Episode 246: Doubt Is the Devil: Trust the Dream You’re Afraid to Pursue with Andrea Chalupa

Andrea Chalupa is a Brooklyn-based journalist, author, and filmmaker who believes deeply in the power of unreasonable women.

She is the author of A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire.(Out November 10, 2026 - preorder!)

As the host and producer of the acclaimed podcast Gaslit Nation - a Webby Award Honoree - Andrea is a powerful advocate for civic action, confronting authoritarianism, corruption, and injustice head-on.

Andrea also wrote and produced the award-winning journalistic thriller Mr. Jones, directed by Agnieszka Holland and starring James Norton, Peter Sarsgaard, and Vanessa Kirby. The film tells the story of the courageous journalist who exposed Stalin’s genocidal famine in Ukraine.

She is a frequent speaker on resisting extremism and safeguarding democracy, and her books, films, podcasts, and insights have been featured on MSNBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and elsewhere.

Connect with Andrea:

Podcast: Gaslit Nation

Website: AndreaChalupa.com

Instagram: @gaslitnation