Everything is Fine

Jennifer Romolini and Kim France

Everything is Fine is a series for women on life over 40. Hosted by former Lucky magazine founding editor Kim France and author and editor Jennifer Romolini, each episode digs deep into the identity shift that comes with navigating this alternately weird and liberating stage of life. A chat-show with themed episodes and interview guests from the media and entertainment worlds, we tackle our fears, our health, our careers, self-care, and how to negotiate being called “middle-aged” when you feel anything but.

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254 episodes
Updated May 5, 2025

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Oct 27, 2020 · 33 min
You Say Bitch Like That's a Bad Thing
Bitch Media co-founder and writer Andi Zeisler joins Kim and Tally for a conversation about what exactly it means to be a feminist right now, the dangers of "empowertising," feminism's current greatest enemies, what the...
Oct 13, 2020 · 38 min
Women We Love: Claire Dederer
Join Tally and Kim as they chat with Claire Dederer, the author of the coming-of-middle-age memoir Love and Trouble, and an upcoming book about art created by bad men. We're talking about what a midlife crisis looks like for women, dealin...
Oct 6, 2020 · 33 min
Money Matters
On this week's episode we've got Sallie Krawcheck, founder of women's investment firm Ellevest and widely regarded to be one of the top women on Wall Street, and we're talking money: how women are socialized to be intimidat...
Sep 29, 2020 · 31 min
Jenny Lumet: Hollywood Badass
Today we've got Rachel Getting Married screenwriter Jenny Lumet on the show, and we're talking about the mood in Hollywood right now (and whether things are changing), the perks of being related to famous people, giving yourself permission to...
Sep 22, 2020 · 41 min
Cheap Thrills
Today we've got Jill Dunn and Carlene Higgins, co-hosts of the insanely popular Breaking Beauty podcast, and we're talking about makeup and skincare products that don't break the bank! Jill and Carlene share their drugstore dupes for fac...
Sep 15, 2020 · 34 min
Women We Love: Stella Bugbee
We've got Stella Bugbee, SVP and editor in chief of The Cut, on this episode, and we're talking about reworking the definition of women's content; trusting your gut; the shadow force in her life; coming at the fashion world like...
Sep 8, 2020 · 28 min
How to be Iconic at Any Age
On this week's episode we've got Accidental Icon, aka Lyn Slater, the 64 year-old retired professor and unlikely fashion influencer, and we're talking about working on a different idea of what aging can be, using clothes to expr...
Sep 1, 2020 · 29 min
Talking Books
Join Tally and Kim as they chat with Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation, and incoming senior vice president of the Knopf imprints Pantheon and Schocken Books. The discussion is all about reading recommendations, fro...
Aug 25, 2020 · 37 min
Is it my Age or is it Me?
Sarah Crichton, editor in chief of the book publishing company Henry Holt & Co., is our guest this week, and we're talking about how she bounced back after losing her previous job—as head of her own imprint at Farrar, Strauss & Gi...
Aug 18, 2020 · 36 min
It's The Fug Girls!
On this episode, Tally and Kim welcome Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks of the uproariously funny blog Go Fug Yourself. We talk about their newest book, The Heir Affair, the importance of knowing what you don't know, "The Britney Rule," ...
Aug 11, 2020 · 35 min
A Body at Battle
Tally and Kim welcome This American Life producer Susan Burton, whose new memoir, Empty, tells the story of the eating disorders that tormented her from adolescence into adulthood—her darkest moments, her biggest challenges, and how she eventually over...
Aug 4, 2020 · 36 min
Talking Music
We've got NPR's music critic and correspondent Ann Powers on this week's episode, and she dishes on who the critics were all wrong about, the true role of groupies, how Madonna's dealing with aging, the thing she almost never talks ...
Jul 28, 2020 · 36 min
It's Never Too Late
Tally and Kim welcome comedian Shalewa Sharpe, who was just a few years under 40 when she decided to try standup for the first time, and we're talking about reinvention; what music and porn have in common; Black versus white audiences, and so much...
Jul 21, 2020 · 34 min
Damn Right, Women Are Funny
Legendary comedy writer and Lean-In coauthor Nell Scovell holds forth on the myth that women aren't funny; developing a thick skin in the writer's room; why being the only woman in the room doesn't mean you're special; the secret sh...
Jul 14, 2020 · 34 min
The Joys of Living Single
Tally and Kim welcome Glynnis MacNicol—author of No One Tells You This: A Memoir—about the many and varied delights and freedoms of being a woman over 40 living alone. Her argument—that we need more road maps and role models for women who want...
Jul 7, 2020 · 25 min
Tales of a Middle-Aged Surfer Babe
Our guest for this episode is Diane Cardwell, author of the new memoir Rockaway: Surfing Headlong Into a New Life. We're talking about her decision, in her mid-40s, to take up surfing and move to The Rockaways to commit fully to ...
Jun 30, 2020 · 37 min
The Only Career Advice You Need
On this episode, we've got Jennifer Romolini, author of Weird in a World That's Not: A Career Guide for Misfits, and we're talking about painting a different picture of success, why titles don't matter, how to remain relevant in the...
Jun 23, 2020 · 29 min
Weight Watchers and Me
In this episode, Tally and Kim welcome Marisa Meltzer, whose new book, This is Big—How the Founder of Weight Watchers Changed the World—and Me, tells the story of Weight Watchers founder Jean Nidetch, and Meltzer's own lifelong struggle with her w...
Jun 16, 2020 · 30 min
Hollywood Tales
On this week's episode, Kim and Tally welcome Karina Longworth, host of the popular You Must Remember This podcast, who discusses the industry's "Invisible Woman," racism in old Hollywood, the women behind the men who made ...
Jun 9, 2020 · 41 min
In Which We Listen
Tally and Kim give the floor to TV writer/author/friend of the show Danielle Henderson, who shares her thoughts on current events. She talks about the need to use your voice to amplify the message, the normalizing of whiteness, why fe...

Everything is Fine

You Say Bitch Like That's a Bad Thing

Women We Love: Claire Dederer

Money Matters

Jenny Lumet: Hollywood Badass

Cheap Thrills

Women We Love: Stella Bugbee

How to be Iconic at Any Age

Talking Books

Is it my Age or is it Me?

It's The Fug Girls!

A Body at Battle

Talking Music

It's Never Too Late

Damn Right, Women Are Funny

The Joys of Living Single

Tales of a Middle-Aged Surfer Babe

The Only Career Advice You Need

Weight Watchers and Me

Hollywood Tales

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