{"podcast":{"title":"Wild Geese","slug":"wild-geese-6890223","podcast_index_feed_id":6890223,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f5102908/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anna-howard1","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41014770/41014770-1713885153198-8fe08f6045def.jpg","author":"Anna Howard | Podcast Strategist","episode_count":54,"summary":"Welcome to Wild Geese! Think of this as your little plot in the woods where you can lay down a picnic blanket, gather with your friends, and gab! I’m your host, Anna Corinne - a NYC based podcast strategist and actress. Every other Tuesday, I’m doing deep dives on creativity, community organizing, activism, and more. I want listening to Wild Geese to feel like night in a fluffy chair, cat purring at your feet, warm light creating a glow, and all of your friends in one room together.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T02:20:20.367989+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-geese-6890223"},"episode":{"title":"40. How to Discover What You Want & Actually Ask For It","slug":"40-how-to-discover-what-you-want-actually-ask-for-it","published_at":"2025-11-26T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-geese-6890223/40-how-to-discover-what-you-want-actually-ask-for-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-geese-6890223","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anna-howard1/episodes/40--How-to-Discover-What-You-Want--Actually-Ask-For-It-e3bfbgv","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f5102908/podcast/play/111700959/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-10-25%2F413162127-44100-2-7a5abceef084c.mp3","summary":"I believe desire is a map & we can start using it to actually improve our relationships with others WHILE seeing our dream life come into our physical reality!! RESOURCES MENTIONED: A Woman's Guide to Power Unbound: https://www.kasiaurbaniak.com/unbound-book Little Weirds by Jenny Slate: https://www.thejennyslate.com/little-weirds Pleasure Activism: https://adriennemareebrown.net/book/pleasure-activism/ RELATED EPISODES: Watch this if you're ready to rethink romantic relationships: https://youtu.be/olzuQmLQlSQ?si=T6BJ_SX340AQK9uV How to be a better villager: https://youtu.be/-cNpV9SL6OQ?si=Ib-dv2Y-s3PaQEBg 📓 Anna's Substack Newsletter ⛅ Wild Geese Instagram 💌 Anna's Podcast Production Services Watch on Youtube To inquire about potential collaborations, please email hello@annacorinneproductions.com 00:00 intro 01:00 Book of the Month Sponsorship 02:54 How are Desires Different than Goals? 04:54 How can we be ready to answer the question "What do you want?" 05:11 the low maintenance, chill persona is a myth06:25 the most radical thing a woman can do is want07:33 desires about being desired 08:16 You don't choose your desires, your desires choose you08:32 How do we even know what we want?12:51 A prompt to translate desires into asks15:00 Making your asks more specific17:50 Asking for the wrong thing is just information18:11 Satisfying your desires is a highly personal process18:46 Redefining what it means to ask for help 19:53 Maladaptive behaviors we might use to avoid asking for what we want20:22 Yearning can feel like a humiliation ritual21:09 Having conviction in your desires 23:10 How rejection can actually lead to a better outcome24:30 Why I reject wantlessness25:35 How desire can be an empowering community builder27:35 What is pleasure activism? 28:48…","meta_description":"I believe desire is a map & we can start using it to actually improve our relationships with others WHILE seeing our dream life come into our physical…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1684,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wild-geese-6890223/episodes/40-how-to-discover-what-you-want-actually-ask-for-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-geese-6890223/40-how-to-discover-what-you-want-actually-ask-for-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}