Latest Cheryl strayed Podcast Episodes
Redux: Talking About Privilege
Dear Sugars - October 21, 2023 08:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsPrivilege 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 of privilege. They discuss with Catrice M. Jackson, a leading voice for racial justice. This ...
Encore: Cutting The Financial Cord
Dear Sugars - October 07, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsAt 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 is the right time to wean your children off the family payroll? The Sugars tackle this question with the help of Dr. Kate Gale. This episod...
Encore: Cutting The Financial Cord
Dear Sugars - October 07, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsAt 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 is the right time to wean your children off the family payroll? The Sugars tackle this question with the help of Dr. Kate Gale. This episod...
Introducing ‘The Gun Machine’, a podcast about how America was forged by the gun industry
Dear Sugars - October 06, 2023 08:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsProduced by WBUR, Boston’s NPR, in partnership with The Trace, The Gun Machine looks into the past to bring you a story that most Americans never learned in history class: how early partnerships between mad scientist gunsmiths and a fledgling U.S. government created the gun industry in the North...
Introducing ‘The Gun Machine’, a podcast about how America was forged by the gun industry
Dear Sugars - October 06, 2023 08:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsProduced by WBUR, Boston’s NPR, in partnership with The Trace, The Gun Machine looks into the past to bring you a story that most Americans never learned in history class: how early partnerships between mad scientist gunsmiths and a fledgling U.S. government created the gun industry in the North...
Redux: A Spy In The House Of Love
Dear Sugars - September 23, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsSnooping 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 question in this episode, originally released on December 2, 2017.
Redux: A Spy In The House Of Love
Dear Sugars - September 23, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsSnooping 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 question in this episode, originally released on December 2, 2017.
Redux: The Empty Chair, Part 2
Dear Sugars - September 09, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis is part two of the series on early childhood death. The Sugars read letters from parents who worry that their grief may overshadow their surviving children. They are joined by the writer Emily Rapp Black, who decided to have another child after learning that her son had a fatal congenital d...
Redux: The Empty Chair, Part 2
Dear Sugars - September 09, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThis is part two of the series on early childhood death. The Sugars read letters from parents who worry that their grief may overshadow their surviving children. They are joined by the writer Emily Rapp Black, who decided to have another child after learning that her son had a fatal congenital d...
Redux: Trust Your Body
Dear Sugars - August 25, 2023 17:43 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsHer grandmother always introduced her as the “chubby one.” Now, she vacillates between moderation and binge-eating. “It’s only when my pants are nearly impossible to button that I force myself to lose weight,” writes the letter-writer who calls herself Body Negative. “And then the pattern starts...
Redux: Trust Your Body
Dear Sugars - August 25, 2023 17:43 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsHer grandmother always introduced her as the “chubby one.” Now, she vacillates between moderation and binge-eating. “It’s only when my pants are nearly impossible to button that I force myself to lose weight,” writes the letter-writer who calls herself Body Negative. “And then the pattern starts...
Episodes We Love: The Power Of No, Part 2: Oprah Winfrey
Dear Sugars - August 12, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratings"What do I want?" This is the question Oprah Winfrey finally asked herself, after years of struggling to say "no" to people in her life. In the second of this two-part series, the Sugars continue their conversation with Oprah Winfrey on when, why and how to say "no."
Episodes We Love: The Power Of No, Part 2: Oprah Winfrey
Dear Sugars - August 12, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratings"What do I want?" This is the question Oprah Winfrey finally asked herself, after years of struggling to say "no" to people in her life. In the second of this two-part series, the Sugars continue their conversation with Oprah Winfrey on when, why and how to say "no."
Redux: The Other Half of Sexless Relationships
Dear Sugars - July 29, 2023 08:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this episode, the Sugars answer letters from letter writers who want to have sex less frequently than their partners do.
Redux: The Other Half of Sexless Relationships
Dear Sugars - July 29, 2023 08:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this episode, the Sugars answer letters from letter writers who want to have sex less frequently than their partners do.
Encore: The Empty Chair, Part 1
Dear Sugars - July 15, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn 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 shadow of their parents’ grief. This episode was originally released on November 4th, 2017.
Encore: The Empty Chair, Part 1
Dear Sugars - July 15, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn 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 shadow of their parents’ grief. This episode was originally released on November 4th, 2017.
Encore: What About The Stepchildren?
Dear Sugars - July 01, 2023 08:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhen the Sugars answered a letter from a woman who felt trapped in the role of "wicked stepmother," dozens of listeners wrote in asking the same question: what about the stepchildren, who have no control over the restructuring of their family? This episode, the Sugars respond with an episode dev...
Encore: What About The Stepchildren?
Dear Sugars - July 01, 2023 08:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsWhen the Sugars answered a letter from a woman who felt trapped in the role of "wicked stepmother," dozens of listeners wrote in asking the same question: what about the stepchildren, who have no control over the restructuring of their family? This episode, the Sugars respond with an episode dev...
Encore: I Divorced My Spouse, And My Child Divorced Me
Dear Sugars - June 17, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsDivorce is always a painful process, but it's especially so when there are children in the middle. In this favorite episode from the archives, the Sugars discuss situations of parental alienation caused by divorce. They answer letters from a mother and a father whose daughters have cut off all c...
Encore: I Divorced My Spouse, And My Child Divorced Me
Dear Sugars - June 17, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsDivorce is always a painful process, but it's especially so when there are children in the middle. In this favorite episode from the archives, the Sugars discuss situations of parental alienation caused by divorce. They answer letters from a mother and a father whose daughters have cut off all c...
Dear Sugars introduces Love Letters
Dear Sugars - June 10, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsDear Sugars fans: We wanted to share with you an episode from Love Letters, hosted by Boston Globe advice columnist Meredith Goldstein, that we think you'll enjoy.
Dear Sugars introduces Love Letters
Dear Sugars - June 10, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsDear Sugars fans: We wanted to share with you an episode from Love Letters, hosted by Boston Globe advice columnist Meredith Goldstein, that we think you'll enjoy.
Encore: The Power of No, Part 1
Dear Sugars - June 03, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThere’s incredible power in saying “yes.” It opens up avenues and allows us to be brave. In Cheryl's case, it’s what led to her becoming Sugar. But saying yes to life's opportunities can also have its risks. In this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars are joined by Oprah Winfrey to di...
Encore: The Power of No, Part 1
Dear Sugars - June 03, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThere’s incredible power in saying “yes.” It opens up avenues and allows us to be brave. In Cheryl's case, it’s what led to her becoming Sugar. But saying yes to life's opportunities can also have its risks. In this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars are joined by Oprah Winfrey to di...
Encore: In the Shadow of Damaged Parents
Dear Sugars - May 20, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsA damaged parent can cast a dark shadow over our lives, especially when we inherit some of that damage. In this favorite episode from the archives, Steve’s father, the psychoanalyst Dr. Richard Almond, joins the Sugars to answer letters and offer a way out.
Encore: In the Shadow of Damaged Parents
Dear Sugars - May 20, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsA damaged parent can cast a dark shadow over our lives, especially when we inherit some of that damage. In this favorite episode from the archives, Steve’s father, the psychoanalyst Dr. Richard Almond, joins the Sugars to answer letters and offer a way out.
Encore: The Price Of Our Dreams
Dear Sugars - May 06, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this favorite episode from the archives, the Sugars, along with fiction writer George Saunders, field letters from people who are chasing their creative dreams but frightened by the practical and financial risks that come with that pursuit. This episode was originally released on August 5th, ...
Encore: The Price Of Our Dreams
Dear Sugars - May 06, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this favorite episode from the archives, the Sugars, along with fiction writer George Saunders, field letters from people who are chasing their creative dreams but frightened by the practical and financial risks that come with that pursuit. This episode was originally released on August 5th, ...
Encore: Sexual Fluidity
Dear Sugars - April 25, 2023 17:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratings"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. In this favorite episode from the archives, Maria joins the Sugars to discuss a couple of letters having t...