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What Is A Good Death?: Sandra Martin On The Social History Of The Right To Die
Sandra Martin is an award-winning journalist, literary critic, former obituary writer, and the author of A Good Death: Making the Most of Our Final C…
3 years, 3 months ago
Those College Students Might Surprise You: Sarah Hepola's Report From The Classroom
Fan favorite Sarah Hepola is back! Sarah has visited The Unspeakable to talk about everything from alcoholism to #MeToo to the changes in the media l…
3 years, 4 months ago
Red Pilling The Pill: Holly Grigg-Spall On The Big Business Of Birth Control
Ever since it was introduced in the early 1960s, the birth control pill has been inextricable from the concept of women's liberation, body autonomy, …
3 years, 4 months ago
It Should Have Been Over By Now, But It Isn't. Lionel Shriver On The Unending Culture Wars
This week on the podcast, returning guest Lionel Shriver talks about her latest book, Abominations: Selected Essays From A Career Of Courting Self-D…
3 years, 4 months ago
What Is Anorexia Really About? Hadley Freeman on Good Girls and the competition to be the "Illest."
We sometimes think of anorexia as an "old school" disease, now eclipsed by disorders such as cutting and similar forms of self-harm. But as journalis…
3 years, 4 months ago
Jean Twenge On Why Generational Differences Matter
For more than 30 years, Jean Twenge has been studying how generational differences affect the workplace, family life, public policy, interpersonal re…
3 years, 5 months ago
Does Your Kid Really Need Therapy? Stella O'Malley on Teens, Mental Health, and the Problem With Professionals
Stella O'Malley is a psychotherapist in Ireland who works with adolescents and their families. She's also an author, documentarian, and speaker, but …
3 years, 5 months ago
The "Ask A Jew" Girls Are Back! ChayaLeah Sufrin and Yael Bar-tur Return to The Unspeakable
ChayaLeah Sufrin and Yael Bar-tur hardly need an introduction, since this is their third visit to The Unspeakable! Last fall, the hosts of the acclai…
3 years, 5 months ago
Don't Have Children If You Don't Want Them! Ruby Warrington on Women Without Kids
Ruby Warrington has staked out ground in a number of areas. She is the founder of the self-publishing platform The Numinous and also a leading figure…
3 years, 6 months ago
Congratulations, You're a Failure! Stephen Marche on Enduring the Life of a Writer
Stephen Marche is the author of six books, has been a columnist at Esquire, has taught Shakespeare at the college level and has contributed to The Ne…
3 years, 6 months ago