Estrangement’s Alternate Endings
In our last episode, we look at how estrangement changes shape over the course of a life: how it can bend or harden, and how it affects new relationships, old memories, and the idea of family. Did you...
14 Des 202234min
Then I Blocked Them: How Estrangement Became Official
When we first asked for your stories on estrangement, we wondered if it was like a slow pulling away, or like a flipped switch? In episode two of our three-part series, we talk to four listeners for w...
7 Des 202241min
Estrangement Purgatory
Brian is on the fence. On the one hand, he no longer believes in the religion he was raised in, “It’s high control,” he told us, “rules on everything from what to watch on TV," and "what you do in the...
30 Nov 202227min
Fran Lebowitz’s Guide to Life (And Parties)
The writer shares her thoughts on talent versus luck, her vendetta against hiking, and how she’s made and kept friendships over the years in a live conversation at the Berkeley Repertory Theater.Did y...
23 Nov 202233min
Estrangement: We Were Close, Now I Don’t Know You
In Death, Sex & Money’s new three-part series about estrangement, we talk to listeners about cutting family ties, leaving religion, and ending friendships. We also talk to listeners on the other side ...
21 Nov 20221min
Race and Friendship After 2020: An Update
“Some conversations I’m just not willing to engage in anymore.”Check out Matt’s photo series of other Korean adoptees, Where are you really from?. And Chrishana and Sarah talked about reading Big Frie...
16 Nov 202232min
Between Friends: Stories About Race and Friendship
"Friendship is our only social relationship that is purely voluntary. Someone can just walk away at any time." Today, we're sharing your stories about how race, identity, and racism have impacted your...
9 Nov 202246min
An Update from the Sex Worker Next Door
Emma was a single mom and supported her family with the income she made from sex work. The money was good. But she struggled with the secrecy, and the shame.Did you know we have a weekly email newslet...
2 Nov 202241min
