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Try Hard

Alex Sujong Laughlin

It’s so hard to try something new. Maybe you dream of playing guitar, or speaking fluent Spanish. Maybe you want to learn to tap dance or do magic tricks or yodel. 

But what if you had a little help? 

On Try Hard, Alex Sujong Laughlin helps one ordinary person do the thing they never thought they could do. The process is embarrassing and uncomfortable, but hopefully always worth it. 

Be a try hard. We double dog dare you. 

Created by Alex Sujong Laughlin and Defector Media.

Defector Media LLC

It’s so hard to try something new. Maybe you dream of playing guitar, or speaking fluent Spanish. Maybe you want to learn to tap dance or do magic tricks or yodel. 

But what if you had a little help? 

On Try Hard, Alex Sujong Laughlin helps one ordinary person do the thing they never thought they could do. The process is embarrassing and uncomfortable, but hopefully always worth it. 

Be a try hard. We double dog dare you. 

Created by Alex Sujong Laughlin and Defector Media.

Defector Media LLC
6hr 25min
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Bonus: You Can Just Publish Books?

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February 9, 202637min 56sec

Breaking this brief winter freeze with a bonus episode featuring a conversation with Madeline Porsella and Mabel Capability Taylor, the creators of Mandylion Press, which "unearths lost literary gems written by women and weirdos in the (very) long nineteenth century."

Check out Mandylion's books here: https://www.mandylionpress.com/
Listen to their podcast, 1-800-1800: https://open.spotify.com/show/4evGmpMz51afDLClA3RVce

***Sign up for ICE watch training***: https://statesatthecore.substack.com/p/community-defense-and-ice-watch

Send me voice memos about the things YOU'RE trying at podcasts@defector.com, or you can message me or tag me on Instagram @alexlaughs. https://www.instagram.com/alexlaughs/ 

Try Hard is hosted and produced by Alex Sujong Laughlin. Editorial and production support from Audrey Mardavich, Tom Ley, and Jae Towle Vieira. Justin Ellis is Defector's projects editor. Our show art is by Lille Allen and our theme song is "Photo Booth" by Avery Friedman.

Try Hard is a proud member of Radiotopia.

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