• 44 minutes 20 seconds
    Prevention Is The Best Skincare with Dr. Jenny Wang

    Elise’s dermatologist is back! Dr. Jenny Wang answers listener questions like how many showers/baths should we (and kids) take in a week, are red light masks actually doing anything, which sunscreens work best, and whether neck creams are any different from the ones for the rest of our bodies. Don’t forget to call with your comments and questions! Our voicemail number is (781) 591-0390, and our email is [email protected].


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    7 September 2026, 9:00 am
  • 36 minutes 57 seconds
    You Ask, We Answer: Let’s Get Some Shoes

    Listeners show up with cute shoe recommendations for wide toe boxes and plantar fasciitis, drugstore nighttime skincare, and curly hair prods and routines. Doree and Elise also chat about the need for mistakes, whimsy, and surprise and some morning intentions! 


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    31 August 2026, 9:00 am
  • 49 minutes 1 second
    Priya Parker Wants You To Fight Better

    This one offers a way to approach conflict in a way that deepens our connections with one another, and our communities. Priya Parker, a facilitator and acclaimed author of The Art of Gathering, joins the show to discuss how to fight better. She and the hosts dig into the ways you can approach group conflict in your personal life, why digital tools are not designed for conflict resolution, and how to know it’s time to walk away. It’s all covered in her new book THE ART OF FIGHTING: The Transformative Power of Conflict (out this September!). 


    Send us your microjoys! And please send us your questions for our resident dermatologist; Dr. Jenny Wang can answer your questions about skin procedures, general skin care, and products!



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    24 August 2026, 9:00 am
  • 33 minutes 26 seconds
    You Ask, We Answer: Fashionable and Foot-Friendly?

    Doree and Elise hear from listeners about their recent microjoys, fashionable but foot-forward shoe recs, and hear fresh requests and recs for skincare prods.


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    Send us your microjoys! And please send us your questions for our resident dermatologist; Dr. Jenny Wang can answer your questions about skin procedures, general skin care, and products!




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    17 August 2026, 9:00 am
  • 45 minutes 26 seconds
    Cate Hall on Taking More Chances And Other Ways to Increase Your Luck

    Cate Hall has lived a life. She’s a former Supreme Court attorney, a onetime world number one poker player, former drug addict, a biotech founder, and now, the CEO of a multibillion-dollar foundation. She joins Doree and Elise to chat with her about the actionable steps to take more agency in our lives, tips from her new book You Can Just Do Things. She’ll explain why you should let people see you be bad at something, how to increase your “surface area for luck,” and why not all rules are meant to be followed.


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    Send us your microjoys! And please send us your questions for our resident dermatologist; Dr. Jenny Wang can answer your questions about skin procedures, general skin care, and products!



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    10 August 2026, 4:42 pm
  • 31 minutes 39 seconds
    You Ask, We Answer: Korean Skincare, Cable Corral, and Sunscreen

    Listeners send in their thoughts and questions about how to keep cables in all the right places, what skincare to consider purchasing on an upcoming trip to Korea, and the best sunscreens for UV protection. 


    Plus, Elise goes on a secret vacation from her kids and Doree receives solidarity for a messy car. 


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    Dermatologist extraordinaire Dr. Jenny Wang is coming back! Send us your skincare questions for our resident derm correspondent! Leave us a voicemail or text at (781) 591-0390, or email us at [email protected].


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    3 August 2026, 9:00 am
  • 43 minutes 24 seconds
    Emma Straub on Boy Bands And the Joy of Middle Age

    New York Times-bestselling author Emma Straub returns to the show to talk about the nostalgic inspiration for her new novel American Fantasy, why everyone should befriend their childhood crush, and feeling the joy of middle age while surrounded by middle-aged women. Plus, Emma comes armed with recs for what you should read next this summer. 



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    27 July 2026, 9:00 am
  • 31 minutes 19 seconds
    You Ask, We Answer: The One With The Callbacks

    Doree and Elise hear from listeners about the healthcare strike in Massachusetts, the power of Overeaters Anonymous, and more sunscreen and setting powder recs. Plus, Elise continues to live her “retiree summer” and Doree seeks motivation for the next half of the year.


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    20 July 2026, 9:00 am
  • 38 minutes 9 seconds
    Heists, Sweat-Wicking PJs, and Traveling Bookstores with Jo Piazza

    Prolific writer Jo Piazza is back! She joins Doree and Elise to chat about her latest book, The Parisian Heist (out 7/14), everyone’s general fascination with heists, and using perimenopause as her superpower. They also get into her latest venture of becoming a local traveling bookseller and why she thinks sleep is more important than night sex.



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    13 July 2026, 9:00 am
  • 41 minutes 22 seconds
    You Ask, We Answer: What's In A Dream

    Listeners send in their thoughts for Abe the cat, their experiences with America’s recent 10th grade class, and questions about Jungian analysis. There are also call outs for how listeners deal with food noise and a request for blurring powder recs. 

     

    Plus, Elise reflects on a whirlwind of a June and Doree realizes how fast her son is growing up!


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    6 July 2026, 9:00 am
  • 41 minutes 51 seconds
    Amelia Chiarenza on Goodbyes and Death Doulas

    Death doula Amelia Chiarenza joins the podcast to discuss what exactly a death doula does, how her experience with dying has changed over time, and how to hold the duality of knowing you’re vibrantly alive and also dying. They also talk about her new podcast Cultivate Being (a Tribeca Festival 2026 Official Selection), the value of saying good-bye, and the practical logistics of finding and using a death doula. 


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    29 June 2026, 9:00 am
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