Episode Description
For our season finale, our founder and podcast host Anna Lind-Guzik reads "The Strange Hopefulness of Growing a Human While the World Burns", an essay reflecting on her experience as a first-time expectant mother, and the surprising surge of hopefulness she experienced while pregnant with her daughter. You can read Anna's original essay—a part of our Hope Week series—on the site here: https://conversationalist.org/2026/01/09/hope-week-pregnancy-motherhood-children-personal-essay/
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Host and Founder: Anna Lind-Guzik
Executive Editor: Gina Mei
Executive Director: Erin Zimmer Strenio
Audio Engineer: Dan Thorn
Cover Art: María Medem
Produced by: Cosmic Standard
Producers: Aja Simpson and Jessica Glazer
Technical Director: Jacob Winik
Creative Lead: Eliza Smith