This week, I’m talking to Glynnis MacNicol, a longtime New York City journalist, author of the memoir "No One Tells You This" and the creator and host of the podcast Wilder. You probably know Glynnis from widely-acclaimed memoir "I’m Mostly Hear to Enjoy Myself" which came out last year.In her work, Glynnis explores freedom and making unconventional choices, the pleasure of knowing and accepting yourself as you are and living an independent life and we're discussing what it is to have a healthy relationship with ambition and success even as we're both aging and the publishing industry seems on the brink of collapse.You can find Glynnis @ glynnismacnicol.substack.comThe Extended Scenes theme song is by the band Maiden Names.To support the show, listen to ad-free episodes and read more of my writing, you can subscribe to jennromolini.substack.com.Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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It doesn't have to suck — with Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh!
My guest this week is Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh. Wynter is a sought-after independent digital media strategist who’s responsible for the social media campaigns of many famous people you know. She's also an extremely online Gen Xer who's finding a lot of joy and contentment in what she does. This episode is about breaking rules, getting comfortable with precarity, knowing and accepting what you're good at and what you can't do at all, Charlie Sheen, the Democrats, and how Wynter is possibly, improbably surviving (and thriving) on social media right now.You can find Wynter across social media @wynterThe Extended Scenes theme song is by the band Maiden Names.To support the show, listen to ad-free episodes and read more of my writing, you can subscribe to jennromolini.substack.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Life on the Other Side of Burnout — with Emma Gannon!
This week I'm talking to popular Substack writer and novelist Emma Gannon about life on the other side of debilitating burnout, confronting who you actually are outside the performance of an ambitious persona, learning to feel more connected to yourself and make more authentic-to-you career and persoanl decisions and the "magical" right-sized success that often comes from all of it. You can find Emma at thehyphen.substack.com.The Extended Scenes theme song is by the band Maiden Names.To support the show, listen to ad-free episodes and read more of my writing, you can subscribe to jennromolini.substack.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Ego Dream of it All — with A. J. Daulerio!
This week, I'm joined by writer A. J. Daulerio. A. J. is the former editor of websites like Gawker and Deadspin and he founded and now runs The Small Bow, a newsletter and podcast about addiction and recovery. We're talking all about perfectionism, validation seeking, shame, self diminishment, f*cked up ego math surrounding success and trying (and failing) to find balance with our work. You can find A.J. at thesmallbow.comThe Extended Scenes theme song is by the band Maiden Names.To support the show, listen to ad-free episodes and read more of my writing, you can subscribe to jennromolini.substack.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Redefining success (and failure!) — with Anne Helen Petersen
My guest this week is the brilliant writer, podcaster and culture critic Anne Helen Petersen. You probably know Anne from her wildly successful newsletter "Culture Study." Or from one of her many books, including "Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation." Anne also has a Ph.D. in media studies and was a senior culture writer at BuzzFeed News. In this conversation, we're going deep on redefining our own success, the life-altering impact of failure and what we're ambitious for now.The Extended Scenes theme song is by the band Maiden Names.To support the show, listen to ad-free episodes and read more of my writing, you can subscribe to jennromolini.substack.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A podcast about redefining ambition and success in the second half of life. Hosted by Jennifer Romolini. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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