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EPISODE · Jul 17, 2026 · 1H 9M

Jess Janz On What She Learned From Having Dinner With 1000 Strangers

from Let's Give A Damn · host Nick Laparra

❤️ If you love the podcast and benefit from it, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠please consider joining our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 🎉 It’s Jess Janz week on the podcast!🙏🏽 Jess is a writer, community facilitator, the creator of With Strangers, and a damn good human. Also, she’s one of my favorite Canadians. Jess started Dinner With Strangers in 2017 with her friend Ryan at his hair studio to invite people who didn’t know each other to get past small talk and get inspired by each other’s stories. They wanted to create spaces where people could slow down, speak honestly, and remember that they weren’t alone. 📚 After hosting dozens and dozens of dinners with over 1000 people and counting), Jess wrote a book called The Table Where We Meet which was released into the world this week and you must run, not walk, to go get your copy today. It’s absolutely fantastic. ✅ Follow Jess Janz on Instagram.✅ Visit Jess' website.✅ Buy The Table Where We Meet today!----------------✊🏽 Join the Let’s Give A Damn community on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!👕 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy some of our merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!🔥 Follow Let’s Give A Damn on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.✉️ Sign up for our weekly ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.📱 Reach out anytime: [email protected].❤️ Have an amazing week, friends! Keep giving a damn. Love y’all!

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