Encore: May-December Romances

Seventeen-year-old “Struggling” had big dreams to leave his small town, but his living situation was at risk because he couldn’t stop using drugs. A letter writer who called herself “Bad Mom” loved her children, but could no longer bear the demands of motherhood. Both desperately ...  Show more

This episode was originally released on September 9, 2016. In this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars bring you another "Rapid Fire" episode, where they give brief answers to a handful of letters that are all centered around a theme. The theme for this episode is "sta ...  Show more

“The Engagement,” by Sasha Issenberg, recounts the complex and chaotic chain reaction that thrust same-sex marriage from the realm of conservative conjecture to the top of the gay political agenda and, eventually, to the halls of the Supreme Court. On this week’s podcast, Isse ...

Olga Koch and Sophie Duker are rewinding to 2012 with Maggie, Birdy, Amara and Nell, and you’re invited. This week they’re remembering the most mortifying things they were called out for in their early twenties, and the people they said I love you to despite not meaning it. Plus, ...  Show more

L’épisode que vous vous apprêtez à écouter n’est pas interdit aux moins de 18 ans, et pourtant, on va parler de “bains de vapeur vaginaux” et de “bougie senteur orgasme”. Ce chapitre est donc consacré à Gwyneth Paltrow, l’actrice hollywoodienne aux 45 films, certes, la comédie ...

TW: This episode contains discussions of violence towards children that might be disturbing for some listeners.

For decades, one woman was the heart and soul of Versailles: Madame de Pompadour. Dana speaks with