Podcast Episodes featuring Nora McInerny

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Nora McInerny: Move Through Grief Paralysis

Mayim Bialik's Breakdown - February 01, 2022 08:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.4K ratings
Nora McInerny (Terrible, Thanks for Asking podcast, author of Bad Vibes Only) helps us build understanding around grief by taking us through her own grief journey. She discusses what her life was like before suffering extreme loss, what happened upon receiving her husband’s terminal brain cancer...

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Nora McInerny: ...not to rush through the hard stuff in life

Nobody Told Me! - April 18, 2020 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1K ratings
Writer Nora McInerny is the perfect guest for these unsettled times we’re living in.  Nora has been through a lot in her life and she’s managed to speak and write about the good times, the bad times and the uncertain times with wisdom, humor, and heart.   When she was only 31, Nora lost her secon...

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Examining Grief with Nora McInerny, Choosing A Major and Aliens

Just Between Us - April 15, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.4K ratings
Allison and Gaby start off by helping a listener decide between passion and practicality when it comes to choosing a college major. They’re then joined by writer and podcaster Nora McInerny for a frank discussion about grief and how to keep living when you lose someone you love. And later, aliens...

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"Live Wire House Party" with Nora McInerny, Saeed Jones, and Jeff Tweedy

Live Wire with Luke Burbank - April 10, 2020 19:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 295 ratings
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello reveal those unexpected things that are getting them through this time; writer and podcaster Nora McInerny offers insight into parenting during a pandemic; poet Saeed Jones explains his decision to adopt a dog while in self-isolation; and...

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IN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - Nora McInerny

IN PURSUIT from Glassdoor - March 24, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 147 ratings
In the span of a few weeks, thirty-something Nora McInerny had a miscarriage, lost her father to cancer, and lost her husband due to a brain tumor. Her life fell apart. What Nora discovered during this dark time is that, when you’re in these hard moments, it can feel impossible to feel ...

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137 Terrible, Thanks for Asking Podcast Host Nora McInerny on Bringing Emotional Truths to Difficult Topics

Steal the Show with Michael Port - March 10, 2020 13:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 254 ratings
On today’s episode of Steal the Show, we’re talking about how to share emotional topics on stage so that you and the audience both feel safe.  Nora McInerny is the best-selling author of the best-selling books, It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) and No Happy Endings, as well as The Hot Yo...

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Replay: Just Say No with Nora McInerny

Forever35 - January 02, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 4.8K ratings
Happy New Year! We are off this week and will be replaying some of our favorite Forever35 episodes. Please enjoy Nora McInerny from May, 2018. Kate and Doree are both in home organization mode. Doree reveals her birthday kitchen project, while Kate details her newly organized linen closet. Then...

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We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it | Nora McInerny

TED Talks Daily - December 25, 2019 11:00 ★★★★ - 9.8K ratings
In a talk that's by turns heartbreaking and hilarious, writer and podcaster Nora McInerny shares her hard-earned wisdom about life and death. Her candid approach to something that will, let's face it, affect us all, is as liberating as it is gut-wrenching. Most powerfully, she encourages...

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Nora McInerny: It's Okay to Laugh

Everything Happens with Kate Bowler - September 24, 2019 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.3K ratings
Nora McInerny had a miscarriage, lost her father, and lost her husband all within a few weeks. Much to her surprise, she kept living. But she didn’t “move on.” Nora and Kate discuss how grief is messier and less linear than we imagine. And even when you may feel like you might never “get over” w...

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MINI: “How Do We Make Art Inside Our Pain?” with Nora McInerny

Untitled Dad Project - July 22, 2019 08:35 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 389 ratings
This week, Carson and Jan share a favorite interview that doesn’t fit in a specific Chapter but matters to the narrative! Podcaster and author Nora McInerny has made a career out of sharing beautiful, honest stories about devastating losses, oftentimes her own. In 2017, Jan was at a crossroads an...

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In Conversation with Nora McInerny, Pt 2

Family Secrets - July 04, 2019 16:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.7K ratings
In the second part of this special episode, Dani sits down with Nora McInerny from the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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The Power of a True Apology (Nora McInerny)

Pod Save the People - July 02, 2019 07:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8.6K ratings
DeRay, Clint, Brittany and Sam discuss the history of school busing, language used among athletic leagues, two recent Supreme Court decisions, and how bias is overlooked within the NYPD. Nora McInerny joins DeRay to talk about her podcast, “Terrible, Thanks for Asking,” her new book, and what she...

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In Conversation with Nora McInerny

Family Secrets - June 27, 2019 16:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.7K ratings
In this special episode Dani sits down with Nora McInerny from the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

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Ep 72: Being Well with Nora McInerny

Forever35 - May 16, 2019 04:37 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.8K ratings
This week, there’s a new guest host in town! Kate welcomes back Nora McInerny — author, Terrible Thanks For Asking host, TED-talker, and Forever35’s very own Midwest correspondent. They discuss finding your own definition of success, getting comfortable with sharing your goals, meditation, commu...

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Road to Somewhere - May 01, 2019 04:01 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 107 ratings
Best-selling author Nora McInerny calls herself a reluctant expert in difficult conversations. She talks to us about moving on without moving on when the worst thing in the world happens to you. Plus, her new book No Happy Endings. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastn...

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#2888 Undercuts And Charlie Brown Stripes With Nora McInerny

TBTL- Too Beautiful to Live - April 26, 2019 15:41 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
TBTL Friendo Nora McInerny joins Luke and Andrew in their attic studio at APM to talk about her new book, her new TED talk, and all the other amazing things she's been up to. They also discuss the worst haircut ever used to advertise a SuperCuts. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Snowe...

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Episode #2888: Undercuts And Charlie Brown Stripes With Nora McInerny

TBTL- Too Beautiful to Live - April 26, 2019 10:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
TBTL Friendo Nora McInerny joins Luke and Andrew in their attic studio at APM to talk about her new book, her new TED talk, and all the other amazing things she's been up to. They also discuss the worst haircut ever used to advertise a SuperCuts. . . . Today's show is sponsored by Sno...

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#2843 Wonderful Thanks For Chatting w/ Nora McInerny!

TBTL- Too Beautiful to Live - February 22, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
Luke and Nora McInerny climb into a rental car in Portland and tour various Burbank Family Businesses. Special thanks this episode to Kelly Shannon of Edmonds WA and Allison deMello of Millbury MA! . . . Today's show is sponsored by Grove Collaborative. Visit Grove.co/tbtl to get a ...

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Episode #2843: Wonderful Thanks For Chatting w/ Nora McInerny!

TBTL- Too Beautiful to Live - February 22, 2019 14:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings
Luke and Nora McInerny climb into a rental car in Portland and tour various Burbank Family Businesses. Special thanks this episode to Kelly Shannon of Edmonds WA and Allison deMello of Millbury MA! . . . Today's show is sponsored by Grove Collaborative. Visit Grove.co/tbtl to get a ...

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"Buggin' Out" Hanif Abdurraqib, Nora McInerny, Nore Davis, and Alela Diane

Live Wire with Luke Burbank - February 15, 2019 12:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 295 ratings
Host Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello discuss what it means to be “Buggin’ Out” in their forties; music writer and New York Times bestselling author Hanif Abdurraqib explains how music is a vehicle for writing about life on the periphery; grief expert and podcaster Nora McIne...

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Your Last Meal with Rachel Belle - January 30, 2019 19:58 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 690 ratings
Nora McInerny is an author and host of one of Rachel's favorite podcasts: Terrible, Thanks for Asking, "a funny/sad/uncomfortable podcast about talking honestly about our pain, our awkwardness, and our humanness, which is not an actual word." For her last meal, Nora wants a magically delicious ...

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Extra Stories: “Grieving People Still Want to Go to Brunch” with Nora McInerny

How It Is - November 12, 2018 11:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
In the wake of her father’s death and her husband’s terminal cancer diagnosis, Nora McInerny learned something new about grief: It’s a whole lot more complicated than just being sad. This is an extra story from one of your favorite How It Is season 2 storytellers—stay tuned, season 3 is...

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Play, with Abby Wambach, Nora McInerny, and Shantell Martin

How It Is - October 10, 2018 07:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
As we get older, it’s easy to forget how much we need play in our lives, even (perhaps especially) when we’re going through tough times. This episode may help change that. Artist Shantell Martin shares her joyful approach to art and explains why everyone should draw; author and “Terribl...

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How are you? "Terrible, Thanks for Asking" with the fabolous Nora McInerny

Unscripted with Nell Daly - September 19, 2018 09:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratings
Creator and host of the "Terrible Thanks for Asking Podcast; Nora McInery is all about getting real (obviously) Widow, Blended Mother, Author, Entrepreneur and all-around amazing person Nora McInery and I get deep and connect with a genuine conversation on her story and how grief shows up in a...

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Ep 22: Just Say No with Nora McInerny

Forever35 - May 31, 2018 05:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 4.8K ratings
Kate and Doree are both in home organization mode. Doree reveals her birthday kitchen project, while Kate details her newly organized linen closet. Then they talk to the amazing Nora McInerny, host of the Terrible, Thanks for Asking podcast, author of It’s Okay to Laugh: (Crying is Cool Too) an...

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Nora McInerny - Live in Minneapolis

Mental Illness Happy Hour - April 20, 2018 07:45 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratings
The host of the Terrible Thanks For Asking podcast and author of It's Okay To Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) sits down with Paul before a live audience to talk about how she processed (and still is) the grief of losing family members and dealing with her depression and anxiety. A funny and t...