Terrible, Thanks For Asking

Self-Portrait of My Own Misery

We are all just products of the people who raise us. And they are products of those who raised them. Vanessa Zoltan knows that better than most. She is the grandchild of four Holocaust survivors, and for her, nihilism and depression kind of run in the family.Support our new independent production (and get bonus content galore!) by joining TTFA Premium. We now offer tiers as low as $4.99 / month. <a href="https://join.apmstudios.org/ttfa">Sign up.</a>Our email subscribers get first dibs on ticket sales, new merch, show announcements and more. <a href="https://noraborealis.ck.page/ttfa">Join our mailing list here.</a>Did you know we’re on TikTok? Yep, it’s true. <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@noraborealis?lang=en">Follow Nora.</a> You can catch up with TTFA on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ttfapodcast/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/ttfapodcast">Twitter </a>and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ttfapodcast">Facebook </a>using @ttfapodcast. Nora's Instagram is @<a href="https://instagram.com/noraborealis">noraborealis</a>.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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It's a question we ask (and get asked) all the time: “How are you?” And normally we just respond with “Fine!” even if we’re totally dying inside, so everyone can go about their day.
But it’s not always all that fine, is it?
“Terrible, Thanks For Asking” is a show by author Nora McInerny that lets real people get real honest about how they’re really doing. It’s sometimes sad, sometimes funny, and almost always both. A production of Feelings &amp; Co.