Michelle Zauner's Joy Is Rooted In Vengeance
When Michelle Zauner of the indie band Japanese Breakfast returned home to Eugene, Oregon, to take care of her mother in 2014, she wasn’t prepared for what life would be like as a caregiver. Her mothe...
9 Jun 202134min
Mahershala Ali and Rafael Casal: Envy Is A Hell Of A Drug
Today, Mahershala Ali is an Oscar-winning actor who lands leading roles in TV shows like True Detective and Hollywood blockbusters like Green Book and the upcoming Blade Marvel series. But he got his ...
2 Jun 202133min
Alison Bechdel On Menopause, Mortality and Punching Pennies
Alison Bechdel went through menopause 10 years ago, when she was 50. I know this because she writes about it in her latest graphic memoir, called The Secret To Superhuman Strength. "I just felt crazy,...
26 Mai 202133min
A Former Pro Climber On Enduring Chronic Illness
Until 2018, Mason Earle was a professional rock climber. Mason started climbing as a kid, and developed a specialty in a style known as "crack climbing," where you climb by wedging your hands, fists, ...
19 Mai 202152min
Strictly, Entirely On The Fence About Having A Kid
A few months back, Avery Trufelman, host of The Cut podcast from New York Magazine, reached out with a request to talk. About becoming a parent. "I am strictly entirely on the fence about whether or ...
12 Mai 202139min
Where Noel and Anna's Hot Girl Summer Went Wrong
Last week, I talked with my friend and colleague Noel King, who is a co-host at NPR's Morning Edition, about my new book. It's called Let's Talk About Hard Things, and in front of a live (Zoom) audien...
5 Mai 202157min
The 7 Hardest Conversations I've Ever Had On This Show
As the host of Death, Sex & Money, my job is to ask my guests to talk about the things "we think about a lot and need to talk about more." And sometimes, talking about hard things that you don’t have ...
28 Apr 202135min
When I Almost Died
A few years ago, I asked you to share your near-death experiences. You told us about car accidents...plane crashes...illness...suicide. And, you told us what happened after, when you didn't die. Ellen...
21 Apr 202134min
