Last Day
የቻናል ዝርዝሮች
Last Day
This is a show about the moments that change us, fundamentally and forever. Each week, host Stephanie Wittels Wachs (Lemonada’s co-founder and award-winning queen of darkness and light) is sitting down with a new guest to explore happy/sad stories of survival, resilience and transformation. After th...
የቅርብ ጊዜ ክፍሎች
114 ክፍሎች
Introducing: Don’t Listen To Us with Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody
We’re so excited to share a new show from Lemonada Media, Don’t Listen To Us, an advice show for advice-skeptics and wisdom-lovers, hosted by Mandy Pa...
Listen Now: Alive with Steve Burns
There are a thousand podcasts you can listen to. This one listens back. And this week, we’re here to tell you about it.
Alive with Steve...
Introducing: Senseless with Erika Mahoney
This week we’re introducing you to a powerful new podcast, Senseless with Erika Mahoney. Everything changed one ordinary Monday, when Erika Mahoney’s...
Gun Violence is a Public Health Crisis
Gun violence in America is at a crisis point. It’s now the number one killer of kids and teens – a stat that should make us all pause. But instead of...
Last Day Presents: “Making Peace with The End” (Squeezed Ep 7)
On this Christmas Day, we’re sharing the last episode of Squeezed, fittingly about the end of life. Alua is a renowned death doula, author, and educ...
Last Day Presents: “Alzheimer’s Changes Everything” (Squeezed Ep 6)
Jessica Guthrie is squeezed. A decade ago, at 26 years old, Jessica unexpectedly became a caregiver for her mom, Constance, who is now living with lat...
Last Day Presents: “Caring For Her Kid, Her Parents and Herself” (Squeezed Ep 5)
Sadé is squeezed. Five years ago, she became a first-time parent. She expected her parents to help her out with the day-to-day work. But a series of u...
Last Day Presents: “Helping the Most Vulnerable Teens” (Squeezed Ep 4)
It’s hard enough being Squeezed. But helping others who are, too? That’s a superpower. And Shilpa is our hero. She’s a mom to one son and also runs CA...
Last Day Presents: "Co-Parenting Tween Triplets in NYC” (Squeezed Ep 3)
We’re back to share Episode 3, featuring another person who is feeling Squeezed from all sides. Matt is a native Londoner. He is also single dad co-pa...
Last Day Presents: “A Stay-At-Home Mom Breaks the Cycle” (Squeezed Ep 2)
Hey listeners, we’re back with Episode 2 of Squeezed. This episode features another person who is feeling very Squeezed. Jessica is a stay-at-home mom...
Last Day Presents: Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown
Stephanie is off in the exciting (and terrifying) world of book writing. In the interim, we want to share another show that’s near and dear to our hea...
Five Years of Last Day... Now What?
We did it, y’all. We reached the end of our countdown, which leads us back to where it all began: the very first episode of Last Day, the first-ever L...
Staff Pick #2: “Was It Painful?” (Season 1, Episode 4)
Before we finish this countdown to Last Day’s fifth anniversary, we are resharing an episode from season one. This episode was chosen by Lizzie, our S...
Staff Pick #3: “Are You Feeling Suicidal?” (Season 2, Episode 12)
To commemorate Last Day’s fifth anniversary, we are revisiting the season two finale. This episode was chosen by Jackie – one of the first people to w...
Staff Pick #4: “Everyone Out Here is Armed” (Season 3, Episode 1)
To continue the countdown to Last Day’s fifth birthday, here’s our next pick: the first episode of our season on gun violence, chosen by our senior pr...
Staff Pick #5: “Lina: No One’s Little Girl” (Season 4, Episode 24)
Last Day is turning five! From investigating America’s deaths of despair to featuring real-life stories of hope and change, the journey of Last Day ha...
Listen Now: Love Letters
This week, we’re sharing a story from another podcast near and dear to our hearts. Love Letters, from The Boston Globe, shares stories from real life...
Steph’s Pick: “Carrie: How Could You?”
Carrie and Joe were college sweethearts who made a picture-perfect family. They worked and saved to pay for their kids’ sports, vacations, and everyth...
Steph’s Pick: “Tig: Hi, I Have Cancer”
If comedian Tig Notaro hadn’t had cancer, her life might’ve actually been worse. In those sobering moments post-diagnosis, she got up on stage and tol...
Steph’s Pick: “Vinnie: The Worst Possible Sin”
Vinnie grew up in a strict, insular environment that instilled a simple message in him from a young age: who you are is fundamentally wrong. After spe...
Apple Books Pick: “Geena: Hiding In Plain Sight”
Geena Rocero has yet to meet a stage she doesn’t like. As the reigning trans beauty queen in the Philippines, she was adored and envied with equal pas...
Nikki: Setting Myself Free
After getting engaged, Nikki Vargas was staring down a lifetime of white picket fences, suburbs, and 2.5 kids. And deep down she knew she couldn’t do...
Kat: After the Report
Kat grew up internalizing that it was her “responsibility” to be careful around men. But when a male friend sexually assaulted her after a frat party,...
Listen Now: Stephanie on Everything Happens with Kate Bowler
Last Day listeners, today we're sharing with you Stephanie's conversation with Kate Bowler on her show Everything Happens. Kate is a professor at Duke...
Alyssa: Stop Arguing With Reality
Alyssa Elliott has always prided herself on being a responsible, by-the-book kind of person. And it was exactly those qualities that were taken advant...
Christine: In Our Crisis, We Have Opportunity
There are few modern photos more iconic than the image of Christine Blasey Ford with her hand raised in the U.S. Senate chamber, vowing to tell nothin...
Craig: The First Confirmed Case
It’s early 2020. COVID-19 begins to spread around the globe like wildfire, and many people –– particularly in the US — are stunned. But then there are...
Brooke: This Is Not Reality
Four years ago, Brooke had the best day of her life — then two months later, she had the worst. The whiplash from the bliss of her wedding day to the...
Stefanie: Wine Moms
Stefanie Wilder-Taylor was a cool mom who loved wine. As an author and blogger, she made a name for herself championing mom’s right to booze. What bet...
Tamara: “My Daughter Is A Drug Addict?”
After a trip to Disney World took an unexpected turn, Tamara’s world fell apart at the so-called “happiest place on earth.” At nearly 60 years old, Ta...
Jose: Behind The Wall
Jose Lorenzo grew up behind bars, after being pulled into the criminal justice system as a child. When he re-emerged in the outside world, he longed f...
Steph’s Pick: “Kate: Sad Week™” (Season 4, Episode 1)
This week, we’re sharing one of our favorite episodes from this past year. The story focuses on a profound loss that our guest Kate experienced right...
Lina: No One’s Little Girl
Growing up, Lina Martinez treasured holidays spent with her family. She remembers the food, the ornaments, the dancing, and — above all – her dad, who...
Amy: A Curious Life
Amy Schneider has always been smart, but she hasn’t always felt like it. It wasn’t until her 30s that it became clear just how many ways of thinking e...
Jen V: Everything I Swore I’d Never Be
Jen Varner grew up swearing she’d never end up like her parents, whose struggles with addiction led to her neglect. But right before her eyes, Jen’s o...
Carrie: How Could You?
Carrie and Joe were college sweethearts who made a picture-perfect family. They worked and saved to pay for their kids’ sports, vacations, and everyth...
Carmen: Everything Was A Lie
Carmen Rita Wong always had a big family, but she never thought it was the kind to have big secrets. Yet by adulthood, multiple bombshells would drop...
Learn More: Stopping Violence Before It Starts
In this special episode, Lemonada co-founder Stephanie Wittels Wachs sits down with the leaders of the Coalition to Advance Public Safety (CAPS), an o...
Jen: Maybe I Won’t Die?
For most of her life, Jen Curran liked to take it easy. She loved sketch comedy, riding in her red convertible, and dropping by JCPenney to check out...
Leticia: Your Worst Day Isn’t Your Only Day
When Leticia Ochoa Adams lost her son Anthony to suicide, it made her rethink everything — from her previously unshakeable faith to the very place she...