Last Day Is Back

Last Day Is Back

Author: Lemonada Media August 12, 2026 Duration: 3:16
Stephanie Wittels Wachs has written a new book, Last Day: How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis – and to celebrate, the podcast is back for a four-episode mini-season. In these new episodes, we’ll revisit the opioid crisis with fresh eyes, exploring grief and loss, unconditional love and radical acceptance, connection and reinvention. Stay tuned for episodes dropping August 19th.  Order Steph’s book Last Day: How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis at https://bit.ly/LastDayBook, and the audiobook at https://bit.ly/3RW4WtF, or wherever books and audiobooks are sold. LAST DAY BOOK TOUR SCHEDULE Please join Steph on the road and RSVP at the links below! 📍 Brooklyn, NY Tuesday, August 18th, 7:00 PM at PowerHouse Arena, in conversation with Dave Manheim. Reserve your spot → 📍 Santa Monica, CA Thursday, August 20th, 6:00 PM at Zibby's Bookshop, in conversation with Claire Bidwell Smith. Reserve your spot → 📍 San Francisco, CA Saturday, August 22nd, 11:00 AM at Book Passage, in conversation with Maya Shankar. Reserve your spot → 📍 Carmel Valley, CA Saturday, September 12th, 7:00 PM at Olivia & Daisy Books. Reserve your spot → 📍 Houston, TX Thursday, September 17th, 7:00 PM at Blue Willow Bookshop. Reserve your spot → 📍 Summerland, CA Friday, September 25th at Godmother's Books, in conversation with Jennifer Rudolph Walsh. (Link coming soon!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by Stephanie Wittels Wachs, a co-founder of Lemonada Media who has been aptly described as an award-winning queen of darkness and light, Last Day delves into the profound human experiences that redefine who we are. This podcast centers on conversations about survival, resilience, and personal transformation, often through stories that blend joy and sorrow. For its first three seasons, the focus was on examining the "last day" within the context of widespread societal epidemics, a heavy but crucial exploration. Now, Stephanie herself felt a shift was necessary, signaling an evolution in the show's direction. Each episode features a different guest, and through these intimate discussions, listeners are invited into raw, honest accounts of pivotal moments. The tone is conversational yet deeply thoughtful, avoiding simple answers in favor of nuanced understanding. It’s a Last Day podcast that sits comfortably at the intersection of society and culture, asking how we navigate life after everything changes. You’ll hear laughter, tears, and the quiet revelations that come from people recounting the events that shaped them, all framed by Stephanie’s empathetic and insightful guidance. The series doesn’t shy away from complexity, instead finding the universal threads in uniquely personal journeys.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 50

Last Day
Podcast Episodes
Last Day Presents: Squeezed with Yvette Nicole Brown [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:41
Stephanie is off in the exciting (and terrifying) world of book writing. In the interim, we want to share another show that’s near and dear to our hearts. So near, in fact, that it features Stephanie’s entire family! Squ…
Five Years of Last Day... Now What? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:03
We did it, y’all. We reached the end of our countdown, which leads us back to where it all began: the very first episode of Last Day, the first-ever Lemonada Media podcast launch. This week, we’re revisiting “Meet Stepha…
Staff Pick #2: “Was It Painful?” (Season 1, Episode 4) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:24
Before we finish this countdown to Last Day’s fifth anniversary, we are resharing an episode from season one. This episode was chosen by Lizzie, our Senior Vice President of Growth and Marketing. Most of us have seen an…
Staff Pick #3: “Are You Feeling Suicidal?” (Season 2, Episode 12) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:37
To commemorate Last Day’s fifth anniversary, we are revisiting the season two finale. This episode was chosen by Jackie – one of the first people to work on the show, and a previous Last Day guest herself. Season 2 Final…
Staff Pick #4: “Everyone Out Here is Armed” (Season 3, Episode 1) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:17
To continue the countdown to Last Day’s fifth birthday, here’s our next pick: the first episode of our season on gun violence, chosen by our senior producer — and first-time gun wielder — Kegan. In episode 1, our team tr…