My Friend Took Their Own Life

My Friend Took Their Own Life

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Ex-Mother-in-Law Ice Cream Dates

This week's caller tells us about a living situation so uniquely hilarious it feels like it came straight from a sitcom. He also shares how he found community and culture far from home. Plus, we get a look at some of Germany's surprising influences in the United States. Sign up f ...  Show more

Three Different Dads

This week officially marks the 10-year anniversary of the very first episode of Beautiful Anonymous, and we might have the perfect call for the occasion. Our caller learned as a teenager that the man she knew as her uncle was actually her biological father. And that's just the be ...  Show more

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