Hard Knox with Amanda Knox
Knox Robinson Productions
You don't have to be stuck in a prison cell to feel trapped in your own life, but we can all turn adversity into insight, and no one knows this better than Amanda Knox. With a focus on resilience and post-traumatic growth, Amanda and her guests explore the ideas that help us navigate the hardest parts of being human, so we can emerge from our traumas stronger, happier, and better equipped to live a fulfilling life. Each week, subscribers also have a chance to Ask Amanda Anything. Amanda is here to answer your questions, about her, about you, about how to lead a more fulfilling life. And nothing is off the table!To submit your questions and comments, subscribe at www.amandaknox.substack.com, where you’ll also gain access to ad-free and bonus episodes, subscriber-only essays, and more.www.amandaknox.comTwitter: @amandaknoxIG: @amamaknoxBluesky: @amandaknox.com.bsky.social
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Nov 13, 2024 • 36min
Who's Right? - Household Robots
Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?”Although slightly creepy, can household robots revolutionize our lives? Where's the best place to charge them? We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.comGet early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon.https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinsonTwitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridgeIG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 5, 2024 • 54min
#105 - Out and Awake (Sarah Edmondson)
Sarah Edmondson's harrowing journey with the NXIVM cult eventually led her to a court room where she helped convict it's leader, Keith Raniere. Escaping that world of manipulation, coercion, and control included the painful process of rebuilding trust in herself after years of self-deception and betrayal.You can find Sarah athttps://alittlebitculty.com/IG: @sarahedmondson | @alittlebitcultyGet early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon.https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinsonhttps://www.amandaknox.comBluesky: @amandaknox.com | @wisecracker.bsky.socialIG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 1, 2024 • 1h 2min
Best Of: What's Our Problem? (Tim Urban)
In honor of election night in less than a week, we present one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Author, blogger, and cartoonist Tim Urban of WaitButWhy.com helps us dissect what's causing the political, social, and tribal dysfunction in our society with the help of golems, genies, the thought ladder, and the speech curve. Check out Tim's new book, What's Our Problem? Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon.www.patreon.com/knoxrobinsonhttps://www.amandaknox.com/Twitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridgeIG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 30, 2024 • 41min
Who's Right? - Halloween
Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?”Is Halloween in America really about morality? How much should it be?We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.comTwitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridgeIG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 23, 2024 • 52min
#104 - Business Casual (Stephanie Land)
The first sentence of Stephanie Land’s “Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive” reads “my daughter learned to walk in a homeless shelter.” That life of struggle transformed when Land wrote Maid, which inspired a Netflix original series, but with the success came a new Labyrinth - one of PTSD, imposter syndrome, and misunderstanding.Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon.https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinsonhttps://www.amandaknox.comTwitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridgeIG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 21, 2024 • 59min
Best Of: Money Is Winning; Humans Are Losing (Andrew Yang)
In honor of the upcoming presidential election, we present one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Humanity itself is stuck in a labyrinth. And an Asian man who likes math is determined to help us navigate the blind corners ahead. Join Amanda and Chris as they dig into universal basic income, media incentives, and election madness with Andrew Yang.Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon.https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinsonhttps://www.amandaknox.comTwitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridgeIG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 16, 2024 • 41min
Who's Right? - Gender Roles
Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?”Are there certain gender roles that hold true? Why do we have them in the first place?We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.comTwitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridgeIG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 9, 2024 • 57min
#103 - The Velvet Prison (Tia Levings)
Tia Levings is a former trad wife and self-described “anti-fundamentalist,” who for decades was trapped in a cycle of domestic abuse and further indoctrination into the Independent Baptist church cult which groomed her from a young age and sanctioned her abuse. Now free, Levings is an author and content creator - one who’s open to secular influence, curiosity, and is more comfortable being lost than found. Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon.https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinsonhttps://www.amandaknox.comTwitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridgeIG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 2, 2024 • 1h 8min
Best Of: You Might Go to Prison, Even Though You're Innocent (Justin Brooks)
In honor of Wrongful Conviction Day, we present one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Justin Brooks is the author of You Might Go To Prison, Even Though You're Innocent. He is also the director of the California Innocence Project, which has freed 36 wrongly convicted people from over 570 years of wrongful imprisonment. But what sort of toll does that work take on the people who do it? And what do you learn along the way?Get early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon.https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinsonhttps://www.amandaknox.comTwitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridgeIG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 2, 2024 • 40min
Who's Right? - Grief Rituals
Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?”Do we give people enough time to grieve in America? How do we grieve things other than deaths? Is a college graduation a grief ritual?We would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Reach out to us at https://www.amandaknox.comGet early access to ad-free episodes, bonus content, and more by supporting Labyrinths on patreon.https://www.patreon.com/knoxrobinsonTwitter: @amandaknox | @manunderbridgeIG: @amamaknox | @emceecarbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
