Episodes

  • Episode 0: Life Skills by Rookie Audio Trailer
    Jan 4 2021

    Practical guidance for life’s stupid problems

    Tavi Gevinson founded the online magazine Rookie in 2011, when she was fifteen-years-old. She wanted to create a space for teens that was free of messaging telling them who they should be and instead celebrated them for who they were. Rookie attracted a thriving community until it folded in 2018. Its now-grown readers still seek out its archive and book series today.

    In this podcast, Tavi revives Rookie’s popular Life Skills column with brand new, encouraging but never prescriptive advice for coping with messy, personal conundrums. Like: How do I talk to people if I suck at talking to people? How can I embrace conflict instead of dreading it? How can I be creative if I’m scared? How do I talk back to my inner critic? How do I know if it’s time to end a friendship? How do I manage uncertainty? How can I create more pleasure and fabulousness in my life? And why are all of these things somehow so hard?

    Nine incredible Rookie writers address these questions with Rookie’s signature thoughtfulness, humor, and appreciation for what makes us human.

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    1 min
  • Episode 1: How to Do Self-Care That Actually Works by Danielle Henderson
    Jan 21 2021

    TV writer, author, and co-host of the podcast I Saw What You Did Danielle Henderson walks us through self-care practices backed by actual science, featuring interviews with environmental psychologist Lily Bernheimer, sleep expert Dr. Aric Prather, and marriage and family therapist Oumou Sylla.

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    53 mins
  • Episode 2: How to Be Good at Talking to People by Krista Burton
    Jan 21 2021
    Writer Krista Burton shares her three-step, foolproof method for talking to people when you’re not good at talking to people, helping us approach nightmare-level social situations with grace and ease.
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    25 mins
  • Episode 3: How to Embrace Conflict by Jamia Wilson
    Jan 21 2021
    In this episode, author, editor, and activist Jamia Wilson models connection through conflict. Whether you’re dealing with an awkward disagreement or a painful confrontation, Jamia shows us how to be vulnerable while protecting ourselves.
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    36 mins
  • Episode 4: How to Be Creative If You’re Scared by Sunny Betz
    Jan 21 2021
    Writer and artist Sunny Betz breaks down why it’s so intimidating to make art and how we can overcome fear to bring more creativity to our everyday lives. Featuring a conversation with the author, podcaster, and activist adrienne maree brown.
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    38 mins
  • Episode 5: How to Stand Up to Your Inner Critic by Ogechi and Ugochi Egonu
    Jan 21 2021
    Writer-performers Ogechi and Ugochi Egonu tackle negative self-talk: why we do it, what it tells us, and how to replace it with a new script..
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    19 mins
  • Episode 6: How to Break Up with a Friend by Upasna Barath
    Jan 21 2021
    In this episode, writer and actress Upasna Barath holds our hands through the often painful process of ending--or transforming--a friendship.
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    23 mins
  • Episode 7: How to Manage Uncertainty by Dylan Tupper Rupert
    Jan 21 2021
    Writer and designer Dylan Tupper Rupert teaches us how to manage our emotions during uncertain times and transform despair into action. Featuring an interview with climate psychiatrist Alex Trope.
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    39 mins