Virginia Heffernan: Writer, 'Trumpcast' Podcast Co-Host

10% Happier with Dan Harris

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Dan Harris, Health & Fitness, Mindfulness, Dharma, Mental Health, Meditation

4.6 • 12.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2017

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Virginia Heffernan, who has written for several major publications including as a television and Internet culture columnist for the New York Times, opens up for the first time about her addiction to prescription drugs and her decision to get sober. The author of "Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art" and a co-host for Slate's "Trumpcast" podcast, Heffernan talks about the turmoil she was facing in her work and personal life, her relationship with religion and her Twitter persona @Page88. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Well done. You've sorted through the embarrassment of riches that is the modern podcast landscape
0:09.8	and found me Rob Briden on my podcast. In this series of Briden and I talk to among
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1:02.6	defuses them with humor and actual advice. Listen to Don't Panic on the Wondery app or
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1:15.3	Our guest this week is another person who I've admired for a long time and then met
1:19.4	on Twitter. Virginia Heffrinon is a phenomenal reporter and writer. She's been with the New
1:28.4	York Times among other publications and so I've followed her for years and then we happened
1:33.6	to connect on Twitter and it came out that she was a meditator. So I invited her on the
1:37.4	show and as you'll hear she started to discuss something very personal in the course of
1:46.1	this interview that she has never discussed publicly before. Really personal, really moving
1:52.7	and really important to hear. And aside from that you're just going to hear a really
1:57.6	sharp mind. Talk about what meditation can do for a person and also hear her views on
2:05.9	technology and on faith. So without further ado here's Virginia Heffrinon.
2:13.9	From ABC, this is the 10% happier podcast. I'm Dan Harris.
2:21.0	Your way to plug in. Oh my God, I don't know if anyone is plugged in enough or two plugged
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