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- 6 days ago45 min
Time Slipping? Mandy Patinkin & Kathryn Grody on Aging
A totally original, absolutely unhinged birthday song. Danielle writes in with a big question about feeling like time is moving too fast. And a round of Scary Not Scary tackles the burning question: what would you do if a baby bear showed up in your sink? Have a question, story, weird thought to share with Mandy and Kathryn? Drop us a voice memo here: https://www.speakpipe.com/AskMandyandKathryn or send an email to askmandyandkathryn@gmail.com. 👉 Subscribe so you don’t miss a new episode every week! 🎧 Listen to the podcast on all platforms: https://lemonada.lnk.to/DontListenToUsYT 📱Follow us: @mandypatinkin @lemonadamedia #MandyPatinkin #KathrynGrody #Podcast #DontListenToUs #LifeAdvice #Aging #BirthdaySong #TimeIsFlying Go to quince.com/dontlisten for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Head over to Booking.com and start your listing today. Chapters: 00:00 Anxiety About Time Moving Fast 00:45 Original Birthday Song! 00:59 New Toy Chaos 02:02 Fashion Tips (Not Really!) 03:30 Speaking Out in Dark Times 06:25 Encouraged by Community Activism 7:43 Why Mandy Uses His Voice 09:43 Quince Ad Break 11:43 Booking.com Sponsor 13:54 Listener Question Setup 14:12 Is Age a Barrier? 17:07 Age Is Just Number 20:55 Live Caller: Danielle 23:14 Why Does It Feel Like Time is Speeding Up? 26:19 Physics and Play 28:07 What the Pandemic Did to Time 29:56 Why Time Feels Faster with Age 30:57 Loss and Life Lessons 33:23 Slow Down to Live 36:07 Birthday Plans and Video Games 37:44 Happy Birthday Serenade 40:23 Scary Not Scary Game 41:31 Bear in the Sink? Now What? 44:36 Credits and Premium Plug Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago38 min
How Do You Forgive Yourself?
A listener asks about addiction and self-forgiveness. A family friend drops by for a moving discussion about sobriety, relapse, and learning to move forward. Plus, Kathryn judges Gideon’s beard rather harshly, and a story about a first kiss that changed everything. Have a question, story, weird thought to share with Mandy and Kathryn? Drop us a voice memo here: https://www.speakpipe.com/AskMandyandKathryn or send an email to askmandyandkathryn@gmail.com. 👉 Subscribe so you don’t miss a new episode every week! 🎧 Listen to the podcast on all platforms: https://lemonada.lnk.to/DontListenToUsYT 📱Follow us: @mandypatinkin @lemonadamedia #MandyPatinkin #KathrynGrody #Podcast #DontListenToUs Head over to Booking.com and start your listing today. Chapters: 00:00 Intro: Beards, Friendship & Forgiveness 01:16 Who Loves a Beard? 04:05 Boundaries & Emotional Limits 04:44 Surprise Guest Drops By! 07:49 Meet Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Maureen Laffey 08:25 How We Met Good Friend Maureen 10:32 First Kiss Stories 11:32 The Secret to Long Friendships 12:39 Jack Hofsiss’ Story: Caregiving and Illness 14:07 The Ann-Margret Elevator Story 15:32 A Relationship Beyond Caregiver and Patient 16:56 Michael’s Voice Note About Addiction Struggles 18:18 Learning Self-Forgiveness 23:04 Letting Go of the “God Complex” 26:53 Different Paths to Sobriety 29:36 Medication and Recovery 32:24 One-Word Tributes to Old Friends 34:17 Saying Goodbye 35:37 Credits & Subscribe Head over to Booking.com and start your listing today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago41 min
True NYC Stories We’ve Never Told (Until Now)
Roaches. Drug heists. Burglaries. Sandwiches. Welcome to New York. In this anything-goes episode, we pause your questions and dive into our unbelievable and sometimes oddly hilarious stories about life in NYC, including when we were young, struggling actors. Plus, a tale about Martin Sheen that goes nowhere. Oh, and an easter egg revealed that you haven’t noticed yet. Have a question, story, weird thought to share with Mandy and Kathryn? Drop us a voice memo here: https://www.speakpipe.com/AskMandyandKathryn or send an email to askmandyandkathryn@gmail.com. 👉 Subscribe so you don’t miss a new episode every week! 🎧 Listen to the podcast on all platforms: https://lemonada.lnk.to/DontListenToUsYT 📱Follow us: @mandypatinkin @lemonadamedia #MandyPatinkin #KathrynGrody #Podcast #DontListenToUs Head over to Booking.com and start your listing today. Chapters: 00:00 This week on our podcast… 01:07 An enthused hello. Plus, Gideon’s first love(s). 02:32 The easter egg reveal. Did you catch it? 03:30 Travel, Venice and rats. 07:04 City living, nudity and bathroom windows. 13:51 Biking in New York City. Mandy confronts Gideon on not sharing stories about his life. 17:26 The legend of Peanuts. 20:48 Our first reference in this episode to the Martin Sheen story that goes nowhere. 21:26 Mandy reminisces on his early days as a struggling actor in NY and shares a wild story involving his mom. 28:38 Kathryn’s first cookie drug deal and her maybe, kind of close encounter with a drug heist. 33:09 When Kathrny’s dad visited her during her early days in NY. 35:10 Gideon tries to explain the sexual practice of sounding to his parents. 37:25 Becky serenades us! 38:05 Byebyes. Credits. Send us your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago43 min
A 93-Year-Old Shares Secrets to a Creative Life
What can a 93-year-old teach us about life, creativity, and happiness? Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody sit down with a 93-year-old artist to talk about aging, staying creative, and finding joy at every stage of life. They also answer a listener question about how to raise hopeful kids in difficult times, and a game of Would You Rather? takes an unexpected (and hilarious) turn. Have a question, story, or unspeakable thought to share with Mandy and Kathryn? Drop us a voice memo here: https://www.speakpipe.com/AskMandyandKathryn or email askmandyandkathryn@gmail.com. 👉 Subscribe, so you don’t miss a new episode every week! 🎧 Listen on all platforms: https://lemonada.lnk.to/DontListenToUsYT 📱 Follow: @mandypatinkin @lemonadamedia #MandyPatinkin #KathrynGrody #Podcast #DontListenToUs #LifeAdvice #Creativity #Parenting Chapters: 00:00 Coming Up: Life Advice From a 93-Year-Old 00:51 Mandy Gets Swallowed by a Whale 02:18 Listener Question: Parenting Kids in Dark Times 04:13 How to Raise Hopeful Kids Today 07:12 Why Activism and Community Matter 11:05 Using History to Stay Hopeful 14:30 Meet Doris Peltzman, Age 93 15:51 How Gideon Met Doris 20:33 How to Protect Your Creative Spark 22:19 Choosing Joy Every Day 23:15 How Creativity Changes With Age 24:19 Creativity Is Being Alive 26:05 Why Comparing Your Work Can Hurt Creativity 27:07 What Life Is Like in Your Nineties 28:54 Unexpected Kindness From Strangers 32:19 Advice From a 93-Year-Old: Keep Growing 34:38 Would You Rather? Game 38:19 Send Us Your Art! 38:50 Outro & Credits Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 15, 202651 min
Listener Favorite: Why Don’t I Feel Like the Age I Am?
This episode originally aired on October 22, 2025. How to feel young when the body gets old, why joy is resistance, and a call from Brit about blowing up her professional life. Also, Gideon shocks Mandy and Kathryn with a family secret. Have a question, story, or weird thought to share with Mandy and Kathryn? Drop us a voice memo here or send an email to askmandyandkathryn@gmail.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 8, 202642 min
Advice for Aspiring Actors (Broadway Isn’t Key)
Why do we discourage people from a career in the arts? A young person talks to Mandy & Kathryn about how to make it in musical theatre. Hint: Broadway shouldn’t be the goal. Plus, a peak inside Gideon’s brain - as a kid doing performance art about his neighbours. Oh, and the Road Runner makes an appearance. Have a question, story, weird thought to share with Mandy and Kathryn? Drop us a voice memo here or send an email to askmandyandkathryn@gmail.com. Head over to Booking.com and start your listing today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 1, 202639 min
Should You Stay or Leave When You Hate Where You Live?
If you move somewhere new and hate it… do you stick it out or start over? Mandy and Kathryn have very different answers. In this episode, they get into moving regret, how to decide whether to stay or leave, and the emotional reality of starting over in a new place. Also: creative and surprising ways to cope with grief, the rituals that keep people we’ve lost close, and Kathryn reveals her secret, longstanding hatred of jokes. Mandy and Kathryn’s guest is Carla Fernandez, author of Renegade Grief: A Guide to the Wild Ride of Life After Loss. Have a question, story, weird thought to share with Mandy and Kathryn? Drop us a voice memo here or send an email to askmandyandkathryn@gmail.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Mar 25, 202638 min
A Pet Psychic Reads Our Dog
Ever wonder what your pet actually thinks of you? We sit down with an Animal Communicator and Pet Psychic who reads Becky, our dog. Let’s just say, we may never look at Becky the same way again! Plus, Mandy’s surprising story of when he was offered The Princess Bride. Oh, and what we really (maybe) would’ve done if acting didn’t work out. Please note - We record these episodes in advance so we don’t always get to respond in real time to what’s going on in the world. Have a question, story, weird thought to share with Mandy and Kathryn? Drop us a voice memo here or send an email to askmandyandkathryn@gmail.com. For a limited time, go to Care.com and use code DONTLISTEN for 20% off your initial subscription or Senior Care Advisor Plan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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About Don't Listen To Us with Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody
Don’t Listen to Us is an advice show for advice-skeptics and wisdom-lovers, hosted by Mandy Patinkin, Kathryn Grody, and their son Gideon. Legendary actor Mandy (The Princess Bride, Homeland, Criminal Minds) is the consummate entertainer who shoots from the hip, stage actress Kathryn is the thoughtful connector who sees all the nuance, and Gideon is the brave soul keeping them on track (or at least trying). Together, Mandy and Kathryn have 40+ years of marriage, 140+ years of life experience, and a series of viral social media posts where Gideon interviews them and watches both chaos and wisdom ensue.They don’t always agree on what advice to give—in fact, they rarely do. But they draw from their highs and lows as artists, parents, lovers, and humans, to give their unique take on real dilemmas submitted by you -- the listeners. Hang out with this family and you’ll walk away with insights you didn’t expect, stories you’ll want to repeat, and comfort knowing that you’re not alone in figu
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