Episodes 214
Avg. Duration 52m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.7 (13,123)
Since Nov 2016
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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A call-in show from author Nora McInerny that lets real people get real honest about how they're really doing. Operators(me) are standing by to take your calls.

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There’s an Alien Inside Me: Medical Misogyny, a Rom-Com, and Struggles with Infertility

Jun 09, 2026 54m

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The Summer Reading List with Kate Baer

Jun 02, 2026 58m

Summer is coming, and you know what that means – beach days (or days spent inside with the AC blasting, no judgment) with your favorite books. Today, Nora and friend of the pod and special guest Kate…

It's (still) Okay To Laugh (and crying is still cool, too)

May 26, 2026 46m

It has been 10 years since Nora’s first book, “It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying Is Cool Too)” was published. A lot has changed since – she got remarried, had another child, and started this podcast to…

Creativity is For Everyone (The Artist’s Way with Elizabeth Kott)

May 19, 2026 1h 15m

Burnout seems like the biggest thing all of us have in common right now. It’s hard NOT to get burnt out when the world is rife with injustice and horror and you’re expected to carry on as normal.…

What Is Happening and Where Are We? With Catherine Newman

May 15, 2026 56m Bonus

On this episode of IGTBO, Nora is joined by her favorite living novelist, Catherine Newman, to put a little more OK in your day. They talk about celebrating sobriety and not drinking, Artemis II, how…

What Is Happening and Where Are We? with Catherine Newman

May 15, 2026 56m

On this episode of IGTBO, Nora is joined by her favorite living novelist, Catherine Newman, to put a little more OK in your day. They talk about celebrating sobriety and not drinking, Artemis II, how…

Dancing for the Devil: Dr. Edith Eger on Surviving the Holocaust and Turning Trauma Into Purpose

May 12, 2026 55m

Edith Eger was only 16 years old when the Nazis invaded Hungary during World War II. Her future was ripped from her when she and her family were imprisoned at Auschwitz concentration camp. Edith’s…

Getting Married Again Doesn’t Make You A Bad Widow with Leslie Harter-Berg

May 05, 2026 1h 10m

I get questions all the time about being a remarried widow. How did I do it? How did I know? Is Matthew jealous of Aaron? How can you love two people at the same time?  When you become a widow,…

IGTBO: A Goose-Forward Home with Sharon McMahon

May 01, 2026 1h 2m

Here on IGTBO, we're not about toxic positivity -- we're about finding things that are good even when the world is dark. Today's guest, Sharon McMahon -- a fellow tall woman -- brought her OK things,…

Advice-cast: The Worst Thing to Say When Someone’s Grieving, Feeling like a Loser at Work, and Trying to Love Your Body When No One Else Loves Theirs

Apr 28, 2026 54m

Thanks for Asking is a group project – we could not make this show without you. You’re not just a listener. You’re a participant. We want to make a show about what matters to you. That’s why we have…

Food, Forgiveness and the Cost of Being Thin: A Conversation with Geneen Roth

Apr 21, 2026 1h 26m

Every woman in the world has shared one feeling: that their body is wrong. We like to say that we've come "so far," but just open any social media app and see the body warping, the products marketed…

Baja Blast Your Body (feat. Ralph)

Apr 17, 2026 50m

This week on It's Going To Be OK: a 13-year-old boy tries to convince his mother that he should be allowed to have a Baja Blast at 7pm on a school night, sings the praises of Wetzel's Pretzels and…

Honest Motherhood with Libby Ward

Apr 14, 2026 1h 10m

What makes a good mom? Is it adhering to the perfectly packaged image of a shiny, happy woman cooking lavish meals with her 2.5 children, always cleaning, never complaining, and never NOT grateful,…

Friends To The End: Cancer, Friendship and Grief

Apr 09, 2026 52m

Listen to TTFA Anthologies on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple⁠, or anywhere you listen to your favorite podcasts. _ It’s rare to have a friendship that actually lasts forever, but that’s what Josie and Miles have.…

How you {really} are: Aging parents, falling out of love with your work, disappointing gender reveals, secondhand embarrassment and being the worst mom in the world

Apr 07, 2026 50m

Today, we're giving validation, pep talks and space to vent for listeners struggling with: Aging parents who don't take care of their health Falling out of love with your work and feeling like…

A Daily Dose of Wonder with Kelly Corrigan

Apr 03, 2026 1h 7m

You know what makes things feel more okay? Kelly Corrigan, the host of Kelly Corrigan Wonders and the author of so many wonderful books (my favorite is Tell Me More). Today, Kelly and Nora dig…

AI Deadbots Want To Cure Your Grief

Mar 31, 2026 59m

As long as people have been grieving, we have found a way to memorialize our dead people. We grievers keep voicemails, photos, letters, clothes – whatever we can to remember our people. With the rise…

I Can’t Have Kids and My Friends Are Pregnant

Mar 24, 2026 1h 15m

On today’s episode, we hear from Cora Danielson, a comic who has been wrestling with something many women do – her inability to have children despite wanting them very, very much. Her outlet? Improv…

Middle School Divorcee | It's Going to be OK with Elise Loehnen

Mar 20, 2026 54m

We would never tell you that everything is going to be OK, but we will tell you that something will be. Today, Nora and guest Elise Loehnen share the things that make them feel like the world isn’t…

Wind Phone (Part 3)

Mar 17, 2026 1h 4m

What would you say to your dead person? We’re listening in on the Wind Phone.  You can find a wind phone near you ⁠here⁠, or call us to leave your message for a future episode: 612.568.4441 ⁠Watch…

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