This Is Why
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This Is Why
Comedians and authors Laura Lane and Angela Spera give best friend advice on pop culture, politics, news headlines, workplace dynamics, dating, parenting, friendship and whatever else is on your mind.
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The Final Episode
After 6 years straight of weekly episodes, this is our final This Is Why podcast (!). We get updates on how the show has affected people's lives, read...
How to Master Dating & Everything We’ve Learned
This week we share our top dating lessons and tips from the past 6 years. We answer your listener questions including letting grudges go and getting a...
6-Year Anniversary Celebration
It's our 6-Year Anniversary and we drop some BIG NEWS! We look back at our top episodes, the past 6 years and feel the feels. Then we answer your list...
Having Better Sex (& Sleep!) ft. Amanda Goetz, founder of House of Wise CBD
This week we talk all about CBD and how it can help with sleep, sex and more. We welcome Amanda Goetz, founder of House of Wise, a CBD company that en...
Surviving Postpartum ft. Doula Devon Clement
This week we talk all about postpartum care, babies and doulas! We welcome Devon Clement, a postpartum doula, parenting guide, baby sleep coach and ow...
Angela Got Married!
It's one of our most anticipated episodes: Angela got married!!! We hear all about it: the rain! the tears! the trash bags! We answer your listener qu...
Baby Baby Baby Stuff
We're reunited and it feels so good! Angela is married, Laura had a baby! Big things have happened! We’ll answer your listener questions including one...
Laura’s Birth Story #2 ft. Baby Daddy Nic
Laura's back on the show after a 1 month maternity leave! She's joined by baby daddy, producer, talented artist and husband Nic Rad to talk all about...
How to Know You’ve Found “The One” ft. Angela’s Fiancé, Ian (Laura’s maternity leave!)
This week’s episode is called How to Know You’ve Found “The One.” It's Ian's final week as a guest host before Laura's triumphant return! We talk abou...
Making New Friends as an Adult ft. Ian (Angela’s Fiancé)
This week's episode is called Making New Friends as an Adult. Ian is back as guest host while Laura continues her maternity leave. We talk about times...
Keeping Arguments Respectful ft. Ian (Angela’s Fiancé)
This week's episode is called Keeping Arguments Respectful. Laura is still on maternity leave, so Ian returns as guest co-host. We talk about recent a...
Lessons from Pandemic Wedding Planning ft. Ian (Angela's Fiancé)
This week's episode is called Lessons from Pandemic Wedding Planning. Laura is on maternity leave, so Angela's fiancé, Ian, fills in. We talk about ho...
Eating Plant Based ft. ‘The Plant-Based Baby & Toddler’ author & registered dietician Whitney English
This week we welcome registered dietician and co-author of the new book "The Plant-Based Baby and Toddler" Whitney English Tabaie to discuss all thing...
Missing Your Ex
This week we talk about what to do when you miss your ex and how to distinguish between missing your ex and missing being in a relationship. Then we a...
Outgrowing Old Friendships
This week’s episode is called Outgrowing Old Friendships. We talk about switching friendship orbits, when you need to confront a friend you no longer...
300th Episode Special
This week is our 300th episode!!! We will be taking a nostalgic look back at some of our favorite moments. Then we dive into the mailbox, which includ...
Everything You Want to Ask an OB about Pregnancy ft. Dr. Nathan Fox
This week we welcome OB and high-risk specialist Dr. Nathan Fox to answer all of our burning pregnancy questions. We cover everything from COVID to su...
Hitting a Covid Wall with Your Partner
This week's episode is called Hitting a Covid Wall with Your Partner. We talk about tips to keep the spark alive and not bore the crap out of each oth...
Freezing Your Eggs ft. Journalist and Producer Darla Murray
This week we welcome Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer Darla Murray to talk about her experience freezing her eggs and her piece about the pr...
Fairness In the Household
More people spending time at home means more chores to do! This week we talk about how to keep things feeling fair between your partner or roomies whe...
Mental Health and Staying Brave ft. Olympian Alexi Pappas
On this week’s episode we welcome Alexi Pappas, an award-winning writer, filmmaker, and Olympic athlete who wrote the new book "Bravey: Chasing Dreams...
Sweating the Small Stuff
There's a lot of big stuff happening in the world but as long as you have perspective, it's okay to sweat the small stuff every now and then! We talk...
Vibrators, Gynos and Other TMI
This week we chat about vibrators, gynos, lasers and how we find other TMI providers. We’ll be answering your listener questions including one listene...
Identifying Energy Vampires
This week’s episode is all about identifying energy vampires: those people in your life who drain your emotional energy. We talk about how to spot the...
Managing Stress
This week we talk about the big and small things that stress us out and what we do to cope. We answer a question from a listener who is separated from...
Losing Your Motivation
This week we talk all about losing motivation and how to get it back. We answer your listener questions including one listener who is struggling shari...
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day! This week we are talking about how we like to spend V-Day, the gifts we asked for and giving tips on how to safely spend the da...
Conflict with Family
This week we talk about the reasons why people (and we!) are having conflict with family right now and how to deal with it. Then we answer your listen...
Quarter-Life Crisis
This week we talk about what it's like to go through a quarter-life crisis and want to change your career or question other choices in your life (it's...
To Want or Not Want Kids
This week we talk all about the decision-making process behind wanting or not wanting children: how to chat with your sig other (if you have one) and...
Dealing with Enemies
This week we talk about what it means to have people in your life who you don't really like as an adult. How to deal with them, how to avoid them and...
The Power of a Group Chat
This week we talk all about the benefits and pitfalls of group chat with friends including etiquette, structure, when it works and when it does. Then...
New Year, New You 2021 (Thank God 2020 Is Over)
This week’s episode is our annual New Year, New You where we reassess the past year, go over last year's resolutions and then make new ones for the ne...
The Dry Challenge ft. author Hilary Sheinbaum
This week we welcome reporter and author Hilary Sheinbaum whose book, “The Dry Challenge. How to Lose the Booze for Dry January, Sober October, and An...
Healthy Mind & Body
This week we talk all about our own personal tips for mental and physical well-being: books that have helped us, tips from our therapists, tips from o...
An Uncertain Future
This week we talk all about the uncertain future and how anxious it makes us not being able to plan. We give tips on coping with anticipatory grief. T...
A Very Weird Holiday Season
This week we talk about how weird this holiday season is, how to explain to family and friends that you want to be safe and don't need to celebrate li...
Laura Is Pregnant, Again
Angela gets the day off and Laura is joined by her baby daddy and painter by day, producer by night, Nic Rad, to talk about what it's like expecting b...
Finding Thanks This Year
On this week’s episode we talk about finding the thanks, even during the hot mess of a year that is 2020. We answer your listener questions including...
Getting Along with In-Laws
This week's episode is all about getting along with in-laws and it's inspired by a listener question (luckily, Angela and Laura both adore their in-la...