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b'Taffy Brodesser-Akner is a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine and GQ.\\n\\n\\u201cMy writing career was something that was always about to happen, just as soon as the baby falls asleep, just as soon as I finish watching this five-hour bout of As the World Turns, just as soon as... What do you do when you realize that you have not been doing the thing you were going to do? You\'re in your 30s. You get to work.\\u201d\\n\\nThanks to TinyLetter and Lynda for sponsoring this week\'s episode. If you would like to support the show, please leave a review on iTunes.\\n\\nShow Notes:\\n@taffyakner\\ntaffyakner.com\\nBrodesser-Akner on Longform\\n[20:00] "The Trials of a Chubby Yogi" (Self \\u2022 Oct 2011)\\n[26:00] "Who Controls Childbirth" (Self \\u2022 Jul 2010)\\n[31:00] "Who\'s Killing the Soaps?" (The Daily Beast \\u2022 Dec 2009)\\n[33:00] "Nicky Minaj: Cheeky Genius" (GQ \\u2022 Nov 2014)\\n[34:00] "2 Generations of Comedy Musicians Meet!: Weird Al Yankovic and The Lonely Island" (GQ \\u2022 May 2013)\\n[44:00] "Girls Fight Out" (Matter \\u2022 Dec 2014)\\n[46:00] "The Leftovers" (Matter \\u2022 Sep 2014)\\n[46:00] "Miss American Dream" (Matter \\u2022 Jun 2014)\\n[47:00] "The Chelsea Hotel Had Its Own Eloise" (New York Times Magazine \\u2022 Jul 2013)\\n[47:00] "Zosia Mamet Is Still Getting Used to Being Your New Best Friend" (New York Times Magazine \\u2022 Jan 2013)\\n[51:00] "The Tragedy of Britney Spears" (Vanessa Grigoriadis \\u2022 Rolling Stone \\u2022 Feb 2008)\\n[51:00] "Don\'t Go Away Mad" (Grantland \\u2022 Jun 2013)\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'