302: Haunted Childhood Homes (with Mara Wilson)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We’re joined by Mara Wilson, who regales us with her experiences growing up in a haunted house, living the “gothic valley” life, and what would be scarier to meet: a ghost or an alien?</span></p> <p> </p> <p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Content Warning:</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode contains conversations about or mentions of misogyny, aircraft accident, earthquakes, parent death, illness, body horror, mental illness, murder, blood, animal death, and the Civil War. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Guest</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mara Wilson, known for her childhood roles in Mrs. Doubtfire and Matilda, is a writer and actor living in Los Angeles. Recently, she has appeared on Welcome to Night Vale, Broad City and Bojack Horseman. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Elle, McSweeney’s, Reductress, and many other outlets. She also publishes a newsletter of her writing with</span> <a href="http://mara.substack.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Substack</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, 'Shan't We Tell the Vicar?' Mara's first book,</span> <a href= "https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318758/where-am-i-now-by-mara-wilson/"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame</span></em></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">is available from Penguin Random House. Recently, Mara voiced Tania de Batz in the audiobook</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Audible-One-for-All/dp/B09K4NXY33"><em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">One For All</span></em></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a gender-swapped version of the Three Musketeers by Lillie Lainoff.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Housekeeping</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Recommendation</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">: This week, Amanda recommends</span> <a href= "http://gamesandfeelings.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Games and Fe