"Just A guy, not THE guy," and other advice Marielle loves
3/24/202650 min
Marielle joins Raj Punjabi-Johnson and Noah Michelson, hosts of the podcast Am I Doing It Wrong? about the art of giving advice. The three talk about the best advice they've been given, what they're good at giving advice about, and how they select topics for their respective shows.
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First 90 secondsIra Glass0:00
This is Ira Glass of This American Life. Do you know our show? Okay, well, either way I'm gonna tell you about it. We make stories- [music] ... that hopefully pull you in at the beginning with funny moments and feelings and people in surprising situations, and then you just wanna find out what is gonna happen and cannot stop listening. That's right, I'm talking about stories that make you miss appointments. This American Life, wherever you get your podcasts.
Marielle Segarra· Host0:23
You're listening to Life Kit from NPR. [music] Hey, it's Marielle. Today we've got a special episode. It's a little meta, actually. A conversation about giving advice. That's what we do here at Life Kit, but we're not the only ones in this advice game. The podcast Am I Doing It Wrong from the Huffington Post, well, they're like our cousins in a way. Theirs is a conversation show that explores the anxieties we all have about trying to get our lives right, everything from how to say sorry to how to do your laundry. And their hosts, Raj Punjabi Johnson and Noah Michelson, invited me on to talk about this thing we do, talking to experts, bringing you advice. We get into some of the best advice we've gotten in our personal lives, how we decide when to share personal details on our shows, and some of the episodes we're itching to do. It was a really fun conversation, and that's coming up after the break.
Ira Glass1:21
This is Ira Glass of This American Life. Do you know our show? Okay, well, either way I'm gonna tell you about it. We make stories-