Best Laura Lyster Mensh Podcasts (2024)

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Introducing: Bridgerton The Official Podcast Season 3 2:40

1h ago2:40

2:40

Hi, Go Ask Ali listeners! We are super excited about the return of Bridgerton: The Official Podcast and want you to share in the excitement with us. Alongside a new season of the TV show the companion podcast, which takes you behind the scenes through interviews with actors, writers, directors, and more. We think you'll want to tune in, but don't j…

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The Rise of The Wise w/ Martha Beck & Mariska Hargitay (Season 3 Finale) 55:32

1y ago55:32

55:32

For Go Ask Ali’s Season 3 finale Ali is joined by her bestie, actress and philanthropist Mariska Hargitay, and the “best known life coach in America” (NPR, USA Today) Martha Beck. The three ladies just have a little chat about wisdom, courage, truth, integrity, love, abandonment and aging. No biggie, just everything. Oh, and masturbation. If you ha…

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There’s No Shame in Menopause w/ Naomi Watts & Pat Duckworth 59:09

1y ago59:09

59:09

People are talking about menopause everywhere these days, which is incredible since our mothers and grandmothers and their mothers NEVER did! Women’s thirst for answers and community has exploded so our guests are right on time. Naomi Watts has created a menopause brand that educates, offers support as well as some useful products to help with, you…

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The Primal Joys of Nature w/ The Ebony Anglers and Melissa Clark 55:41

1y ago55:41

55:41

What is it about the great outdoors? It’s joyful, liberating, powerful, calming and soulful all at once. It’s also healing. Ali finally gets to talk to her obsession, The Ebony Anglers, a powerhouse trailblazing group of Black fisherwomen about their experience with competitive deep sea fishing. Its foundation and summer camps, Black Girls Fish and…

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Narcissism and the Extra Drive to Feel Special w/ Dr. Craig Malkin 45:04

1y ago45:04

45:04

Narcissism lives in all of us to some degree as on a spectrum. And it’s easy to see how having even a tinge of narcissism could have been a valuable survival tool over the ages. But like with everything, there is a limit to what is healthy and what is toxic. Psychologist and author of Rethinking Narcissism Dr. Craig Malkin talks about the extrovert…

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Childhood Stress and Our Health w/ Dr. Nadine Burke Harris 42:08

1y ago42:08

42:08

ACEs, or adverse childhood experiences, are the single greatest unaddressed public health threat today, according to our esteemed guest former Surgeon General of California Dr. Nadine Burke Harris. She has been the tireless voice educating the world on ACEs and the biological effects they have over the course of a person’s lifetime. Any adult may h…

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It's Time to Talk About Death w/ Doulas Valoria Walker & Laura Lyster-Mensh 51:59

1y ago51:59

51:59

It seems most people feel obligated to cringe or shut down when the thought of the inevitable surfaces. But the simple fact exists that we will all leave this life at some point. Ali talks with Valoria Walker and Lauren Lyster-Mensh who are trained as end-of-life doulas, people who shepherd the dying and their loved ones through the often difficult…

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The Middle Age Dating Buffet w/ Paulina Porizkova 46:41

1y ago46:41

46:41

Actress, writer and former supermodel Paulina Porizkova has been trying to date and, well, it’s even hard for her. No matter who you are or where you’ve been, the middle age dating scene is unfortunately no feast of riches. It’s actually, she says, more like a lunch buffet right before it gets closed down and everything is cold and dry. Ouch. But h…

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50 Shades of Pornography w/ Dr. David Ley 50:22

1y ago50:22

50:22

Pornography has been the primary blame for many relationship problems. Fingers get pointed. Feelings get hurt. Doors get slammed. Psychologist and sex therapist David Ley, PhD believes pornography gets the blame because it is the “big, sexy, shiny object” that grabs the focus when a relationship is feeling bumpy. Ley says pornography is really just…

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Anyone Could Join a Cult w/ Dr. Steven Hassan 43:26

1y ago43:26

43:26

Mind control, undue influence, brainwashing - that all sounds like some Hollywood fiction fantasy. But cult expert Dr. Steven Hassan says these are real and anybody could fall into the culty traps. He shares his personal story from the 70’s when he found himself dropping out of college, emptying his bank account and being trained to kill. His trap,…

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Your Teenager’s Really Big Feelings w/ Dr. Lisa Damour 50:55

1y ago50:55

50:55

Content Warning: adolescent suicide and ideation are briefly discussed Dr. Lisa Damour returns to Go Ask Ali to share her new book The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, Compassionate Adolescents. She has written this book for parents and other caring adults to help teens when so many are struggling and there aren’t enough th…

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Accidentally Brave w/ Maddie Corman 50:26

1y ago50:26

50:26

CONTENT WARNING: this episode discusses child pornography, the pornography industry, sex addiction and potential suicide. Actress and playwright Maddie Corman became brave because she had to be. It was crisis time. About seven years ago her husband was arrested for downloading images of child sexual abuse material* (legally known as child pornograp…

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How to Make Friends as a Grownup w/ Dr. Marisa G. Franco 49:09

1+ y ago49:09

49:09

One of Ali’s most requested topics from our listeners has been how to make friends as a big person. And here it is! Dr. Marisa G. Franco has written the book we've all been waiting for, Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Help You Make - and Keep - Friends. Franco explains our connection programming, otherwise known as attachment styles, an…

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The Gifts of Unraveling w/ Peggy Orenstein 43:59

1+ y ago43:59

43:59

During the darkest days of the pandemic lots of people read books, played video games, mastered Zoom (sorta) or tried their hand baking sourdough. Peggy Orenstein did those things, too, but she also handmade her very own sweater and then WROTE a book about it. So what, you may be thinking, lots of people knit. No. She really made her own sweater. L…

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Sweet Success w/ Candace Nelson 45:12

1+ y ago45:12

45:12

Entrepreneurs are “dream big” people. No risk no reward! But how do you know if you truly want to make a career out of your passion? Candace Nelson was always a joyful baker, but she also ended up revolutionizing the entire baking industry and judging everybody else’s cupcakes on The Food Network’s Cupcake Wars. In her new book Sweet Success: A Sim…

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Lessons From a Near Death Experience w/ Nancy Jarecki 38:31

1+ y ago38:31

38:31

Nancy Jarecki, an entrepreneur and mother of three, didn’t know what was hitting her as she walked the red carpet at Ali’s Head Case premiere. What she thought was a strange little fainting spell was actually a subarachnoid hemorrhage. And while almost 50% of people do not make it, Nancy did. She shares the story of that day’s events, the brain sur…

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Parenting Scores & Fails w/ Doc Brown (Co-Host of The Parent Test) 41:21

1+ y ago41:21

41:21

Ali brings her fabulous co-host for ABC’s The Parent Test on to dig a little deeper into his parenting expertise. Psychologist, teacher, author, researcher and the father of eight kids, Dr. Adolph “Doc” Brown, shares some of his greatest gems to help parents gain clarity and insight into raising humans. He boils all the parenting books out there do…

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Philanthropy for Everyone w/ Melinda French Gates 36:58

1+ y ago36:58

36:58

Philanthropist, businesswoman, advocate for women and girls, and mother of three Melinda French Gates shares some insights and advice on ways we can all give back regardless of what’s in the bank. Call it philanthropy, volunteerism or activism, the goals are the same: help others and work toward a better society. She shares how she’s taught her kid…

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Fear & Intuition w/ Gavin de Becker 43:50

1+ y ago43:50

43:50

Content Warning: There is conversation about spousal homicide and attempted sexual assault. If you would like to avoid this content, please see exact timecodes below. If you watch any news or doom scroll for 20 minutes, you expose yourself to all kinds of worst case scenarios. And those are dramatic and often terrifying. Gavin de Becker is a leadin…

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I Want to Be Friends With Melissa Gilbert 44:37

1+ y ago44:37

44:37

Who knows if it’s getting older or having experienced a global pandemic, but Ali and Melissa are all about getting rid of life’s flashy trappings and making the simple things like friends, family and a real sense of peace their primary focus. Along the way they also touch on her life as a child star playing Laura Ingalls on the classic show “Little…

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Parenting the Digital Wild West w/ Dr. Abe Baggili and Jim Steyer 53:10

1+ y ago53:10

53:10

It’s been about 15 years since Facebook went mainstream and the iPhone was released. In this short time social media and our pocket computers have become indispensable, even addicting. And now we have a new frontier on the horizon, the Metaverse. You’ve probably heard this trendy buzzword, but do you know what it is? Dr. Ibrahim “Abe” Baggili, a cy…

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Bad Choices w/ Brooke Shields 33:50

1+ y ago33:50

33:50

Ali and bestie Brooke Shields team up for a fun two-part episode. First, Ali joins Brooke on her new podcast “Now What? with Brooke Shields” and interviews Brooke on her own show about the pivotal moments in our lives and the choices we make. And here Brooke joins Ali for an all-revealing, no holds barred, cover your kid’s ears game of Bad Choices.…

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The Secrets We Keep w/ Michael Slepian 37:26

1+ y ago37:26

37:26

From our earliest days as little human beings we love secrets. There’s something that makes kids a little giddy about knowing something special. In fact, psychology researcher and author of The Secret Life of Secrets: How Our Inner Worlds Shape Well-Being, Relationships and Who We Are Michael Slepian says kids know intuitively that sharing a secret…

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The Landscape of Abortion Care w/ Dr. Colleen McNicholas 40:43

1+ y ago40:43

40:43

Chief Medical Officer Dr. Colleen McNicholas is instrumental in running two Planned Parenthood facilities - one in a banned abortion state, Missouri, and the other in a protected abortion state, Illinois. She joins Ali to provide the picture of what abortion care has come to after the U.S Supreme Court announced the Dobbs decision in June stating t…

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Fifty Years of Funny w/ James Burrows & Debra Messing 59:30

1+ y ago59:30

59:30

Legendary sitcom director James Burrows shares his decades of memories from behind the camera of some of the most iconic shows ever on TV from The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Cheers to Friends and Will & Grace. Originally from the theatre world, he recognized early on that sitcoms are plays with cameras and you can’t teach comedy or chemistry. Actres…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Laura Lyster Mensh Podcasts

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Auldton Laughing Club

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New Plates: Eating Disorders and Parents

Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh

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Sex Over 50: Our Better Half

Laura Lyster-Mensh

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Introducing: Bridgerton The Official Podcast Season 3 2:40

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The Rise of The Wise w/ Martha Beck & Mariska Hargitay (Season 3 Finale) 55:32

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There’s No Shame in Menopause w/ Naomi Watts & Pat Duckworth 59:09

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The Primal Joys of Nature w/ The Ebony Anglers and Melissa Clark 55:41

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Narcissism and the Extra Drive to Feel Special w/ Dr. Craig Malkin 45:04

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Childhood Stress and Our Health w/ Dr. Nadine Burke Harris 42:08

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It's Time to Talk About Death w/ Doulas Valoria Walker & Laura Lyster-Mensh 51:59

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The Middle Age Dating Buffet w/ Paulina Porizkova 46:41

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50 Shades of Pornography w/ Dr. David Ley 50:22

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Anyone Could Join a Cult w/ Dr. Steven Hassan 43:26

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Your Teenager’s Really Big Feelings w/ Dr. Lisa Damour 50:55

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Accidentally Brave w/ Maddie Corman 50:26

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How to Make Friends as a Grownup w/ Dr. Marisa G. Franco 49:09

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The Gifts of Unraveling w/ Peggy Orenstein 43:59

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Sweet Success w/ Candace Nelson 45:12

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Lessons From a Near Death Experience w/ Nancy Jarecki 38:31

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Parenting Scores & Fails w/ Doc Brown (Co-Host of The Parent Test) 41:21

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Philanthropy for Everyone w/ Melinda French Gates 36:58

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Fear & Intuition w/ Gavin de Becker 43:50

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I Want to Be Friends With Melissa Gilbert 44:37

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Parenting the Digital Wild West w/ Dr. Abe Baggili and Jim Steyer 53:10

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Bad Choices w/ Brooke Shields 33:50

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The Secrets We Keep w/ Michael Slepian 37:26

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The Landscape of Abortion Care w/ Dr. Colleen McNicholas 40:43

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Fifty Years of Funny w/ James Burrows & Debra Messing 59:30

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