Then I Blocked Them: How Estrangement Became Official

Anna and Kai Wright, host of WNYC's The United States of Anxiety podcast, take your calls about how the coronavirus is impacting your life, your relationships, and your plans—and how you're coping wit...

13 Mars 20201h 15min

We asked you why you're not having sex—right now, or ever. These are your stories. How is the coronavirus impacting your life? How is it changing the way you think about your relationship to other peo...

11 Mars 202035min

A listener talks about why he thought hiring sex workers could save his marriage⁠—while also knowing it could destroy it. We're looking for your stories about climate change, and about what happens wh...

4 Mars 202032min

The comedian talks with me about what mental illness has taught her about managing money and allowing herself to be loved. Maria's new comedy special is called Weakness Is The Brand. Listen to This Am...

26 Feb 202029min

After years of working as a physician, Ken Jeong quit to pursue acting. Then his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer, and he found himself needing to think like a doctor again.This episode was origi...

19 Feb 202023min

I talk with the dancer and choreographer about the low-budget beginning of her prolific career, and about dealing with new physical limitations while creating new works in her late 70s.Send a Death, S...

12 Feb 202029min

The writer reflects on her first relationship with a woman, finding the words to talk about experiencing abuse, and the process of writing it all down in her memoir.Sign up for our newsletter by going...

5 Feb 202032min

A conversation with a psychologist about the importance of friends who cross racial lines—and those who don't. Want to reflect on how race has factored into your friendships? Take our survey at deaths...

29 Jan 202013min