Soccer star Abby Wambach and author Glennon Doyle discuss their striking first meeting, falling in love as pen pals, addiction and sobriety, and the art of speaking out and speaking up.

Tiffany Shlain completely unplugs from technology one day a week—and week after week, it completely refuels her creative well. Here, she reveals how the rest of us can take our own Tech Shabbat.

Writer, director and actress Miranda July discusses the surreality of releasing a surreal movie in an even more surreal time—and the eternal magic of kissing, cakes and clothes.

Debbie talks to performance poet Sarah Kay about teaching people to write.

On this pre-pandemic archive episode, Debbie talks to Priya Parker about meetings and gatherings and why so many of them don’t work.

Cartoonist Lynda Barry discusses learning how to draw and the impact of personal opinions. Topics include the transformative power of drawing with young minds, the influence of comics in childhood, and the evolution of aspirations and work ethic.

On this episode, Jacqueline Novogratz talks about her long career fighting poverty around the world.

On this episode Claire Danes talks to Debbie about her long career, and what she learned about spies from playing one.

On this episode, artist Bisa Butler talks to Debbie about her career, and about how making a quilted portrait of her grandmother led to an artistic breakthrough.

On this episode, Debbie talks to Michael R. Jackson about his latest musical, which is about a gay man trying to write a musical.