Welcome to the newsletter for Proxy.

My name is Yowei Shaw and I am the world’s first emotional investigative journalist™️ (lol).

I spent many years making the NPR podcast Invisibilia and now host and produce Proxy, an indie podcast that investigates niche emotional conundrums through conversations with strangers who have relevant experience.

In this newsletter, you’ll get dispatches from the frontlines of what I’m calling the “emotions beat.”

Stories like:

• Why do I feel so bad about getting laid off when I know it’s not my fault?

• Is there anything I can actually do about polarization at this point?

• Help! I’m a straight guy who got dumped by my queer partner and I have so many questions

If you have a niche emotional conundrum you’d like investigated by proxy, get in touch at proxythepod@gmail.com. We’re taking cases.

By the way, I’m making Proxy independently, which means we rely on the gracious support of our listeners. If you wanna help Proxy live, consider becoming a member of our Patreon, starting at just $5/month. You’ll get episodes without ads, exclusive bonus interviews, and a gold star ⭐️ for helping make the world’s first emotional investigative journalism™️.