{"podcast":{"title":"Different, Not Broken","slug":"different-not-broken-7281363","podcast_index_feed_id":7281363,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/different-not-broken/","website_url":"https://differentnotbrokenpodcast.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/0387d1ce-6b9b-4cca-b6e8-776de97c3f11/6XCIStyYqXIWc3Zw6GTqXkf1.jpg","author":"Lauren \"L2\" Howard","episode_count":69,"summary":"You’ve spent your whole life feeling like something’s wrong with you. Here’s a radical thought: what if you’re not broken - just different? Welcome to Different, Not Broken, the no-filter, emotionally intelligent, occasionally sweary podcast that challenges the idea that we all have to fit inside neat little boxes to be acceptable. Hosted by L2 (aka Lauren Howard), this show dives into the real, raw and ridiculous sides of being neurodivergent, introverted, chronically underestimated - and still completely worthy. Expect deeply honest conversations about identity, neurodivergence, gender, work, grief, anxiety and everything in between. There’ll be tears, dead dad jokes, side quests, and a whole lot of swearing. If you are tired of pretending to be someone you’re not, this space is for you. Come for the chaos. Stay for the catharsis. Linger for the dead Dad jokes.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/different-not-broken-7281363"},"episode":{"title":"Arguments with dudes on the internet: LinkedIn/Facebook edition","slug":"arguments-with-dudes-on-the-internet-linkedin-facebook-edition","published_at":"2026-02-25T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/different-not-broken-7281363/arguments-with-dudes-on-the-internet-linkedin-facebook-edition","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/different-not-broken-7281363","url":"https://differentnotbrokenpodcast.com/episode/arguments-with-dudes-on-the-internet-linkedin-facebook-edition","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/cccb9266-db5c-4d34-9f97-77f7f8bab030.mp3","summary":"I've been doing the internet antagonizing. I apologize. Not to the people I'm doing it to — they deserve it — but to the universe in general. Last week I got into two arguments with dudes on the internet. It's like a thing I do. These are always cantankerous dude bros, and they always get what they deserve. The argument is almost always the same. I have one question. I ask it every time. It brings their very bullish \"I know everything about running a workplace\" energy down to a full Porky Pig real fast. I also bring receipts. Because of course I do. Plus: I got mad about the Turning Point USA halftime show in a business group on the internet, which is exactly where that conversation belongs if you ask me. And in Small Talk, I answer a question from Nate in Provo, Utah, who doesn't trust compliments but believes every piece of criticism — and I explain why imposter syndrome might actually be the most arrogant thing you can carry around. Boop. TIMESTAMPS 00:37 — I got into two arguments with dudes on the internet last week 01:04 — It's almost always the same argument about remote work and micromanagement 02:16 — The call center manager who had a lot to say 02:45 — The one question I have for them 03:57 — I worked at a call center. The best one in the world. It was still awful. 07:21 — If you can only run your business by underpaying people, your business is failing 08:41 — Don't wrestle with pigs. They enjoy it. (I did it anyway.) 09:18 — The Turning Point USA halftime show got me. I tried not to. 12:34 — I'm going to find a different plumber 13:55 — Small Talk: Nate from Provo, Utah on compliments vs. criticism 14:41 — 10,000 compliments: \"yeah maybe.\" Someone says your feet smell: \"that HAS to be true.\" 16:36 — Why imposter syndrome is actually a form of arrogance Ment…","meta_description":"I've been doing the internet antagonizing. I apologize. Not to the people I'm doing it to — they deserve it — but to the universe in general. Last week I…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1266,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/different-not-broken-7281363/episodes/arguments-with-dudes-on-the-internet-linkedin-facebook-edition/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/different-not-broken-7281363/arguments-with-dudes-on-the-internet-linkedin-facebook-edition.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}