Thanks For Asking
Feelings & Co.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. In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack!
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 314 | Founded | 10 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | Personal JournalsMental HealthSociety & CultureHealth & Fitness | |||
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Being a widow is complicated. On top of the earth-shattering grief you experience, there’s a huge societal pressure to be the perfect image of a grieving partner, missing the love of your life. But what if the person who died was actually kind of a h... more
You’ve seen the headlines. You’ve looked at the world. You know, like we do, that not everything is going to be OK. But to start 2026, we’re going to look at some of the things that make us feel like something will be OK. If you need a sign that ther... more
If you have known loss, you know how it feels to pick up the phone to call your person only to realize they won’t answer. This episode is all about your calls – the things you wish you could tell your people. Somewhere, somehow, we know they’re liste... more
It’s time for Happyish Holidays, 2025 edition! Though we might not see you in person this year, Nora’s still here to listen to and tell your holiday stories gone awry. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll remember that the holidays don’t have to be h... more
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Updated November 2025; I have been a listener since the original format and have been hanging on for dear life the past several years hoping Nora will return to the original format. I have not been able to get through an episode for years. The episode released today is cringy and her guest has a voice that is like nails down the chalkboard. Incredibly boring, rehashed topic. Sadly, this pod is just taking up space so I will be unsubscribing.
10/5/21; so very pleased that the TTFA format appear... more
Apple Podcasts5treehouse50
United States2 months ago - Love you Nora!
Nora takes dark topics, shines a light on them and makes them interesting and funny. Thanks Nora from Melbourne Australia
Apple Podcasts5D C 2019
Australia2 months ago - Not the same.
I’ve been listening to this since the beginning, like 2017 or ‘18. Nora has become so vapid, it’s hard to listen to what this has become. She loves the smell of her own farts.
Apple Podcasts1SDSSTLUnited States2 months ago - The BFF you need while living life
Thanks Nora. Love your episodes and the therapy you provide of all of those living with our wounds wide open.
Apple Podcasts5KentuckyMomofTwoUnited States2 months ago - OMG!!
I love your podcast!! I’m 68, and love the reminder-“eyes on your own paper”!!
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Apple Podcasts | #12 | United States/Society & Culture/Personal Journals |
Apple Podcasts | #206 | United States/Society & Culture |
Apple Podcasts | #19 |  Canada/Society & Culture/Personal Journals |
Apple Podcasts | #26 |  United Kingdom/Society & Culture/Personal Journals |
Apple Podcasts | #248 | United Kingdom/Society & Culture |
Apple Podcasts | #250 | Canada/Society & Culture |
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Thanks For Asking launched 10 years ago and published 314 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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1. Will Anderson
2. Tracy Koski
3. Laura Lynne Jackson
4. Kate Kennedy
5. Tracie Ducksworth
6. Kathy Barker
7. Becca Platsky
8. Jo Piazza
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