How To!
You’ve got questions. Together, we get answers.
We all need advice, but sometimes it’s hard to know where to turn. Each week, Courtney Martin and Carvell Wallace bring a listener on to the show to solve their toughest problems with the help of world-class experts. It’s free therapy, and you’re invited.
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How To Sleep
The trick is how you spend your mornings.
24 min
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How To Get Your Kid To Finally Grow Up
The kids will be alright — if you stop badgering them about the future.
24 min
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How To Cook One Perfect Meal
Can NYT super-chef Sam Sifton help a 20-something win back his ex with a home cooked meal?
30 min
304
How To Win At Online Dating
It’s complicated. Especially when race and gender come into play.
26 min
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How To Perform Under Pressure
Tips for success when you’re on the brink of getting your dream job.
28 min
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How To Withstand Pain
Can a mom learn how to complete an ultramarathon with the help of “The Iceman”?
29 min
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How To Not Be Scared
Tips for surviving Halloween when even the kiddie haunted house terrifies you.
26 min
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How To Fire Your Daughter
Can a small business owner sell his family company without sabotaging his relationship with his daughter?
27 min
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How To Put Down Your Phone
Tips from Jia Tolentino and Cal Newport about how to break your phone addiction.
23 min
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How To Be Funny
What happens when Jesus, an Oklahoma pastor and a New York comedian walk into a studio?
27 min
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How To Decide Whether To Have a Baby
Cheryl Strayed, author of 'Wild,' on the biggest decision of your life.
28 min
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How To Go On a Family Adventure
Tips on traveling around the world with your kids (without killing each other).
27 min
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How To Look Like a Superhero
Tips from the trainer who got Ryan Reynolds ready to play Deadpool.
26 min
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How To Stress Your Kid the Right Way
To raise resilient children when should you help out, and when should you chill out?
27 min
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How To Survive a Pandemic
When killer germs come for us, what should we do?
27 min
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How To Stop Being Anxious
Matt has anxiety attacks every day, so we introduced him to Dr. Ben Michaelis, a habit expert, to get back control over his head — and his life.
27 min
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How To Uproot Your Life
Elizabeth’s family left the U.S. for Portugal a decade ago, and now wonder if they ought to move back. We turn to a professional poker player to help us bet on the future.
26 min
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How To Cook One Perfect Meal
Can New York Times super-chef Sam Sifton help a 20-something win back his ex with a home cooked meal?
30 min
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How To Fire a Bad Employee
It takes preparation, compassion and a strategically located box of tissues.
26 min
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How To Give Your Mom a Kidney
Mary’s mother needs a new kidney — as long as it doesn’t come from Mary. What’s a good daughter to do?
28 min
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How To Withstand Pain
“The Iceman” Helps a Runner Prepare for a Grueling Ultramarathon
29 min
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How To Rob a Bank
Can someone who robbed over 30 banks teach us how to plan the perfect heist?
29 min
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How To Be Funny
An Oklahoma Pastor Wants to Spice Up His Sermons. Can a New York Comedian Help?
26 min
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Introducing How To!
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