We Can Do Hard Things

Six minutes on a New York City subway became a Rorschach test for America.

Amanda invites Anand Giridharadas back to look beyond the certainty surrounding the Jordan Neely and Daniel Penny case—and toward an uncomfortable truth: We may not be as divided as we think. Across the political spectrum, Americans are crying out with the same fear: No one is coming. We’re on our own.

Amanda and Anand dig into how that shared sense of abandonment can push us toward vigilantism, what we lose when we reduce complicated human beings to heroes and villains, and why reclaiming curiosity, complexity, and each other’s humanity might be essential to democracy.

About Anand:

You know Anand Giridharadas from our WHY ARE BILLIONAIRES?!? episode. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Persuaders, the international bestseller Winners Take All, The True American, and India Calling. A foreign correspondent and columnist for The New York Times for more than a decade, he is an on-air political analyst for MSNBC, and publisher of the newsletter The Ink. Today we dive into Anand’s spellbinding book, out today – MAN IN THE MIRROR – reporting on Jordan Neely's life and death, Daniel Penny's life and trial, and the way six minutes on the NYC subway holds a mirror to the city and the nation. Don't miss Anand's Man in the Mirror docuseries, too.

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Cher is here!! The one and only icon talks to us about love, money, parenting, leaving relationships, starting over, and the secret to surviving life’s inevitable collisions: Don’t give up. Just keep moving.

- The advice Lucille Ball gave Cher about leaving Sonny—and Cher later passed on to Tina Turner

- Why Cher says, “I wasn’t ready till I was ready”

- Her regrets about how she responded when Chaz came out—and what she learned

- The iconic story behind “Mom, I am a rich man”

- Cher’s bumper-car philosophy for getting through life when you hit a wall

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Six weeks from the midterm elections, New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur and political leader, Stacey Abrams is here with a clear message: You don’t have to do everything—but you do have to do something.

Leader Abrams breaks down where we are in the fight for democracy, what’s at stake in this election, and exactly how each of us can use our power right now.

- The 10 steps to authoritarianism—and the 10 steps to fight back

- What to do now to make sure your vote is cast and counted

- Why the midterms are only the beginning—and what we must do the day after

- Abrams’ plan for anyone who has just two hours a week to give

- Why we need to stop asking “Is there hope?” and start asking: “Did I do hope today?”

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10 Steps Campaign: https://10stepscampaign.org/

Stacey Abrams’ New Book: Coded Justice

About Stacey Abrams:

STACEY ABRAMS is a New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur and political leader. She served as Minority Leader in the Georgia House of Representatives, and she was the first Black woman to become gubernatorial nominee for a major party in United States history. Abrams has devoted her career to democracy protection, voting rights, and effective public policy. She is the founder of Fair Fight, Fair Count and the American Pride Rises Network and is the lead organizer of the 10 Steps Campaign, a nationwide mobilization and education effort against competitive authoritarianism.

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Caregivers, you’re exhausted for a reason—and it’s not because you’re doing it wrong.

Ai-jen Poo reveals why so many of us are burning out while caring for kids, aging parents, partners, and everyone in between—and why we were never meant to carry all of this alone.

- The real reason caregivers are so burned out

- How to care for the people you love without losing yourself

- Why the “sandwich generation” is really the panini generation

- How to build a “care squad” that actually supports you

- Why care is the invisible work that makes everything else possible

About Ai-jen:

Ai-jen Poo is an award-winning organizer, author, and a leading voice in the women’s movement. She is the President of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, Executive Director of Caring Across Generations, Senior Advisor to Care in Action, Co-Founder of SuperMajority, and a Trustee of the Ford Foundation.

Ai-jen is a nationally recognized expert on caregiving, the future of work, and what’s at stake for women of color. She is the author of the celebrated book, The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America.

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What if the secret to moving forward is getting better at letting go of what just happened?

Glennon, Abby, and Amanda catch up on empty nesting, parenting, sports, midlife, and the stories we tell ourselves when we mess up—and discover that golf may, unfortunately, be a metaphor for life.

- Why we waste so much energy trying to explain or undo our mistakes

- Glennon and Abby’s empty-nest question: What do people actually do between dinner and bedtime?

- Abby on the skill of feeling your anger, releasing it, and saying: “Okay, next”

- The parenting lesson that brought Glennon to tears: “Be the one w

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