The Real Stuff is a weekly podcast series hosted by Lucie Fink who has spent the past decade getting curious and creating engaging and educational content for an audience of millions. On this show, you won’t hear your favorite guests talk about things they typically share — rather, Lucie pulls them deep into some of the world’s most taboo topics, asking intensely personal questions about sex, money, and mental health, all in an effort to help you feel less alone as you navigate through the world. And the best part: we want to invite YOU onto the show. Apply to cal...
Latest episodes
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1 h 30
The woman who quit the climate movement (Lucy Biggers)
Description: A decade ago, Lucy Biggers and I were making videos in the same corner of the internet. She was at NowThis covering the climate movement, interviewing Greta Thunberg a…
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1 min
Listen Now: Two Parents & A Podcast
Welcome to our home. Sorry it’s so messy. We’re new parents in a new relationship. New episodes every Monday & Thursday.Parenting. Relationships. Trending Topics. Entrepreneurship.…
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1 h 07
The woman giving menopause a rebrand (Tamsen Fadal)
Right out of college, I got accepted into a reporter boot camp in New York, and when they told me I’d be carrying the camera and tripod, driving the van, and filming my own package…
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1 h 11
The woman who went no contact with her Mormon in-laws
Today’s guest is Carli, and if you’ve spent any time online lately, you may have already seen her multi-part series about going no contact with her in-laws. (I made myself stop aft…
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42 min
The mindset shifts that changed how I work
This episode is part four of "All the Stuff I Don't Usually Talk About." (The final part of a four-part mini series!) If you've been following along, this is the one where I get in…
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34 min
Things I’ve never shared about being an influencer
There are parts of my influencer life I've never really talked about publicly... until now. Welcome to part three of my four-part mini series, "All the Stuff I Don't Usually Talk A…
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35 min
Things I’ve never shared about parenting & being a mom
This episode is part two of "All the Stuff I Don’t Usually Talk About." (A new, four-part mini-series). If you thought episode one was juicy, this one is just as honest; this time…
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41 min
The parts of my marriage I’ve never shared online
There are parts of my marriage I’ve never really talked about publicly…until now. Welcome to part one of a new four-part mini series, All the Stuff I Don’t Usually Talk About. I ma…
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1 h 07
“I had a mental breakdown on a yacht in Ibiza.” (Keltie Knight)
Today's guest is Keltie Knight—a name a lot of you will know from her years hosting E! News, and someone I've wanted on this show since it started. Our paths actually crossed years…
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1 h 03
The Woman Who Stole Her GLP-1 From Her Dad's Fridge (Sabrina Chazen)
Today's guest is Sabrina Chazen, a size-inclusive fashion blogger and full-time content creator I've wanted on the show since day one. We met on a brand trip in Miami a couple of y…
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58 min
Working with my husband (6 month update!)
Welcome back to the second part of the conversation with my husband, Michael. If you missed part one, we covered parenting, marriage, and life with two toddlers. This time, we're t…
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47 min
Inside our parenting highs and lows (with my husband, Michael)
Today I'm bringing my husband Michael back on the show for a special two-part episode. This week is all about parenting. Michael and I recently became co-CEOs of our life together,…
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46 min
I asked Instagram the questions every parent wants to know
A few months ago I posted about attending an Instagram event in New York City, where they walked me through Teen Accounts. This is a feature now used by hundreds of millions of tee…
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1 h 01
The woman who discovered she was trans at 45
Today's audience caller is Chloe and she's a milestone guest for The Real Stuff: our first trans guest in three seasons! A couple of past callers with similar stories backed out ri…
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54 min
The woman whose best friend "kidnapped" her nephew
Today's audience caller, Betty, wrote in with a story I genuinely didn't know how to categorize when I first read it: she told me that her best friend "kidnapped" her nephew. Twice…
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49 min
I’m writing a novel. Here’s how it’s going.
Today's episode is a little different. It's just me, going deep on something I've never fully unpacked before: what it's actually been like to write my first novel. I take you back…
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58 min
The Woman Who Built a Career Photographing Naked Strangers
Today's guest spends her days looking at women in various states of undress, and somehow, the whole thing is a lot less sexual than you'd think. Meet Nomi, a boudoir photographer w…
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57 min
The woman who sold everything to travel the world with her baby
Today's audience caller episode is one I’ve been so excited to share. Riana is a travel blogger (http://teaspoonofadventure.com) who, after having her daughter in early 2025, did s…
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48 min
The Ballerina Who Became NYC's Top Fertility Doctor
Today's guest is Dr. Kolbe Hancock, a fertility specialist at Spring Fertility in New York City—but before she was delivering babies, she trained to be a professional ballerina.Kol…
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55 min
Audience Callers Talk About Sex
Today's episode is about sex. And I know that word alone is enough to make some people skip past this one — which is exactly why I wanted to make it.This episode is a little differ…