Welcome to the Moth.
I'm Chloe Salmon, and in this episode, we're trying out something a little different.
I just hosted a Moth radio hour that featured stories on the theme of advice,
including one from John Paul Bremer, who is an advice columnist himself.
His column, Ola Poppy, has counseled hundreds of readers over the years,
and he came to the Moth office to chat with me about the world of professional advice giving and storytelling.
We included a short part of the conversation in the radio episode,
but thought you all might like hearing the whole shebang,
including us talking about how to give advice that people actually listen to and offering up some tough love about listeners' real problems.
We hope you enjoy.
Hey, John Paul.
It is so great to have you here today.
Hey, Chloe.
I'm so happy to be here.
I'm so happy you're here.
All right.
So we're going to start with some questions.
What advice would you give your teenage self if you could go back and have a coffee with him?
Getting a coffee with my younger self would be so dangerous
because I am now a coffee addict and just like putting myself on that path even earlier.