Sinopse
You know how every day someone asks "how are you?" And even if youre totally dying inside, you just say "fine," so everyone can go about their day? This show is the opposite of that. Hosted by author and notable widow (her words) Nora McInerny, this is a funny/sad/uncomfortable podcast about talking honestly about our pain, our awkwardness, and our humanness, which is not an actual word. Terrible, Thanks For Asking launches in November 2016 from American Public Media.
Episódios
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Okay Boomers
11/02/2026 Duração: 01h07min“Okay, boomer” will go down in history as one of the funniest (and truest) ways to shut down a boomer whining about younger generations who just don’t get it. But this episode is not about what boomers don’t understand. This is an appreciation episode about the boomers who get it. Nora and friend of the pod Caroline Moss are here to tell you all about their favorite boomers. It’s time to give them their flowers, so we hope today’s episode will inspire you to show your appreciation for YOUR favorite boomers. https://www.tiktok.com/@linwolfgang/video/6714782003637521670? 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-
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The Return of Ralph: It’s Going to be OK
06/02/2026 Duração: 47minThings are not good in the world right now, and you don’t need us to tell you that. But despair is also not good. Having no hope is not good. And Nora believes that the antidote to despair is action – doing things for others in whatever capacity you can. So she and her son Ralph are bringing back IGTBO for you as an exercise in seeing the OK things in the world around you, even when it seems like all hope is lost. 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 me
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Update: The Fat Guy with the Alcohol
03/02/2026 Duração: 48minIt’s been a year and a half since we aired an episode where we spoke with Evan about his past and his current health journey of losing weight and reclaiming his life. In this episode, Evan tells us what he’s been up to and also surprises us with how much his perspective has changed since his weight loss surgery. 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
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How Do You Grieve Someone Who Isn’t Dead with the Antlers
27/01/2026 Duração: 01h31minToday, Nora interviews Peter Silberman of the Antlers, a band whose album Hospice changed her life twice: first in 2010, after a horrible breakup, and then in 2011, when her husband was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. Over a decade later, thanks to a little bit of fate and Peter’s cousin April, Nora and Peter talk about the album, what it means, grief, anger, and how art connects us all. 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
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When Grandma and Grandpa Die, Can I Have Their iPad? with Kate Kennedy
20/01/2026 Duração: 01h11minThe 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
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Normalize “bad women” with Rebecca Woolf
13/01/2026 Duração: 01h20minBeing 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
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IGTBO: Widow Weddings, Sleepovers, and My Dead Uncle’s Sweater
09/01/2026 Duração: 40minYou’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
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The Wind Phone: Part 1
06/01/2026 Duração: 01h04minIf 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 megap
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Happyish Holidays 2025
23/12/2025 Duração: 01h50sIt’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.
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Goodbye, 2025
16/12/2025 Duração: 45min2025 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 l
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Baby Wants a Gas Mask
12/12/2025 Duração: 45minKids 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.
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Your Pettiest Crimes with Caroline Moss
09/12/2025 Duração: 01h43minThe 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! 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
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The Grief Album of the Year with Will Anderson
02/12/2025 Duração: 01h33minIf 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 follow
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AITA: I Want to Leave My Dying Boyfriend
25/11/2025 Duração: 01h26minHer 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 m
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THANKS-giving
21/11/2025 Duração: 37minThe 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
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How to Con a Catfish
18/11/2025 Duração: 49minHow 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
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Talking to My Dead Husband with Psychic Medium Laura Lynne Jackson
11/11/2025 Duração: 01h24minLast 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
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Digitally Crushed by Grief
04/11/2025 Duração: 01h03minThere 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
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Help, My Parents Are Hoarders!
28/10/2025 Duração: 01h14minWhat 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
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Should I Go Back to Work? with Kate Kennedy
21/10/2025 Duração: 01h24minToday, 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