Why Tho? The Podcast

Why Tho? The Podcast

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Why Tho? The Podcast episodes

  • Why Tho? the Podcast: What can you do about audacious noise pollution?

    Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss what you can do to cope with people make irritating noise around you. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


    More:

    • Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/
    • Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup
    • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at [email protected] or tweet @lizzzyacker!
    • You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at [email protected] or tweeting her @hello_destiny!
    • Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html


      • 31 min
    • Why Tho? the Podcast: How babies complicate friendships

      Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss how you can still maintain friendships when you don't have a kid but your friends do! For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


      More:

      • Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/
      • Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup
      • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at [email protected] or tweet @lizzzyacker!
      • You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at [email protected] or tweeting her @hello_destiny!
      • Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html


        • 35 min
      • Why Tho? The Podcast: Can your husband demand that you say please?

        This week on Why Tho? the Podcast, advice columnist Lizzy Acker and social media producer Destiny Johnson talk about the magic word. How magic is it? Can an adult tell another adult that they need to say “please.” For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


        More:

        • Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/
        • Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup
        • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at [email protected] or tweet @lizzzyacker!
        • You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at [email protected] or tweeting her @hello_destiny!
        • Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html


          • 19 min
        • Why Tho? The Podcast is Lizzy Acker's advice column in audio form (Trailer)

          WhyTho? The Podcast goes behind the scenes of Lizzy Acker's advice column for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Listen each week as Lizzy and producer Destiny Johnson dig into reader questions and dilemmas. Look for the Why Tho? column every Tuesday, podcast every Thursday, and a daily advice newsletter that also includes advice from Dear Abby, Ask Amy and others at oregonlive.com/newsletters. Or find Lizzy's previous advice columns and podcast episodes at oregonlive.com/whytho.



          1 min
        • Why Tho? the Podcast: Let's talk about Zoom etiquette

          Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss Zoom etiquette in the year 2023. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


          More:

          • Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/
          • Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup
          • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at [email protected] or tweet @lizzzyacker!
          • You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at [email protected] or tweeting her @hello_destiny!
          • Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html


            • 25 min
          • Why Tho? the Podcast: Ruby Franke allegations and the ethics of children on the internet

            Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the child abuse allegations against a Utah mom, Ruby Franke, who used to run a successful YouTube family channel called "8 Passengers." For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


            More:

            • Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/
            • Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup
            • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at [email protected] or tweet @lizzzyacker!
            • You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at [email protected] or tweeting her @hello_destiny!
            • Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html


              • 44 min
            • Why Tho? the Podcast?: What can I do about someone's troublesome social media posts?

              Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether you can do anything about someone's troublesome social media posts that are bringing down the vibe of a whole group. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


              More:

              • Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/
              • Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup
              • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at [email protected] or tweet @lizzzyacker!
              • You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at [email protected] or tweeting her @hello_destiny!
              • Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html


                • 31 min
              • Why Tho? the Podcast: What can I do about my annoying neighbors?

                Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether you should confront your neighbor about their screaming children when you work from home. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


                More:

                • Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/
                • Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup
                • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at [email protected] or tweet @lizzzyacker!
                • You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at [email protected] or tweeting her @hello_destiny!
                • Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html


                  • 33 min
                • Why Tho? the Podcast: Should a friend be able to dictate who I am friends with?

                  Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss whether it's appropriate to ask someone not to hang out with someone you mutually know. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


                  More:

                  • Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/
                  • Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup
                  • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at [email protected] or tweet @lizzzyacker!
                  • You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at [email protected] or tweeting her @hello_destiny!
                  • Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html


                    • 29 min
                  • Why Tho? the Podcast: To medicate your child or not to medicate your child

                    Join The Oregonian's Lizzy Acker and Destiny Johnson as they discuss your conundrums for Lizzy's advice column "Why Tho?" This week they discuss the freedom to have bodily autonomy and making the right choice for your kids and the judgement that can come from it. For a more distilled version of this, check out Lizzy's column, which will publish at Oregonlive.com/whytho the Tuesday following the airing of this podcast!


                    More:

                    • Read the most recent Why Tho (and columns past): https://www.oregonlive.com/whytho/
                    • Lizzy’s advice also appears in our weekly advice newsletter. Want to get it? Subscribe now: https://link.oregonlive.com/join/6fk/signup
                    • Have a burning question for Lizzy? Send her an email at [email protected] or tweet @lizzzyacker!
                    • You can reach producer Destiny by emailing her at [email protected] or tweeting her @hello_destiny!
                    • Or better yet, text Lizzy your question as a Why Tho? insider. Sign up here: https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2022/03/read-more-why-tho.html
                      • 27 min

                    About Why Tho? The Podcast

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                    Why Tho? The Podcast goes behind the scenes of Lizzy Acker's advice column for The Oregonian/OregonLive. Listen each week as Lizzy and producer Destiny Johnson dig into reader questions and dilemmas. Look for the Why Tho? column every Tuesday, podcast every Thursday and a daily advice newsletter that also includes advice from Dear Abby, Ask Amy and others at oregonlive.com/newsletters. Find Lizzy's past advice columns at oregonlive.com/whytho.