
Proxy investigates the emotional mysteries that run our lives and world — sometimes by finding someone who gets it, sometimes by reporting from the emotions beat. Hosted by Yowei Shaw, former co-host and editorial lead of Invisibilia.
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| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 38 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Personal JournalsSociety & Culture | |||

When a stroke leaves Henry Evans unable to speak or move on his own, his wife Jane becomes his caregiver and his voice. What happens to a marriage when one person becomes so completely dependent on the other?
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Kyle is losing faith in humanity. How can anyone still support Trump? Are they stupid? Crazy? Or just terrible people?
Yowei brings Kyle together with two former MAGA supporters to find out.
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Georgia Hampton knows the Titanic can't hurt her. So why does just looking at a picture fill her with dread? And can she make the fear go away?
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so good and I get so much out of every episode. Sometimes I have a niche problem and the new proxy episode exactly addresses it!
sometimes, you need to talk to someone who has been in a similar difficult situation. I’m glad you’re sharing these stories
Phenomenal story telling combined with empathetic exploration of the struggle to be human in this modern day.
Can’t believe I’m just discovering this podcast! I loved yowei on invisibilia and feel super excited to listen to more of her work! Love this concept.
this podcast is helping heal me i am getting so much out of each episode. thank you
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Reported stories and intimate conversations examine the emotional questions that shape relationships, identity, work, money, fear, and belonging. Journalist Yowei Shaw guides people through personal dilemmas, often pairing their accounts with a proxy who has faced something similar and an expert who can add research or practical perspective. The format combines documentary storytelling, candid interviews, expert explanation, and occasional behind-the-scenes reflections on making an independent production.
The focus is less on broad self-help advice than on the particular details of a person's experience and what those details reveal about a wider human problem. Topics range from intimacy and gender to ambition, addiction, political change,... more
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Proxy with Yowei Shaw launched 2 years ago and published 38 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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