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.

  • How To Face the Future (Gen Z Edition)

  • How To Man Up About Male Birth Control

  • How To Lead Your Local Nonprofit

  • How To Face Your Fear of Dying (Encore)

  • How To Cope With Forever Parenting

  • How To Be Less Judgy

  • How To Stop Killing Your Plants

  • How To Care for an Aging Parent

  • How To Grow Your Podcast

  • How To Rethink Screen Time

  • How To Survive a Disaster

  • How To Cook at Home Like Sohla El-Waylly

  • How To Fall Out of Love (Encore)

  • How To Be a Family (and Still Be You)

  • How To Do Housework (and Not Hate It)

  • How To Put a Toxic Job Behind You

  • How To Be Funny (5th Anniversary Edition)

  • How To Date With a Disability

  • How To Be a Mindful Grandparent

  • How To Take a Sabbatical

  • How To Survive a Shark Attack (Encore)

  • How To Make Bank at a Yard Sale

  • How To Start Strength Training

  • How To Move Past Your Toxic Ex

  • How To Be Lonely

  • How To Take a Gap Year

  • How To Confront a Vindictive Neighbor with Tig Notaro (Encore)

  • How To Handle Feedback at Work

  • How To Flirt With Confidence

  • Carvell Wallace on Another Word for Love

  • How To Find Your People After a Mental Health Diagnosis

  • How To ‘Do the Work’ of Racial Justice

  • How To Bring a Big Idea to Life

  • How To Crack Up Your Coworkers (Encore)

  • How To Make Humor Your Superpower (Encore)

  • How To Help a Loved One With Dementia

  • How To Say What You’re Thinking

  • How To Rethink Retirement

  • How To Let Go of a Friendship

  • How To Evolve a Friendship

  • How To Find Friends in Unexpected Places

  • How To Be a Mindful Drinker

  • How To Plan Your Next Adventure

  • How To Be Free Of Body Shame

  • How To Stop Snoring and Breathe Easier (Encore)

  • How To Make Small Talk Feel Big

  • How To Keep Caring Amid Endless Crises

  • How To Age Like an Elite Athlete

  • How To Cook One Perfect Meal (Encore)

  • Our Favorite Advice of 2023

  • How To Transition From Soldier to Civilian

  • How To Face the A.I. Revolution (Encore)

  • How To Carve Out Creative Time

  • How To Grieve an Estranged Parent

  • How To Talk Politics Without Wrecking Relationships (Encore)

  • How To Get Through Menopause

  • How To Build a Marriage That Lasts

  • How To Hit “Reset” on Your Career

  • How To Let Go of Kid Clutter

  • How To Build Trust With Co-Workers

  • How To Find Love Where You Least Expect It

  • How To Get Out of Debt Faster Than You Think (Encore)

  • How To Say Goodbye to Your Pet

  • How To Follow Your Small Business Dream

  • How To Learn Any Language Fast

  • How To Find Your People

  • How To Navigate Adult Autism

  • How To Fill an Empty Nest (Encore)

  • How To Live Anywhere in the World

  • How To Cope With Climate Anxiety

  • How To Show Up For a Friend With Cancer

  • How To Deal With a Difficult Parent

  • How To Make Aging Easier for Everyone

  • How To Hack Any Bureaucracy

  • How To Stop Finding Your Self-worth Through Your Job (w/ Gloria Chan Packer)

  • How To Find Genuine Happiness

  • How To Find the Gems in All Your Junk

  • How To Quit Your Calling

  • How To Help Teachers Thrive

  • How To Sleep Apart to Save Your Relationship

  • How To Sleep Like a Champ

  • How To Deliver Bad News Better

  • Sponsored Content: Secret Sauce for Business Owners

  • Dear Prudie: My Husband Wants Our 9-Year-Old Son to Play Tackle Football. Help!

  • How To Raise Kids in a Nation Full of Guns

  • How To Face the A.I. Revolution

  • How To Start Reading Books Again

  • How To Breathe Like a Navy SEAL

  • How To Succeed at Social Media

  • How To Bounce Back From a Layoff

  • The Upside of Stress: A Slight Change of Plans with Dr. Maya Shankar

  • How To Make Imposter Syndrome Your Superpower

  • How To ‘Chaos Cook’ With Samin Nosrat

  • How To Style Your Home Like a Pro

  • How To Manage Your Precious Time

  • Encore: How To Find Your First Kiss at 38

  • How To Face Your Kid’s Future

  • How To Command a Room

  • How To Love Your Face

  • How To Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions

  • How To End Political Violence (From an Ex-Gang Leader)

  • How To Prevent Another Jan. 6

  • Our Favorite Advice of 2022

  • How To Forgive Someone Who Isn't Sorry

  • How To House Everyone in Your City

  • How To Throw a Party They’ll Remember

  • How To Know When to Quit Your Job

  • Atlas Obscura: Louie Mattar’s Fabulous Car

  • Encore: How To Write a Bestseller

  • How To Make a Huge Decision In 60 Minutes... Or Less

  • Sponsored: How Can We Use Our Success to Empower Our Communities?

  • How To Parent Your Depressed Teen

  • How To Talk Politics With Your Dad (Without Yelling) Pt 2

  • How To Talk Politics With Your Dad (Without Yelling) Pt 1

  • Encore: How To Not Be Scared

  • How To Put Your Town on the Map

  • How To Do Divorce Right

  • How To Be Yourself in an Interracial Relationship

  • How To Pick a College (And Actually Afford It)

  • How To Make the Leap to Your Dream Job

  • How To Have a Healthier News Diet

  • How To Unbreak the News

  • How To Survive a Silent Retreat

  • How To Restore Nature in the Heart of a City

  • How To Save the Planet, Starting With Your Yard

  • How To Be an Artist and Not Starve

  • How To Stop Being an Emotional ATM

  • How To Parent Less

  • How To Become a Parent Overnight

  • How To Orgasm

  • Encore: How To Get Your Dog to Stop Eating Your Daughters’ Underwear With Jenny Slate

  • How To Dress with Confidence

  • How To Run for Office Without Being an A**hole

  • Encore: How To Stand Up for Your Kid When Society Won’t

  • How To Raise a Future College Athlete

  • How To Ditch the Apps & Actually Find a Date

  • How To Make Sexual Consent Sexy

  • How To Be a Lazy Genius

  • How To Bounce Back From Burnout

  • How To (Really) Help Refugees

  • How To Change a Mascot Without Tearing Apart Your School

  • How To Solve Your Own Medical Mystery

  • How To Start Writing (w/ Anna Quindlen & John Dickerson)

  • How To Speak Up So Others Listen

  • How To Stand Up To a Workplace Bully

  • How To Make Friends... Like a Man

  • How To Have Happy Regrets

  • How To Stop ‘Having It All’ (Before You End Up With Nothing)

  • Encore: How To Win Gold Without Losing Yourself

  • How To Fight With Your Parents

  • How To Beat Hackers at Their Own Game

  • How To Crack Up Your Coworkers (Without Being Offensive)

  • How To Make Humor Your Superpower

  • Encore: How To Succeed When Everyone's Mad at You

  • How To Squash Your Fear of Bugs (and Other Phobias)

  • How To Eat Whatever You Want

  • How To Break the Spell of Social Media

  • How To Save a Friend from a Bad Relationship

  • Our Favorite Advice of 2021

  • When To Say Goodbye to a Difficult Dog

  • How To Get Your Dog to Stop Barking (Without Barking Back)

  • How To Embrace Your Anti-Vax Family This Holiday Season

  • How To Advance Your Career by Quitting Your Job

  • How To Get Your Book Published

  • What To Do When Your Husband Becomes Your Boss

  • How To Beat the Dreaded Midday Slump

  • How To Make Friends as an Adult

  • How To Keep Cool in a Crisis

  • How To Stop a Fight Before It Starts

  • How To Coach Squirrelly Kids (and Screaming Parents)

  • How To Fill an Empty Nest

  • How To Crack Your Kid Like a CIA Operative

  • How To Live With a Dirty Family Secret

  • How To Succeed When Everyone's Mad at You

  • How To Beat Your Hidden Biases

  • How To Repair a Broken Relationship Before It's Too Late

  • How To Reconnect with Your Kid After a Nasty Divorce

  • How To Never Miss a Deadline

  • How To Ditch Your Distractions Once and For All

  • Congrats, You Won the Olympics. Now What?

  • How To Make a Big Purchase Without Panicking

  • How To Fight Outrageous Medical Bills

  • How To Trick Your Brain Into Running Longer

  • I'm a Recovering Alcoholic. I'm Afraid My Kids Will End Up Like Me.

  • After a Year of Survival, How to Start Living Again

  • How To Have the Best Sex of Your Life

  • How to Turn Grit Into a Lifelong Habit | Angela Duckworth | The TED Interview

  • My Kid's Anxiety Is Giving ME Anxiety! How Do I Fix This?

  • The Single Most Important Thing to Know Before Becoming a Single Parent

  • How to Stand Up to Your Terrible Manager—Without Getting Fired

  • How To Have a Fight That Actually Helps Your Relationship

  • Now Is the Time To Escape Your Bad Relationship. Here’s How.

  • I’m Great at My Job. So Why Do I Feel Like a Fraud?

  • How To Give a Killer Speech

  • I Was Lost at Sea for 438 Days. Here's How I Survived.

  • How To Fight Rattlesnakes and Polar Bears

  • How To Write the Perfect Obituary

  • How To Make an Exit Like Mary Poppins

  • How To Stop Snoring (And Breathe Easier)

  • How To Quiet the Chatter in Your Head

  • How To Survive a Doomsday Cult

  • How To Fall Out of Love

  • How To Start Over at 60

  • How To Leave the Church When Your Dad’s the Pastor

  • How To Steal Back Your Identity

  • How To Be a Badass On and Off the Court

  • How To Get Things Done in a Divided Nation with Samantha Power

  • Our Favorite Advice of 2020

  • How To Stress-Bake with Claire Saffitz

  • How To Get Your Dog to Stop Eating Your Daughters’ Underwear With Jenny Slate

  • How To Get Out of Debt Faster Than You Think

  • How To Face Your Fear of Dying

  • How To Save Your Marriage

  • How To Rescue Someone From a Conspiracy Theory

  • How To Have an Open Relationship

  • How To Be the Next Erin Brockovich

  • How To End a Sibling Rivalry With Kate & Oliver Hudson

  • How To Avoid Becoming Your Mother

  • How To Get People to Vote

  • How To Survive a Public Shaming With Katie Hill

  • How To Talk Politics Without Wrecking Relationships

  • How To Lose Weight and Keep It Off

  • How To Get Away With Murder

  • How To Win Arguments Like a Hostage Negotiator

  • Cheat Sheet: How To Survive High School & Whatever Comes Next

  • Cheat Sheet: How To Talk to Your Son About Sex

  • Cheat Sheet: How To Ace Zoom School

  • How To Become Your Own Boss with Guy Raz

  • How To! Presents: "Cheat Sheet"

  • How To Confront a Crazy Neighbor with Tig Notaro

  • How To Get That Promotion You Deserve

  • How To Survive a Shark Attack

  • Bonus Episode - 'Hello Monday' with Jessi Hempel

  • How To Write a Bestseller

  • How To Fight Racism in Your Town

  • How To Stand Up for Your Kid When Society Won’t

  • How To Walk Away from an Impossible Parent

  • How To Find a New Career Before it's Too Late

  • How To Get a Stubborn Parent to Listen

  • How To Say the Right Thing at the Worst Time

  • How To Lose 155 Pounds Happily

  • How To Talk to Strangers

  • How To Actually Enjoy Working from Home

  • How To Save the Planet (And Still Use a Plastic Straw)

  • How To Stop Procrastinating

  • Quarantine Q&A: Masks

  • How To Tame a Chaotic Household

  • How To Not Go Crazy Under Quarantine

  • How To Forgive the Unforgivable

  • How To Find Your First Kiss at 38

  • How To Get Your Mom to Accept You

  • How To Vote for the Next President

  • How To Write the Perfect Breakup Song with Ben Folds

  • How To Convince People to Give You Money

  • How To Protect Yourself Against the Coronavirus

  • How To Put Your Wife's Career First

  • How To Kick a Meth Habit

  • How To Rob a Bank

  • How To Propose (to a Man)

  • How To Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick

  • How To Give a REALLY Big Gift

  • How To Remember Everything

  • How To Sleep

  • How To Get Your Kid To Finally Grow Up

  • How To Cook One Perfect Meal

  • How To Win At Online Dating

  • How To Perform Under Pressure

  • How To Withstand Pain

  • How To Not Be Scared

  • How To Fire Your Daughter

  • How To Put Down Your Phone

  • How To Be Funny

  • How To Decide Whether To Have a Baby

  • How To Go On a Family Adventure

  • How To Look Like a Superhero

  • How To Stress Your Kid the Right Way

  • How To Survive a Pandemic

  • How To Stop Being Anxious

  • How To Uproot Your Life

  • How To Cook One Perfect Meal

  • How To Fire a Bad Employee

  • How To Give Your Mom a Kidney

  • How To Withstand Pain

  • How To Rob a Bank

  • How To Be Funny

  • Introducing How To!

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