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Confronting Race, Religion and Her Heart | With Zawe Ashton
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 …

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Why Can’t Men Say ‘I Love You’ to Each Other? | With Ncuti Gatwa
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?
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Race Wasn't An Issue To Him, Which Was An Issue To Me With Lorraine Toussaint | Encore
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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Researching Jenna, Discovering Myself | With Hasan Minhaj
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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The Language Of Love With Saoirse Ronan | Encore
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…

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How ‘Lolita’ Freed Me From My Own Humbert | With Jameela Jamil
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…

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Alone In A Pandemic
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.
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To Fall In Love With Anyone, Do This | Encore
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…

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Years Ago, My Sister Vanished. I See Her Whenever I Want. | With Daisy Edgar-Jones
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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Sometimes It's Not You, Or The Math | With Laura Prepon
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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