Quitters Podcast

Today Julie and Chad are joined by The School For Good And Evil author Soman Chainani. Soman shares his unlikely journey from Harvard to pharmaceutical sales to the New York Times bestselling list to Netflix. Soman opens up about realizing his gifts for writing, finding inspiration, and life growing up as a gay Indian American in mostly white environments.

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This week, Julie and Chad talk to the Queen of Crime Podcasts, Ashley Flowers. Ashley dissects quitting her corporate job in medical sales to build her podcast empire, Audiochuck, and clearing space to write a novel. She also shares how her interest in true crime has actually helped close a number of unsolved cases.

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Today, Chad and Julie are joined by critically acclaimed actor and Emmy Winner Tony Hale. Tony opens up about his anxiety, what it’s like to be religious in Hollywood and how the birth of his daughter forced him to be present.

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This week, Julie and Chad talk to Maia Mitchell. Maia opens up about the challenges of moving from Australia to Hollywood, dealing with self-abandonment, walking away from Good Trouble, and much more.

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Today, Julie and Chad speak to former Bachelor contestant Becca Tilley. Becca explains how her life changed after she was cast on the show, navigating negative online criticism, her private (but not secret) relationship and what it was like to come out publicly. She even gives them a glimpse into what really happens in a Bachelor fantasy suite.

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This week, Julie and Chad sit down with podcaster, journalist and documentarian David Farrier. David describes what life has been like since moving to America, how he loves to be the first to a story, and why Americans love conspiracy theories. He also shares some behind the scenes stories from critically acclaimed documentary “Tickled”.

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On this episode of Quitters, Julie and Chad interview the final member of the Dunphy family: Nolan Gould. Nolan tells them about growing up on a #1 TV show and defining himself now without it. They also get into stories of Julie messing with Nolan on the set of “Modern Family”, walking away from a college acceptance, and why pursing art is so important to him. 

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Today Chad and Julie talk to the witty and multitalented Nicole Byer. Nicole talks about being her own biggest fan, how her white friends texted her during the protests in 2020, and missing her calling as a car mechanic. She also reveals that she quit smoking after 20 years, and talks about life after cigarettes.

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In their Season 2 premiere episode, Julie and Chad are joined by quitting extraordinaire Jennette McCurdy. Together they dissect Jennette’s unique journey growing up as a child star, dealing with two eating disorders and having a complicated relationship with an abusive parent. They also dive into how Jennette's life has changed after her mothers death.

Quitters is now available in video on YouTube.

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This week’s Quitters episode is the final episode of Season 1. In a conversation between Julie and chad, they talk about teenage racial experiences, unwanted sexual attention and confusing power dynamics.

They also announce their plans for Quitters Season 2 which will premiere this Fall with video!

The Quitters team would like to thank their Season 1 guests, producers, editors and most of all, the fans for sticking with then on this adventure.

See you soon. 

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