Proxy with Yowei Shaw

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

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It’s the knot you can’t untangle - a problem so specific, it makes you feel alone. But what if you could talk to someone who gets it? On Proxy, we find just the person you were looking for, a stranger who's lived something close enough to help you get a little less stuck. It’s not therapy - it’s emotional investigative journalism™️. Yowei Shaw, former co-host of Invisibilia, at your service.If you’re just discovering the show, a good place to begin is Bisexual Wife Guy, Mic Chooses the W...
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Episode List

Presenting: P.E. Moskowitz on Whether Your Mind is Broken or the World Is (with Depresh Mode)

Mar 10th, 2026 7:00 AM

The new season of Proxy returns in mid-April. In the meantime, we're sharing something we loved. On this episode of Depresh Mode, comedian John Moe and the journalist P.E. Moskowitz dig into the question: when your mind feels broken, is it you — or the world?Find Depresh Mode with John Moe wherever you get your podcasts.Read P.E. Moskowitz' book Breaking Awake and their newsletter Mental Hellth. 

Presenting: The Staircase (with The Longest Shortest Time)

Feb 24th, 2026 8:00 AM

New episodes of Proxy return in April. In the meantime, we're sharing something we love — an episode from The Longest Shortest Time that digs into a conundrum so many of us deal with: guys being creeps. After a troubling incident involving her daughter, Hillary Frank sets out to understand how her daughter's middle school is teaching consent... and what she discovers throws her for a loop.Find The Longest Shortest wherever you get your podcasts.Hillary put together this list of organizations and individuals doing innovative work on sex ed: SafeBAE Scarleteen SIECUS (Sex Ed for Social Change): Sex Ed Profiles by State Sex, Teens, and Everything in Between by Shafia Zaloom You Know, Sex by Cory Silverberg and Fiona Smyth Mr. Health Teacher

Nicole Can't Stop Being Aggro

Dec 2nd, 2025 8:00 AM

Nicole is an organizer who's good at channeling her anger. The problem is she can't always downshift. If this episode resonates, you might also try Mic Chooses the Wrong Life or Yaroslava Can't Go Home.From the episode:  Learn more about Deborah Gould, a Professor and Chair of Sociology at UC Santa Cruz Read Debbie's book Moving Politics: Emotion and ACT UP's Fight Against AIDS For liner notes and reading recs from Debbie and Nicole, sign up for our newsletter by becoming a free member of our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ProxyPodcast Proxy is an independent podcast, supported mostly by listeners. If you want to help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. Membership starts at $5 a month and includes bonus episodes, ad-free-listening, and access to our group Zoom hangs. You can also join for free to get the newsletter 🍏Follow us on Instagram: @proxypodcast @yoweishawGet in touch at proxythepod@gmail.com

Bob and the Forgiveness Spell

Nov 4th, 2025 8:00 AM

Erin wants to forgive the person she's holding a grudge against, but doesn't know how. Is it possible to just disappear resentment?If this episode resonates, you might also try Brian Can't Stop Fact-Checking His Mother-In-Law or JC's Kids Won't Talk To Her.From the episode:  Find Robert Enright's forgiveness program and other free resources at the International Forgiveness Institute: www.internationalforgiveness.com Read Bob's book Forgiveness Is A Choice: A Step-By-Step Process for Resolving Anger and Restoring Hope Learn more about Bob and his research Proxy is an independent podcast, supported mostly by listeners. If you want to help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. Membership starts at $5 a month and includes bonus episodes, ad-free-listening, and access to our group Zoom hangs. You can also join for free to get the newsletter 🍏Follow us on Instagram: @proxypodcast @yoweishawGet in touch at proxythepod@gmail.com

Yaroslava Can't Go Home

Oct 21st, 2025 7:00 AM

Yaroslava’s town in Ukraine was taken by Russians. She's now safe in the US. But how do you make a new life when you feel guilty about not being home?If this episode resonates, you might also try Mic Chooses the Wrong Life or JC's Kids Won't Talk To Her.From the episode:  Learn more about Dignity Beyond Borders at www.dignitybeyondborders.org and follow them on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn @dignitybeyondborders Follow Yaroslava on Instagram @yasiiaaaa Watch Sariyah Abuzant's film "FordDat" at https://vimeo.com/1101397354?fl=pl&fe=sh Proxy is an independent podcast, supported mostly by listeners. If you want to help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. Membership starts at $5 a month and includes bonus episodes, ad-free-listening, and access to our group Zoom hangs. You can also join for free to get the newsletter 🍏Follow us on Instagram: @proxypodcast @yoweishawGet in touch at proxythepod@gmail.comGet in touch at proxythepod@gmail.com

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