Dear Sugars Presents: Anything For SelenaIn "Anything For Selena," Host Maria Garcia takes listeners on a deeply personal journey into the life and legacy of the Mexican-American popstar Selena Quintanilla. She shares how Selena's music...PlayDear Sugars31:01Jan 16, 2021
Redux: 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 Sugars38:26Jan 2, 2021
Redux: 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 Sugars24:12Dec 19, 2020
Redux: Haunted by GhostingThe term "ghosting" may be relatively new, but the concept -- someone suddenly and inexplicably disappearing from your life -- is not. In the past, a total halt to communication...PlayDear Sugars37:01Dec 5, 2020
Redux: Location, Location, LocationLocation, location, location. It makes all the difference in real estate, and it can make all the difference to one's happiness. But finding a place that really feels like home...PlayDear Sugars36:02Nov 21, 2020
Redux: When Your Loved Ones Just Don't 'Get It'Our loved ones are the people who are supposed to understand us. But what if they just...can't? Where do we turn then, and how do we fight the feelings of...PlayDear Sugars32:05Nov 7, 2020
Dear Sugars Presents: Anything For SelenaListen to the trailer for Anthing For Selena, a new podcast from WBUR coming in January 2021. Subscribe now so you don't miss it!PlayDear Sugars04:54Oct 29, 2020
Redux: Pet DilemmasThe Sugars, along with Julie Barton -- author of the memoir "Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me From Myself" -- answer letters about pet dilemmas and the ways these...PlayDear Sugars46:34Oct 24, 2020
Redux: Male-Female FriendshipsThe Sugars' conversation on friendship continues with a handful of letters concerning male-female friendships. Is there such a thing as a platonic relationship between a heterosexual man and woman? Can...PlayDear Sugars32:04Oct 10, 2020
Redux: I'm A Transgender Man, Seeking AcceptanceThe Sugars read the letters of two transgender men who are struggling to find love and acceptance. They discuss with Cooper Lee Bombardier, a visual artist, writer and transgender man....PlayDear Sugars38:32Sep 26, 2020
Redux: Step Into Your SpotlightThe Sugars find out what happened to two letter writers who let self-image sabotage their love lives. They find out if “Scared to Choose Wrong” married her fiancé, and they...PlayDear Sugars36:51Sep 12, 2020
Redux: Inbox OutliersInfidelity. In-Laws. Friendship. These are just a few of the categories that help keep the Dear Sugar inbox organized. But every once in a while, we get a letter that...PlayDear Sugars39:33Aug 29, 2020
Redux: 'Totally Confused' Finds A ResolutionThe Sugars get an update from a 62-year-old, divorced woman who was considering a reconciliation with her ex-husband, even after years of unhappiness inside their marriage. The situation was further...PlayDear Sugars40:18Aug 15, 2020
Redux: Does 'The Wicked Stepmother' Still Feel Wicked?The Sugars revisit a letter from a woman who felt like a fairytale-esque wicked stepmother. When she wrote to the Sugars, she was feeling pressured to love her stepchildren "like...PlayDear Sugars49:36Aug 1, 2020
Dear Sugars Presents: Loneliness In A Socially Distant WorldFormer U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy talks with the Kind World team about the startling effects of chronic loneliness and how we can combat this public health concern --...PlayDear Sugars13:37Jul 17, 2020
Redux: An Update From 'Head Or The Heart'The Sugars get an update from "Head or the Heart" -- a woman who'd fallen in love with a man with a troubled childhood. She worried that the traumas of...PlayDear Sugars33:43Jul 11, 2020
Redux: An Update From 'Two Truths And Many Lies'The Sugars catch up with "Two Truths and Many Lies," whose letter about her husband's infidelity generated significant interest and advice from our listeners. Did she stay with her husband...PlayDear Sugars49:22Jul 4, 2020
Redux: Sexual Fluidity"Whatever" -- that's how the actress Maria Bello describes her sexual orientation. Her "love who you love" attitude toward sexuality, regardless of gender, is often referred to as fluidity. Maria...PlayDear Sugars42:31Jun 27, 2020
Redux: I Divorced My Spouse, And My Child Divorced MeDivorce is always a painful process, but it's especially so when there are children in the middle. This week, the Sugars discuss situations of parental alienation caused by divorce. They...PlayDear Sugars30:59Jun 20, 2020
Redux: The Writer's Resist, Part 2Part 2 of "Dear Sugar Radio: The Writers Resist" at The Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon. They discuss how to counteract post-election cynicism with Zahir Janmohamed, writer and co-host of...PlayDear Sugars29:39Jun 13, 2020
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