#42 Growing Pains

Photo: Ben Severance

I love Maine, but sometimes I feel isolated here.
Could my creative problems be solved if I moved to New York City?

Featuring: Devon Taylor + Annie McEwen + Erica Heilman
Music: Michael Smith + Those Willows
Sponsors: Lyft + Squarespace

Special thanks to Alexandra Morrow, Ben Severance, Jakob Lewis, Sara Brooke Curtis, Tally Abecannasis, and Galen Koch.

Megan Tan

Out of over 48 million podcast episodes, Megan Tan’s episode “WILD: How Do I Love Someone” was named “Best Podcast Episode of 2021” by Apple Podcasts. Alongside writer Erick Galindo, Megan co-created WILD, named “Best Podcast of 2021” by Spotify and The Atlantic, and served as its senior producer. In 2020, Adweek named Megan Tan “Producer of the Year” for her work on California Love. With a background in photojournalism and documentary film, she started her own audible-visual style while hosting, producing, and managing Radiotopia’s Millennial, which made The Atlantic’s “50 Best Podcast” list for three consecutive years. She has also produced shows and episodes for Gimlet Media’s The Habitat, Pineapple Street Media, TED, WNYC’s Radiolab, NPR’s Planet Money, NPR’s All Things Considered, and KALW’s The Stoop.