Married to the Work

Married to the Work

Author: Knox Robinson Productions May 26, 2026 Duration: 1:09:26
What happens when your creative partner is also your spouse? Amanda and Chris dive into the messy, rewarding world of creative collaboration,from co-writing a book of love poems to navigating the high-stakes pressure of building a one-woman comedy show headed to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. They get real about the tension between structure and spontaneity, brutal feedback vs. the compliment sandwich, and what it actually means to support someone's creative vision when you don't always agree on what's funny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a particular kind of confinement that has nothing to do with physical walls, a feeling Amanda Knox understands in a way few others do. In Hard Knox with Amanda Knox, she moves beyond the headlines of her own story to examine the universal prisons we all inhabit-those of expectation, trauma, fear, and our own minds. This isn't a true-crime podcast; it's a series of conversations about the path out. Through candid talks with writers, artists, philosophers, and everyday people who've faced their own hard truths, the show digs into the raw materials of a resilient life. Listeners will hear explorations of mental fortitude, the messy pursuit of physical well-being, and how culture shapes our understanding of justice and personal freedom. Each episode feels like a deep, meandering walk with a curious friend, tackling how we rebuild after life fractures us. Produced by Knox Robinson Productions, the podcast creates a space where struggle is acknowledged not as a failure, but as a catalyst for becoming more grounded and authentic. For those who subscribe, there's an added layer of direct dialogue with Amanda herself in regular segments where she answers listener questions with remarkable candor. It’s ultimately about finding agency, the kind that can’t be taken away.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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Podcast Episodes
Old School: The Aha Moment (AJ Jacobs) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:26
Amanda and Chris get lost in the wide world of puzzles with AJ Jacobs, author of the The Puzzler: One Man's quest to solve the most baffling puzzles ever, from crosswords to jigsaws to the meaning of life. And pay close…
Who’s Right? - Accept Death or Defy It [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:51
Who's Right is back by popular demand! Between our usual Hard Knox episodes, Amanda sits down with her husband, Chris to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” In this weeks pre-Halloween episode t…
The Satanic Panic – How Pop Culture Got Possessed (Sarah Marshall) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:24
Sarah Marshall is a writer and podcaster, best known as the cohost of You're Wrong About and creator of The Devil You Know, a CBC podcast series exploring the Satanic Panic which explores how a wave of moral hysteria in…
Ask Amanda Anything - Young Love, Oversharing, Presence [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:22
In this week's episode Amanda relfects on how to tell your story while protecting a teenager’s privacy, why intentional oversharing can build connection, and how Zen, Nonviolent Communication, and even a near dog scam te…
How Hyperpersuasion Hijacks Free Will (Rebecca Lemov) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:18
Rebecca Lemov is the author of The Instability of Truth: Brainwashing, Mind Control, and Hyperpersuasion, whose work explores how people are persuaded, manipulated, and sometimes brainwashed. In this conversation, Amanda…
Old School: Excellent Advice for Living (Kevin Kelly) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:12
There's some wisdom you can only find when you're lost, which has led Kevin Kelly, senior Maverick and co-founder Wired magazine, to get lost intentionally through decades of travelling. Along the way, he's collected som…
Ask Amanda Anything - Star Trek Uniforms, Gaslighting, Disengagement [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:07
In this episode of Ask Amanda Anything, Amanda unpacks the complexity of memory, truth, and the quiet work of setting boundaries with those we love, even when love feels conditional. How do we navigate the minefield of f…
Why Fear Is the Worst Parenting Strategy (Emily Oster) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:40
Emily Oster is an economist, bestselling author, and creator of Parent Data, where she uses research to cut through fear-driven myths about pregnancy and parenting. In this episode she discusses how data and boundaries h…
Ask Amanda Anything - Punchlines, Pain, Permission [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:40
How do you laugh at the absurdity of your own trauma without minimizing it? Why do we expect people who’ve been hurt to perform grace, and what if they just want to be messy and real? In this AMA, Amanda tackles question…
Why Comedy Is the Last Refuge of the Honest (Michael Moynihan) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:04
Michael Moynihan is a journalist, co-host of The Fifth Column podcast, and a writer known for his unflinching takes on politics, culture, and free expression. In this episode, he and Amanda discuss how satire and skeptic…