# The people love mess!

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Podcast: [No Country for Old Women](https://stenobird.com/podcast/no-country-for-old-women-7731487)
Published: 2026-04-01T07:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/no-country-for-old-women/episodes/the-people-love-mess
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## Resource

Kimberly and Jenn discover they're a top-10 new podcast?! Plus: the Lindy West memoir controversy, why writing memoir as a woman blows, how the non-stop news assault is scrambling our brains, nostalgia for old-timey reporting (support local news!) and also somehow the story of how we met and also jeans? Show notes: Rachel Cusk + Sheila Heti podcast, "Why Memoir Is a Dead End" Julie K. Brown's newsletter, The Epstein Files L.A. Material Midcoast Villager Old Navy jeans Also: We wrote some books! AMATEUR HOUR , AMBITION MONSTER , BUT YOU SEEMED SO HAPPY, WEIRD IN A WORLD THAT’S NOT . Where to find us:  Our email: nocountryforoldwomenpod@gmail Our Patreon: patreon.com/NoCountryForOldWomen Our Instagram: @nocountryforoldwomenpod Jenn's newsletter: jennromolini.substack.com Kimberly's newsletter: kimberlyharrington.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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