The Blunder Years, Episode 16: “I’m not doing as well as so-and-so” (+ gender reveals, exes, more)

Gender reveals — or should we call them anatomy reveals? — and FOMO, childbirth, and more. Continue Reading

The Blunder Years, Episode 14: Your 20s are a hot mess, but it’s better by your 40s!

There’s actually 12 minutes cut out of this podcast where we discuss e-mail etiquette and Trump vs. hurricanes. It was that fun to talk! Continue Reading

The Blunder Years, Episode 13: Are you the average of the five people you spend the most time with?

A discussion about your 20s vs. your 30s, mindset, mental toughness, legacy, and sociological theories. Continue Reading

The Blunder Years, Episode 10: Why does work distract us from what really matters?

Work at 24 is actually kind of vaguely exciting and interesting. Work at 34? Uh, not nearly as much. Let’s discuss this more. Continue Reading

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Crawling towards 39, mostly pathetic, and trying to get to a place I’m proud of

Ted Bauer 2015 Not Ideal

I’m largely a failure as I near the end of my 30s, and I need to own that and start the process of doing better. Continue Reading

The Blunder Years, Episode 6: Five-year plans, North Stars, and Instagram likes

A little dialogue about five and 10-year plans, Instagram likes, sleep, North Stars, and children learning to play golf. Continue Reading

Blunder Years, Episode 2: Miscarriages, motherhood, long-term sexuality

An episode with thoughts into miscarriages, the role of social media in our world, sex as a habit, the weird work and personal lines that we draw around ourselves, and the big difference between how we grow up and how we’re expected to move through adulthood. Continue Reading

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The April of my discontent

An oral history of how I fucked up the end of a relationship and started to figure the rest out afterwards. Continue Reading