Your Estrangement Calls Answered Live
This week, we bring our estrangement series to an end with a live call-in show co-hosted by Anna Sale and WNYC’s Kai Wright, host of the Notes from America podcast. Kai and Anna heard from listeners a...
25 Jan 202337min
From Fan to Friend: The Unlikely Friendship Between Pico Iyer and Leonard Cohen
Pico Iyer, author of "The Half-Known Life," reflects on deliberately walking away from his dream job, his decades-long friendship with Leonard Cohen, and surrendering to the unknown.Did you know we ha...
18 Jan 202332min
Why the Creators of "Everything Everywhere All At Once" Treat Their Partnership Like a Marriage
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, known as Daniels, on their friendship, learning to play to their strengths, and making their hit film Everything Everywhere All At Once.Did you know we have a weekly ...
11 Jan 202337min
Jenny Slate and Dean Fleischer-Camp Talk About Their Divorce, Anxiety, and Slowing Down
The co-creators of Marcel the Shell with Shoes On talk about collaborating while getting divorced, navigating grief, and finding joy in the everyday.Did you know we have a weekly email newsletter for ...
4 Jan 202334min
Trevor Noah Talks Depression, Radical Honesty, and Braiding Hair
The former host of The Daily Show sometimes struggles to get out of bed. But he's comfortable saying that with a smile. *This episode originally ran in 2019.Did you know we have a weekly email newslet...
28 Dec 202223min
Radiolab’s Lulu Miller Steals All Her Best Ideas From Her Kids
Anna talks with Terrestrials host and creator Lulu Miller about becoming a parent and being inspired by her kids’ curiosities. Plus, a clip from Terrestrials’ “The Water Walker.” We recommend you chec...
21 Dec 202217min
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 Dec 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 Dec 202241min
