mascaras, makeup tips for Zoom calls, products you should never spend too much on, and more. Plus Tally freaks out about snail mucus.Here are the products mentioned: L'Oreal True Match eye cream in a concealer, Color Wow Root touch up powder, Clairol Root Touch up, The Ordinary hyaluronic acid, L'Oreal Paris Revitalift 1.5%, Neutrogena HydraBoost, Maelove serum The Glowmaker, It Cosmetics Your skin but better CC cream, Maybelline Dream Urban cover, Olay Regenerist Whip SPF 40, Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair night cream, Essence Mascara, Byebye Panda Eyes and Lash Princess, Benefit Roller Lash, NARS Climax, Maybelline Collosal, It Cosmetics Superhero mascara. Weleda Skin Food, Weleda Awakening Oil, Physician's Formula Perfect Matcha Cleanser, Versed at Target, Briogeo Don't Despair Repair hair mask, Ama Beauty, TPH by Taraji, Everyday Humans Rose SVP SPF 30.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got Stella Bugbee, SVP and editor in chief of The Cut, on this episode, and we're talking about reworking the definition of women's content; trusting your gut; the shadow force in her life; coming at the fashion world like an anthropologist; what can be gained by holding a yoga block over your head and more.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's episode we've got Accidental Icon, aka Lyn Slater, the 64 year-old retired professor and unlikely fashion influencer, and we're talking about working on a different idea of what aging can be, using clothes to express our identities, embracing our imperfections, rejecting Photoshop, and tons more.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Tally and Kim as they chat with Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation, and incoming senior vice president of the Knopf imprints Pantheon and Schocken Books. The discussion is all about reading recommendations, from what to read if you've got a pandemic-related attention-span problem to underrated authors, and it's all a lot of fun.Here are the books mentioned, all linked on Bookshop.org that will channel your order through an indie bookstore in the US: The Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir by Andre Leon Talley, Luster by Raven Leilani, Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, A Burning by Megha Majumdar, Telephone by Percival Everett, Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu, Books by Cathy Park Hong, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, Wow, No Thank-You by Samatha Irby, The Path to Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson I by Robert Caro, The Yellow House by Sarah Broom, Guts by Raina Telgemeir, New People by Danzi Senna, Caucasia by Danzi Senna, Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, a book by Alice Munro, The Female Persuasion by Meg Wolitzer, The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, Working by Studs Terkel, Just Us by Claudia Rankine,

Sarah Crichton, editor in chief of the book publishing company Henry Holt & Co., is our guest this week, and we're talking about how she bounced back after losing her previous job—as head of her own imprint at Farrar, Strauss & Giroux—due to what certainly appeared to be ageism. We talk about what ageism might actually be about (spoiler: $$$), why it doesn't pay to stay angry (and what it does pay to do), and how much of ageism is coming at us versus how much is coming from within. It's an altogether deeply encouraging episode, so listen in!Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this episode, Tally and Kim welcome Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks of the uproariously funny blog Go Fug Yourself. We talk about their newest book, The Heir Affair, the importance of knowing what you don't know, "The Britney Rule," the times they went too far, and so much more.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tally and Kim welcome This American Life producer Susan Burton, whose new memoir, Empty, tells the story of the eating disorders that tormented her from adolescence into adulthood—her darkest moments, her biggest challenges, and how she eventually overcame.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We've got NPR's music critic and correspondent Ann Powers on this week's episode, and she dishes on who the critics were all wrong about, the true role of groupies, how Madonna's dealing with aging, the thing she almost never talks about (that made her trend on Twitter), why Taylor Swift will outlast us all, and much more.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tally and Kim welcome comedian Shalewa Sharpe, who was just a few years under 40 when she decided to try standup for the first time, and we're talking about reinvention; what music and porn have in common; Black versus white audiences, and so much more. Check out her hilarious special Stay Eating Cookies on YouTube!Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Legendary comedy writer and Lean-In coauthor Nell Scovell holds forth on the myth that women aren't funny; developing a thick skin in the writer's room; why being the only woman in the room doesn't mean you're special; the secret she considered taking to the grave, and so much more. Nell's brilliant memoir is Just the Funny Parts.Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.