A podcast about redefining success in the second half of life. Hosted by Jennifer Romolini.
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"A belief in the everydayness of the work" — with Kashana Cauley
My guest this week is Kashana Cauley. Kashana is a former anti-trust lawyer who went on to become a Twitter star, a television writer and now a novelist. She’s the author of THE PAYBACK, which came out earlier this year ,and THE SURVIVALISTS, which was published in 2023. Kashana has also written for shows like The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and is a former contributing writer for the New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Yorker and many others.
This episode is episode number 20 of Extended Scenes and the last episode of Season One.
I'll be back in the new year to start up season two!
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The Extended Scenes theme song is by the band Maiden Names.
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17 Nov 2025
The Instagram of it All — with Alexandra Auder
My guest this week is Alexandra Auder Alex is a writer and actress and a sometime yoga instructor who was born in New York City’s Chelsea Hotel (her mother was Warhol Superstar Viva). She came of age in Manhattan’s downtown art scene which she writes about beautifully in the critically acclaimed memoir, Don’t Call Me Home. As an actress, she’s been featured in HBO’s High Maintenance and has appeared in the films of Wim Wenders and Jodie Foster, among others.
Alex runs popular writer and artist retreats. If you don’t follow her, you should!
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10 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT
Mid-life chaos clowns — with Kimberly Harrington!
My guest this week is Kimberly Harrington. Kimberly is the author of BUT YOU SEEMED SO HAPPY (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/but-you-seemed-so-happy-kimberly-harrington?variant=33031633928226), about her separation and subsequent divorce, and AMATEUR HOUR (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/amateur-hour-kimberly-harrington?variant=32121909346338) about parenting. Her work is also included in the collection KEEP SCROLLING TILL YOU FEEL SOMETHING: TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF HUMOR FROM MCSWEENEY’S INTERNET TENDENCY (https://store.mcsweeneys.net/products/keep-scrolling-till-you-feel-something-21-years-of-humor-from-mcsweeney-s-internet-tendency). Kimberly's a long-time copywriter and creative director (http://honeystaysuper.com/) whose clients have included Apple, Nike, and Netflix. We’re talking about unconventional life choices, fear vs. boredom, choosing curiosity and adventure over safety and security and where that’s led us now that we’re in our 50s and closer to retirement than we once were.
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Mid-life chaos clowns — with Kimberly Harrington!
Published 10 Nov 2025 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And part of it was just them being like preteens and teenagers. And it's like, I really don't want them learning about relationships from us. Actually, like they can learn about friendship and partnership. I do think we were very good partners. He was not the type of partner or father to the kids where it's like, uh, where are the boots? I don't literally know where anything it like, he's very present and did a lot. So it's like, so we can't, we're demonstrating friendship. We're demonstrating partnership. But we're not demonstrating a romantic relationship or an intimate relationship. In a way, I would want them to learn about it. […]
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