{"podcast":{"title":"Funny In Failure","slug":"funny-in-failure-1031063","podcast_index_feed_id":1031063,"rss_url":"https://funnyinfailure.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://funnyinfailure.libsyn.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/3/7/5/7375a6272eda88d1d959afa2a1bf1c87/Pink_Illustrative_Podcast_Logo.png","author":"Funny In Failure","episode_count":349,"summary":"A podcast that interviews funny and interesting people to discuss their careers and some of the challenges they have faced. I hope to use this platform to normalise and encourage the discussion of failure, particularly through the lens of the entertainment industry, to show that it can be a stepping stone towards the road of success. Nothing is better than humour to normalise a situation, so having deep and meaningful conversations, interspersed with comedy and laughter, helps us celebrate and appreciate life's frustrating moments.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T12:19:50.156457+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-in-failure-1031063"},"episode":{"title":"#335: Sonya Walger - Star of your Life","slug":"335-sonya-walger-star-of-your-life","published_at":"2026-04-06T05:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-in-failure-1031063/335-sonya-walger-star-of-your-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-in-failure-1031063","url":"https://funnyinfailure.libsyn.com/335-sonya-walger-star-of-your-life","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/funnyinfailure/Full_Sonya_Walger_AUDIO_ONLY.m4a?dest-id=2063339","summary":"SONYA WALGER is an actor, author, writer and podcaster. She most recently starred in Apple's sci-fi series FOR ALL MANKIND as astronaut \"Molly Cobb,\" and the horror/thriller film NEW LIFE. She also can be seen in Amazon's NIGHT SKY opposite Sissy Spacek and J.K. Simmons, and Epix's GET SHORTY with Chris O'Dowd and Ray Romano. Sonya is perhaps best known for her role as \"Penny\" on ABC's hit series LOST as well as other series including FLASHFORWARD, THE CATCH, TELL ME YOU LOVE ME, and MIND OF A MARRIED MAN. Sonya's novel LION was published in February 2025 by The New York Review Books. Her new novel, WIFEHOUSE, will be published by Union Square Books April 7th 2026. We chat about her love of books and full time writing, Lost, her new book Wifehouse, intuition, auditioning, being invited back to shows, waiting for the phone to ring and empowering yourself, friendships, the power of journaling + plus more! Check Sonya out on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sonyawalgerofficial/ Website: https://sonya-walger.com/ Wifehouse Book: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/sonya-walger/wifehouse/9781454963301/ ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/","meta_description":"SONYA WALGER is an actor, author, writer and podcaster. She most recently starred in Apple's sci-fi series FOR ALL MANKIND as astronaut \"Molly Cobb,\" and…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5355,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/funny-in-failure-1031063/episodes/335-sonya-walger-star-of-your-life/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/funny-in-failure-1031063/335-sonya-walger-star-of-your-life.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}