"One Bathroom, Three Generations" with Laurie Kilmartin

About this episode

Laura Kightlinger interviews Laurie Kilmartin about various personal and cultural topics, including family, comedy, and significant life events.

We sit down with writer and comedian Laurie Kilmartin to discuss senior living goals, local government at work, exes ruining albums, Suzanne Somers, Castor Oil, 100 Tampons for Sally Ride, writing on Conan for 11 years, meeting Chrissy Hynde, don't f*ck with the upstairs person, Daniel's puppy Lamy, Kennedy Lobotomies, working in a call center, Planet Claire not getting what it deserved, crying on planes, Laurie's mother passing during COVID, The Pickton Pig Farm Murders, the luxury of a trav...

People in this episode

Host: Laura Kightlinger

Guest: Laurie Kilmartin

Topics covered

• senior living
• comedy
• writing
• personal stories
• government
• family
• pop culture

Keywords

• Laurie Kilmartin
• comedy
• senior living
• writing
• personal stories
• COVID
• pop culture
• government

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Conan

Books & works: Planet Claire

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