Kat Johnson

1 week ago | audible.com | Kat Johnson

“Self-help” is an antiquated term. Thanks to the euphemism treadmill (h/t Steven Pinker), it morphed into “self-improvement,” then the less judgy “self-development,” and now the more contemporary concept of "well-being," which is very individual to each person. But as my closet full of 50-year-old garments would say if it could, some old things were built to last. I’ve long had a secret soft spot for vintage audio, and I’ve decided to come out with it already.

3 weeks ago | audible.com | Kat Johnson

Note: Text has been lightly edited for clarity and does not match audio exactly. Kat Johnson: Hi there. This is Audible Editor Kat Johnson, and I'm speaking today with Melissa Febos, author of the critically acclaimed memoirs Girlhood, Body Work, Abandon Me, and Whip Smart. Today she's here to talk about her new audiobook, The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex, which is, like all of her works, read in audio by the author herself. Welcome, Melissa.

1 month ago | audible.com | Kat Johnson

“How scary is Sinners?” As a horror fan who saw Ryan Coogler’s vampire blockbuster on opening weekend, I’ve been getting this question a lot lately. Even the highly squeamish have heard the hype by now, and they want in—even if they have to peek through their fingers to see it. As well they should. Sinners is the most exciting and groundbreaking movie of the year, a blood-soaked epic of blues, Hoodoo, and horror in 1930s Mississippi. Starring Michael B.

1 month ago | audible.com | Kat Johnson

As soon as I heard the premise of Saumya Dave’s The Guilt Pill, about an experimental pill that erases mothers’ guilt, I was fully invested. My oldest is 15, so I’ve had a decade and a half to notice the guilty thoughts that run through my head all day: I should be making the kids’ lunches instead of giving them money for the cafeteria. I should have gotten them involved in sports earlier and given them phones later.

Mar 25, 2025 | audible.com | Kat Johnson

The bestselling author, exoneree, and unwitting true crime icon shares universal lessons on meaning and resilience in her heart-wrenching new memoir. Note: Text has been lightly edited for clarity and does not match audio exactly. Kat Johnson: Hi, listeners. This is Audible Editor Kat Johnson, and I'm honored to be speaking today with Amanda Knox, exoneree, journalist, public speaker, activist, bestselling author, and co-host with her partner, Christopher Robinson, of the podcast Labyrinths.