Terrible, Thanks for Asking

Girlboss culture is now, as they say, cringe, but during the 2010s, SO MANY of us thought we were on the precipice of busting through that glass ceiling. We thought we could rise and grind, hustle our way to the life of our dreams, and as long as we loved what we did we wouldn’t work a day in our lives. Leigh Stein is also a recovering girlboss, who went into debt building an organization that supported women but left her burned all the way out.

In March, a New York Times article made the rounds titled, “How Long Should It Take to Grieve? Psychiatry Has Come Up With an Answer.” And if that sentence alone makes you roll your eyes and want to punch an inanimate object, you’ve come to the right place. 

Nora read the article (twice) and had … some thoughts. So did her friend — and former TTFA guest — Brittany Freeman Jean-Louis.

Since 2016, APM Studios and Nora McInerny have produced over 190 episodes of “Terrible, Thanks for Asking” (TTFA). This award-winning and critically acclaimed podcast grew and flourished under a skilled production team and the support of a dedicated group of loyal listeners who affectionately became known as the ‘Terribles.’ 

APMG and Nora have made the mutual decision not to renew their contract for production of TTFA. The final APM Studios-produced episode of TTFA will be published on June 28 and Nora will continue releasing episodes of TTFA independently thereafter.  

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