# Jess Janz

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FULL EPISODE: A Steamy, Heated Rivalry - January 26, 2026

Media personality Caitlin Green touches on pop culture topics: Climber dad Alex Honnold successfully scales 101-story building without ropes or harnesses; Heated Rivalry stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie carry the Olympic torch in Italy; and The 2026 Oscar nominations. (Hear Caitlin co-hosti…

Jess Janz: Dining By Your Lonesome - January 26, 2026

Writer and community facilitator ⁠Jess Janz⁠ goes over ⁠the finding that 27% of US adults reported eating all their most recent meals alone⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

FULL EPISODE: Don't Write An AI Love Poem - February 6, 2026

Astrophysics professor ⁠Jesse Rogerson⁠ reports on science news with the following stories: Study shows some bottled water is worse than tap for microplastics; A high-sugar breakfast may trigger a 'rest and digest' state that dampens cognitive focus; Simulation suggests it may be safe to nuke an ea…

She's Had Dinner with Over 1,000 Strangers — Here's What She Learned, with Jess Janz

There are certain people you meet and you just think, “I want everyone to know this person exists." Jess Janz is one of those people. She's an author, community facilitator, and the founder of Dinner with Strangers, a concept she started in her friend's hair studio in 2017 with one simple rule: no …

The Table Where We Meet: In Conversation with Jess Janz

This summer, Jess Janz is coming out with a new essay collection “The Table Where We Meet.” The book reflects on ‘Dinner with Strangers,’ an initiative she created that encourages strangers to gather and learn more about each other without ever talking about their work or jobs.   Host Jacob Shyman…

Bidding for connection with Jess Janz

Jess Janz is a writer, community facilitator, and the founder of Dinner With Strangers - a project that has brought over a thousand people together for a meal with one rule: no one talks about what they do for work. Her book, The Table Where We Meet, is out July 14th. We set out to talk about plat…

When Everything Falls Apart: Jess Janz on Hope, Creativity & Beginning Again

Starting with the surprisingly complicated question, “Does a book ever actually feel finished?”, they wander into the deeper realities of creativity, friendship, identity, vulnerability, and hope. Together they explore: Why is releasing creative work emotionally complicated? The people who q…

Jess Janz On What She Learned From Having Dinner With 1000 Strangers

❤️ If you love the podcast and benefit from it, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠please consider joining our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  🎉 It’s Jess Janz week on the podcast! 🙏🏽 Jess is a writer, community facilitator, the creator of With Strangers, and a damn good human. Also, she’s one of my favorite Canadians. Jess started Dinn…

Welcome to For the Love with Jen Hatmaker

Joy isn't the reward you earn after all the work is done. Joy is the work. That's what a new series on For the Love with Jen Hatmaker is all about, the Sacred Yes. It's choosing delight, rest, and pleasure on purpose because saying yes to yourself, that's the thing that finally lets you fill your t…

Can You Design Human Connection?

What if connection isn’t just chemistry? What if some of it can actually be designed? Jess Janz has spent nearly a decade exploring that question through Dinner With Strangers. She's hosted 64 gatherings with more than a thousand people built around better questions, intentional spaces, and one unu…