Episodes

SHOW NOTES Title: Beyond the Beach Read: Chassity Evans on Reinvention, Resilience & the Compounding Power of Showing Up Episode 363 Guest: Chassity Evans A Special She Said/She Said Beach Reads Episode THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Welcome to the kickoff of our Summer Beach Reads series! But friend, if you're expecting a light conversation about your next poolside pick, this one is going to surprise you. Because while content creator and professional influencer Chassity Evans did just publish her debu...

SHOW NOTES EPISODE 364 GUEST: Virginia Hume TITLE: Virginia Hume on Becoming an Author Mid-Career: Identity, Place, and the Stories We Inherit Episode Summary: USA Today bestselling author Virginia Hume joins Laura Cox Kaplan on the She Said/She Said Podcast to talk about mid-career reinvention, the nine-year side hustle that transformed her into a novelist, and the powerful difference between what we're trying to do and what we're trying to be. Her debut novel Haven Point, and her brand-new...

SHOW NOTES Episode 365: Deborah Goodrich Royce on Reinvention, Identity, and the 41-Year Arc to Best Boy THIS WEEK’S TOPIC: This week, as part of our Summer Beach Read Series, host Laura Cox Kaplan welcomes one of her favorite authors, Deborah Goodrich Royce, to explore the layered, twisty world of identity thrillers, a genre uniquely her own. From Deborah’s career pivots (including acting and editorial film work) to her personal stories of pain, growth, and reinvention, Deborah brings real-l...

Episode 366: Graduation Advice That Actually Works at Every Career Stage Solo episode with host Laura Cox Kaplan THIS WEEK'S TOPIC: Graduation season is here! Inspired by her own high school senior’s big milestone, Laura Cox Kaplan revisits the most valuable lessons for graduates—but emphasizes that these lessons matter at any life stage. In this solo episode, Laura shares advice on how to approach the unknown next chapter, build what she calls “experience equity,” and cultivate the mindset a...

SHOW NOTES Episode 367: Alexandra Andrews on Reinvention, Creativity, and The Fine Art of Lying What happens when a dream refuses to stay tucked away? In Episode 367 of She Said/She Said, part of our Summer Beach Read Series, Laura sits down with bestselling novelist Alexandra Andrews, author of “The Fine Art of Lying,” Reese's Book Club's May selection, and the acclaimed, bestselling thriller “Who Is Maud Dixon?” While this conversation begins with Alexandra's irresistible, twist-filled nov...

Episode 368: Dana Perino on her new book Purple State, Creative Vulnerability, Values Alignment & The Power of Listening Part of our She Said/She Said Podcast Summer Beach Reads Series for 2026 Dana Perino, bestselling author of multiple books including Everything Will Be Okay, host of Fox News's The Five, and author of the debut novel Purple State, joins Laura to discuss her creative leap into fiction—and what that vulnerability unlocks about character, choice, and personal growth. In this e...

She Said/She Said Podcast with Laura Cox Kaplan Episode 369 Guest: Ashley Elston, author "First Lie Wins" and Anatomy of an Alibi" Author Ashley Elston joins host Laura Cox Kaplan for this episode of the She Said/She Said Podcast Summer Reads Series to discuss the unlikely career journey that led from wedding photography to becoming a New York Times bestselling author twice over. Before First Lie Wins became a Reese's Book Club pick and a runaway bestseller, Ashley spent years teaching herse...

She Said/She Said Podcast Episode 370:When Was the Last Time You Asked Yourself, What Am I Ambitious For? with guest Anne WelshTHIS WEEK'S TOPIC: When was the last time you asked yourself what you're actually ambitious for? Not what you were ambitious for at 25, or what everyone around you assumes you still want? It's a question host Laura Cox Kaplan has often reflected on since she left her corporate job and found that the definition of ambition she'd carried for three decades no longer fit. ...

She Said/She Said Podcast with Laura Cox Kaplan Episode 371: September has a way of feeling like a second January. Summer winds down, calendars fill up, work gets busy fast, and suddenly we’re looking at everything we want to accomplish before the end of the year. But what if the more useful question isn’t simply, What do I want to accomplish? What if it’s: What do I need to build around me to make it easier to thrive? In this solo episode, host Laura Cox Kaplan explores the difference betw...

She Said/She Said Podcast with Laura Cox Kaplan, Episode 372 What if the answer to feeling overwhelmed isn’t finding more time, but becoming much more intentional about the time we already have? This week on She Said/She Said Podcast, host Laura Cox Kaplan welcomes back longtime media executive, startup investor, bestselling author, and entrepreneur Fran Hauser to talk about her new book, Twenty Minutes Is the New Hour: The Ambitious Woman’s Guide to Doing Less and Achieving More. It’s a perf...

Episode 373: BURU Founder Morgan Hutchinson on Bipolar Blonde, Identity & Breaking the Stigma Morgan Hutchinson, founder of the fashion brand Buru and author of Bipolar Blonde, joins She Said/She Said Podcast host Laura Cox Kaplan for a candid conversation about living with bipolar disorder, mental health stigma, identity, and the power of being fully seen. Morgan shares her experience with diagnosis and mania, why she decided to tell this deeply personal story, and how shame can keep people f...

She Said/She Said Podcast with Laura Cox Kaplan Episode 374 Guest: UK Fashion Designer Edeline Lee What do we miss when we see only the finished result? In Episode 374 of She Said/She Said Podcast, host Laura Cox Kaplan talks with London-based fashion designer Edeline Lee about the work, people, and persistence behind a moment of success. At her recent London show, Edeline brought her team’s sewing and fittings into view alongside the models (professional ballerinas), revealing the collabora...