Thanks For Asking

The world is not especially great right now. In the midst of all the chaos and nightmare fuel, today’s episode of Thanks for Asking is an emotional palate cleanser. Nora and friend of the pod Kate Kennedy are here to deliver some silliness with the weirdest things your kids have said to you, written to you, or drawn for you. And yes, it gets very, very weird. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! All-in-one nutrition for daily performace at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkAg1.com/THANKS Check out Rocket Money at rocketmoney.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 huge jerk? How do you take care of someone who doesn’t really deserve it? And what does it mean to be a good woman or a good widow? All of This: A Memoir of Death and Desire by Rebecca Woolf The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards by Jessica Waite Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 there is still good in the world, let this be it. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to the Secret Audio album on Spotify or Apple! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Get your creatine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠livemomentous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All-in-one nutrition for daily performace at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkAg1.com/THANKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 listening. Wind Phone Map Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Get your creatine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠livemomentous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All-in-one nutrition for daily performace at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkAg1.com/THANKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 happy all the time – happy-ish is the best we can ask for. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Listen to Secret Audio on Apple! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Get your creatine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠livemomentous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ All-in-one nutrition for daily performace at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkAg1.com/THANKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2025 is coming to a close, if you can believe it. If you’re feeling stressed (and maybe a little relieved) that the end of the year is here, you aren’t alone. This week, Nora’s sharing her strategies for finishing out 2025 and ushering in 2026 – without the expectations that you have to become a shiny, brand new, unblemished version of yourself. If you want a gentle, helpful guide for starting 2026, this is the episode for you. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Get your creatine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠livemomentous.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ All-in-one nutrition for daily performace at ⁠⁠⁠⁠DrinkAg1.com/THANKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kids ask for the darndest things, and this year, Nora’s youngest asked for… a gas mask. An old-timey gas mask. So, she asked for the weirdest things that your kids have asked Santa for, AKA a nightmare fuel gift guide. (Warning: do not listen with little kids in the car because we will discuss Santa!) Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Get your creatine at ⁠⁠⁠⁠livemomentous.com⁠⁠⁠ All-in-one nutrition for daily performace at ⁠⁠⁠DrinkAg1.com/THANKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The holiday season can be tough – so we’re taking a break to (anonymously) celebrate some petty crimes. Nora is joined by fan favorite Caroline Moss of Gee Thanks, Just Bought It! to talk petty crimes (including being a shoplifter turned shopping influencer). Buckle in for stories from stealing from exes, getting revenge on rotten advisors, and sneaking something from Chipotle… you’re all criminals, and we love it. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you know love and loss, you know how music can transport us to a moment that time stole from us. And if you know grief, you know how simultaneously beautiful and painful that can be. Today, Nora talks to Will Anderson, who released his debut solo album How Little Love Is/How Worth Everything chronicling his grief after the sudden loss of his wife, Courtney Kampa. They talk about grief, love, Courtney’s posthumous collection of poems, A Bright and Borrowed Light, and all about Will’s new album, which has been added to the “Grieving People Essentials” list. Watch us on YouTube here! Listen to Will’s album on Spotify and Apple! Get Courtney Kampa’s poetry collection A Bright and Borrowed Light here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Get your creatine at ⁠⁠⁠livemomentous.com⁠⁠ All-in-one nutrition for daily performace at ⁠⁠DrinkAg1.com/THANKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Her boyfriend is dying… What should she do? When you’re faced with the possibility of joining the Hot Young Widows Club, you get slammed with a million questions. And for this listener, the question was: Can I leave him even though he’s going to die? Today, Nora is joined by fellow Hot Young Widow, Tracy Koski, to get into all of it. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Get your creatine at ⁠⁠livemomentous.com⁠ All-in-one nutrition for daily performace at ⁠DrinkAg1.com/THANKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The holiday season is hard for most people. Maybe you’re feeling a fresh loss, maybe you’re dealing with an annoying relative, maybe you’re just feeling hopeless. But we’re here to remind you that things are not hopeless. Today, we’re finding something that makes us feel OK. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Get your creatine at ⁠⁠⁠livemomentous.com⁠⁠ All-in-one nutrition for daily performace at ⁠⁠DrinkAg1.com/THANKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you get back into dating after being widowed? It’s something we’ve talked about before on Thanks for Asking, but never quite like this – because we’ve never talked about what it’s like to be catfished after your husband dies. Today, Nora is joined by Jessica, a widowed woman who found herself tangled in an online relationship with a catfish and decided to scam the scammer. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! LINKS FOR AD BUYERS HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last year, Laura Lynne Jackson changed Nora’s life forever – she helped Nora talk to Aaron ten years after his death. Today, they reunite to talk about signs, connections, and her newest book, Guided: The Secret Path to An Illuminated Life. ⁠Watch us on YouTube here⁠⁠⁠! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Get your creatine at ⁠livemomentous.com All-in-one nutrition for daily performace at DrinkAg1.com/THANKS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are times we expect grief to hit us: death anniversaries, birthdays, holidays. But when grief attacks us out of nowhere, what do we do? How do we deal? And even worse – what if it happens digitally? If our dead partner’s Instagram is suddenly gone? If their voicemails or texts get deleted? Grief is a language that all of us will someday be able to speak. Today, we’re listening to those of us who have been crushed by digital grief. Watch us on YouTube here⁠⁠! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Get your creatine at livemomentous.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is it like to have hoarders for parents? Today, Nora and guest Jane Marie are telling you about it with audience submissions and real-life stories – buckle up and get ready to learn. Watch us on YouTube here⁠! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on ⁠Spotify⁠ and ⁠Apple⁠! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Nora and guest host Kate Kennedy discuss the least controversial topic ever: motherhood and work. When a listener wrote about the anxiety she was feeling ahead of her maternity leave ending, Nora knew it was time to talk about an experience that many mothers suffer in silence – what your life, career, and mental health look like after having a kid. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We loved the stories about your adult friendships so much we had to make a part two featuring your voicemails! Join Nora and Caroline Moss of Gee Thanks, Just Bought It as they react to your emails, texts, and voicemails about the unlikely way you found your platonic soulmate. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Caroline is on Instagram and Substack Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a PSA: you’re not too old to make a best friend. Just because you no longer have assigned seating in a classroom or a playground or playdates doesn’t mean you can’t find your best friend in the whole world on Twitter (we’re never calling it X) or Slack or… a hospitalization program? The point is, putting yourself out there can be embarrassing, but you never know when you’re going to stumble across the person that is going to change your life. In this episode, Nora is joined by her platonic soulmate, Caroline Moss of Gee Thanks, Just Bought It! to read your adult bestie stories and tell their own. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠⁠SKIMS.com⁠⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠⁠cozyearth.com ⁠⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Suffering can feel like such a singular experience -- like there’s no one else in the world who understands what we’re going through. But sometimes, if we look hard enough, we find that our singular experience intersects with another. This is the story of two young girls whose stories intertwined during a tragic accident on October 8, 1988 … though they wouldn’t meet for decades to come. ⁠Watch us on YouTube here⁠! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on ⁠Spotify⁠ and ⁠Apple⁠! Sponsors: Shop my favorite bras and underwear at ⁠SKIMS.com⁠. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to ⁠indeed.com/TFA⁠ for all of your hiring needs! Head to ⁠cozyearth.com ⁠and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at ⁠Quince.com/TFA⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When can a widow date again? Would you believe it if we told you that the answer lies in the Real Housewives of New York? Today, that’s what Nora’s doing – using Season 7 of the renowned reality TV show as a lens for dating after losing your partner. Watch us on YouTube here! Get this episode ad-free here! Listen to Geoffrey’s album on Spotify and Apple! Sponsors: Shop my favorite bras and underwear at SKIMS.com. After you place your order, be sure to let them know I sent you! Select "podcast" in the survey and be sure to select my show in the dropdown menu that follows. Go to Indeed.com/TFA for all of your hiring needs! Head to cozyearth.com and use my code NORA for up to 20% off! Find your fall staples at Quince.com/TFA! Check out Nora's books It's Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too) and No Happy Endings . You can find Nora's TED talk here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices