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Confronting Race, Religion and Her Heart | With Zawe Ashton
Episode 246
In this week’s essay, Lilian Oben writes about how essential it is to be seen in relationships — to be able to take up space, without being asked to …
6 years, 1 month ago
Why Can’t Men Say ‘I Love You’ to Each Other? | With Ncuti Gatwa
Episode 245
Do you tell your friends you love them? And do you say it like that, using those words? Is it easy for you to say? Is it fraught?
Ricardo Jaramillo t…
6 years, 1 month ago
Race Wasn't An Issue To Him, Which Was An Issue To Me With Lorraine Toussaint | Encore
Episode 244
Lorraine Toussaint ("The Glorias") reads an essay by Kim McLarin. Then, we catch up with Kim to hear how she is doing in this moment.
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6 years, 2 months ago
Researching Jenna, Discovering Myself | With Hasan Minhaj
Episode 243
Hasan Minhaj ("Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj") reads Brian Goedde's essay about a man investigating his own breakup.
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6 years, 2 months ago
The Language Of Love With Saoirse Ronan | Encore
Episode 242
Saoirse Ronan ("Little Women") reads an essay about how a language barrier impacts the relationship between a young woman and an Iraqi doctor. This i…
6 years, 2 months ago
How ‘Lolita’ Freed Me From My Own Humbert | With Jameela Jamil
Episode 241
"Lolita," Vladimir Nabokov’s novel about a man’s sexual obsession with a young girl, is famously controversial. But when Bindu Bansinath started to r…
6 years, 2 months ago
Alone In A Pandemic
Episode 240
Living alone can be liberating, maddening, joyful ... lonely. It also might feel very different today than it did several months ago.
This episode f…
6 years, 3 months ago
To Fall In Love With Anyone, Do This | Encore
Episode 239
If you're running out of things to do at home — or if you just need a break from stress and worry — we have a suggestion. Listen to this week's episo…
6 years, 3 months ago
Years Ago, My Sister Vanished. I See Her Whenever I Want. | With Daisy Edgar-Jones
Episode 238
Daisy Edgar-Jones (Hulu's "Normal People") reads Kyleigh Leddy's essay, about the online presence people leave behind.
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6 years, 3 months ago
Sometimes It's Not You, Or The Math | With Laura Prepon
Episode 237
What if all the conventional wisdom about why you are single is wrong? Laura Prepon ("You And I, As Mothers") reads Sara Eckel's essay.
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6 years, 3 months ago