Try Hard

Try Hard

It’s so hard to try something new. Maybe you dream of playing guitar, or speaking fluent Spanish. Maybe you want to learn to tap dance or do magic tricks or yodel. But what if you had a little help? On Try Hard, Alex Sujong Laughlin helps one ordinary person do the thing they never thought they could do. The process is embarrassing and uncomfortable, but hopefully always worth it. Be a try hard. We double dog dare you. Created by Alex Sujong Laughlin and Defector Media.

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July 28, 2025 31 mins

Cartoonist Mattie Lubchansky hates exercising in front of people, so in this first episode of Try Hard, she's trying out a real life yoga class full of real life strangers!

By the way, you should buy Mattie's new book, Simplicity

Episode transcript here

Send me voice memos about the things YOU'RE trying at podcasts@defector.com, or you can message me or tag me on Instagram @alexlaughs

Try Hard is hosted and prod...

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If there’s no shame in trying, why is it so hard? 

On Try Hard, Alex Sujong Laughlin helps people try the thing they've always wanted to do—from cartwheels to karaoke. 

First episode publishes July 28! 

Thank you to Charley Locke, Lilli Grace Barden, Yuli, and Juliana de Groot for lending your voices. 

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