Life Kit Creators & Guests

Julia Furlan is an independent podcasting consultant, podcast host, and a professor at The New School.Most recently, Furlan has hosted a series of podcasts for NPR. Before that, she was the head of the BuzzFeed News PodSquad. She has written and produced audio for places like WNYC, Latino USA, and Slate.Furlan received her M.A. in Journalism and Latin American Studies from New York University.

Ruth Tam is a writer, illustrator, and host of the Life Kit Podcast.

Rhaina Cohen is the producer of Hidden Brain Podcast.

Dr. Jeremy Nobel is a primary care physician and founder of the Foundation for Art & Healing.

Tobin Low is the co-host and co-managing editor of Nancy and also served as a producer on the first season of More Perfect.

Michaeleen Doucleff is a reporter for NPR's Science Desk. She reports for the radio and the Web for NPR's global health and development blog, Goats and Soda. Doucleff focuses on disease outbreaks, drug development, and trends in global health

Alexi Pappas is a long-distance athlete, filmmaker, actor, and writer.

Gillian Sandstrom is an professor of social psychology at the University of Essex.

Deb Perelman is the cook, writer, and photographer behind the much-loved Smitten Kitchen blog, and the two companion cookbooks.

Scott Keyes is the founder and Chief Flight Expert of Scott's Cheap Flights.

Jennifer Taitz is a licensed clinical psychologist and author. She specializes in evidence-based therapies including: Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Motivational Interviewing (MI). She enjoys teaching clients and readers tangible tools to get "unstuck."

Samin Nosrat is a chef and food writer.

Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and non-fiction author. He was a reporter for The New York Times and is the author of two books on habits and productivity, titled The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business and Smarter Faster Better.

Chelsea Conaboy is a health and science journalist.Conaboy started her career at the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire. She has reported on health care at the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Boston Globe. She led the features report at the Portland Press Herald in Maine.Conaboy's work has appeared in The New York Times, Mother Jones, Politico, the Boston Sunday Globe magazine, National Journal, The Week, ParentMap, and WBUR. Her first book, "Mother Brain: How Neuroscience Is Rewriting the Story of Parenthood," was published in 2022.

Heather Havrilesky is an author, essayist, and humorist.

Ben Orlin is a high school teacher and tutor in Oakland, California. He contributes regularly to Math with Bad Drawings.

Robin DiAngelo is an academic, lecturer, and author working in the fields of critical discourse analysis and whiteness studies.

Denise Guerra is an audio producer. Currently, she produces for Vox Media.Previously, Guerra was a Senior Producer for the Los Angeles Times, where she launched the "Daily News" in 2021. Before that, she was a production assistant and reporter for NPR in Washington DC, where she reported for "Weekend Edition" and "Weekend All Things Considered."

Allison Aubrey is a journalist and correspondent at NPR.