Sh*t I Wish I Knew In My Twenties

Sh*t I Wish I Knew In My Twenties

Hosted by: Debra Alfarone Media

Let’s be real. Being in your 20s is HARD. Dating can be a dumpster fire. Creating your career can be a big bag of uncertainty. And this “adulting” thing - where’s the guidebook? If you ever wished you had that...

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Social Entrepreneur Alice Chun is the epitome of “Gutsy” - learn how she became part of Hilary & Chelsea Clinton’s new Apple TV+ show

Episode #12

Alice Chun is a social entrepreneur, professor, humanitarian, and award-winning inventor featured in Hilary and Chelsea Clinton’s new Apple TV+ series, “Gutsy.” In 2015, Chun invented Solar Puffs, the world’s only...
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Emmy-nominated journalist Lisa Mateo opens up about “what happened” to her and how others aren’t alone

Episode #11

Emmy award-nominated journalist Lisa Mateo embodies the word “versatile.” The mom of two reported every type of news there is in NYC, from reporting traffic from the chopper, to hard news, to weather, to hosting a...
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CBS Mornings Lead National Correspondent David Begnaud is an open book, and says being “too much” is OK

Episode #10

David Begnaud is the lead national correspondent for "CBS Mornings" based in New York. He joined the Network in 2015 and his reporting has earned him some of journalism's most prestigious awards. One of his most...
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Podcast queen Femi Redwood is unapologetically her...but she wasn’t always. How 90s icons DaBrat, Cam’ron and Ashlee Simpson helped shape her.

Episode #9

Femi Redwood is the Podcast Manager at 1010WINS in NYC and the Host of the Beyond Black History Month podcast, Co-chair of NABJ's LGBTQ+ Task Force, and a Board Member for NLGJA.  In this episode, the former...
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She got married in the NY Times, and divorced in the NY Post - NYC TV Anchor and Author Tamsen Fadal is unlocking her bold

Episode #8

Tamsen Fadal is an Emmy award-winning TV Anchor at PIX 11 in NYC, an Author, and a Midlife Enthusiast. She's also a wife, a bonus mom to two, and a fur mom to a 17-year-old Chihuahua. As you'll hear, Tamsen is...
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TV Host & Producer Alex Berg says telling LGBTQ+ stories can inspire compassion & allyship

Episode #6

Alex Berg is an on-air host, creative director and journalist telling stories from in front of and behind the camera. Alex is currently a producer and director of the documentary series Authentic Voices of Pride for...
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New York Times best-selling author and human guinea pig A.J. Jacobs says life is a puzzle

Episode #5

Today's guest, A.J. Jacobs, is an author, journalist, lecturer and human guinea pig. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help. In this episode, the...
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How throwing parties in his 20s led to Nick Gray’s success and how you can do it too!

Episode #4

Nick Gray throws parties. Memorable parties. He's also the Founder and CEO of Museum Hack and recent author of a new handbook that will help you build big relationships, make new friends, and even boost your career....
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Single in your 20s? This Midlife Muse says the odds are in your favor

Episode #3

Amanda Hanson is a clinical psychologist turned transformational life coach for women. Her brand Revolutionizing Midlife is about redefining and reclaiming what it means to be a woman 40+. She is a self-proclaimed...
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The secret CBS News Anchor Jericka Duncan hid in her 20s

Episode #2

CBS News Anchor Jericka Duncan talks with Debra and shares the secret she held onto in her twenties as her journalism career was taking off, what she originally wanted to do with her life, and her reflections on...
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Welcome to Sh*t I Wish I Knew In My Twenties - the podcast!

Episode #1

Welcome!  We're so happy to welcome you to Sh*t I Wish I Knew In My Twenties - the podcast! Host Debra Alfarone is a Network TV Correspondent, and she used to be a high school dropout. Debra learned all her life...
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