Hey, Teens! (Blankets and Sam Cooke with Rosamund Lannin)

I'll Be There For You

Hey, teens! This episode is a lot about you and how to relate to what you're going through! Journalist and fiction writer Rosamund Lannin has written for /Film, Vice, Lifehacker and more, and today she comes on to the podcast to talk about two works that helped her get through stretches of her teenage years: Craig Thompson's graphic novel "Blankets" and Sam Cooke's iconic album, Night Beat.

Topics include: the realities and grind of day jobs, shitty boyfriends, your first romance and first heartbreak, comics and graphic novels, relating to the news in a healthy manner, why you and everyone should go to therapy (and therapy should be free and available to everyone), the particular melancholy of summer, adults and how we don't always know everything & more.

You can follow Rosamund Lannin and her writing at @Rosamund on Twitter. Her latest published speculative fiction work is here: https://smallbeerpress.com/lcrw/2019/02/25/lady-churchills-rosebud-wristlet-no-39/

Information on how to find a low-cost therapist can be found here:
https://www.healthline.com/health/therapy-for-every-budget#apps

IBTFY is participating in PodSlam: A Podcast Marathon for Connor's Cure at the iO Theatre in Chicago on September 21st: https://www.facebook.com/PodSlamLive/

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