Shy Trying
Nothing scares me more than death, but a close 2nd place is public speaking. This show is an art project about talking even when you're afraid to...est. 2014...I'm Gianna. Welcome to San Francisco, California. My studio/apartment is the perfect size for me and 1 or 2 people. My interests include modern literature, the television Renaissance, cannabis culture, mental health and wellness, female friendship, empowerment, music, yoga, feelings and puppies/dogs...
Segments:
~ Girl's Guide
~ Giannalogue
~ Book Club
~ Meet Friends
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Web: shytrying.tumblr.com
Twitter/Instagram: @shygianna
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Episodes
- 19
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2016
22: G’s Guide to Moving Through It
Things just keep getting worst for Gianna, but whatever. Advice this week from the Duncan Trussell Family Hour Podcast and The Feminist Utopia Project by Alexandra Brodsy and Rachel Kaudner Nalebuff.…
Sun 24 Jan 2016
21: G’s Guide to Breaking Up
Shy Trying is back with a sad sack’s guide to breaking up. —— Songs: “Keep A Friend” (2007) by Dr. Dog, “A Better Son/Daughter” (2002) by Rilo Kiley, “I Think U Are Great” (2010) by Yellow Ostrich …
Wed 30 Sep 2015
20: Music Festival Special—Hipnic and Woodsist
Shy Trying returns from the Hipnic and Woodsist music festivals! Fuck you hippie dirtbags! — — Songs: “Keep A Friend” (2007) by Dr. Dog, “A Better Son/Daughter” (2002) by Rilo Kiley, “I Think U Are…
Wed 03 Jun 2015
18: Meet Alicia!
Alicia is the first person I’ve met through podcasting, and she’s awesome and artsy and inspiring! — — Songs: “Nothing’s Wrong” (2011) by Cloud Nothings, “Multiple Sons” (2005) by Cass McCombs — — …
Mon 20 Apr 2015
17: Cannabasics—Meet Dena! (Part 2)
Thanks to the infinite intelligence and generosity of last week’s guest, I was able to arrange another hour or two to chat with Dena again! — — Songs: “Bartholomew” (2002) by Adam Green, “Paul Reve…
Mon 06 Apr 2015
16: Cannabasics—Meet Dena!
In another edition of Cannabasics we meet Shy Trying’s new friend Dena! — — Songs: “Runways, Houses, City, Clouds” (2010) by Tame Impala, “His Eye Is On The Sparrow” (1975) by Ethel Waters — — shy…
Sun 29 Mar 2015
15: Meet Leanne! feat. Arzoo!
This episode helped me catch up with two high school BFFs. Since graduation we’ve tended to only run into each other at house parties or weird bars, so it was extraordinarily fun to talk soberly. ——…
Fri 13 Mar 2015
14: Cannabasics—Meet Talina!
Talina and I work for a medical cannabis company in San Francisco, California. Our industry is huge and successful and totally legit in our state, but it might seem exclusive/illusive from the outsid…
Mon 23 Feb 2015
13: Book Club III
This week on the podcast I’m talking about books partially read… Listen for a reading of two poems by Ellen Kennedy, an afterward written by Jonathan Evison who wrote The Revised Fundamentals of Care…
Mon 09 Feb 2015
12: G's Guide to Sucking It Up
Ever feel like you’re blowing it? Barely keeping it together? This week your host is recovering from a head cold and sharing some advice about public meditation, cold-medicine prep, and rolling extra…
Sat 17 Jan 2015
11: Holiday Special—Meet Arzoo!
This week’s extra special holiday episode features a great guest, Arzoo! We talk about what our suburb was like, how lonely we were in college, and our most embarrassing roommates and job interviews.…
Thu 25 Dec 2014
10: G's Guide to Podcasting
Wonder no longer! This week Gianna talks about how she started her podcast, shares quick tips on starting your own, and lists the individual shows and networks that inspired her most. There’s also a …
Tue 09 Dec 2014
9: Giannalogue on Anxiety
Tis the season for giving thanks and giving grief. Right on time, Gianna has more to say about anxiety. This episode is slightly darker, slightly more mental-illness-y than the others. Listen for des…
Wed 26 Nov 2014
8: Meet Dominic!
Dom Cota is not just my boyfriend, he’s also the most gregarious and interesting dude I know. Listen to him clam up a bit when I turn the microphones on, but don’t fret, he quickly chills out and sta…
Thu 13 Nov 2014
7: G's Guide to Female Friendship feat. Julie Khosh!
Join me and my lovely lady friend Julie as we discuss female friendship and how we got over the ex-boyfriend we have in common. We talk girl talk, jealousy, pastries, patriarchy and collage-art. —— S…
Wed 29 Oct 2014
6: Book Club II
In the second edition of Gianna’s Book Club your nerdy hostess discusses two more books she read without being forced to by any teacher-types… The Marriage Plot (2011) by Jeffrey Eugenides centers ar…
Tue 14 Oct 2014
5: G's Guide to Being Shy
Is being shy making you miserable? Do you hate your friends because of the way they make you feel?… Along the same thought-line as last month’s “Giannalogue on Shyness,” this week I’m talking about h…
Fri 26 Sep 2014
4: Meet Jason!
My buddy Jason has been my buddy since high school Journalism class where we wrote for The Pomegranate newspaper, and mostly just watching funny YouTube videos on school computers. I had a blast talk…
Sun 14 Sep 2014
3: Giannalogue on Shyness
Another classic Giannalogue from your best friend in the podcast universe, Gi. Your host cracks her precious exterior to reveal the lone-wolf/loner within. Hark, shy girls and shy boys, there is noth…
Tue 26 Aug 2014
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