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Posted On: September 18th 2026, 10:19 pm
I have some really, really exciting news.
I made a piece for This American Life. (@thisamerlife 💜)
It’s about intergenerational space travel, but really, it’s about the women in my family.
There’s something pretty beautiful about getting to make a piece for a show that has influenced me for so long — and having that piece come from looking inward rather than outward. Instead of my usual — some enormous story happening somewhere else. This was just … Just me getting closer to my own family and listening more deeply.
To my peeps: If you’re in California, This American Life airs Sundays at 11 a.m. on KCRW 89.9 (@kcrw ). In Vermont, it airs Sundays at 3 p.m. on Vermont Public (@vermontpublic ) . And, of course, you can find it wherever you get your podcasts. (And if you’re not in either of those places … hit me up I can find the details for you!)
I got to work with some of my favorite people on this one: Emmanuel Dzotsi, (@newsmanual_ ) an incredible producer; Emanuele Berry, the Executive Editor of This American Life, who has fiercely believed in my work; and b.a. Parker, whose work on Code Switch (@nprcodeswitch ) I’ve admired for years, who gave this piece such a beautiful edit.
I’m really proud of this one.
And if you’ve been meaning to spend some time with Homegoings with Myra Flynn, now feels like a good time. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, follow along at @homegoingswithmyraflynn, and drop me a note. I’d genuinely love to know what you think of the ep!
Life is weirdly awesome lately. I’m gonna trust it a lil’ 🥹
I made a piece for This American Life. (@thisamerlife 💜)
It’s about intergenerational space travel, but really, it’s about the women in my family.
There’s something pretty beautiful about getting to make a piece for a show that has influenced me for so long — and having that piece come from looking inward rather than outward. Instead of my usual — some enormous story happening somewhere else. This was just … Just me getting closer to my own family and listening more deeply.
To my peeps: If you’re in California, This American Life airs Sundays at 11 a.m. on KCRW 89.9 (@kcrw ). In Vermont, it airs Sundays at 3 p.m. on Vermont Public (@vermontpublic ) . And, of course, you can find it wherever you get your podcasts. (And if you’re not in either of those places … hit me up I can find the details for you!)
I got to work with some of my favorite people on this one: Emmanuel Dzotsi, (@newsmanual_ ) an incredible producer; Emanuele Berry, the Executive Editor of This American Life, who has fiercely believed in my work; and b.a. Parker, whose work on Code Switch (@nprcodeswitch ) I’ve admired for years, who gave this piece such a beautiful edit.
I’m really proud of this one.
And if you’ve been meaning to spend some time with Homegoings with Myra Flynn, now feels like a good time. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, follow along at @homegoingswithmyraflynn, and drop me a note. I’d genuinely love to know what you think of the ep!
Life is weirdly awesome lately. I’m gonna trust it a lil’ 🥹
Comments (67)
13 days agoshivani_3503508
sry your dms are closed. my roommate keeps saying she wants friends then goes quiet. she’s shy. hit her up on snap maria_yprnr she needs to meet people here delete this after u add her lol
a month agosallypollak
also, the reason i asked if avi was an astronaut is i took the name of the show -- space travel -- literally i love her line, 'soft' ps -- i stopped brushing my hair
a month agosallypollak
beautiful story, thank you for doing it! my mother told me when i was a kid my hair looked like a 'rat's nest!' i love your mother for saying that!
a month agofeistyink
I absolutely can’t wait to listen! This is incredible, I love to see your work out in the world and thriving!
a month agosoo.zee.q
Oh sis! You are truly an amazing magical talented woman and most importantly, mama! Honored to call you my friend. ❤️🙌✨
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