Maya is Secretly Sporty (in a dance way!)

Maya is Secretly Sporty (in a dance way!)

From Other People's Pockets by Maya Lau

June 4, 2026 · 31 min

About this episode

Maya Lau discusses her passion for dance and its impact on her life in an interview on the podcast Secretly Sporty.

Today I’m bringing you a look into a side of my life that is exercise and dance. This episode is actually not about personal finance … there is more of that coming very soon. Instead, I’m featuring an episode from the podcast Secretly Sporty , where they interviewed me about why I dance and how that informs my life. Secretly Sporty is a new podcast hosted by writer and academic Sebastian Langdell about the way that exercise can inform our creative output, even if our workouts don’t necessarily have anything to do with our work . Last year, Sebastian wrote an op-ed in the New York Times called “ A Medievalist Hits the Gym ,” which was about what weightlifting has to do with medieval literature. I encourage you to go check out that article to see how he threaded that needle. The article served as a spark for Secretly Sporty, where he’s interviewed cartoonist Alison Bechdel , NYT columnist Jamelle Bouie , comedian Chris Duffy and many others about their workout routines and how they impact the life of the mind. I’m by no means a professional dancer, never have been, never been close to that (!) It’s just something I like to do in my spare time. So it was really fun to be asked about…

People in this episode

Host: Maya Lau

Guest: Sebastian Langdell

Topics covered

  • exercise
  • dance
  • creative output
  • personal interests
  • interview

Keywords

  • dance
  • exercise
  • creative output
  • interview
  • personal finance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Secretly Sporty, New York Times

Books & works: A Medievalist Hits the Gym

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