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The Kiersten Lyons conversation: broadcast #002

Guest Bio:

Kiersten Lyons is a writer, actress, and viral big sister of the internet whose debut memoir, Crushed: Why Is It That the Boys You Like, Never Like You Back?, releases June 10, 2025. With sharp wit and gut-punch honesty, Kiersten unpacks heartbreak, healing, and the hilarity in between—starting with the day her fiancé confessed he didn’t love her (and had cheated… at The Magic Castle). Six months later, he won $100K on reality TV. Her life unraveled publicly, but her story is anything but tragic. Crushed is a laugh-through-the-tears memoir about reclaiming your voice when everything falls apart.

Before the book, Kiersten wrote and starred in her award-winning one-woman show Crushed and built an online community known for viral storytelling, heart-first vulnerability, and unexpectedly healing humor. She’s been featured in Parents, Upworthy, and across social media, where her posts often lead to her husband being affectionately dubbed “the internet’s husband.”

Think Nora Ephron for the TikTok generation, with a little Glennon Doyle depth and Mindy Kaling charm. Kiersten is here to talk rom-coms, resilience, and why your biggest heartbreak might be the start of your best chapter yet. And yes—Taylor Swift once cried happy tears because of her. True story.

Bio from: kiersten lyons website

Post show notes & reflections: by Host Rob Lundberg:

A little about the series:

What started as a photography series then video series, "Uncontaminated Sound" is a conversation series for radio that follows comedians, musicians, fine artists, and actors with the primary objective to gain a particular insight into their creative processes which can only be fully unravelled by truly going behind the scenes. With "Uncontaminated Sound," Robert attempts to offer an intimate look into all of the rarely seen or known “little things” that take place during interviews and other similar social and private interactions with artists and performers. These features offer listeners real, raw, and authentic conversations.

Originally from Boston and moved to Brooklyn, Robert Lundberg now finds himself in New York's Hudson Valley. His photographic works have been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post, Paste Magazine, Brokelyn, Vents Magazine, Do NYC, No Depression, The Patch, and countless others including podcasts. Lundberg explores his own primal instinct through the making of subconscious markings, using a diverse array of mediums including acrylic, India ink and charcoal, he hopes to express the visceral and nebulous inner workings of the self. He is also an advocate for a better planet and traveler, and in June had the honor of being a volunteer crew member and onboard reporter on the famed "American Promise," a 61' oceanographic research vessel for The Rozalia Project. Sailing out of Bar Harbor, ME he documented a 7 night excursion in the Gulf of Maine, while participating in a marine debris cleanup from Bois Bubert Island in collaboration with Maine Island Trail Association. Currently he is hashing out a few documentary ideas based off his experiences in Maine and his travels in Central America.