By The Book

Hosted ByJolenta Greenberg & Kristen Meinzer

Half reality show, half self-help podcast, and one wild social experiment. Join comedian Jolenta Greenberg and culture critic Kristen Meinzer as they live by the rules of a different self-help book each episode to figure out which ones might actually be life changing.


All Episodes

Epilogue: French Women Don’t Get Fat

Jolenta and Kristen have recovered from living by French Women Don’t Get Fat. Join the ladies as they read listener mail and talk about leeks some more. And of...

French Women Don’t Get Fat

Jolenta and Kristen put on their berets and live by Mireille Guiliano’s French Women Don’t Get Fat. The ladies experiment with leek soup, the benefits of champagne, and lots...

Epilogue: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Jolenta and Kristen have a Kon Mari postmortem. Join the ladies as they discuss life after The Life Changing Magic of Tidying up. Did either of them regret throwing...

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

Jolenta and Kristen live by Marie Kondo’s uber popular minimalist guide, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. The book tells them to throw out belongings, fold socks into pinwheels,...

Epilogue: The Secret

Jolenta and Kristen have a Secret postmortem. Join the ladies as they hear from listeners, give post-Secret updates, discuss Kristen’s husband’s popularity, and get ready for their next self-help...

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The Secret

By the Book hosts Jolenta and Kristen dive into their first self-help book – the mega-bestseller The Secret. They follow it to the letter for two weeks. Listen as...

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