For Rachel Kramer Bussel, an unconventional career path was the right choice

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For Rachel Kramer Bussel, an unconventional career path was the right choice

On my podcast It’s a Lot this week, I spoke with Rachel Kramer Bussel, a writer, editor, and toddler mom who is doing a LOT—and has been for decades. We discuss how she unintentionally dropped out of law school, the surprising reach of her cupcake blog, her decades of writing erotica and editing anthologies, and how she knows when it’s time to move onto a new chapter in her career. These days, Rachel is the editor-in-chief of Open Secrets Magazine, the organizer of personal storytelling summit Open Secrets Live (May 2 in NYC!), and now the host of the Finders and Keepers podcast.

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Eboni Jones Stewart gets real about pregnancy loss

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Eboni Jones Stewart gets real about pregnancy loss

This week on It’s a Lot, librarian and bonus mom Eboni Jones Stewart joins me for a very honest conversation about her path to becoming a bonus mom and her long journey of trying to get pregnant with a biological child of her own. We discuss the scourge that is Roblox, how special (and overstimulating) it is to have living room kids, the atrocious things people (medical professionals included) say to you after a pregnancy loss, and more.

In the second half of the episode, we explore how techno-optimists have ruined social media (and possibly the world) by never considering the consequences of their actions, and discuss how Ella has learned to use her privilege to speak up and uplift others’ voices.

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Pauly Guglielmo gets honest about paternity leave struggles & his inability to resist buying his kid a toy at TJ Maxx

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Pauly Guglielmo gets honest about paternity leave struggles & his inability to resist buying his kid a toy at TJ Maxx

I had a blast chatting with Pauly Guglielmo, a food entrepreneur, radio/podcasting legend, and dad of two, about everything from our childhood traumas to the fun parts of parenthood in a special two-part episode. In part one, Pauly interviews me in his style of his podcast about entrepreneurship, The Pauly Guglielmo Show. In part two, I interview Pauly in my It’s a Lot style about the many aspects of his life that are just a lot.

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