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Stories About Death, Sex and Money to Start the New Year
New Jan 06, 2026 51 min

Stories About Death, Sex and Money to Start the New Year

Anna hosted Selected Shorts, an evening where professional actors read short stories in front of a live studio audience at Symphony Space in New York. The theme for the night? Death, sex, and money...

The Family Drama of Inheritance
Dec 30, 2025 51 min

The Family Drama of Inheritance

Your stories about inheritance: Gwynn wrestles with her mother's will that would cut out her sister; Trevor inherited money from his father and questions about whether his death was planned; and An...

The Chaste Sexiness and Fantasy of Hallmark Holiday Rom-Coms
Dec 23, 2025 51 min

The Chaste Sexiness and Fantasy of Hallmark Holiday Rom-Coms

When screenwriter Russell Hainline first moved to L.A., his goal was to write high-budget monster movies and thrillers. Then one day, he was prompted to write a Hallmark holiday rom-com, and someth...

Samin Nosrat’s Recipe for Self-Compassion
Dec 16, 2025 59 min

Samin Nosrat’s Recipe for Self-Compassion

After the blockbuster success of her first book, Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat, Samin Nosrat felt pressure to follow it up with something big. But when depression and grief hit, she was forced to slow down...

What Hearing Aids and Anger Management Still Miss
Dec 09, 2025 1h 4m

What Hearing Aids and Anger Management Still Miss

The British poet Raymond Antrobus was six years old when his parents and doctors realized that his ears couldn’t recognize a whole range of sounds. He was fitted with hearing aids and began a life ...

When Your Famous Dad Can Charm Anyone But Can't Pay the Bills
Dec 02, 2025 51 min

When Your Famous Dad Can Charm Anyone But Can't Pay the Bills

Sarah Amos says the best way to describe her childhood is as a “nepo-baby fever dream.” She grew up in a pink mansion in Hawaii where celebrities often dropped by, and the fridge was always stocked...

“The Lord Is My Shepherd and He Knows I'm Gay”
Nov 25, 2025 55 min

“The Lord Is My Shepherd and He Knows I'm Gay”

When the Metropolitan Community Church was founded in the late sixties, it was one of the first gay positive churches in America. When AIDS hit, it became a refuge for people who were sick and thos...

Raising A Country Musician Through Swagger and Psychosis
Nov 11, 2025 1h 7m

Raising A Country Musician Through Swagger and Psychosis

Country musician Luke Bell had swagger, talent, and a career on the rise, opening for Willie Nelson and Dwight Yoakam. Then mental illness took over. His mother Carol shares what it was like raisin...

After SNL, Ego Nwodim Has Her Weekends Back
Nov 04, 2025 52 min

After SNL, Ego Nwodim Has Her Weekends Back

This September when SNL announced its season 51 cast, Ego Nwodim made the cut. Then, just days later, she announced on social media that she was leaving the show. "The hardest part of a great party...

Money on the Mind: To Have Kids or Not to Have Kids
Nov 01, 2025 37 min

Money on the Mind: To Have Kids or Not to Have Kids

In a new, very special Death, Sex & Money and Slate Money crossover, Felix Salmon and Anna Sale dig into the difficult decision of whether or not to have kids. Child care? School? New vehicle?...

Nick Offerman's Principled Hypocrisy
Oct 14, 2025 52 min

Nick Offerman's Principled Hypocrisy

In the new movie Sovereign, actor Nick Offerman plays an extremist who doesn’t believe in the legitimacy of the Federal government. In real life, Nick comes from a small-town political family. His ...

A War Photographer on the Limits of Bearing Witness
Oct 07, 2025 56 min

A War Photographer on the Limits of Bearing Witness

When Peter van Agtmael went to Iraq in 2006 to embed with the U.S. military, he was 24 years old and confident that his pictures could help end an unjust war. Two decades later, after documenting c...

Why Job Hunting Feels So Grim Lately, Especially for Gen Z
Sep 30, 2025 50 min

Why Job Hunting Feels So Grim Lately, Especially for Gen Z

This week, Anna learns about how frustrating it is to apply for jobs these days, especially for early-career folks, even those with college degrees. First, Jeopardy champion Brendan Liaw talks abou...

From Brazilian Butt Lifts to Botox: Your Beauty Confessions
Sep 23, 2025 1h 3m

From Brazilian Butt Lifts to Botox: Your Beauty Confessions

Over the past few months, we've been asking you to tell us stories about your beauty interventions. You told us about feeling caught between viewing appearance improvements as vanity and recognizin...

Private Equity Blew Up My Life
Sep 16, 2025 55 min

Private Equity Blew Up My Life

When Megan Greenwell was 34 she landed a coveted job in journalism as the editor-in-chief of the sports and culture blog, Deadspin. Just over a year later a post about why she was resigning went vi...