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Miranda July Knew Exactly What She Was Doing
Episode 391
It’s been almost a year since Miranda July released her hit novel, “All Fours.” The novel features a woman in her mid-40s who heads out on a solo road trip across the country, only to stop at a roads…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
You’re Probably Thinking About Boundaries All Wrong
Episode 390
KC Davis is a therapist and author known for her practical, empathetic advice on dealing with clutter, even when you are feeling like too much of a mess yourself to take care of the mess in your home…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Gen X? More Like Gen Sex.
Episode 388
Mireille Silcoff recently wrote an article for The New York Times Magazine titled “Why Gen X Women Are Having the Best Sex.” At a time of life when many women describe feeling less visible and less d…
Published on 5 months ago
Let Yourself Rage With Poet Laureate Ada Limón
Episode 386
As U.S. poet laureate, Ada Limón has had a far-reaching impact. She has visited readers and writers across the country, installed poems at majestic sites in national parks, and she even wrote a poem …
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
My Brother Has Schizophrenia. This Is How I Love Him.
Episode 385
Growing up, Jamie Shandro was interested in science, while her younger brother, Tim, liked art. When they were in their twenties, they both landed in Seattle: Jamie for medical school and Tim for art…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
I Got Addicted to Love and Came Out the Other Side
Episode 384
If you know one thing about Orville Peck, it’s probably that he wears a mask. The country musician has long kept himself shrouded in mystery, shielding his face from the public and revealing few deta…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
How I Decentered Men and Learned to Center Myself
Episode 383
Natasha Rothwell plays characters who are constantly trying to improve and to better understand their desires. This season on “The White Lotus,” Rothwell, an Emmy-nominated actress, is back playing B…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
How to Get Talking Again, With Lucy Dacus of boygenius
Episode 382
On her fourth solo album, “Forever Is a Feeling” (out March 28), Lucy Dacus contemplates the fears and delights that go along with falling hard for someone. The song “Best Guess” celebrates the leap …
Published on 6 months ago
If You Want This Kind of Love, Don’t Expect It to Be Easy
Episode 381
When Samaiya Mushtaq was growing up, she imagined marrying a kind Muslim man, and at 21, she did. But while studying to become a psychiatrist in medical school, she realized her husband couldn’t meet…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Carrie Coon on What Being Worthy of Love Really Means
Episode 380
In the movie “His Three Daughters,” Carrie Coon’s character, Katie, has rigid ideas about who her sisters are and what they’re capable of. When the women reunite to care for their dying father, those…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago