How To! with Mike Pesca podcast

How To! with Mike Pesca

You've got questions. We find answers. We all need advice, but it's not always clear who to ask. Each week, Mike Pesca invites a listener on the show to tackle a real problem, like protecting our elderly loved ones from scammers, emigrating as a throuple, and speaking without saying "um" - all with help from world-class experts: attorneys, doctors, entrepreneurs, authors, researchers - who actually know what they're talking about. Think of it as eavesdropping on someone else's therapy session, without the co-pay or awkward silence.

You've got questions. We find answers. We all need advice, but it's not always clear who to ask. Each week, Mike Pesca invites a listener on the show to tackle a real problem, like protecting our elderly loved ones from scammers, emigrating as a throuple, and speaking without saying "um" - all with help from world-class experts: attorneys, doctors, entrepreneurs, authors, researchers - who actually know what they're talking about. Think of it as eavesdropping on someone else's therapy session, without the co-pay or awkward silence.

 

#387

How To Bounce Back From Burnout

When Betsy joined her last workplace, she thought it was a perfect fit. It was on a list o... more

05 May 2026

30 MINS

30:35

05 May 2026


#386

How To Manage Your Anger

Tyler holds himself to high expectations, placing a deep value on self-sufficiency and the... more

28 Apr 2026

28 MINS

28:39

28 Apr 2026


#385

ENCORE How To Make a Huge Decision In 60 Minutes... Or Less

To move or not to move? That is the question for Tiffani. She is desperate to get out of h... more

21 Apr 2026

33 MINS

33:25

21 Apr 2026


#384

How To Solve a Mystery

Brett has spent her career in foreign policy — shaping strategy, advising governments, mov... more

14 Apr 2026

39 MINS

39:45

14 Apr 2026


#383

How To Communicate with Your Pet

Living with a cat often feels like a game of high-stakes interpretation, especially when a... more

07 Apr 2026

37 MINS

37:06

07 Apr 2026


#382

How to Not Say "Um"

Relying on filler words like "um," "like," and "you know" is a universal habit that clutte... more

31 Mar 2026

44 MINS

44:18

31 Mar 2026


#381

How To Protect The Elderly From Scammers

Getting older brings new vulnerabilities, especially when navigating the sophisticated, ev... more

24 Mar 2026

40 MINS

40:42

24 Mar 2026


#380

How To Take Psychedelics for Your Mental Health with Dr. Will Van Derveer

Stand-up comedian and philosopher Myq Kaplan has built a successful career exploring the h... more

17 Mar 2026

39 MINS

39:59

17 Mar 2026


#379

How To Make A How To Podcast

Mike Pesca has built a long career as a news analyst and podcaster, but taking over the Ho... more

10 Mar 2026

39 MINS

39:33

10 Mar 2026


#378

How To Ghostbust The Old Fashioned Way

[Enid Baxter Ryce] (http://enidryce.com/) has built a fascinating career as an artist and ... more

03 Mar 2026

45 MINS

45:26

03 Mar 2026


#377

How to Emigrate as a Throuple

Dan Savage has built a legendary career giving sex and relationship advice, but as the U.S... more

24 Feb 2026

40 MINS

40:03

24 Feb 2026


#376

How To Be a DJ, Not a Playlist with Tom Nash

Stewart has built a respectable career as a lawyer in Montreal, but he's yearning to chase... more

17 Feb 2026

41 MINS

41:21

17 Feb 2026


#375

Announcing: How To! with Mike Pesca

How To! has a new host - veteran journalist and podcaster Mike Pesca, host of The Gist, No... more

13 Feb 2026

00 MINS

00:56

13 Feb 2026


#374

How To Start Writing (w/ Anna Quindlen & John Dickerson) Encore

You've probably heard about the importance of journaling, putting thoughts on paper to hel... more

10 Feb 2026

33 MINS

33:36

10 Feb 2026


#373

Now Is the Time to Escape Your Bad Relationship. Here's How. (Encore)

Dating is always tough, but during a pandemic it can feel downright impossible. "I'm incre... more

03 Feb 2026

29 MINS

29:34

03 Feb 2026


#372

How To Rob a Bank (Encore)

[Joe Loya] (https://www.joeloya.ltd/) robbed over 30 banks during an 18-month span before ... more

27 Jan 2026

30 MINS

30:51

27 Jan 2026


#371

How To Never Miss a Deadline (Encore)

Avalon is driven, creative, and… can't meet a deadline to save her life. In her defense, s... more

21 Jan 2026

25 MINS

25:30

21 Jan 2026


#370

How To Know When to Quit Your Job (Encore)

Victor's job—at its core—is to change the world. But he feels like he's plateaued within h... more

13 Jan 2026

33 MINS

33:41

13 Jan 2026


#369

How To Confront a Vindictive Neighbor with Tig Notaro (Encore)

The trouble began when Sarah put a fern in front of her new condo. Nice, right? The woman ... more

06 Jan 2026

29 MINS

29:12

06 Jan 2026


#368

Our Favorite Advice of 2025

In 2025, our listeners contacted How To! for advice about <a href= "https://slate.com/podc... more

30 Dec 2025

43 MINS

43:18

30 Dec 2025


#367

Quick Fix: Date Night Done Right

Tired of being the project manager for date night? On this bonus episode of How To!, <a hr... more

23 Dec 2025

10 MINS

10:06

23 Dec 2025


#366

How To Create 'Marriage Rules' as a Couple

Cohabitation can be bliss—except when it comes to your partner's incompatible approach to ... more

23 Dec 2025

38 MINS

38:42

23 Dec 2025


#365

Quick Fix: Sexual Fawning

In this bonus episode, Dr. Ingrid Clayton discusses another aspect of everyday life where ... more

16 Dec 2025

15 MINS

15:47

16 Dec 2025


#364

How To Stop Fawning

When clinical psychologist, trauma therapist, and complex trauma survivor [Dr. Ingrid Clay... more

16 Dec 2025

38 MINS

38:40

16 Dec 2025


#363

How To Sing in Front of Other People

Slate staff writer <a href= "https://slate.com/author/rebecca-onion">Rebecca Onion</a> wan... more

09 Dec 2025

34 MINS

34:27

09 Dec 2025


#362

How To Give to a Good Cause—and Make It Count

With the year-end giving season underway, you might be wondering how much to donate and wh... more

02 Dec 2025

33 MINS

33:47

02 Dec 2025


#361

How To Learn to Love Your City

It wasn't long after [Melody Warnick] (https://melodywarnick.com/) moved to Blacksburg, Va... more

18 Nov 2025

26 MINS

26:58

18 Nov 2025