Episodes We Love: Rage Is A Red LessonShortly after the birth of her first child, a letter-writer who calls herself “Tantrum Daughter” lost her mother to suicide. Now, with a second child on the way, Tantrum Daughter...PlayDear Sugars40:45Oct 19, 2019
Episodes We Love: A Spy In The House Of LoveSnooping on your spouse is generally ill-advised, but what if he or she has an addiction and is constantly lying about it? The Sugars and writer Ariel Levy answer this...PlayDear Sugars33:22Oct 12, 2019
Dear Sugars Presents: How To! With Charles DuhiggIn this special episode of Dear Sugars, Cheryl Strayed is a featured guest on the Slate podcast How To! with Charles Duhigg.PlayDear Sugars28:56Oct 5, 2019
Episodes We Love: Cutting The Financial CordAt age 18, we are granted the rights and responsibilities of adulthood in the eyes of the law. But for parents of young adults, it’s not so clear cut. When...PlayDear Sugars30:29Sep 28, 2019
Episodes We Love: The Ugly TruthMost of us have days when we don’t feel attractive. But in this episode, the Sugars read letters from people whose faces are at odds with conventional ideas of beauty....PlayDear Sugars34:57Sep 21, 2019
Episodes We Love: Lovers & FriendsIt’s healthy to cultivate friendships outside of your romantic relationships. But sometimes, they can be the source of jealousy and resentment. So when is jealousy actually justified? In this rapid-fire...PlayDear Sugars42:44Sep 14, 2019
Episodes We Love: The Double Bind Of Female AmbitionThe Sugars are joined by Hillary Clinton to answer a letter about female ambition.PlayDear Sugars23:22Sep 7, 2019
Episodes We Love: The Stepchild's DilemmaWhether you’re 5, 15, or 50 years old, it can be difficult to usher a stepparent in and out of the family unit. In today’s episode, the Sugars answer letters...PlayDear Sugars45:30Aug 31, 2019
Episodes We Love: Consent Part ThreeThe #MeToo movement deluged the Dear Sugars inbox with letters about sexual harassment in the workplace. In the final episode in our series on sexual consent, the Sugars read some...PlayDear Sugars40:51Aug 24, 2019
Episodes We Love: Consent Part TwoSome sexual encounters are obviously consensual, while others are obviously not. But what about those that are neither black nor white? In the second episode in our series on sexual...PlayDear Sugars33:10Aug 17, 2019
Episodes We Love: Consent Part OneIn the midst of the #MeToo Movement, women and men all over the country are re-examining sexual encounters from their past. Over the course of a three-part series on consent,...PlayDear Sugars39:16Aug 10, 2019
Episodes We Love: Buyer's RemorseBuzz Bissinger owns more than 100 pairs of leather pants and over 200 pairs of leather gloves, having spent more than $600,000 on leather goods in the span of three...PlayDear Sugars24:53Aug 3, 2019
Episodes We Love: Family By ProxyWhen a family experiences loss, familial roles are often redefined. In this episode, the Sugars answer letters from people who are unexpectedly charged with caring for new family members.PlayDear Sugars32:43Jul 27, 2019
Episodes We Love: Dark Fantasies Part 2In part two of our Dark Fantasies series, Dr. Ian Kerner returns to help the Sugars answer questions about where our central ideas about sex and eroticism come from,...PlayDear Sugars29:05Jul 20, 2019
Episodes We Love: Dark Fantasies, Part 1Orgies. Sex in public. Incest. These are the things that some of us think about in the dark. Taboo fantasies can be exciting, but they can also be the source...PlayDear Sugars32:32Jul 13, 2019
Episodes We Love: The Empty Chair, Part 2The Sugars conclude a two-part series on early childhood death. In Part 2, they read letters from parents who worry that their grief may overshadow their surviving children. They are...PlayDear Sugars33:32Jul 6, 2019
Episodes We Love: The Empty Chair, Part 1In the Empty Chair series, the Sugars discuss early childhood death, an absence that can be ever-present. In Part 1, they read letters from siblings who live in the the...PlayDear Sugars33:42Jun 29, 2019
Episodes We Love: The Other Half Of Sexless RelationshipsSex-starved, meet sex-hounded. In today’s episode, we hear from a letter writer who feels pressured by her partner to have sex.PlayDear Sugars24:25Jun 22, 2019
Episodes We Love: You Must Change Your Life“I remember them finding the drugs and holding them up in the sky. And I was like, 'Oh man, I’m going to prison.'” This week’s guest, the writer Mitchell S....PlayDear Sugars38:24Jun 15, 2019
Episodes We Love: Sexless Relationships, Part 2The Sugars are joined by the therapist Esther Perel to discuss a letter from a husband who is in a sexless marriage and is looking for a way to help...PlayDear Sugars26:11Jun 8, 2019
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