The Struggle Bus

Kate and Sally are “here to fix your life” with excellent advice that can be often summed up by: go see a therapist. They’re good.
Kate is an actor and a bartender; Sally is a lesbian and I’m not sure what she does in her life. Every episode they answer listener emails and try to help people navigate their struggles.
Each episode ends with a song recommendation. The podcast ended in 2020.

• Episode 16, my takeaways:
  • if you’re wondering whether you’re queer but can’t really explore the topic atm… you are valid. And people might surprise you.
  • if you feel like you need to see a therapist but don’t have time: nobody “has time to see a shrink”, but if it’s vital, make time.
  • if someone complains about their (chronic) pain, don’t give them advice if they don’t ask.
• Episode 13, where they first talk about migraines, friends dying unexpectedly, and that it doesn’t make sense to compare two people’s suffering. Then they answer emails:
  • online dating and the frustrating game of taking time before answering a text
  • awkward first times
  • being too career-oriented to find a partner

• The last episode. Hosts Kate and Sally talk about how they feel about the show of course, their advice on self-care, therapy, the US elections (the episode was recorded on November 7th), listener questions. All in all, it’s pretty uplifting :)

• An episode where they about TTRPG, with DM Eric Silver. Some key points:
  • what’s good to do in session 0 of your TTRPG: say what you’re looking for in the campaign, set rules for how to handle inappropriate player behavior…
  • why Wizards of the Coast (creator of DnD) isn’t a great company: huge problems of racism and sexism/harassment
  • advice about setting up a game and playing online