PODCAST · society
LET IT OUT
by Katie Dalebout
Long-form conversations with a variety friends and strangers. Guests include musicians, writers, chefs, parents, painters, designers, herbalists, therapists, comedians, and actors. Here they candidly discuss how they spend their days. We cover connection, creativity, productivity, well-being, sex, love, body image, transitions, and more. Sometimes things get deep and philosophical and sometimes they are funny and light because life is both.
Episodes
-
[COMEBACKS] Forget Perfection. Get Better at Bounce Back Rate with Mimi Bouchard
This week I spoke with Mimi Bouchard, founder of Activations. We covered neuroplasticity, habit stacking, trusting your intuition, why authenticity fuels innovation, and how Mimi grew her business through word of mouth and focusing on 10x opportunities instead of 2x improvements. LINKS AND SHOW...
-
[COMEBACKS] Turn Your Existing Skills Into a New Career | Grace Abbott (How To Go Freelance)
This week, I spoke with Grace Abbott, founder of How To Go Freelance, about turning the skills you already have into a career, and how to modernize an existing business or brand without blowing it all up. We covered procrastination, niching down without shrinking yourself, making your work more...
-
[COMEBACKS] Starting Over Without Starting From Scratch | Elizabeth Schild Kott
This week on COMEBACKS, I spoke with Elizabeth Schild Kott, host of Too Niche and founder of Club Artist Way, about starting over and how stopping is the most important part of figuring out what's next. We talked about the changing internet, creativity, jealousy, unfinished ideas, getting quiet...
-
[COMEBACKS] Are You Staying Because You’re Afraid to Leave? | Amber Rae
From a marriage she knew was ending long before she admitted it to a 48-hour move from Silicon Valley to New York, Amber Rae and I talk about why some of us stay too long while others leap too fast. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re honoring your instincts or just avoiding discomfort, this...
-
[COMEBACKS] Your Comfort Zone Is Lying to You | Madi Murphy on Timing, Reinvention, & Astrology
This week, I sat down with Cosmic RX founder Madi Murphy. I met her when I wandered into the coffee shop she owned in Brooklyn nearly a decade ago, and since then, she’s launched her own show, The Cosmic RX, published her first book, and started a family. Madi’s comeback began when she decided to...
-
[COMEBACKS] When Your Dream Ends... and Something Better Starts | Greta Morgan
This week's conversation is with musician and writer Greta Morgan. Greta spent years touring professionally, including with Vampire Weekend, before losing her singing voice after developing a rare neurological voice disorder. We talk about grief, identity, creativity, silence, what healing…
more -
[COMEBACKS] Norma Kamali Lost the Business She Built. Then Built A Bigger One.
This week, I'm re-airing a conversation from the archives with designer Norma Kamali, whose 50-year career is as rich as her designs are iconic — and who, fittingly for the COMEBACKS SERIES, lost her entire company and built it all back. We get into her thoughts on her evolving industry, upcoming...
-
[COMEBACKS] How to End Well So You Can Begin Again: Megan Hellerer on Grief, Self-Honesty & Directional Living
This week I spoke with career coach, author of Directional Living, and my longtime friend Megan Hellerer. What started as a conversation about her book turned into a conversation about grief, endings, iteration, and what happens when you've outgrown a version of your life. We talk about…
more -
[COMEBACKS] Your Breakdown Might Be the Best Part of the Story with Liz Tran
This is the second episode of the COMEBACKS series, featuring Liz Tran. I loved getting to talk with her again in this new format. In this episode, Liz shares her experience with divorce, reinvention, dating, and what it actually takes to rebuild your life when the version you planned for falls...
-
[COMEBACKS] What Are You Waiting For? Jessica Murnane on Reinvention, Nostalgia, Aging Narratives, and more!
In this first episode of the new COMEBACKS series, I spoke with my longtime friend Jessica Murnane about reinvention, knowing when to move on, and why I tend to linger in the past too long. We talk about creative pivots, grief around letting go, and starting again—without forcing it. Jess shares...
-
It's the Little Things with Sacha Jones [RERUN]
This week, a very important person in my life—Sacha Jones—hosts the podcast. Every year for nearly a decade Sacha has come back on to host the episode the last week of April (the week of my birthday). This year she really outdid herself: she shocks me with questions sourced from my friends and...
-
Fear Calcifying, Not Aging ft. Smiling Strange
This week I spoke with Kyle (Smiling Strange) about generations, the internet then vs. now, how we discover music as we grow up, and what it takes to keep evolving instead of calcifying with age. We talk about his process of making videos while walking around his neighborhood, why authenticity…
more -
Extreme Reactions & the Risk of Sharing Art—with Emmalea Russo, author of Vivienne
This week I spoke with Emmalea Russo about her novel Vivienne, the strange experience of putting art into the world right now, and what it means to create something that doesn’t try to make everyone comfortable. We talk about cancel culture, ’90s nostalgia, the difference between information and...
-
Pleasure, Grief, and Sleep: Rachelle Robinett on Writing Naturally
This is part two of my conversation with herbalist and writer Rachelle Robinett, recorded live in LA in a very intimate room full of friends while talking about her book Naturally. In this part, we get into our favorite themes from her book: pleasure, pain, transformation, grief, and the ways...
-
so here's what happened... with Sophie Ragir : )
This week is a little different: usually I’m the one asking the questions, but this time I’m on the other side. My friend Sophie had me on as the first guest to her new podcast, Late to the Party, where she interviewed me. This conversation ended up feeling surprisingly cathartic and was the most...
-
Desire, Dopamine, and Anticipation: Rachelle Robinett on Herbalism, Evolution and Redefining Ambition
This week I spoke with herbalist and writer Rachelle Robinett about her new book, Naturally, and some of my favorite ideas inside it: dopamine, novelty, primal motivation and strategies to regulate our nervous systems. We also talk about how the ways we distract ourselves are often attempts at a...
-
The Cost of Being “Good” with Savala Nolan
This week I talked to attorney and writer Savala Nolan. Her newest book, Good Woman, which was named a Most Anticipated Feminist Book of 2026 by Ms. Magazine, is out now. I got to read an early copy and loved it. She writes with raw honesty about making herself smaller, both literally and...
-
What’s ♥️ Got to Do With Eating? 🍽
This week, I’m joined again by emotional eating expert Tricia Nelson. This time, we explore the intricate connection between emotional eating and romantic relationships. We talk about how emotional responsibility includes becoming aware of the ways food struggles can impact intimacy and...
-
How to Evolve On & Offline? ✷ 2026 Christine Nguyen on Pregnancy, Productivity, & Beginnings!
My close friend Christine came over on New Year’s Day and we caught up on what’s ahead. We talk about friendship, big life transitions, and the constant evolution we all experience. She’s candid about how she’s changed creatively, professionally, and personally, including navigating freelance…
more -
Christine Nguyen on Film, Freelance, YouTube, Style, Breakups, and more! (RERUN of Ep 193) Chrissstttiiine
*This episode originally aired in 2017. I made a new intro/ reaction to it. It's my first conversation ever with my now very dear friend. Look out for an updated conversation between us next week. January 2017 Today's conversation is one of the rare occasions where I make a friend live on the...
-
Why We Eat Our Feelings (and What to Do Instead)—Tricia Nelson Explains
In this episode, I talk with author and emotional-eating expert Tricia Nelson about why we turn to food for comfort, what emotional eating actually is (it’s not about willpower), and how to build a life that makes late-night kitchen raids less inevitable. We get into compulsions, body image…
more -
Grief, Rock Bottoms, Ruts, and Leveling Up with Jessica Gill of To Be Magnetic
What Happens When You Actually Feel Feelings Instead of Avoiding Them? This week, I spoke with Jessica Gill about this. She's the Chief Content Officer at To Be Magnetic, about creativity, expansion, and what it really means to feel your feelings. We talked about grief, nostalgia, career ruts…
more -
Lacy Phillips on How To Be Magnetic (RERUN of EP 212)
*This episode originally aired in 2018, re-airing it today in honor of Lacy's new book. And look out for an updated conversation between us later this week. In late 2017, a friend mentioned a workshop she’d attended in New York led by Lacy. After hearing about her experience, I was intrigued, yet...
-
Reactivity and the Romance Myth with Dean Spade
This week I spoke with longtime activist and author Dean Spade about the complexities of relationships and the challenges we face in a society shaped by disposability culture. We discussed the fear of being wrong in public and of conflict and feedback. He spoke about why self-help often falls…
more -
How to Make a Space Feel Like You - with Cooper Osinski
This week, I talked to interior designer Cooper Osinski. He shared what makes a space feel personal, how he balances his style with client work, and how he developed his taste and style while navigating trends. We also discussed his intentional approach to growing an online presence on YouTube…
more -
Ambition Within Cynicism: Organizing Creative Chaos with Abbi Miller
This week, I talk to business strategist Abbi Miller about navigating pivots in both personal and professional life. Abbi was on the podcast five years ago, and her perspective on time management, which she calls Time Pessimism, is a concept I’ve found helpful ever since. Since then, much has...
-
How to Choose: Erin Claire Jones on Decision Making in Career & Relationships & How Human Design Can Help
This week, I talk to Erin Claire Jones, one of the world’s leading experts in Human Design. She talks about her journey from skeptically discovering it at a party to now writing a book (How Do You Choose) about how we can use our design to make better decisions in relationships and career. Erin...
-
Waiting for a Ride: Christopher DeLoach, Artist & Bumper Sticker Legend on the Stories That Shape Us
LA-based artist Christopher DeLoach and I talked about his path from class clown to intrepid traveler—walking the Appalachian Trail—to becoming an artist and creating the iconic bumper stickers you know and love. He shares a series of surreal encounters while hitchhiking, including rides with...
-
Blu Most on Creating in Community, ADHD Habits, LA Recs & More (pt 2/2)
This is the second half of my conversation with my friend Blu Most, an artist who has worked in food styling, creative direction, and event design. We get into ADHD habits, community for freelancers, her best advice on relationships and anxiety, and how aging changes our perspective on it all. If...
-
Blu Most on Art, Money & Organizing the Chaos of Creative Careers (pt 1/2)
In this first part of my conversation with the brilliant and wildly creative Blu Most, we dive into the life of a self-proclaimed “ideas person” and explore what it means to be a jack-of-all-trades. Blu shares her experience through art, food styling, creative direction, and event…
more -
best lesson on love? 💗
"What's your greatest lesson on romantic relationships?" is a question I've asked in most every episode. This week, with the help of a few favorite guests, I attempt to answer it. It's the first time in 12 years that I've ever done a brief episode... brevity is not my strong suit so don't get…
more -
best advice on breakups, grief, & heartbreak!
In honor of Valentine’s Day it’s an episode about what I know best: romantic love… just kidding it’s about breakups! It's a variety show from 2019 where I compiled all of the times (up until then) I spoke with guests on how heartbreak, grief, and sadness can lead to growth. I play some of my...
-
Mixtape of the Last Few Years with James McCrae
I thought it would be fun to do a year-in-review of the music of 2024 with my friend James McCrae. Neither of us are music experts, but we’re constantly sharing music with each other. James first came on the show in 2020, when we did a similar review of the music from that wild quarantine year…
more -
Romani Wisdom & Creative Practice: Jezmina & Paulina on Fortune Telling
This week I spoke with Jezmina Von Thiele and Paulina Stevens, co-hosts of the Romanistan podcast. I talked to them about the tragic fires in LA and their advice on navigating dark times and finding personal and collective resilience. They shared advice on healing and self-care during crises,...
-
Introducing: Mantra with Jemma Sbeg
Ready to take a fresh path to self-discovery? Every Monday, Jemma brings you a new mantra, breaking it down to show you how you can apply it to your own life. Whether you’re facing a major transition or looking to evolve your everyday routine, Mantra is the podcast for you. Join Jemma every week...
-
The Long Game: New Year Notes on Longevity with Dr. Patti Kim on Aging, Routines & Nature’s Cycles (2/2)
**This is part two of last week’s conversation with Dr. Patti, which was recorded prior to the devastating fires in LA. A list of resources is in the show notes below.** Dr. Patti Kim is a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist in Los Angeles. She’s also my close friend, one of my favorite people…
more -
2025: The Year We integrate Our Self Awareness: Dr. Patti Kim on Rituals, Longevity & Wellness Trends (1/2)
Dr. Patti Kim is a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist in Los Angeles. She’s also my close friend, one of my favorite people to talk to. She came over on New Year’s Day to talk about our end-of-year rituals, including journaling prompts and ins and outs. We also get into self-awareness vs....
-
Long-Term Liminal Space: What to Do When You’re in Between with Ashley Stahl
This week I spoke to Ashley Stahl, a counterterrorism professional turned international bestselling author and Forbes contributor. Not only is Ashley a TEDx speaker herself, she's now a highly sought-after TEDx speechwriter and CEO of her agency Wise Whisper, which helps people craft impactful...
-
MAILBAG Year in Review
In this special year-in-review mailbag episode, producer Ella and I look back on favorite standout episodes from 2024, our process of working together, and what's ahead for Let It Out in the coming year. We answer a few questions about walking, the challenges of maintaining consistency, and our...
-
goo prone: a voice note on earnestness, etc.
It's just me this week, delivering a dispatch that feels more like a voice note to a friend than a typical interview. I centered this around how the so-called "irony epidemic" has shaped the way I work, write, and share my projects in a culture that often resists earnestness. I reflect on the...
-
Chloe Cooks from Pickles in Her Pocket to Anchovies & Soup
This week I spoke to chef, recipe developer, writer and food stylist Chloe Walsh, also known as Chloe Cooks. A Brit based out of Los Angeles, she hosts pop-ups, writes her incredible Substack (Anchovies & Soup), swims, and is known for her potato recipe and so much more. In addition to loving her...
-
Micro-Hysterical Moments: Amanda Chantal Bacon on shame, aging, dating, the myth of balance, and more!
This week I spoke to Moon Juice founder and CEO Amanda Chantal Bacon. Amanda, as it says in the PR email I received, “has a captivating personal story that led her to create her company,” but we barely touched on that in this conversation. Instead we had a candid conversation that began with...
-
(2/2) Melissa Broder on How to Write Consistently, the Ephemeral, Ageing, Grief, & More (Part 2)
This is the second half of my conversation with one of my favorite authors, Melissa Broder. She is the author of several novels, the essay collection So Sad Today, and five poetry collections. She's appeared in the New York Times, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, VICE, and New York Magazine. In Part 2, we...
-
(1/2) Melissa Broder on Limerence, Grief, Food, Writing, Grocery Stores & Much More (Part 1)
This week, I spoke to one of my favorite authors, Melissa Broder. She is the author of several novels, the essay collection So Sad Today, and five poetry collections. She's appeared in the New York Times, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, VICE, and New York Magazine. I’m splitting this one up into two…
more -
Verônika Shülman interviews me at a party!
What you’re about to hear is a conversation between writer Verônika Shülman and myself, recorded last week at a party! In honor of the release of my new zine, Pivot, I hosted a party at NOTO and invited all of my friends. It was so nice to be in the same room with everyone after being stuck…
more -
Introducing PIVOT with Simi Botic
This week, Simi Botic—author, founder of Unmeasured, and my best friend—joins me to talk about PIVOT, a new zine of essays I compiled. After breaking my leg this summer, being stuck inside gave me time to put this together. Simi was the first person I sent it to, partly because she's a character…
more -
RITUAL > Routine with Neada Deters, Founder of LESSE
This week I spoke to Neada Deters, founder of the organic skincare range LESSE. We met when she still lived in LA a few years ago so we began this conversation discussing her recent move to NYC, which is a return for her. Neada moved to New York the first time from Australia with a one-way ticket...
-
Life Quakes Lead to Growth with Industrial Artist Zoë Pawlak
This week I spoke with Zoë Pawlak, a Vancouver-based artist and industrial designer. After deciding to get sober, she turned to journaling as a way of expression and inner reflection. Soon she married her interests in art and writing to create Vessels and Muses. In this conversation we cover:...
-
Saying What We're Afraid to with Founder R29 & A Tiny Apt. Christene Barberich
This week I spoke with the iconic writer and editor Christene Barberich. I first knew of her as the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Refinery29. I’ve loved her work for years, through R29, her own writing, and the podcast she hosted for many years called Unstyled, so when recent guest Erika...
-
Deesha Dyer, Obama's Social Secretary, On How She Tackled Imposter Syndrome, Parties at the White House & More
This week I spoke to President Obama’s Social Secretary, Deesha Dyer. She recently published her memoir, Undiplomatic, which dives into how a hip-hop journalist without credentials, connections, or a college degree conquered imposter syndrome while landing one of the most sought-after positions…
more
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
ABOUT THIS SHOW
Long-form conversations with a variety friends and strangers. Guests include musicians, writers, chefs, parents, painters, designers, herbalists, therapists, comedians, and actors. Here they candidly discuss how they spend their days. We cover connection, creativity, productivity, well-being, sex, love, body image, transitions, and more. Sometimes things get deep and philosophical and sometimes they are funny and light because life is both.
HOSTED BY
Katie Dalebout
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does LET IT OUT have?
LET IT OUT currently has 509 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is LET IT OUT about?
Long-form conversations with a variety friends and strangers. Guests include musicians, writers, chefs, parents, painters, designers, herbalists, therapists, comedians, and actors. Here they candidly discuss how they spend their days. We cover connection, creativity, productivity, well-being, sex,...
How often does LET IT OUT release new episodes?
LET IT OUT releases new episodes frequently with a large back catalog of 509 episodes. Check the episode list for recent publication dates.
Where can I listen to LET IT OUT?
You can listen to LET IT OUT on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts LET IT OUT?
LET IT OUT is created and hosted by Katie Dalebout.
URL copied to clipboard!