Episode 529 - Family China

Episode 529 - Family China

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Episode 602 - Staring at Strangers

On today’s show, we take your questions on how to decide whether a gift card for a friend’s birthday should cover just them or include a guest, when politics and viewing preferences collide at the Super Bowl halftime show, and how to ride the subway without awkwardly staring at s ...  Show more

Episode 601 - Party No-Show

On today’s show, we take your questions on how to gracefully ask someone to reissue a check when you go by a different name than your legal one, what to do when a close friend no-shows your party and goes completely off the grid, leaving everyone worried, and how to handle it whe ...  Show more

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