Tally and Kim welcome This American Life producer Susan Burton, whose new memoir, Empty, tells the story of the eating disorders that tormented her from adolescence into adulthood—her darkest moments, her biggest challenges, and how she eventually overcame.

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We've got NPR's music critic and correspondent Ann Powers on this week's episode, and she dishes on who the critics were all wrong about, the true role of groupies, how Madonna's dealing with aging, the thing she almost never talks about (that made her trend on Twitter), why Taylor Swift will outlast us all, and much more.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Tally and Kim welcome comedian Shalewa Sharpe, who was just a few years under 40 when she decided to try standup for the first time, and we're talking about reinvention; what music and porn have in common; Black versus white audiences, and so much more. Check out her hilarious special Stay Eating Cookies on YouTube!

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Legendary comedy writer and Lean-In coauthor Nell Scovell holds forth on the myth that women aren't funny; developing a thick skin in the writer's room; why being the only woman in the room doesn't mean you're special; the secret she considered taking to the grave, and so much more. Nell's brilliant memoir is Just the Funny Parts.

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Tally and Kim welcome Glynnis MacNicol—author of No One Tells You This: A Memoir—about the many and varied delights and freedoms of being a woman over 40 living alone. Her argument—that we need more road maps and role models for women who want to build a solo life—is very compelling. Glynnis' product rec is a fancy French oil called Patyka!

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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Our guest for this episode is Diane Cardwell, author of the new memoir Rockaway: Surfing Headlong Into a New Life. We're talking about her decision, in her mid-40s, to take up surfing and move to The Rockaways to commit fully to it. Along the way, we discuss conquering fear, reinvention, making room in life for your passion, and so much more.

Diane's product rec is anything with Hyaluronic acid!

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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On this episode, we've got Jennifer Romolini, author of Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, and we're talking about painting a different picture of success, why titles don't matter, how to remain relevant in the workplace after 40, why impostor syndrome might be a lie, and more. Jenn's favorite product is Everyday Oil.

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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In this episode, Tally and Kim welcome Marisa Meltzer, whose new book, This is Big—How the Founder of Weight Watchers Changed the World—and Me, tells the story of Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch, and Meltzer's own lifelong struggle with her weight. 

Our show's Instagram is @eifpodcast and you can find Kim on her blog Girls of a Certain Age.

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On this week's episode, Kim and Tally welcome Karina Longworth, host of the popular You Must Remember This podcast, who discusses the industry's "Invisible Woman," racism in old Hollywood, the women behind the men who made movies, and more.

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Tally and Kim give the floor to TV writer/author/friend of the show Danielle Henderson, who shares her thoughts on current events. She talks about the need to use your voice to amplify the message, the normalizing of whiteness, why feeling helpless isn't an option when you're black, and why this time just might be the time that real change happens.

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