Podcast appearances and mentions of sarah hepola

Get every show of The Dumb Zone by subscribing to the show at DumbZone.com or Patreon.com/TheDumbZoneWe've got plenty of tales from the weekend as we grind on this Memorial Day. Jake went to Stars game 3, Blake attended DreamHack, and Dan went to hibachi. The Stars look to be in serious trouble and we wonder where the Oilers chick from last year has been. Then Sarah Hepola pops in to talk Diddy trial (00:00) - Open: Weekend check (50:52) - Sports: Not looking good for Stars (01:07:58) - Other sports: Haliban, NCAA playoffs, Jerry Jones photo (01:31:43) - News: Diddy trial update with Sarah Hepola (02:07:58) - VM birthdays/Today in History ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Get every episode of The Dumb Zone by subscribing at DumbZone.com or Patreon.com/TheDumbZoneProducer for Mind the Game with LeBron James and Steve Nash, Jason Gallagher, joins us to explain why Cooper Flagg isn't enough to bring him back to Mavericks fandom. NFL teams released their schedule yesterday allowing us to wonder which city we'll travel to this season. And Sarah Hepola sits in studio with us to go over her latest profile on Post Malone and the goings on with the P Diddy trial (00:00) - Open: Pete Rose and HBO Max are back (20:24) - Sports: DZ trip to Denver or Detroit? (34:07) - Jason Gallagher: Not back in on the Mavs (01:15:24) - Sarah Hepola: Profile on Post Malone (01:46:49) - Big Thursday Viewer Mail Bag (02:20:10) - News: P Diddy trial begins (02:34:10) - VM birthdays/Today in History ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Hear the entire episode of The Dumb Zone by subscribing at DumbZone.com or Patreon.com/TheDumbZoneWe compare Luka's return to 9/11. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Get every episode of The Dumb Zone by subscribing at DumbZone.com or Patreon.com/TheDumbZoneFormer Dallas Mavericks Director of Quantitative Research and Development, Haralabos Voulgaris, joins us today to give his thoughts on the Luka trade from someone who worked in the building while Luka was a Mav. And from The Dallas Morning News, Sarah Hepola, joins us to talk about her AI boyfriend and her articles on float tanks and Jake. (00:00) - Open: Dumont boo'd (17:49) - Haralabos Voulgaris: Luka trade was wrong from every angle (01:29:09) - Sarah Hepola: Her article on Jake and her AI boyfriend (02:10:28) - News: NYSE Texas? (02:33:28) - VM birthdays/Today in History ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

You might have heard the phrase ‘black out drunk’ before, which might evoke images of someone asleep or passed out. But that’s not what it is. Blacking out is when you’re conscious and walking around, but can’t remember anything afterwards. And that’s what has happened to journalist Sarah Hepola, dozens of times. Drinking became a normal part of her life, like a lot of people; a social lubricant, a way to meet new people, and a party starter. But as the nights got more and more hazy, she realised she needed to make a change... THE END BITS: Subscribe to Mamamia With thanks to Sarah Hepola. Buy Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget Feedback? We’re listening! Email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Producer: Emmeline Peterson Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chapter 1: Summary of Blackout"Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget" by Sarah Hepola is a memoir that explores the author's struggles with alcohol addiction and her journey toward sobriety. Hepola candidly shares her experiences with drinking, the highs and lows that accompany it, and how her relationship with alcohol impacted her life, relationships, and self-identity.The book is divided into reflections on her past, detailing the events and memories she lost due to blackouts and the consequences of her drinking. Hepola examines societal attitudes toward women and drinking, her personal motivations for consuming alcohol, and the chaos that ensued during her most reckless periods.Throughout the narrative, Hepola's writing is both poignant and humorous, offering insights into the challenges of addiction, the complexity of memory, and the process of reclaiming one's life after giving up alcohol. Ultimately, "Blackout" is a story of resilience, self-discovery, and the pursuit of a more authentic life free from the grip of alcohol.Chapter 2: The Theme of Blackout"Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget" by Sarah Hepola is a memoir that delves into the author's experiences with alcohol, addiction, and the effects they had on her life and relationships. Here are some key plot points, character development aspects, and thematic ideas from the book: Key Plot Points:1. Struggle with Alcoholism: Hepola recounts her journey through heavy drinking, recalling nights of blackouts and the consequences that followed. She vividly describes different stages of her addiction, from the initial allure of alcohol to the destructive patterns it created in her life.2. Blackouts and Memory Loss: The book's title refers to Hepola's experiences with blackouts, where she would lose chunks of memory after drinking. These blackouts serve as a powerful narrative device that highlights the dangers of alcohol consumption and the personal chaos that ensued.3. Critical Moments: Hepola shares pivotal moments that led her to reevaluate her relationship with alcohol, including embarrassing incidents and deep feelings of regret. She reflects on times when her behavior affected her relationships with friends and family.4. Journey to Sobriety: A significant part of the narrative revolves around Hepola's decision to get sober and the challenges she faces during this transition. The memoir chronicles her introspective journey, including her struggles and realizations.5. Life After Alcohol: The latter sections of the book focus on Hepola's life post-alcohol, detailing how she navigates her identity and relationships without the influence of alcohol and how she learns to cope with everyday life and emotional challenges. Character Development:- Sarah Hepola: As the protagonist, Hepola undergoes significant transformation throughout the memoir. She evolves from a fun-loving party girl to someone who confronts the reality of her addiction. Her vulnerability and honesty about her struggles make her relatable, and her eventual pursuit of sobriety showcases her resilience and courage.- Supporting Characters: Hepola introduces various figures from her life, including friends, family, and romantic partners. These characters help illustrate the wider impact of her alcoholism, as well as the complexity of her relationships. Some support her journey toward sobriety, while others exemplify the chaos that often accompanies heavy drinking. Thematic Ideas:1. Memory and Identity: A central theme is the relationship between memory and self-identity. Hepola grapples with the gaps in her memory due to blackouts and how this affects her understanding of herself and her life narrative.2. Addiction and Its Consequences: The memoir examines the destructive nature of addiction—not just the...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com“It's a Tuesday night in downtown Austin, and Joe Rogan is pretending to jerk off right in front of my face. The strangest thing about this situation is that millions of straight American men would kill to switch places with me.”With that on-fire of a lede, Helen Lewis explores the appeal of the world's top podcaster and, by extension, the city of Austin, to whence a platoon of self-proclaimed heterodox thinkers have decamped, in her latest essay for the Atlantic, where she's a staff writer. (Our own Sarah Hepola is interviewed for the piece.) Helen discusses the podcasts of the man-o-sphere, how Trump's conversations with Theo Von, et al, were like a chat show circuit for men, and her upcoming book, The Genius Myth.Also discussed:* That infamous Jordan Peterson interview * The time Helen was invited to Tucker Carlson's log cabin* “The male Oprah”* What is the “heterodoxy,” anyway?* Elon Musk is to Thomas Edison is to Prometheus* “Shit-posting has eaten the world”* Can a genius also nurse a baby?* The optimum age to be considered a genius is …* Teal Swan is not a good hombrePlus, Helen lives up to Sarah's idea of British stereotypes, Robin D'Angelo disappears, the mysteries of the corn dog, and much more!Does your IQ go up by 10 points when you become a paid subscriber? Listen and find outBefore you go! Home team represent. More info at Have I Got News For You

Nancy Rommelmann is an investigative journalist, columnist, and author - most recently of To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder. Her work appears in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reason Magazine, and her Substack, Make More Pie.Sarah Hepola is the author of the bestselling memoir, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, the Atlantic, Texas Monthly, and Salon. She is a staff writer at the Dallas Morning News.Together, Nancy & Sarah host the Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast.8. What Do Women Want? - Smoke 'Em  If You Got 'Em PodcastThe Things I'm Afraid to Write About, by Sarah Hepola for The AtlanticOn John Wayne Gacy, Actor Michael Chernus, and Why We Do the Work We Do - Make More Pie (Nancy's Substack)Was Alice Munro An Art Monster?, by Meghan DaumIf You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:115: Spaceships, Silicon Valley, and Psilocybin, with Ashlee Vance110: The Mounting Evidence That COVID-19 Leaked from a Lab, with Alina Chan108: Investigative Journalism Is in Jeopardy, with Nancy Rommelmann105: Religious Cults, Fringe Science, and the Need for Belief, with Ross Blocher & Carrie Poppy104: The War for Critical Minerals and Our Electrified Future, with Ernest Scheyder101: Uncovering the Hidden Truths in Political Memoirs, with Carlos Lozada100: When Victimhood is Leveraged for Personal Gain, with Andrew Boryga91: Free Speech Isn't Just for People We Like, with Kat Rosenfield81: Mining Universal Truths From Personal Stories, with Sarah Hepola 65: Untangling Partisan Narratives and Fixing Political News, with Isaac Saul40: Great Writers Must Be Vulnerable in Public, with Andrew Sullivan33: The Struggle to Stay Heterodox in a Tribal World, with Meghan DaumFollow Nancy on X: @NancyRommFollow Sarah on X: @sarahhepolaFollow Sarah on Instagram: @thesarahhepolaexperience----------If you liked this episode, consider sharing it with someone you think might like it too.Email: michael@wherewegonext.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

From wage discrimination to dangerous weight loss methods to personal safety concerns, the scandals that have rocked the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders over the past half century touch on almost every issue in contemporary feminist discourse.  This week, Vanessa and Natalie talk to Sarah Hepola, creator of the Texas Monthly podcast America's Girls and author of Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget. Sarah looks back at the history of the beloved cheerleading team, the complicated place they hold in our culture, and what those cheerleaders meant to her as a young girl growing up in Texas. Click ‘Subscribe' at the top of the Infamous show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices A Campside Media & Sony Music Entertainment production. To connect with Infamous's creative team, plus access behind the scenes content, join the community at Campsidemedia.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meghan Daum is the host of The Unspeakable Podcast, co-host of A Special Place in Hell, the author of six books, and the founder of The Unspeakeasy, a community for free-thinking women who crave honest conversations about subjects that don't come with easy solutions.I Wasn't Canceled. I Was Problematized.Who Killed Creative Writing?Was Alice Munro An Art Monster?The Problem with Everything: My Journey Through the New Culture WarsGround News gathers news coverage from around the world, empowers free thinking, and makes media bias explicit. Subscribe through my link at https://check.ground.news/Next for 15% off your subscription.If You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:110: The Mounting Evidence That COVID-19 Leaked from a Lab, with Alina Chan108: Investigative Journalism Is in Jeopardy, with Nancy Rommelmann105: Religious Cults, Fringe Science, and the Need for Belief, with Ross Blocher & Carrie Poppy100: When Victimhood is Leveraged for Personal Gain, with Andrew Boryga91: Free Speech Isn't Just for People We Like, with Kat Rosenfield81: Mining Universal Truths From Personal Stories, with Sarah Hepola 65: Untangling Partisan Narratives and Fixing Political News, with Isaac Saul40: Great Writers Must Be Vulnerable in Public, with Andrew Sullivan33: The Struggle to Stay Heterodox in a Tribal World, with Meghan DaumFollow Meghan on X: @meghan_daum----------If you liked this episode, consider sharing it with someone you think might like it too.Email: michael@wherewegonext.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

Hear every episode of The Dumb Zone by subscribing to our Patreon - Patreon.com/TheDumbZoneThe best of this week in The Dumb Zone featuring Dak Prescott is so over being the Cowboys quarterback, Dan has complaint letters about him from the 1990's, Sarah Hepola helps us discuss the hot topic of the Olympics, a possible first in MLB history, and plenty of Julie Dobbs. (00:00) - Intro (01:24) - 7/29 Weekend Check (31:11) - 7/29 Dak audio (45:09) - 7/30 Dan's letters (54:29) - 8/2 Olympics with Sarah Hepola (01:08:55) - 8/1 Viewer Mail (01:21:40) - 8/2 July MBR (01:47:07) - 7/30 Baseball Jake (01:55:16) - 7/30 Hope Solo (01:57:29) - 7/29 News + Today in History (02:41:12) - Outro ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Hear every episode of The Dumb Zone by subscribing to our Patreon - Patreon.com/TheDumbZoneWelcome to another riveting episode of The Dumb Zone! Join Dan McDowell, Jake Kemp, and Blake Jones as they navigate through a mix of humor, intriguing discussions, and unexpected twists. From planning the DZ RV road trip to California to Dan's packing woes and shower habits, there's never a dull moment. The episode also features a special guest appearance by Sarah Hepola, who brings her unique insights and humor to the table. Don't miss out on the fun and absurdity that make The Dumb Zone a must-listen. Tune in for an episode filled with laughs, insights, and the unexpected! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

How is the brain affected by solitary confinement? How would you deal with being stranded on a deserted island? And do baby monkeys make the best therapists?  SOURCES:William Broyles Jr., screenwriter, journalism, and former U.S. Marine Corps officer.Beatriz Flamini, Spanish mountaineer.Craig Haney, professor of psychology at the University of California Santa Cruz.Harry Harlow, 20th-century American psychologist.Sarah Hepola, author.Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa.Tree Meinch, freelance writer, editor, and freediver.Alexander Selkirk, 18th-century Scottish privateer and Royal Navy officer.Cheryl Strayed, writer and podcast host. RESOURCES:"The Impact of Isolation on Brain Health," by Vibol Heng, Craig Haney, and Richard Jay Smeyne (Neurobiology of Brain Disorders, 2023)."What Happens When Humans Are Extremely Isolated?" by Tree Meinch (Discover, 2023)."Spanish Climber Leaves Cave After 500 Days in Isolation," by Ciarán Giles (AP News, 2023)."Solitary Confinement Is Not 'Solitude': The Worst Case Scenario of Being 'Alone' in Prison," by Craig Haney (The Handbook of Solitude, 2021).This Tender Land, by William Kent Krueger (2019).Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed (2012)."The Real Robinson Crusoe," by Bruce Selcraig (Smithsonian Magazine, 2005)."Lost at Sea and Back Again," by Sarah Hepola (The Austin Chronicle, 2000)."Social Recovery of Monkeys Isolated for the First Year of Life: I. Rehabilitation and Therapy," by Melinda Novak and Harry Harlow (Developmental Psychology, 1975). EXTRAS:"Do You Need a Hug?" by No Stupid Questions (2024)."What Makes a Good Gathering?" by No Stupid Questions (2024)."What to Do When Everything Looks Like a Catastrophe?" by No Stupid Questions (2022).Cast Away, film (2000).

Subscribe to Mamamia Before the Netflix documentary America's Sweethearts, a 7-part series that examines the wild world of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, author and journalist Sarah Hepola created and hosted the Texas Monthly podcast America's Girls and she has stories that didn't make it into the Netflix series. In this wide-ranging conversation with Mia Freedman, Sarah talks about the sexual exploitation, the injuries, the pay gap, the body image issues…and so much more. Are the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders a harmless piece of beloved American culture? Or are they emblematic of a system and ideal that is harmful for women and girls? Mia and Sarah discuss it all in this episode of No Filter. You can listen to Sarah's DCC podcast here. Her Substack Podcast, Smoke Em if You Got Em, is here. And Sarah's own podcast is here. THE END BITS: Listen to more No Filter interviews here and follow us on Instagram here.Discover more Mamamia podcasts here.Feedback: podcast@mamamia.com.auShare your story, feedback, or dilemma! Send us a voice message, and one of our Podcast Producers will come back to you ASAP.Rate or review us on Apple by clicking on the three dots in the top right-hand corner, click Go To Show then scroll down to the bottom of the page, click on the stars at the bottom and write a review.   CREDITS:Host: Mia FreedmanYou can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Naima Brown Audio Producer: Leah PorgesMamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hear every episode of The Dumb Zone by subscribing to our Patreon - Patreon.com/TheDumbZoneIn this episode of The Dumb Zone, Dan, Jake, and Blake bring you a live-streamed adventure from the Dallas Athletic Club. Join the crew as they navigate the choppy waters of new gear and live streaming, with a special appearance from DFW media personality Julie Dobbs. The team dives into the latest Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader documentary, reminisces about Lamar Odom's Dallas days, and even touches on the infamous Helen Keller with Sarah Hepola. Plus, they break down the NBA Draft, Aggie baseball drama, and the upcoming presidential debate. Don't miss out on the hilarity and unique insights that make The Dumb Zone a must-listen. (00:00) - Open with Julie Dobbs (29:35) - Sports: NBA draft, Schloss picked Austin (01:02:04) - Sarah Hepola (01:41:52) - Viewer Mail (01:53:04) - News (02:13:05) - Today in History ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Writer and podcaster Sarah Hepola returns to The Unspeakable to talk about love, sex, #MeToo, Harvey Weinstein's overturned rape conviction, her new job at The Dallas Morning News, her book in progress, and why she thinks local reporting will lead the way out of the media abyss. GUEST BIO Sarah Hepola is a features staff writer at the Dallas Morning News, the cohost with Nancy Rommelmann of the Smoke ‘Em If You Got Em podcast and author of the 2015 best-selling memoir Blackout. She was also the host and creator of the Texas Monthly podcast "America's Girls," about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. Read her work at the Dallas Morning News here. Listen to her podcast about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, “America's Girls,” here. Want to hear the whole conversation? Upgrade your subscription here. HOUSEKEEPING ✈️ 2024 Unspeakeasy Retreats — See where we'll be in 2024! https://bit.ly/3Qnk92n

In this installment of Best Of The Gist, Mike and his first-born son Milo appeared on the Smoke Em If You Got Em podcast this past week. The two Pescas discussed toxic masculinity with the show's hosts Nancy Rommelmann and Sarah Hepola, and they graciously allowed us to play the interview in its near entirety on this weekend's Best Of show. Enjoy.    Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara  Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com  To advertise on the show: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist  Subscribe to our ad-free and/or PescaPlus versions of The Gist: https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/  Follow Mike's Substack: Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nancy Rommelmann is an investigative journalist, columnist, and author. Her on-the-ground reporting includes covering the war in Ukraine, the fight over abortion rights in Kansas City, and Donald Trump's New York trial. Her work appears in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reason Magazine, and elsewhere, and she posts on her Substack - titled “Make More Pie” about “Portland, New York, media, murder, culture, and pie - both literal and figurative.” She also co-hosts the Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em podcast with Sarah Hepola.Make More Pie - Nancy's SubstackSmoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcast - cohosted with Sarah HepolaBubba: A Cancel-Culture CasualtyDestruction and Hope in PortlandThe Last #MeToo: Part 1The Last #MeToo: Part 2The Slow Leave Taking: On Watching My Mother Slip AwayTo the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and MurderIf You Liked This Conversation, You'll Probably Like These Episodes of Where We Go Next:101: Uncovering the Hidden Truths in Political Memoirs, with Carlos Lozada95: The Government Is Seizing Innocent People's Property, with Billy Binion 91: Free Speech Isn't Just for People We Like, with Kat Rosenfield81: Mining Universal Truths From Personal Stories, with Sarah Hepola 65: Untangling Partisan Narratives and Fixing Political News, with Isaac Saul58: Making Andrew Yang a Household Name, with Zach Graumann45: Filming the News as It Happens, with Ford Fischer40: Great Writers Must Be Vulnerable in Public, with Andrew Sullivan6: Every News Story Is a Kind of Fiction, with Shaun CammackFollow Nancy on X: @NancyRomm----------If you liked this episode, consider sharing it with someone you think might like it too.Email: michael@wherewegonext.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

Hear every show of The Dumb Zone by subscribing to our Patreon - Patreon.com/TheDumbZoneWhat do car sales, street racing, and the weight of testicles have in common? They all feature in the latest episode of The Dumb Zone with Dan McDowell and Jake Kemp. Dive into the zany world of a Louisiana car salesman whose unique selling tactics are taking the internet by storm, and find out why Rashee Rice's need for speed off the football field is causing quite the stir.Meanwhile, the team discusses the European Union's sanctions on Steven Seagal, the discovery of guns in DFW schools, and the curious case of Prince Fielder's career-ending press conference. And if you've ever wondered about the difference between cheerleaders and cheer athletes, Sarah Hepola joins the conversation with insights on her latest Texas Monthly article, cheerleading scandals, and the culture of public shaming.From the serious to the absurd, The Dumb Zone delivers another episode packed with laughs, thought-provoking discussions, and the occasional bizarre factoid that will have you questioning everything you thought you knew about sports, fame, and even Mother's Day. (00:00) - Open (14:37) - The Ohio State commencement (42:31) - Viewer Mail (47:37) - Sports: Mavs-Thunder game 2 preview (01:03:03) - Sarah Hepola (01:40:24) - Pre-News: a big show announcement (01:44:43) - News (02:03:15) - Today in History (02:21:29) - Closing remarks: blackout talk ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Dive into the latest episode of The Dumb Zone, where the unexpected becomes the norm. Our hosts, Dan and Jake, along with special guest Ben Baby, take a wild ride through the world of sports, pop culture, and the bizarre corners of internet fame.From Boeing's whistleblower woes to the mysterious intricacies of VPNs in the face of adult content bans, no topic is off-limits. We explore the strange case of Hulk Hogan's multi-million dollar lawsuit victory and chuckle at the oddball antics of historical figures like Johnny Appleseed and Chuck Berry.But it's not all laughs and head-scratching moments. We tackle the serious subject of bullying and parental intervention, pondering the lengths one Texas mother went to protect her son. Plus, we celebrate the anniversaries of influential events and the birthdays of legends, both living and passed.Join us as we navigate the unpredictable waters of The Dumb Zone, where even the most mundane news becomes a springboard for absurdity and insight. It's a journey you won't want to miss, so buckle up for an episode that's as informative as it is entertaining. (00:00) - Open (28:10) - Sarah Hepola (01:07:10) - Cowboys free agency (01:20:40) - Ben Baby (01:55:10) - News (02:11:25) - Today in History ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Remote from Qualis Roofing in Arlington. We have a special Sarah Hepola announcement, J Kidd is a disaster, Dan is mad at Potbelly, and Jerry's new unauthorized biography(00:00) - Open (18:32) - Viewer Mail (45:29) - Jason Kidd is a disaster (01:02:04) - Sarah Hepola (01:39:49) - Dalton Schultz explains the Cowboys circus (01:51:47) - News (02:14:00) - Dan's mushroom sandwich (02:20:21) - Today in History ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Live show from The Texan in Athens. We talk to the newest staff writer at The Dallas Morning News, Sarah Hepola, and a helicopter crash survivor, Troy Wolfe. We also have to educate Jake on how paternity tests are administered.(00:00) - Open (22:20) - Sarah Hepola (40:58) - Viewer Mail (50:34) - Stephen speaks at the combine (01:20:40) - Survivor of a helicopter crash, Troy Wolfe (01:45:28) - News (02:06:16) - Today in History ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Friend of Pod Sarah Hepola is on to discuss the viral Emily Gould divorce essay. Some of you might be blessedly unaware, but this piece kicked off quite a chattering class firestorm on Valentine's Day. Many despised Gould and saw in her so many failings of millennial culture writers. Others praised her work as honest and vulnerable. Since Sarah wrote an incredible, sometimes self-lacerating book about her own battle with alcoholism, she's well positioned to offer a verdict or two here. We discuss Gould, the past era of personal essay she spawned, millennials, feminism, and whether I should have Richard Hanania on the podcast. Many topics broached here, sports not so much. Enjoy… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.houseofstrauss.com/subscribe

Good morning from Israel, where it is currently October 116th. on this solo pod, the girls occupy familiar and new territories:Being sick at homeWe are brothers?Hostages forever.The Russian roulette that is Jerusalem bus travelChaya Leah guarding trash cansA funny story about false teeth (is there a story about false teeth that isn't funny?)A tribute to Chaya Leah's beloved aunt, may her memory be a blessingWould you gain or lose weight in a Shiva?A very Israel soccer gameWhat is a Ballerina Farm?Holocaust poetryReagan Airport gets "Community Noted"The Rebbe demands....NOTES:Nancy Rommelmann reporting from Israel! https://nancyrommelmann.substack.com/, and on Twitter too,  and of course her pod with Sarah Hepola, Smoke 'em if you got 'em.Beautiful story about a fender bender that is so much more.Film recommendation: MaktubReagan Airport tweet. Joing the AAJ conversation on Susbtack! askajew.substack.comEmail us your questions askajewpod@gmail.com And please rate and review us 5 stars on your favorite podcast platform - it helps us grow!

Are you a blackout drinker? Because I was.  I've probably forgotten more of the “big nights” of my 20s and 30s than I remember.  Actually, it's not that I forgot them, it's that I drank enough alcohol that my brain didn't record any memories of large chunks of those nights.  I've blacked out on business trips, at weddings and on holidays and have spent more time than I'd like to admit trying to piece together the events of the night before and having people tell me things I did and literally can't remember.  So, in early sobriety, when I came across Sarah Hepola's New York Times bestselling memoir, "Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget”, I couldn't put it down. In Sarah's book, I learned about blackouts, what they are and why they happen. 3 Ways I Can Support You In Drinking Less + Living More Join The Sobriety Starter Kit, the only sober coaching course designed specifically for busy women. My proven, step-by-step sober coaching program will teach you exactly how to stop drinking — and how to make it the best decision of your life. Grab the Free 30-Day Guide To Quitting Drinking, 30 Tips For Your First Month Alcohol-Free. Connect with me for free sober coaching tips, updates + videos on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and TikTok @hellosomedaysober. Connect with Casey McGuire Davidson To find out more about Casey and her coaching programs, head over to www.hellosomedaycoaching.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah Hepola, author of Blackout: Remembering The Things I Drank To Forget, sits down with Bridget to discuss their longing for the 90s, how they're considered "the good old days" by kids growing up today, the privilege of not giving a crap about politics, and their similar experiences with partying and drinking. They discuss why the peak drinking year was probably 2005, why the iphone was the great disruptor for partying, the drunk driving laws of the 70s, how they both stumbled into journalism, the truth about dating in middle age, Sarah's realization that she'd never have kids, the trials of IVF, and why they never would have listened to anyone else telling them to stop drinking - they needed to get to that point through their own experience. They also cover dating etiquette, the breakdown of trust in dating, why we need courtship rules, and how you can't really know something's a cope until you're on the other side of it.Sponsor Links:* Patriot Gold - Call 888-614-9238* Dr. Gundry Podcast - https://bit.ly/DrGundry-WiW* Pluto TV - https://bit.ly/WiWPlutoTVBridget Phetasy admires grit and authenticity. On Walk-Ins Welcome, she talks about the beautiful failures and frightening successes of her own life and the lives of her guests. She doesn't conduct interviews—she has conversations. Conversations with real people about the real struggle and will remind you that we can laugh in pain and cry in joy but there's no greater mistake than hiding from it all. By embracing it all, and celebrating it with the stories she'll bring listeners, she believes that our lowest moments can be the building blocks for our eventual fulfillment.Beyond Parody with Bridget Phetasy is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.phetasy.com/subscribe

Sarah Hepola, author of Blackout: Remembering The Things I Drank To Forget, sits down with Bridget to discuss their longing for the 90s, how they're considered "the good old days" by kids growing up today, the privilege of not giving a crap about politics, and their similar experiences with partying and drinking. They discuss why the peak drinking year was probably 2005, why the iphone was the great disruptor for partying, the drunk driving laws of the 70s, how they both stumbled into journalism, the truth about dating in middle age, Sarah's realization that she'd never have kids, the trials of IVF, and why they never would have listened to anyone else telling them to stop drinking - they needed to get to that point through their own experience. They also cover dating etiquette, the breakdown of trust in dating, why we need courtship rules, and how you can't really know something's a cope until you're on the other side of it. Sponsor Links: Patriot Gold - Call 888-614-9238 Dr. Gundry Podcast - https://bit.ly/DrGundry-WiW Pluto TV - https://bit.ly/WiWPlutoTV

Good New Near's Eve morning! I did not make that cake, a glacage miroir brilliant au chocolat but if you read French, have at! My better half Sarah Hepola is expecting me on-air within the hour so quick notes today… I was about to write, and then remembered what the gypsy lady told me…The voice of Ken Layne is something everyone should have in their life in 2024.I used to write fiction (and maybe there's one more novel in me, the beginnings of which, genealogy charts and architecture books and 150 handwritten pages, are on a shelf behind me...) Become a subscriber and I'll send you a book!The piece I read, “Three Sets of Keys,” is over on Make More Pie, where I hope to plunk a lot of reporting - written, audio and video - while in Israel. Go subscribe!The essay by Benjy I referenced. Gosh he can write.The 6-inch springform pan you will need if you decide to make yourself and your loved one(s) a sexy little cake.Petit Gateau au Chocolat, adapted from Maida Heatter* 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate* 1/2 cup sugar, divided* 6 T. (3/4 stick) butter* 2 T. flour, plus flour for dusting pan* 2 eggs, separated* Pinch of saltPreheat oven to 350F. Butter a 6-inch springform pan, line it with parchment paper, butter that and dust with flour, shaking out any excess. (You can use pan spray instead of butter; I won't tell.)Melt chocolate over low heat or in the microwave. Allow to cool several minutes. Stir in the butter, all but 2 T. of sugar, the flour, sugar, salt and then egg yolks, one at a time. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with the remaining 2 T. sugar until they form soft peaks. Fold whites into chocolate mixture, then turn into prepared pan. Bake 30 minutes. The cake will look soft. That's fine. Cool on a rack until it's warm, remove springform ring and invert cake onto a serving plate. If you are being fancy - and why not? It's New Year's Eve - place four strips of wax paper around the edges of the cake to catch the icing drips.If you want a mirror like glaze: In a small saucepan, melt three ounces bittersweet chocolate with 2 T. sugar and 2 T. water. Whisk in 2. T butter until smooth. Allow to cool, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes, then pour slowly over the cake. Remove the wax paper and, look how pretty!You can also ice with ganache, which is ridiculously easy to make, just chopped chocolate and heavy cream. I will let Sally of Sally's Baking Addiction - one of my two favorite baking sites, the other is Smitten Kitchen - show you how easy.Happy New Year everyone, I love you all. This post is free today so feel free to share xx This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Episode 338 of the Sports Media Podcast features two writers who were selected for The Year's Best Sports Writing 2023 analogy. They are Ryen Hockensmith of ESPN and Sarah Hepola of Texas Monthly. In this podcast Hockensmith discusses his story (“The Secret MVP of Sports? The Port-A-Potty”) and how it came to be; the importance of the Port-a-Potty at sporting events; the challenges of reporting and writing this piece; his piece on the life of a sports gambling help worker, which was an Honorable Mention selection, and more. Hepola discusses her piece (“A Half Century of High Kicks and Hot Pants”) and how it came to be; the culture importance and history of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders; the financial exploitation of the women who were part of the group; how she came to the story; how the cheerleaders are viewed today and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Writer and co-host of the Smoke 'Em if You Got 'Em Podcast, Sarah Hepola, discusses her book, Blackout.Support the show

Sarah Hepola is the author of the 2015 bestselling memoir, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget. She's the host and creator of "America's Girls," a podcast about the history of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, and the co-conspirator of Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em, a weekly podcast about what's burning through the culture right now. She's a writer-at-large for Texas Monthly, and she lives in Dallas.sarahhepola.comBlackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget, by Sarah HepolaWhy I'm Doing a Podcast on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, by Sarah HepolaCheerleaders, Cheerleaders Everywhere, by Sarah HepolaSmoke 'Em If You Got "Em PodcastLush for Life, by Sarah Hepola - Salon23: Children Need Freedom to Grow Independent, with Lenore Skenazy - Where We Go Next"Twitter: where personality disorders become careers." - Meghan DaumCommon Cognitive Distortions - WikipediaThose College Students Might Surprise You: Sarah Hepola's Report From the Classroom - The Unspeakable PodcastHow to watch TÁR - JustWatchI Could Get Married Here (But Didn't), by Sarah Hepola - The New York TimesMy Drinking Years: ‘Everyone Has Blackouts, Don't They?', by Sarah Hepola - The GuardianSarah's Twitter: @sarahhepolaSarah's Instagram: @thesarahhepolaexperience----------Are you a fan of Where We Go Next? Listen to the very end of this episode for details.Email: wherewegopod@gmail.comInstagram: @wwgnpodcast

Fan favorite Sarah Hepola is back! Sarah has visited The Unspeakable to talk about everything from alcoholism to #MeToo to the changes in the media landscape and literary world. Today she returns to discuss a recent solo episode she recorded for Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em, the podcast she co-hosts with journalist Nancy Rommelmann. In that episode, Sarah reflected on a semester spent teaching literature and writing to college undergraduates in Dallas, Texas, where she lives. Contrary to public assumptions, the students turned out to be relatively open to new ideas and not hell-bent on canceling their teacher. In this conversation, Sarah talks about what literature the students responded most positively to, what assignments they didn't like (spoiler: Joan Didion) and what they taught her about the ever-changing English language. Sarah and Meghan also talk about writing memoir, the contradictory social codes of dating, and why little girls touch each other's hair so much—and why Meghan hated it!   Sarah stayed overtime for bonus content that was so good that Meghan decided to release it along with the main episode. In that portion, they talk about motherhood, non-motherhood, aging, dating, sex and pornography and why older women are so popular with young men on dating apps.    Guest Bio:   Sarah Hepola is the co-host, with Nancy Rommelmann, of the podcast Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em. She is the author of the bestselling memoir Blackout and her essays have appeared in the New York Times magazine, the Atlantic, Elle, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Guardian,  Salon, and Texas Monthly. Find her at https://sarahhepola.com.   Relevant links: https://smokeempodcast.substack.com/p/smoking-diary-16-college-kids-today#details   https://smokeempodcast.substack.com/p/on-not-being-a-mother  

I found myself fascinated by Sarah Hepola's memoir Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget, and so I reached out for a discussion. The book was a huge bestseller when it came out in 2015 and it keeps resonating with new readers. I am one of those readers. Though I'd never met Sarah in person, she was one of my bosses at Salon.com in 2009 and 2010, and I'd had no idea she was going through any of what was detailed in her book. In this pod, we talk about her enduring hit, and her unusually candid writing style, but also get into a lot more. As a pop culture obsessed young GenXer, Sarah has a particular perspective on the culture and how it's moved over the last couple decades. We wanted to talk some sports, but got too wrapped up in the conversation at hand. Next time! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit houseofstrauss.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comSpecial guest Matt Welch apologizes “for being a dude, for being taller, and that I'm not from Texas.” All of which is to say he can never replace the lovely Sarah Hepola as co-host. Nevertheless! Matt, editor-at-large at Reason and true-bluest member of the Fifth Column podcast (fight me), joins Nancy to talk about the tantrum Elon Musk threw last week when Substack unrolled a new feature called Notes, which appears to be a lot like Twitter, sans ads and tribal warfare. Musk wants to make Twitter “a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner,” but he more than blinked at the advent of competition, making a bunch of bogus claims and planting his edge-lord boot between the platforms. This led to some very staunch allies, including Twitter Files news-breaker Matt Taibbi, to vamoose and declare Musk “a hostile rival.” Then it's on to Portland, where Nancy lived from 2004-2019 and a city where Matt has deep family ties. Both now wonder: Why does the news media in the Rose City hedge on certain subjects? And what up with local scribes declining to appear onstage with Nancy to discuss those hot topics? Will there be a baseball segment? You bet! Topics include: taxpayer-funded ballfields (boo!); the Baseball Hall of Fame and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum; the World Baseball Classic Ohtani-Trout nail-biter (video in episode notes), never-before-seen fan footage of Yankee Roger Maris breaking the home run record in 1961 (ditto), and Matt's new Substack, “The View Level,” where he expresses opinions on all-things-baseball, including an iconic film that New Yorker writer Roger Angell declared his least favorite, although ballplayers loved it. “I remember coming out of a screening of that awful film and running into my friend and neighbor Mike Wallace,” Angell wrote. “‘Wasn't that awful?' I said, and then noticed he was weeping.” It's a vote for baseball, which is to say a vote for America's old-school favorite past time, when you become a free or paid subscriber.

We are talking feeding people this week, and Portland, and who counts as family. Yes that's the little one in the pic, and me in the ‘stache. What a weird party that was! We wound up in a long conversation with an editor from another city, a visitor who tried to laser-beam you with his charm. “Don't you know the effect you have on men?” he later said, to one of us, a line I found kind of hilarious, like something from a book called, “Ninety Things To Say To A Woman That Might Get You in Her Pants.” The guy's life later went up in flames, and pretty publicly. I'm not throwing a log on that fire but will say, I was less than surprised.We are also talking this week's literati flare-ups (the stealth editing of Roald Dahl, the never-ending crusade against of J.K. Rowling, dust-up #609 at the Times) and their opposite, the people who come to your aid. Why not also feed them some chicken?Episode notes:“Taking My Ex Back In (for His Own Good),” by Nancy Rommelmann (NYT Modern Love)I misspoke when I said You Must Remember This is Kat Rosenfield's second book. It's her fifth! But the second I've read, and which I love love love love love.Paloma-cam during Kat Rosenfield's party for No One Will Miss HerMy Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em partner, Sarah Hepola, went on record saying “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling” will be the Podcast of the YearI think we are all coming to realize that late 2020/early 2021 was a time when certain segments of the media and the public-at-large became absolutely possessed with a desire for the blood of their colleagues. I've written and talked about Donald G. [I accidentally said “J.”] McNeil Jr. a dozen times. He and Andy Mills, an original creator of the NYT's “The Daily” as well as its once-crown jewel podcast “Caliphate,” were both ushered out of the Times in February 2021. McNeil now writes on Medium, and Andy is working with Bari Weiss's The Free Press, including on “The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling.” Good work will out. And speaking of not canceling people…Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal update the NYT flame-wars on the most recent episode of Blocked & Reported, “Times Wars, Episode IX: The Normies Strike Back.”Signs of the tide shifting? Penguin Random House to publish 'classic' Roald Dahl books after censorship criticism, by Theara Coleman (The Week) “NPR to Cut 10% of Its Staff,” by Katie Roberson (NYT)Hoisin ChickenThis recipe is very easy to double or triple. Cooking time will depend on the size of the chicken thighs and how many you have in the pan.* 8 chicken thighs, skin on* Salt and pepper* 3/4 cup hoisin sauce, Lee Kum Kee brand preferred, thinned out with 3 - 4 tablespoons soy sauce Preheat oven to 375F.Salt and pepper the chicken thighs on both sides and place them, skin side up, on a rack inside your baking pan or sheet. The rack will prevent the thighs from sitting in the cooking juices and becoming less crisp. No problem if you don't have a rack! Bake until chicken skin starts to brown, about 25 minutes. Pour and brush on hoisin-soy mixture. Make about another 20 - 25 minutes, until thighs are nicely shellacked.The drippings from the pan can be poured as-is over rice or, better, heat them in a small saucepan until somewhat reduced and yummier, about 5 minutes.Serve chicken with sticky rice and a cucumber salad: peeled and seeded cucumbers, sliced and mixed with rice wine vinegar and a large pinch of sugar and a smaller pinch of salt. Add some chopped fresh basil, mint or cilantro if you're feeling fancy.Three ways to make sticky rice! (Also called glutinous rice, sushi rice, and sweet rice.) I have not had great luck making sticky rice in the rice cooker, and have never tried the microwave method. Let me know if you do!Everything is more delicious when you become a paid or free subscriber This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Today my guest is Lily Shanks. She is a former attorney turned certified yoga instructor and life coach. She is no stranger to perfectionism, workaholism, alcoholism, and burnout. Having learned how to overcome so many challenges, she now works with other women to do the same through a variety of practices. She is absolutely lovely, and I can't wait for you to meet her!   Before we jump in, I have a favor to ask. The podcast is officially years old now, and I have spoken with over 250 guests, with some distinguished and exciting guests coming up. It takes a lot of work and expense to keep the show going; at the moment, I have 2 donors supporting the show. If the podcast has helped you and you feel so inclined to support the show through a donation, you can do so by visiting odaatchat.com, and there will be a link to donate. If you would like to support the show in other ways, reviews are hugely helpful, as is sharing it with friends. The show is a passion, and I'm so grateful for all the love and support. Thank you for an amazing 7 years, and I look forward to many more!   And with that, please enjoy the episode with Lily!   Connect with Lily! Visit Website: https://www.myinternalweather.com/lilyshanks Follow on Instagram my_internal_weather Watch on YouTube: ​​https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNuRolkOZ7X8fCEFCDYd5tg     Lightning Round Answers:  Book recommendation: Blackout, by Sarah Hepola, The Grapevine Self Care Practice: yoga, pray meditate   Subscribe So You Don't Miss New Episodes!   Listen On:   https://apple.co/30g6ALF   https://odaatchat.libsyn.com/spotify   https://bit.ly/3n0taNQ     Watch Full Episodes!   https://bit.ly/2UpR5Lo

Subscribe to Mamamia You might have heard the phrase ‘black out drunk' before, which might evoke images of someone asleep or passed out. But that's not what it is. Blacking out is when you're conscious and walking around, but can't remember anything afterwards. And that's what has happened to journalist Sarah Hepola, dozens of times. Drinking became a normal part of her life, like a lot of people; a social lubricant, a way to meet new people, and a party starter. But as the nights got more and more hazy, she realised she needed to make a change... THE END BITS: With thanks to Sarah Hepola. Buy Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au Need more lols, info, and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here. CREDITS: Host: Mia Freedman. You can find Mia on Instagram here and get her newsletter here. Executive Producer: Elissa Ratliff Assistant Producer: Emmeline Peterson Audio Producer: Madeline Joannou Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading or listening to our content, you're helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We're currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit smokeempodcast.substack.comPerformer Irene Cara died this week, but what was she doing before that? How did a major ‘80s talent just … disappear? We answer that question and discuss the cultural impact of the 1980 musical Fame, which is like a blueprint for our American Idol-inspired, TikTok-addled moment. The Alan Parker movie may be remembered for its kick-ass theme song (and lesser TV adaptation), but the film holds up, kinetic and dark and deeply ambivalent about a career in the arts. Also, both Sarah and Nancy were obsessed with it. Nancy tells us about a doxxing controversy in Portland among black-bloc activists, who are angling for their own kind of fame. Then we discuss Ben Smith's story on disgraced novelist Junot Diaz, including what it means to “forcibly kiss” someone (we both know from experience). In the subscriber-only bonus content, we come to different conclusions about the new Hulu series “Fleishman Is In Trouble,” though we both agree the show runner and author of the novel, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, is one of the best cultural observers out there. Also: The movie that made Sarah love going to the movies again, and Nancy discovers a new author-love. Episode Notes:“What is the origin of the term hoochie mama?” (Quora)“How ‘Beyond the Valley of the Dolls' Reveals Roger Ebert's Values as a Film Critic,” by Matt Singer (Indie Wire)Olive Tree Cafe/Comedy Cellar is where the best band in the world performs every Monday night at 9pm. You will sometimes find Nancy there! Here's a shot from this past Monday, with Michael Moynihan and her daughter Tafv Sampson.Oh, but you want to Coleman Hughes and the band? Okay!Four journalists walk into the Supreme Court of IsraelGirls Night In board game Irene Cara obituary (New York Times)Fame on WikipediaFame trivia on IMDB is a very satisfying read“An Oral History of Fame, 40 Years On,” by Catherine Shoard (The Guardian)Fame official trailerEight-year-old Irene Cara appears on “Ted Mack Amateur Hour” Irene Cara, “Flashdance … What a Feeling”Gene Anthony Ray obituary (New York Times)“Remembering His Name: The Legacy of Gene Anthony Ray,” by Jeremy Kinser (LGBTQ Nation)Gene Anthony Ray playing Leroy Johnson in FameIrene Cara, “Out Here On My Own”As Sarah mentions, Fame grew out of the Broadway play A Chorus Line, which the cast of Hamilton honored several years ago by singing the Chorus Line hit “What I Did For Love.” Has Nancy watched this video a dozen times and cried every time? Well…Midnight Express official trailerIrene Cara wins Best Original Score for “Flashdance… What a Feeling”“Ready for an Encore,” by Jennifer Wulff (details of Cara's law suit, People)The Back Story with Irene Cara podcast“Junot Diaz in Limbo,” by Ben Smith (Semafor)The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is the Junot Diaz book whose title Sarah flubbed“The Silence: The Legacy of Childhood Trauma,” by Junot Diaz (The New Yorker)Felicia Sonmez has something to say …“The Shiv in the Hand of Kindness,” Nancy on Sonmez, part googolplex (Arc Digital)“To Tell You the Truth,” by Sarah Hepola on meeting Jayson Blair (The Morning News)Stephen Elliott talks “Truth, Consequences, and "S****y Media Men” (Smoke ‘Em If You Got ‘Em, episode 41) The best holiday gift is the one you give yourself, so isn't it time you become a free or paid subscriber?

Sarah SHARES her sober story as we learn about her life as a working journalist. She is the author of the best selling book called BLACKOUT as well as the host of a podcast about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders called AMERICA'S GIRLS. Sarah is working on a new book that will talk about dating and sex in sobriety and the lessons she has learned along the way. Please visit her website www.SarahHepola.com to learn more about her impressive and entertaining collection of professional work. Click this link to Donate to Sober Shares with your debit or credit card: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MD6DFY5RUYT5A Website: www.SoberShares.com Email: mike@SoberShares.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/michael-quigley4/message

A New Yorker employee slags the company for lack of diversity on Twitter, and things get messy from there. Nancy and Sarah try to untangle the strange case of Erin Overbey, who was fired by the magazine earlier this week, following accusations that editor-in-chief David Remnick inserted errors into her own work. Nancy looks at a few other recent cases where attempts to oust the higher-ups have backfired, and we talk about how so many attempts at instant justice turn into circular firing squads. Also on deck: Is Twitter the new Gawker? Is the word “cocky” demeaning? Why does Sarah find middle names so interesting? And what up with all the last names ending in “-ola”? Sarah HepOLA shares her confused delight over Nathan Fielder's “The Rehearsal” on HBO and Nancy ANN Rommelmann explains why baseball is America's sport forever and always amen. But before we go, we must get to the bottom of why Adam Driver gets us so hot.Adam - we call him Adam - says he'll buy you a drink if you become a paid or free Smoke ‘Em subscriberEpisode Notes:A list of Finnish last names, including many ending in “ola”Wilcox Park in Dutchess County, New York, also the site of Paloma Media north, a site you should peruse and subscribe to!“Small Business Owners Sound Off on Crushing Inflation,” by Nancy Rommelmann (Common Sense)“Hulk Hogan's Gawker lawsuit bankrolled by Silicon Valley billionaire” (CBS News)Nobody Speak official trailerSome corroboration that Twitter is the new Gawker, from Freddie deBoer“Rest in Power, White Ladies,” Sarah Hagi on the death of Joan Didion (Gawker)“Bloodbath at the New York Times,” Nancy Rommelmann on the defenestration of Donald McNeil Jr. “The New York Times Succumbed to Another Mob. Journalism Is Unrecognizable” and “Kids and Cowards: What Really Happened to Donald McNeil at the New York Times” by Nancy Rommelmann (Newsweek)“Words as Weapons: How Activist Journalists are Changing the New York Times,” by Nancy Rommelmann (The Dispatch)Erin Overbey June 19 tweet threadDavid Remnick, editor-in-chief of The New YorkerErin Overbey June 25 tweet threadPolitico follow-up on Overbey story confirms there were emails with Remnick that contained the two errors she was later dinged for“The NYT Enters The Youth Gender Fray And Philadelphia's Mina's World Coffee Shop Melts Down Spectacularly,” Blocked and Reported podcastDoc Marie's bar in Portland closes in less than a week after employees demand owners turn over the business to them“The Rehearsal” official trailerNathan Fielder has job interview using 7-year-old's answers: “Why Baseball Fans Might Find the Hall of Fame Interesting!” Matt Welch and Nancy Rommelmann on Paloma Media YouTubeUnderworld and White Noise by Don DeLilloA robot-voiced trailer for White Noise film that features many images of Adam DriverOutro song: “Blue,” by The JayhawksAnd speaking of! Wonderful listener Dorothy made a Smoke ‘Em Spotify playlist! Share the Smoke with your peepsStudies show you are at least 75% more likely to be a free or paid subscriber if you sign up to be one This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com/subscribe

This week on the podcast, author and podcaster Sarah Hepola is back!  On her last visit to The Unspeakable, back in March, Sarah and Meghan talked about Sarah's bombshell Atlantic Magazine article, The Things I'm Afraid To Write. But they got a little sidetracked by some other subjects, including the barely-known details of the Stanford swimmer rape case, which Sarah has researched in depth. In this conversation, which was recorded exactly a week after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Sarah talks about the immediate aftermath of that decision in Texas, where she lives, and why the alarm bells on social media don't necessarily correspond to the actual mood on the ground. She reflects on her own choices and wonders if those who will now be forced to become parents will find their positions change—in both directions—as the result of their circumstances. Finally, she and Meghan reflect on being called “neocons” by someone on Twitter and wonder what happened around 2014 that caused some of the freest and most privileged women in the world to reimagine their lives as a chronic struggle.    Note: The Unspeakable Podcast will be on summer hiatus until Labor Day. In the meantime, you can check out Meghan's new podcast with Sarah Haider, A Special Place In Hell, at aspecialplace.substack.com or wherever you get your podcast. You can also learn about The Unspeakeasy, Meghan's community-in-progress for freethinking women at theunspeakeasy.com    Guest Bio: Sarah Hepola is the author of the memoir Blackout, the host of the Texas Monthly-produced documentary podcast America's Girls and the co-host, with Nancy Rommelmann of the podcast Smoke 'em If You Got Em. She lives in Dallas, Texas.

We start with a discussion of Sarah's Depp-Heard opus, “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Depp v. Heard,” about which one reader on Twitter commented, “This is a Persian rug. It is exquisite, and among the finest things I've ever read. Sarah Hepola is what writers aspire to.” (See, Twitter can be nice too!) The story reminds Nancy (and readers) of what magazine writing can be, and why we will do more of it, and how you can make that happen …Oh look at that, the perfect moment to ask you to become a free or paid subscriber. We talk about the cultural delusion of celebrity, our own childhood craving for fame, and enjoy a short sidebar on heels and the times we were mistaken for sex workers. But back to Depp: Nancy loves how Sarah described teen heartthrobs, “the low testosterone of their beauty,” and this leads to a discussion of how threatening sex and masculinity can be to a girl. Sarah makes Nancy all squeamish describing the way she could see the outline of Baryshnikov's penis through his ballet tights (and just typing that makes Nancy re-squeam). We talk about Amber Heard's big sit-down interview (meh) on Today and Dateline, and why it frustrates us when women don't acknowledge their own agency and power. A juror appeared on Good Morning America to discuss how “a majority of the jury felt she was the aggressor” and found her unconvincing on the stand. True strength means owning your own behavior, but as Sarah wrote: “Her empowerment was ghostwritten.”Sarah celebrated 12 years of sobriety this week, and she talks (and cries a bit) about that turning point when she left behind a thing she loved to become the woman she wanted to be. Our last order of business is that Nancy needs a new TV series to watch: Help her find one in the comments! A mysterious sound descends in our last 15 minutes (apologies), and Nancy swears it's a lawnmower, but it also might be aliens beaming her into a space ship. We wish her luck.Episode notes:“The Agony and the Ecstasy of Depp v. Heard,” by Sarah Hepola, brought to you by …What the heck are the AANs?Nancy and Sarah sincerely apologize (not!) to Jesse Singal and Katie Herzog for unconsciously cribbing the “What's the name of this podcast?” line. We have nothing but warm gushy feelings for them and “Blocked and Reported” and you will too.Circus Circus may be the most emblematic hotel/casino in Vegas, with all its all-you-can-eat desperation and dead-end-ness and it's kind of horribly glorious.The Real Real World, by Hillary Johnson and Nancy Rommelmann, which stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for 13 weeks, getting to #2, and we were each paid $7500 flat, and that's all Nancy is saying.Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed… speaking of beautiful boys, we give you Tim Sampson, late father of Nancy's daughter, here at about, oh, age 13. Miss you, Tim.White Knights trailer“Johnny Depp Through the Looking Glass: Examining the madness that male beauty elicits,” by Rhonda Garelick (NYT Opinion)“Uniquely Stupid and Incredibly Coddled: Jonathan Haidt On How We Lost Our Collective Minds (And Whether We'll Ever Find Them Again),” The Unspeakable podcast, Meghan DaumBilly Wirth, Kevin Dillon, Tim Sampson in War PartyAmber Heard in, All the Boys Love Mandy LaneThe Fifth Column (A Podcast): 354 w/ Sarah Hepola "Barack's Misinformation Warfare Unit b/w Teenage Blackout"Amber Heard interviewed by Savannah Guthrie on Today: part one, part twoJuror interview on Good Morning America“Get Out of My Bedroom, Andrew Cuomo!” by Nancy Rommelmann (Tablet)We Are the Luckiest: The Surprising Magic of a Sober Life by Laura McKowen1883 official trailer“1865” podcast, an old-fashioned radio dramaOutro song: “Take it With Me” by Tom WaitsWe promise to rescue Nancy from the alien spaceship if you become a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com/subscribe

After Sarah makes Nancy blush by talking about vibrators, we turn to the buzz that is Depp v. Heard. Kate Moss, TMZ leaks, potential ethical violations on the stand — the final days of testimony brought the bombshells. Lawyers: We have questions! Restraining order protocol? Can you talk to anyone about a trial when you're on a jury? Tell us in the comments!About that Smoke 'Em merch …The real fireworks start when Sarah and Nancy discuss Teal Swan, the controversial spiritual leader Nancy calls a dangerous cult leader and Sarah sees as a fascinating study in modern self-help. What makes a movement a “cult”? Why are people so lost? Sarah plugs one of her favorite essays, a “turkey leg of a cultural critique” by Tom Wolfe about the search for the authentic self. Listener alert! We plan to record an episode of reader mail soon, so keep sending your questions, topics of interest, eruptions of outrage, and what sort of pie you want Nancy to bake and why it's pecan.Episode notes:“20 Years Later, How The ‘Sex And The City' Vibrator Episode Created a Lasting Buzz,” by Lynn Comella (Forbes)“Jane Fonda Says People Kept Sending Her Vibrators After an Episode of Grace and Frankie,” by Carrie Wittmer (Glamour)Dr. Spiegel (witness for defense) cross-examined over ethics of evaluating Depp The Goldwater Rule (Psychology Today)Johnny Depp's final testimony: “It's insane.”“Amber Heard makes tearful return to stand, denies leaking photos to TMZ” (NY Post)James From Court (Twitter)Number of jurors in a civil case in Virginia (Virginia.gov)Nick Wallis, “Reporting Depp v. Heard” (YouTube)Every time Nancy uses the word “axiomatic,” Sarah wonders what it means, so if you're in the same boat (Merriam-Webster)The Deep End official trailer“The Gateway: Teal Swan,” six-part podcast series by Gizmodo (Apple podcasts)“Ten Signs of a Narcissistic Sociopath” (Choosing Therapy)Michelle Remembers is the book Nancy couldn't remember (Amazon). Here's the original cover, holy.Teal Swan on InstagramThe Teal Swan Cult (w/ ex-member Andey Fellowes)Barbara Snow, therapist infamous for stoking the Satanic panic and whom Teal Swan credits with helping to reveal suppressed memories of ritual abuse (Wikipedia)Nancy wrote a long feature for Portland Monthly about cult leader Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, in which she went out to the ranch in Eastern Oregon; it had been turned into a Christian children's camp. The guardhouse was still at the entrance, and the place looked like an abandoned set of an old Western movie, rather than where orange-clad devotees lined the road as Rajneesh waved from one of his 94 Rolls Royces and planned mass poisonings. Alas this piece is not online! But here's another she wrote, an interview with Win McCormack, co-founder of Mother Jones and other publications and a longtime critic of the Rajneesh and his followers.Wild Wild Country doc about Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (which Sarah accidentally called Wild Wild West, a very different movie), and speaking of: Nancy was speaking with a friend who lives in Byron Bay, Australia, who said that, while Rajneesh died in 1990, his followers live on, including some in nearby Mullumbimby.Sarah went down the rabbit hole with some Jordan Peterson videos around 2018, the same time Nancy read and mostly liked Peterson's 12 Rules for Life Shot in the Heart by Mikal Gilmore, which, yes, we've mentioned before and in all likelihood will mention in just about every episode because it's that goodGoing Clear by Lawrence Wright, which Nancy listened to on audio and recommendsTeal Swan responds to the first episode of The Deep EndTom Wolfe essay on “Me” decade (New York Magazine) The Promise of Paradise, by Satya Bharti Franklin, is clear-eyed, frightening and heartbreaking. Anyone who says they are enlightened and the only person in the world worth following is guaranteed to bring unending misery to others. Ignore them.“The People vs. Chesa Boudin,” by Annie Lowrey (Atlantic)“Two cop killers and their progressive progeny: Kathy Boudin, David Gilbert, Chesa Boudin and progressive DAs,” by Ken Frydman (NY Daily News)“Kathy Boudin: A Great Life and a Great Loss” (Columbia University eulogy)Days of Rage, America's Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence, by Bryan BurroughNancy Rommelmann and Sarah Hepola on Back Talk with Bill SchulzOutro song (for Teal Swan): “Sweet Talkin' Woman,” Electric Light OrchestraWe won't MAKE you subscribe to “Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em” YET, but we'll love you more if you do. And if you PAY for it? Lordy, look out This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com/subscribe

It's the morning after the Super Flower Blood Moon, Sarah needs to pack for the Depp-Heard trial in Virginia, and Nancy's in a hotel bed in Austin, but first! More on Grey's Anatomy writer/fabulist Elisabeth Finch (in scrubs, above), who faked cancer (and a kidney transplant, and the suicide of her brother, and and and …) because “she loved the attention so much.” Sarah wonders why we're so fascinated by female con artists, especially ones who go down in flames, and if we're the suckers who are being taken in — or the ones being exposed.We bounce over to the Depp-Heard trial, where Sarah wonders — not for the first time — what if Amber is telling the truth? We've found two women who think so.The Joan Didion line Sarah couldn't recall: “Writers are always selling someone out.” (Not all writers!) (Well.) But Nancy's friend has a killer line of his own: “Online is the poison women were waiting for.” Thots?Nancy plans on taking you on a tour of Chinatown NYC for Smoke ‘Em's first true crime book-dealie (date TBA) on The Snakehead. Sarah's last-minute movie club choice? Apocalypse Now, and who knows? Maybe she'll go to Vietnam.About those dick pics…Plus: An offer for cookies and poundcake from Nancy's hot little hands! Be the tenth paid subscriber after this episode launches and they will be sent to you.Episode notes:Super Flower Blood Moon eclipse from around the world (video)“Scene Stealer: The True Lies of Elisabeth Finch,” Part One and Part Two, by Evgenia Peretz (Vanity Fair)Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is a bad, bad thingBad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup, by John Carreyrou “No Exit Plan: The Lies and Follies of Laura Albert a.k.a. JT Leroy,” by Nancy Rommelmann (LA Weekly)“Dirty John” podcast“Who Is Anna March?” by Melissa Chadburn and Caroline Kellogg (LA Times)“Status: A brush with a compulsive liar,” Sarah Hepola on Anna March (Sarahhepola.com)Cheryl Strayed is basically an awesome person“Impostor Syndrome Prevalence in Professional Women and How to Overcome It” (Kathy Caprino, Forbes)Who is Lucrezia Borgia, and why does Nancy keep mentioning her? (Wikipedia)“Madeline Albright: There's a special place in hell for women who don't help each other,” by Tom McCarthy (The Guardian)Mortdecai, official trailer (2015) “Why do so many people seem to hate James Franco?” (Quora) “Goop generated disbelief when it promoted a ‘luxury diaper.' It was a PR stunt,” by Saba Hamedy) NBC News)“Amber Heard tells graphic account of alleged sexual assault by Johnny Depp: ‘I was scared,” by Naledi Ushe (USA Today)Correction to podcast: Bottle in question was not broken, as Sarah claimed, though Heard does say she was bleeding. The management apologizes for this error.Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle (Wikipedia)“Johnny Depp and Amber Heard ran up a $160,000 bill with a wine merchant…” by Ashley Collman and Jacob Shamsian (The Insider)Public Enemies, official trailer (2009)John Dillinger (FBI.gov)To Live and Die in L.A., directed by William Friedkin, official trailer (1985)“Flipping the Script: The Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde,” by Sarah Hepola (Texas Highways)Bryan Burrough, author of Days of Rage and Public Enemies, among other books“Meet the Weather Underground's Bomb Guru,” by Bryan Burrough (Vanity Fair)“San Francisco School Board Recall!” by Nancy Rommelmann (Substack)“Everything you need to know about Julia Fox,” by Eni Subair (French Vogue)“Julia Fox speaks out in defense of Amber Heard” (reddit)“Why do people blindly support Johnny Depp? I'll tell you why,” by Charlotte Proudman (Independent)“Depp v Heard bonus episode 3: Dr. Charlotte Proudman” (YouTube) Outro song: “Wish the Worst,” Old 97sGratuitous photo of Marion Cotillard because Sarah says she reminds her of Nancy (who would very much like the dress in the pic please)Tenth paid subscription gets cookies and poundcake sent by Nancy and go! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Along with women's empowerment and liberation has come the idea that women can and should "be like men," which has been applied to all sorts of areas, including sex and drinking. While freeing women to be themselves and no longer be restricted to oppressive gender roles has undoubtedly been a good thing, has the push to behave "like men" been harmful? Sarah Hepola is the author of Blackout, a memoir about her relationship to alcohol and pattern of blacking out. Meghan Murphy speaks with her about sex, relationships, drinking, alcoholism, feminism, and more. This episode was initially made available only to patrons. To gain early access to episodes and select content, subscribe on Patreon. The Same Drugs is on Twitter @the_samedrugs. Stay up to date with The Same Drugs on Substack. Watch The Same Drugs on YouTube. Please consider becoming a supporter of The Same Drugs on Anchor! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-same-drugs/support

Sarah goes deep on the Duke lacrosse rape scandal — the complicated true story, the troubled woman who filed the claims, the abdication of due process, and the false narrative promoted by key figures including Duke faculty members calling themselves the “Group of 88.” The goal was to exact justice “regardless of the truth.” A bunch of preppy white athletes needed a historical comeuppance, though it didn't work out like that. “People who lie endorse lies,” Nancy suggests, before giving a big huzzah to a recent New Yorker piece asking why we valorize trauma and what happens when we do. In her own reporting, Nancy has seen how lies like that result in dead kids.Nancy engages in some mouth-frothing over the Fabulist of the Week, a writer on Grey's Anatomy who faked cancer for years, while Sarah shares a story about her run-in with New York Times fabulist Jayson Blair, and we bond over childhood fibbing: Nancy said she was related to the Osmonds, and Sarah told people she had a phone date with River Phoenix. Ten minutes after we wrapped, Nancy remembered the phrase she couldn't quite get during the episode: “Don't fight for your limitations.” Don't!Episode notes:“The Duke Lacrosse Scandal in Retrospect,” by Geoffrey Shullenberger (Wesley Yang Substack)Group of 88 (Wikipedia)“The Readers Strike Back,” by Gary Kamiya (Salon)Things Fell Apart, podcast by Jon RonsonFantastic Lies, ESPN 30 for 30 episode on Duke lacrosse scandal“Trayvon Martin, 10 Years Later,” Glenn Loury and John McWhorter on The Glenn Show (YouTube)What Killed Michael Brown? documentary by Shelby Steele and Eli Steele “The Case Against the Trauma Plot,” by Parul Sehgal (New Yorker)The Big Book, by Bill W.“Beyond ‘Infinite Jest'” by DT Max (New Yorker)William Langewiesche, author page at the Atlantic“How Childbirth Caused My PTSD,” by Taffy Brodesser-Akner (Salon)“Scene Stealer: The True Lies of Elisabeth Finch, Part 1,” by Evgenia Peretz (Vanity Fair)“To Tell You the Truth: As the journalism world feeds on its own frenzy, SARAH HEPOLA confronts an intimate past with exposed Times fabricator Jayson Blair, and her own history of exaggeration.” (The Morning News)“Blair's Battle With the Bottle” (NY Post)“No Exit Plan: The Lies and Follies of Laura Albert, a.k.a., JT Leroy,” by Nancy Rommelmann (LA Weekly)“Sacrificing Rebecca: For 14 years, Laurie Recht struggled with her daughter's illness. At least, that's what she wanted people to believe,” by Nancy Rommelmann (Willamette Week)“How ‘Leonardo DiCaprio' Scammed a Houston Widow Out of $800K by Claiming He Was Trapped in Scientology” by Tony Ortega (Daily Beast)“Who's the Bad Art Friend?” by Robert Kolker (NYT Magazine)Sam Houston statue in Huntsville, TXOutro music: “Relator” by Pete Yorn and Scarlett JohanssonSmoke 'Em If You Got 'Em sends our best from the past week on the road: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit smokeempodcast.substack.com/subscribe

Sarah Hepola @sarahhepola is the author of the bestselling memoir, Blackout, in this episode we talk about her book and her love of music especially the soundtrack to Xanadu! Her website is https://sarahhepola.com/

Sarah Hepola @sarahheopla is the host of the amazing & fascinating America's Girls podcast, the behind the scene look at the Dallas Cowboy's cheerleaders and so much more.  The Podcast can be found here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-girls/id1597678826

Ulysses for kidzStop complaining. It's a secret.It's all over, folks. Barack solved misinformationThe Fairness Doctrine was dumb then. It's even dumber nowBTW, they're *all* liarsDefining misinformation (down)Sarah Hepola, author of the memoir Blackout and this great Atlantic pieceMoynihan v. Hepola on drinking She started drinking at 7??Wherein we demand Hepola credit the Fifth Column for saving her life or somethingOn self-censorship and gaslightingKmele's stirring defense of that fantastic beast, Johnny DeppAnd so much more See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sarah Hepola has been publishing personal essays and articles for decades and is the author of the 2015 bestseller Blackout, a memoir about her years of heavy drinking that focusses on the phenomenon of blackout. As Sarah explains it, blackout is a state of impaired memory that is distinct from being passed out and is often overlooked in conversations about intoxication and sexual consent. Meghan invited Sarah onto the podcast initially not to talk about blackouts but about Sarah's recent essay in The Atlantic "The Things I'm Afraid To Write About.”: It's about censorship, specifically the kind we impose on ourselves in a culture where voicing controversial opinions can bring on devastating professional and personal consequences. This topic comes up a lot these days, but Sarah comes to it out of a particular interest: how confusion over the difference between being in a blackout and being unconscious has factored into several high profile sexual assault cases.   One case Sarah has looked into is that of Brock Turner, the Stanford swimmer who was convicted in 2016 of sexual assault after he was discovered outside a fraternity house in an encounter with  woman who appeared to be unconscious. The story continues to elicit strong emotions in the public, but Sarah points out that the media narrative, which includes many vivid and troubling details, diverges significantly from the facts in court documents. Sarah's mention of the Turner case in her Atlantic essay set off a firestorm of anger and invective, thereby illustrating exactly why she'd been so reluctant to speak her mind over the last several years. In this conversation, Sarah talks with Meghan about self-censorship and what's happened in the media landscape to cause it. But they talk just as much about the Brock Turner case and how the media got so much of the story so wrong and never bothered to correct it. This may be the most “unspeakable” Unspeakable to date.   Bio: Sarah Hepola is the author of the bestselling memoir, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget, and the host/creator of America's Girls, a Texas Monthly podcast about the lost history and cultural impact of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. She is currently working on a memoir for The Dial Press/Random House about her ambivalent singlehood. She lives in Dallas.