Thanks For Asking

Nora McInerny created Thanks For Asking as a space where real people get honest about how they're actually doing. McInerny is best known for her work around grief after losing her husband, her father, and a pregnancy in the same year, and that experience informs the show's DNA. But the podcast isn't just about grief. It covers motherhood, chronic illness, family dynamics, identity, and whatever else emerges when people stop performing okayness and start telling the truth. The format is a call-in style show where listeners and guests share their stories, and McInerny responds with a combination of humor, empathy, and the kind of honesty that makes you feel less alone. She has a particular gift for making painful topics feel survivable without minimizing them. The show has been running since 2016, with 194 episodes and a 4.7 star rating from over 13,000 reviews, which signals an audience that's deeply connected to what she's doing. New episodes also appear on McInerny's Substack, and the show currently updates bimonthly under the Feelings & Co. banner. Some long-time listeners have noted format changes over the years and have mixed feelings about the evolution, which is fair for a show that's been around this long. The content is marked explicit, so expect honest language to match the honest subject matter. If you're looking for a podcast that treats emotional messiness as a feature rather than a problem, Thanks For Asking does exactly that.