A Kiln, Political Activism, and a Baller Catchphrase
Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People
Chris Gethard
4.8 • 9K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2026
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
As Beautiful/Anonymous kicks off its tenth year, Gethard talks with a mail carrier turned artist who's done settling and ready to take some big swings, following a plan that might take you a minute to wrap your head around. She and Geth talk old jobs, new goals, and why betting on yourself is almost always the right move.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello to everybody who's going for it, even though they don't know how it's going to go. |
| 0:09.3 | It's beautiful anonymous one hour. |
| 0:11.4 | One phone call, no names, no holds barred. |
| 0:17.0 | I'd rather go one-on-one. |
| 0:19.9 | I think it'll be more fun |
| 0:21.7 | and I'll get to know you |
| 0:24.3 | and you'll get to know me |
| 0:27.1 | Hi everybody |
| 0:28.7 | Welcome to Year 10 |
| 0:30.3 | A beautiful Anonymous |
| 0:31.5 | If you're not a huge fan of intros |
| 0:33.9 | I get it skip about four and a half minutes ahead |
| 0:36.3 | That'll put you right towards the beginning of the call. Thanks. |
| 0:42.0 | Hi everybody, Chris Gethirt and welcome to the first episode of Beautiful Anonymous in January |
| 0:47.1 | of 2026, which also, let's be clear, 26 marks 10 years of beautiful An anonymous. We launched way back in 2016. |
| 0:56.8 | Nobody thought this show was a good idea except me. |
| 1:00.9 | And then people flocked to it. |
| 1:03.1 | And it changed my life. |
| 1:04.6 | And it's been a decade of a cool project, of interesting conversations, of |
| 1:10.4 | learning about the world and people and |
| 1:12.7 | growing, of having a steady gig, which in my industry, having a steady gig for 10 years is a |
| 1:20.0 | miracle and a godsend. So I have to tell you from the absolute bottom of my heart, thanks for |
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