Brian Ler on WNYC, and a little birdie tells me, people are starting to hear plans for this year's high school and college reunions, which makes this maybe the perfect time to talk about

enemies, your old high school and college rivals. Did you see the guest essay in the Times?

This is our hook for this, obviously, titled, Why You Two Need a Nemesis.

Rachel Feinzig, the writer claims proving the people who doubted you are a great motivator,

a great driver to get stuff done.

And she joins us now, and we're going to invite you in, too.

Is there a naysayer from your past, an old boyfriend or girlfriend, boss, or rival of any kind,

who dissed you, and that wound up spurring you to achieve.

Call us with your nemesis story and how it's affected you, maybe benefited you, at 212-433, WNYC,

212, 433-9692.

And welcome back to the show.

Rachel Feinzig, it's been a while, but you know, we actually did a, my producer looked it up.

I didn't remember it.

We actually did a five-minute segment one time about Hostess Twinkies when hostess went into bankruptcy.

Do you remember that?

I do remember that.

I had been up all night reporting that

story and then got to chat with you about it on the radio. It was a pleasure. And like

microplastics and forever chemicals, Twinkies survived to this day, unlike affordable eggs.

It's true. Did you know they stopped making pastina a couple of years ago, but I guess that's another show.

So when you say nemesis, what do you have in mind? Is it different from an enemy?

No, I think it's pretty similar. I mean, the whole thing here is that it can just be entirely in your head.

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