Last Day: How to Stop Losing Our Loved Ones to the Opioid Crisis

Wittels Wachs, Stephanie: - Stephanie Wittels Wachs is cofounder and chief creative officer of Lemonada Media, an award-winning podcast network with a mission to "make life suck less." In 2024, The Hollywood Reporter named her among "The Most Powerful People in Podcasting." Wittels Wachs cocreated and hosts Last Day, Lemonada's Third Coast, Webby, and Gracie Award-winning flagship show. Its first season focused on the opioid crisis, which took the life of her brother, writer-producer-comedian Harris Wittels (Parks & Recreation, Master of None). Thanks in part to her wit and forthrightness, Wittels Wachs has been featured in major publications (The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Time), appeared as a guest on a plethora of podcasts (from Comedy Bang Bang to Everything Happens) public radio programs (NPR's Morning Edition), and TV shows (Late Night with Seth Meyers). She's been a well-known voice actor for decades and, in 2016, confounded the reputable nonprofit arts organization, Rec Room Arts. She is the author of Last Day and Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful. Today, Wittels Wachs is the creative north star to over dozens of award-winning podcasts under the Lemonada network.