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Feelings & Co.

A call-in show from author Nora McInerny that lets real people get real honest about how they're really doing. Operators(me) are standing by to take your calls. In case you didn't know, we're still making episodes that are available exclusively on Nora's Substack!

#202

I Can’t Have Kids and My Friends Are Pregnant

On today’s episode, we hear from Cora Danielson, a comic who has been wrestling with somet... more

24 Mar 2026

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:32

24 Mar 2026

#201

Middle School Divorcee | It's Going to be OK with Elise Loehnen

We would never tell you that everything is going to be OK, but we will tell you that somet... more

20 Mar 2026

54 MINS

54:00

20 Mar 2026

#200

Wind Phone (Part 3)

What would you say to your dead person? We’re listening in on the Wind Phone. You can fin... more

17 Mar 2026

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:01

17 Mar 2026

#199

Dead Sibling Society (Part 1)

If you lose a spouse, you’re a widow. If you lose your parents, an orphan. But we don’t h... more

10 Mar 2026

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:09

10 Mar 2026

#198

Under a Cloud of Loss

This episode originally ran in 2016, and we pulled it out of the archives to share with yo... more

03 Mar 2026

51 MINS

51:06

03 Mar 2026

#197

There’s Someone Dying Upstairs (Part 2)

“Can I move in with you?” Laurel Louise Anderson (lovingly called Miss Ma’am) posed the q... more

26 Feb 2026

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:58

26 Feb 2026

#196

There’s Someone Dying Upstairs (Part 1)

“Can I move in with you?” Laurel Louise Anderson (lovingly called Miss Ma’am) posed the qu... more

24 Feb 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:46

24 Feb 2026

#195

Wind Phone (Part 2)

What would you say to your dead person? We’re listening in on the Wind Phone. You can fin... more

17 Feb 2026

42 MINS

42:29

17 Feb 2026

#194

Okay Boomers

“Okay, boomer” will go down in history as one of the funniest (and truest) ways to shut do... more

11 Feb 2026

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:30

11 Feb 2026

#193

The Return of Ralph: It’s Going to be OK

Things are not good in the world right now, and you don’t need us to tell you that. But de... more

06 Feb 2026

50 MINS

50:18

06 Feb 2026

#192

Update: The Fat Guy with the Alcohol

It’s been a year and a half since we aired an episode where we spoke with Evan about his p... more

03 Feb 2026

48 MINS

48:49

03 Feb 2026

#191

How Do You Grieve Someone Who Isn’t Dead with the Antlers

Today, Nora interviews Peter Silberman of the Antlers, a band whose album Hospice changed ... more

27 Jan 2026

1 HR 31 MINS

1:31:54

27 Jan 2026

#190

When Grandma and Grandpa Die, Can I Have Their iPad? with Kate Kennedy

The world is not especially great right now. In the midst of all the chaos and nightmare f... more

20 Jan 2026

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:33

20 Jan 2026

#189

Normalize “bad women” with Rebecca Woolf

Being a widow is complicated. On top of the earth-shattering grief you experience, there’s... more

13 Jan 2026

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:24

13 Jan 2026

#188

IGTBO: Widow Weddings, Sleepovers, and My Dead Uncle’s Sweater

You’ve seen the headlines. You’ve looked at the world. You know, like we do, that not ever... more

09 Jan 2026

40 MINS

40:28

09 Jan 2026

#187

The Wind Phone: Part 1

If you have known loss, you know how it feels to pick up the phone to call your person on... more

06 Jan 2026

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:01

06 Jan 2026

#186

Happyish Holidays 2025

It’s time for Happyish Holidays, 2025 edition! Though we might not see you in person this ... more

23 Dec 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:50

23 Dec 2025

#185

Goodbye, 2025

2025 is coming to a close, if you can believe it. If you’re feeling stressed (and maybe a... more

16 Dec 2025

45 MINS

45:47

16 Dec 2025

#184

Baby Wants a Gas Mask

Kids ask for the darndest things, and this year, Nora’s youngest asked for… a gas mask. An... more

12 Dec 2025

45 MINS

45:12

12 Dec 2025

#183

Your Pettiest Crimes with Caroline Moss

The holiday season can be tough – so we’re taking a break to (anonymously) celebrate some... more

09 Dec 2025

1 HR 43 MINS

1:43:15

09 Dec 2025

#182

The Grief Album of the Year with Will Anderson

If you know love and loss, you know how music can transport us to a moment that time stol... more

02 Dec 2025

1 HR 33 MINS

1:33:12