10 Things That Scare Me

10 Things That Scare Me episodes:

• 04.13.2020

  Ida and Noa

  Ida and Noa are sisters from Brooklyn. Noa tasted her first snail last summer and Ida passed the purple swim test at camp. Now she’s allowed to swim all the way out to the dock. This audio recorded by Ida's...

  
• 04.08.2020

  Rebecca Carroll

  Back in january we brought you the fears of WNYC  cultural critic and author Rebecca Carroll. She just launched a brand new podcast. It’s called Come Through: 15 Essential Conversations About Race In A Pivotal Year For America.  And whether you’re...

  
• 04.06.2020

  Jessica, David, Nata and Charlie

  Jessica is a comedy producer in her 30s and until a couple of months ago she said she would describe herself as “eggs on ice, career on fire”. David is a 54 year old engineer living in Wales in the UK....

  
• 04.06.2020

  Hank

  Hank Green is the author of the novel An Absolutely Remarkable Thing. He lives in Missoula Montana with his wife Katherine and his son Orin. Hank is also one half of the Vlog Brothers. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell...

  
• 03.30.2020

  Hrishikesh

  Hrishikesh Hirway is a musician, composer, and the creator of the podcast Song Exploder -- where musicians take apart their songs and tell the story of how they were made. Hrishi’s favorite memory from his time working in the fast...

  
• 03.30.2020

  Anne

  Anne Wolf is a 38 year old mother, strategist, and minimalist shoe enthusiast. She loves the idea of hobbies, but she hasn’t found the right one yet. One time, back in the 90s, she tried water skiing. Her swim trunks...

  
• 03.23.2020

  Sarah

  Sarah Haider grew up a devout Muslim, but left the religion as a teenager. Today she is the executive director of Ex Muslims of North America, and her dad is now an atheist. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell...

  
• 03.23.2020

  George

  George Divoky studies the black guillemots of Cooper Island in Alaska. He is also the director of Cooper Island Arctic Research. Divoky tweeted that there is was fresh water on Cooper Island in 2019 because all the multi-year sea ice he has...

  
• 03.16.2020

  Kent

  Kent Bonar lives with his animals in the Ozarks region of Arkansas. Many years ago he started drawing the various plants he encountered on his walks in the woods. Eventually, he had over 3,500 illustrations. In 2017, they were collected...

  
• 03.16.2020

  Chris T.

  Chris Thile is a traveling musician and the host of Live From Here from Minnesota Public Radio. He told us his son Cal is named after the comic strip character Calvin in Calvin and Hobbes. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation,...

  
• 03.09.2020

  Mara

  Mara Wilson is a former child actor and host of the podcast What Are You Afraid Of. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 03.09.2020

  Liz

  Liz is a listener who called in to us from the suburbs of Chicago where she makes her living driving a book mobile. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 03.02.2020

  Chris D.

  Chris Distefano is an actor and comedian in New York City. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 03.02.2020

  Nigel

  Nigel Poor is a visual artist and lives in California. She is the co-host and co-producer of the podcast Earhustle with Earlonne Woods. She met Earlonne while volunteering in San Quentin and says he was the quietest guy in the...

  
• 02.24.2020

  Kathy

  Kathy Tu is the co-host of the podcast Nancy. When she and her co-host Tobin Low pitched the idea for a podcast about the queer experience, there was a time they wanted to name it "Gaydiolab". Here’s Tobin’s episode. Join the "10...

  
• 02.24.2020

  Jeffrey L.

  Jeffery Lackman is a 23 year old listener who called in to us from the Minnesota/North Dakota border. He is running around with a smile on his face, trying to pay his bills and believes that the Bigmouth Buffalo Fish...

  
• 02.17.2020

  Ellen

  Ellen Ryan is a lawyer from Chicago. She told us that she met her husband while on a trek in the Himalayas. After Jeffrey Dahmer was convicted, she and her husband continued to visit him in prison. Join the "10 Things That...

  
• 02.17.2020

  Michael

  Michael W. Twitty is a culinary and cultural historian and author of The Cooking Gene. He converted to Orthodox Judaism at 25. Twitty is the first Revolutionary in Residence at Colonial Williamsburg. His comfort food is pot liquor. Join the "10 Things That Scare...

  
• 02.10.2020

  Molly

  Molly called in to us from Maryland. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 02.10.2020

  Maureen

  Maureen took up the challenge to tell us what scares her from her home in Mendocino County, CA. Where she works as a hospital chaplain. Maureen is also a writer and author of the play “It’s All About Sex”. Join the "10...

  
• 02.03.2020

  Jeff E.

  Jeff Emtman is the host of KCRW’s Here Be Monsters. He’s originally from Pullman, Washington. When Jeff was a kid, he ate a whole jar of tiny sea shells. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 02.03.2020

  Billie and Gay

  Billie Parker is a wife, sister, friend, activist, writer, a retired corporate video producer, and presently an addiction recovery teacher at Santa Fe County Jail. She lives with her wife Gay Block in Santa Fe, New Mexico, after residing in...

  
• 01.27.2020

  Vivian

  Vivian Wagner is a listener like you  who who decided to share her fears with us. She is an associate professor of English and getting ready to marry a handsome commercial pilot. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us...

  
• 01.27.2020

  Jia

  Jia Tolentino grew up in Texas and  is a New Yorker staff writer and author of the essay collection Trick Mirror. Jia has never had a soda without alcohol in it. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears...

  
• 01.20.2020

  Rebecca

  Rebecca Carroll is a cultural critic and Editor of Special Projects at WNYC. She met her husband on a subway platform in Brooklyn. He was on his way to a conference on race and social policy. He proposed to her on the same...

  
• 01.20.2020

  Cameron

  Cameron Esposito is a Los Angeles-based standup comic, actor and writer. Cameron did a stint as ringmaster for El Circo Cheapo Cabaret out of Chicago. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 01.13.2020

  Charles

  My dad loved talking to me. And I always felt bad because I didn't love talking to him even though I loved him. Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter and host of the podcast How To from Slate.  Join the "10 Things That Scare...

  
• 01.13.2020

  Ike

  Ike is a listener from Chandler, Arizona. He is 11 years old and an artist.  Join the 10 Things That Scare Me conversation, and tell us your fears here. And follow 10 Things That Scare Me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

  
• 06.27.2019

  Season Finale: Amy Pearl

  Amy Pearl lives in Brooklyn with her animal family.  For our 100th episode and the final episode of season 1, we're presenting Amy Pearl. Then, a quick behind the scenes peek into how 10 Things That Scare Me gets made each...

  
• 06.26.2019

  Eddie Adkins

  By the time I got to high school, I became a featured twirler. Eddie Adkins is a retired accounting firm partner living in Washington, D.C. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 06.25.2019

  Jerry Roback

  It's the slow feeling of becoming less. Jerry Roback was assigned by the State Department to humanitarian projects in Vietnam during the war. He lives in Washington state.  Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 06.20.2019

  Jill Chenault

  I'm not out there trying to make amphibious friends. Jill has had many careers, from lawyer to dog walker to hand model. She currently takes care of her parents in Lansing, Michigan with her dog Sam. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation,...

  
• 06.19.2019

  Congressman Andrew Kim D-NJ

  I'm scared that I'm asking too much of her. Andrew Kim is the first Democratic congressman of Korean descent.  Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 06.18.2019

  Billy Jackson

  One minute she's there for me and the next minute she's not. Billy Jackson lives in New York City. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 06.13.2019

  Mike Pearl

  I think the real reason I didn't reenlist was because they had wool uniforms. Mike Pearl is a retired newspaper reporter from New York. He wrote for the Daily Mirror, the Journal-American, the World Journal Tribune and the New York Post...

  
• 06.12.2019

  Jon Mooallem

  The possibility that ultimately there is no cost to being despicable. Jon Mooallem is a journalist and the creator of The WALKING podcast which begins its second season today. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 06.11.2019

  Earlonne Woods

  Tight wool sweater with syrup inside of it. Earlonne Woods is co-host and co-creator of the Ear Hustle podcast, from PRX's Radiotopia, which just launched its fourth season. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 06.06.2019

  Brenda Shaughnessy

  Paper cut on eyeball. Brenda Shaughnessy is a poet. Her most recent book is The Octopus Museum. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 06.05.2019

  Duff McKagan

  We're singing against the man. Duff McKagan is best known for his stint as the bassist of Guns N' Roses. He is the author of It's So Easy and Other Lies, and his solo album Tenderness is out now. Join the "10 Things That...

  
• 06.04.2019

  Matt Collette

  Mothman related driving fears. Matt Collette makes Post Reports, the daily news podcast from the Washington Post. He used to make Nancy from WNYC Studios. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 05.30.2019

  U-God

  When you're a little kid, everything looks big. Born Lamont Jody Hawkins, U-God is an American rapper and hip-hop artist and one of the founding members of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan. He is the author of Raw: My Journey Into The Wu-Tang....

  
• 05.29.2019

  Alex Goldman

  This is all I deserve. Alex Goldman is the co-host of the podcast Reply All from Gimlet Media. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 05.28.2019

  Kathryn Harrison

  My own heartbeat. Kathryn Harrison is a writer living in New York City. Her latest book is On Sunset. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 05.23.2019

  Karen Russell

  I wanted to read a masterpiece but this is just a book. Karen Russell is the author of Orange World and other books. She has received a MacArthur Fellowship and a Guggenheim Fellowship and lives in Oregon with her husband and son. Her...

  
• 05.22.2019

  Garrett Crowe

  The woods at night. Garrett Crowe is a writer and podcast producer. Check out his work here. And follow him @crowegarrett. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 05.21.2019

  Kai Wright

  Dead air. Kai Wright is host and managing editor of The Stakes, a podcast about social change, produced by the Narrative Unit of WNYC’s newsroom. He was also the host of the podcasts The United States of Anxiety, Caught, and There Goes the Neighborhood. He is...

  
• 05.16.2019

  Listener Special: Sarah

  The marionettes in my mom’s bedroom. Sarah Duckett is a mechanical engineer in Boston, Massachusetts. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 05.15.2019

  Listener Special: Felix

  Actually being betrayed. Felix Bircheneder studies English and German language, literature and culture. He sends his greetings from Germany. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 05.14.2019

  Listener Special: Zenna

  My future sucking. Zenna Wallace is a student who is homeschooled in Florida. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.

  
• 05.09.2019

  DeRay Mckesson

  Being shot and killed by law enforcement. DeRay Mckesson is a civil rights activist. He was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. Join the "10 Things That Scare Me" conversation, and tell us your fears at 10thingspodcast.org.