Try Hard
Episodes
Bonus: You Can Just Publish Books?
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Breaking this brief winter freeze with a bonus episode featuring a conversation with Madeline Porsella and Mabel Capability Taylor, the creators of Ma...
Ronald Young Jr. Comes Clean
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We've talked a lot about trying this season, but not enough about failing. In the season one finale, Ronald Young Jr. comes clean about failing his Tr...
Zakiya Gibbons Goes On A Date
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Zakiya Gibbons is rusty with dating women, so she goes to a queer speed dating event to shake the cobwebs off. Episode transcript here: https://docs....
Josh Gondelman Plays Basketball
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Gondelman used to love playing basketball, but he can't seem to bring himself to play in his friend's long-running pickup game. Check out Josh's ...
Rax King Plays the Banjo
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rax King learns a song on the banjo to play at a jam.Check out Rax's new book, Sloppy: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/751421/sloppy-by-rax-k...
Sabrina Imbler Goes Hunting
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sabrina Imbler is afraid of bugs, but they are working on a book about bugs. What to do?! In this episode, they attempt to catch and pin dragonflies. ...
Ceara Jane O'Sullivan Tries to Cartwheel
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ceara Jane O'Sullivan takes a gymnastics class in an attempt to finally master the ultimate cool girl trick: the cartwheel. Check out Ceara's podcast,...
Diana Moskovitz Rides a Bike
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Diana Moskovitz never learned to ride a bike when she was a child. Can she make her K-drama Han River bike riding dream come true? Episode transcript ...
Yowei Shaw Hosts a Party
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a wallflower tries to stand in the spotlight? Check out Yowei's podcast, Proxy.Episode transcript here: https://docs.google.com/doc...
Erika Casupanan Sings in Public
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Erika spent her life being the person she thought she "should" be. It turns out that doing her own thing doesn't rock the world the way she thinks it ...
Mattie Lubchansky Takes a Yoga Class
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cartoonist Mattie Lubchansky hates exercising in front of people, so in this first episode of Try Hard, she's trying out a real life yoga class full o...
Welcome to Try Hard
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If there’s no shame in trying, why is it so hard? On Try Hard, Alex Sujong Laughlin helps people try the thing they've always wanted to do—from c...