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On A Serpentine Road | With Michelle Rodriguez
Episode 160
How do we choose what to hold onto from loved ones after they've died? Doris Iarovici asks that question in her essay, which is read by Michelle Rodr…
7 years, 4 months ago
A Forgotten Prayer, Answered | With Mira Sorvino
Episode 159
When Charlotte Bacon went to a temple in Bhutan, the place unlocked feelings in her that she hadn't truly realized were there. Her essay is read by M…
7 years, 5 months ago
Maddy Just Might Work | Encore
Episode 158
Jennifer Finney Boylan -- an accomplished writer, academic and activist -- reads her own essay about coming out as transgender to her two young sons.…
7 years, 5 months ago
How To Break Up With A 2-Year-Old | With Busy Philipps
Episode 157
We cross paths with so many people in our lives -- but only a few of them truly change the direction we thought we were headed in. Busy Philipps ("Bu…
7 years, 5 months ago
An Ancient Coda To My 21st-Century Divorce | With Amy Landecker
Episode 156
After a divorce, it can feel like the last thing you want to do is revisit the past. But a ritual forced Cindy Chupack to do just that, in an essay r…
7 years, 5 months ago
In The Waiting Room Of Estranged Spouses | Encore
Episode 155
Lance Reddick, best known as Lt. Cedric Daniels on HBO's "The Wire," reads a story about infidelity and healing.
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7 years, 5 months ago
I Was Hardly a Perfect Fit | With John C. Reilly
Episode 154
Tim Elhajj was a divorced dad who was desperate to connect with his son -- and went about it in an unconventional way. His essay is read by John C. R…
7 years, 6 months ago
The Plain, Unmarked Box Arrived | With Kristen Bell
Episode 153
Would you buy a sex chair? Well, Lori Jakiela did -- and she writes about the chair, and the misadventures involved in trying to use it, in an essay …
7 years, 6 months ago
Escaping From A Dire Diagnosis On Match.com | With Rita Wilson
Episode 152
Would you start online dating just to make your best friend feel better? Author Victoria Redel did that, and she writes about in her piece, which is …
7 years, 6 months ago
A Life Plan For Two | With Olivia Munn
Episode 151
Some crushes are brief: the guy at the gym, the girl on Twitter, your barista. But others are epic -- and take on a life of their own. Olivia Munn ("…
7 years, 6 months ago