Hey everybody, it's John. We are closing in on season eight. Look for it this spring. In the meantime,

there's another show I want to share with you. We've all been there, feeling stuck with a problem

because it seems like no one around us can relate or because the one person we need to talk to

won't or can't.

I recently heard about a new podcast that addresses this exact thing.

Proxy is a show that believes no one ever has to be completely alone with their problem

because somewhere out there is someone who gets it.

Maybe they've even experienced the exact thing you're living through.

On proxy, Yo-Wei Shah, a former co-host of Invisibilia,

scours the world for that perfect stranger for you to talk to and help you get less stuck.

This episode is called Nicole Can't Stop Being

Agro, and it's about an activist with a problem that some seen on radio listeners might find

relatable. Nicole is great at channeling her anger as an organizer, but not so great at letting

herself feel sad about the things she's fighting against,

because she's afraid those feelings will wipe her out.

But is that healthy?

Is that just the fate of an organizer?

It turns out that it helps to have a heart-to-heart with someone who's been there before decades ago.

Here's Yo-Wei Shaw from Proxy on the case.

I have this friend, Nicole.

And while she contains multitudes, there are two primary modes that are very Nicole.

There's party starter Nicole, who's fun and funny, she's got the gift of Gab,

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