Show Notes
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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