Encore: Should I Stay Or Go?In this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars give rapid fire answers to a handful of letters that are all centered around a theme. The theme for this episode...PlayDear Sugars34:20Jan 28, 2023
Encore: How Do I Find The Courage To Be My Own Guide?The Sugars often discuss letters dealing with very specific problems or struggles. In this encore episode, they take on a broader, more existential question: how to follow your heart. The...PlayDear Sugars26:53Dec 31, 2022
Encore: Pet DilemmasThis encore episode is all about adventures in animal ownership! The Sugars, along with Julie Barton — author of the memoir "Dog Medicine: How My Dog Saved Me From Myself"...PlayDear Sugars46:23Dec 17, 2022
Encore: 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 Sugars38:31Dec 3, 2022
Encore: Who's Your Daddy?When Steve Lickteig turned 18, he learned that his mother and father, who he thought were his adoptive parents, are in fact his biological grandparents. With the advent of companies...PlayDear Sugars40:44Nov 19, 2022
Encore: I'm In Love With My AbuserEsta Soler, president and founder of Futures Without Violence, joins the Sugars to help answer the question: Is it O.K. to love someone who abused you? This episode was originally...PlayDear Sugars26:25Nov 5, 2022
Encore: Moving On, Part 2In this second part of our series on moving on, the Sugars discuss how we can release ourselves from our past mistakes. Dr. Harriet Lerner drops in to answer a...PlayDear Sugars43:28Oct 22, 2022
Encore: Moving On, Part 1The Sugars have been thinking about what it means to say goodbye and let go. In this first episode of their two-part series on moving on, the Sugars and Claire...PlayDear Sugars46:54Oct 8, 2022
Encore: Emotional AbuseReema Zaman, our guest in this week’s episode, was in an emotionally abusive marriage. She describes some of the telltale signs of an emotionally abusive relationship and helps the Sugars...PlayDear Sugars48:01Sep 24, 2022
Encore: The Great ReckoningDear Sugars returns to Portland, Oregon, for another epic live show. Special guests Mitchell S. Jackson and Rebecca Skloot share the stage with the Sugars to tell stories of personal...PlayDear Sugars51:38Sep 10, 2022
Encore: Haunted by GhostingIn the past, a total halt to communication with a friend might leave you feeling concerned that something bad happened to him/her. But in a time where our devices have...PlayDear Sugars36:59Aug 27, 2022
Encore: Do I Follow My Head Or My Heart?The Sugars get a letter from a young woman who has fallen head over heels in love. She and her boyfriend only met a month ago, but are already in...PlayDear Sugars25:29Aug 13, 2022
Encore: 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 Sugars35:53Jul 30, 2022
Encore: Rapid Fire LettersIn this week’s episode, the Sugars tackle several questions, including how to handle a brother-in-law who treats your vacation as his own free childcare; what to do when your best...PlayDear Sugars32:02Jul 16, 2022
Encore: Talking About PrivilegePrivilege comes in many forms: socio-economic privilege, gender privilege, heterosexual privilege, to name a few. In this episode, the Sugars reply to two letter writers who are facing different forms...PlayDear Sugars51:42Jul 2, 2022
Encore: Sex & AgingDr. Pepper Schwartz, the love and relationship columnist for AARP, joins the Sugars to dispel certain myths about sex and aging: Do libidos change after menopause? How does the aging...PlayDear Sugars36:32Jun 18, 2022
Encore: 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 Sugars45:20Jun 4, 2022
Encore: 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 Sugars33:22May 21, 2022
Encore: 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 Sugars33:32May 7, 2022
Encore: Rapid Fire: Just Say ItWords can be wielded like weapons. On today’s episode, the Sugars hear from people who have something to confess but are afraid to hurt others with the power of their...PlayDear Sugars28:30Apr 23, 2022