Ask Amanda Anything: Pivots, Joy, Dance Floors

Hard Knox with Amanda Knox

Knox Robinson Productions

True Crime, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 61 minutes

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In this Ask Amanda Anything episode, Amanda and Chris tackle big, tender questions about career pivots, privacy, creativity, and what it means to live openly without losing yourself. They share raw and funny stories about quitting “soul sucking” jobs, being the first person on the dance floor, and relearning joy after it was taken away. The conversation moves from Taoist ideas about following life’s current to the ethics of oversharing, offering a look at how curiosity, connection, and courage help us begin again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For ad-free episodes of Hard Knocks, subscribe at Amandanox.substack.com, where you'll also find access to essays, bonus episodes, and more. Enjoy.
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1:15.8	I'm Amanda Knox, and you're listening to Hard Knox.
1:24.1	Welcome to another AAA AAA Ask Amanda Anything, where I will answer any question you ask.
1:37.9	And of course, I'm going to privilege those questions that are coming from subscribers,
1:43.6	so make sure that you subscribe
1:45.6	on Substack. But in the meantime, Chris will be asking those questions on your behalf.
1:53.6	And of course, I will be prodding and poking to get your best answers and to earn my spot on
2:00.4	the couch as it happens.
2:03.8	All right. Let's go. What do we got? What's going on in the world?
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