The warmest and steamiest of hellos…

Excited to share that not unlike my peers I have yet again recorded a podcast. This week I brought my boyfriend Avi back to discuss death, recklessness, and David Blaine, and for some reason I admit to cheating in college. Is it material that we didn’t change out of our pajamas until 4pm the day we recorded? Because that was the energy we were bringing. Also: I skipped the recommendations this time but did do an audio reading of the written portion of newsletter #22, which I saved for the end. If you don’t need that in your life, feel free to bail at the 45-minute mark. Also, sorry again for my twee intro song, still working on licensing “My Neck, My Back” by Khia!

Thanks for listening,Haley

p.s. Bug also makes, shall we say, multiple breathy appearances…

Hi everyone!

I’m really excited to share this week’s episode. Based on some feedback I received last week, I decided to take a different approach with the podcast this time and bring on some guests to talk about my last newsletter instead of just reading it alone in a dark cave. In #21: Dear Baby, which you received on Sunday, I answered five reader questions. Today I’ll be tackling three of them: First I’ll be discussing moving in with a partner with my very own partner, Avi, and then I’ll be talking about both editing and influencing with Harling Ross, my former Man Repeller colleague and good friend.

We definitely cover some of the stuff I wrote about, but we also cover a lot more, and in different ways. So I think of this ep as more of a companion to the written newsletter versus an audio version. Also: It’s about three times longer than anything I’ve released, so I hope you’re up for it! And in the future I’ll probably dial it in a bit….

As always, thank you for giving a s**t,Haley

What’s up!

(Trying out a new greeting, lmk your thoughts.) I’m here to present you with the next episode of the Maybe Baby podcast, which includes a reading of #20: “Who are you online?” along with some truly off-the-leash monologuing. A question for you: Do you like hearing me talk out my recommendations? Sometimes I think they aren’t super conducive to audio explanation and I wonder whether people skip them for that reason. Let me know in the comments! I’m open to reimagining what I use this podcast for pending what you find most spiritually fulfilling (i.e. maybe I skip the recs so it’s shorter for you, or just talk longer about one or two of the recs that I find particularly thought-provoking, or take a long walk off a short pier into a cool lake in upstate New York then read a book under a tree!). I’m also doing some interview planning—if there’s someone you’d like to hear me interview, put that in the comments, too!

Love and tube socks,Haley

Hey (maybe) baby,

Thanks for letting me email you twice in a week, I really appreciate that. Here’s the latest episode of the Maybe Baby podcast: It’s a reading of newsletter #19 + some extra context and excerpts that I didn’t include in the written version. Hope you enjoy! Please don’t tell Avi I just ate all the m&ms out of our trail mix.

Love to your pinkies,Haley

p.s. a few people have asked me about the intro/outro song: It’s Honey + Tea by Mōzi!

Hi squirrels and chipmunks,

So crazy to run into you here on a day like this. If you care to stop & chat, I have the next episode of the Maybe Baby podcast for you right here, and it’s hot off the presses of my bedroom. This time I’m reading #18: Notes for therapy, which you received in written form on Sunday. I also include, as always, a little eXtra conteXt. I will warn that due to the list format this one might be slightly easier to read, but who am I to stop you from consuming this while folding your laundry/watching paint dry/walking aimlessly around your kitchen? Whatever you do is the right thing.

Thank you as always for being a subscriber. I hope you’re having a relatively nice Tuesday, unanimously agreed to be the worst day of the week!

Haley

p.s. If you were an early supporter of Maybe Baby on Patreon, your free trial is about to run out on Substack. So if you’d like to keep supporting the newsletter and receiving the podcast and advice column, click here to sign up! THANK YOU!

Hi!

Welcome to Tuesdays with Morrie a.k.a. the Maybe Baby podcast. Pardon the slight delay on this—was having some technical issues! This week I’m doing a reading of #17: Xanax for the human condition, with the help of a brand new mic that makes me feel deeply professional. I also offer a little context behind why I wrote about nostalgia this week, and why I recommended some of the things I did (like the article about having kids during perilous times). Hope you enjoy!

Love to you and the piglet squid,Haley

Hello!

Honored to be in your electronic mailbox this morning to share the fourth episode of the Maybe Baby podcast. This week includes a reading of the newsletter (#16) you received on Sunday. In it I answer these five reader questions:

* How did you come to accept that you were ready for a major career change?

* What are your thoughts about everything that went down at Man Repeller in June?

* How can I trust my own voice?

* When do you know someone is "the one" to commit to?

* What are your thoughts on the gender fluidity of style?

A quick note on production: I recorded this one in pieces, in various closets, on my iPhone, and I want to thank you for your patience while I make this thing on the lam! I’ll be back in New York soon and the quality will definitely improve then. I’m also still trying to get myself to slow downnnn. I read like I’ve chugged a gallon of coffee! Lastly, this is the first time the podcast features !!another voice!! Click play for a surprise. (Lol)

Hope you enjoy and see you on Sunday,Haley

Hey everyone!

‘Tis my plej and honor to present the third episode of the Maybe Baby podcast. This week I’m talking about my decision to “go paid” (lol) and exploring some criticism I received on my last newsletter. It also includes an audio reading of #15 and more context behind my recommendations, if that’s your kink. As you may know, this will be my last free podcast—if you want to receive it in the future, you can become a paying subscriber by clicking this button and entering your email. It’s $5 a month and there are other perks too!

As always feel free to drop your feedback in the comments. I’m definitely learning as I go! If you find it a bit monotonous to listen to one voice for 30 minutes, know that I’m planning to start incorporating some other people just as soon as I’m not recording in a closet. I swear I’m more lively when I’m not huddled alone in the dark! Learning a lot about myself…

Thanks so much and hello to your pets,Haley

Good afternoon to you and the blobfish only!

Excited to share episode two of the Maybe Baby podcast, now featuring music! (I watched a YouTube video on editing and am feeling EMPOWERED.) Just like last week, this is a reading of my latest newsletter, “My brain is melting in suburbia,” plus some extra thots & context. I can’t believe how hard it is to physically say “maybe baby” (almost a dealbreaker…) and how often my throat dries out!!! New respect for voice actors. Anyway, don’t forget you can either listen via the player embedded in this email, which works even if you close your phone, or in whatever podcast app you prefer. And I’m sorry this is going out a bit late, I had a small delay with music licensing…lol.

Hope you like it, I spent an embarrassing amount of time on it.Haley

p.s. If you’re having any trouble receiving the Sunday newsletter, try adding [email protected] to your contacts and marking one of my newsletters as important! (Presumptuous…) I’m adding this graphic I had in my last one since, ironically, the people who needed it the most might not have seen it!

Hi!

Some people have expressed interest in listening to my newsletter instead of reading it, so starting today I’m going to experiment with sending an audio version a couple days after the written one. These recordings will always come with a little behind-the-scenes info on what I’ve written and some extra context around my recommendations, so whether you didn’t have time to read or just want to know more, there should be a little something for you.

You should be able to listen within the email or open it in your favorite podcast app.

Sorry in advance for the lackluster sound quality (I recorded this on my iPhone in my parents’ closet), but it will get better I promise! I hope you like it. Feel free to leave any feedback in the comments. And thank you, as always, for giving a s**t about anything I write!

Haley