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Encore: Sexual Fluidity
Dear Sugars - April 25, 2023 17:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 7 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...
Encore: When Your Loved Ones Just Don't 'Get It'
Dear Sugars - April 08, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOur 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 resentment that this lack of understanding can stir up? This episode was originally released November 11th, 2016.
Encore: When Your Loved Ones Just Don't 'Get It'
Dear Sugars - April 08, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsOur 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 resentment that this lack of understanding can stir up? This episode was originally released November 11th, 2016.
Encore: Career Vs. Love
Dear Sugars - March 24, 2023 17:47 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsYou love your partner, you love your career... but they're pulling you in different directions. What do you do? In this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars have help from psychotherapist and sociologist Leslie Bell, author of Hard to Get: 20-Something Women and the Paradox of Sexual F...
Encore: Career Vs. Love
Dear Sugars - March 24, 2023 17:47 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsYou love your partner, you love your career... but they're pulling you in different directions. What do you do? In this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars have help from psychotherapist and sociologist Leslie Bell, author of Hard to Get: 20-Something Women and the Paradox of Sexual F...
Dear Sugars introduces Violation, a new podcast about who pulls the levers of power in the justice system
Dear Sugars - March 15, 2023 20:40 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsDear Sugars fans: We wanted to share with you a new podcast we're working on at WBUR. Violation tells the story of two families bound together by an unthinkable crime. It explores America's opaque parole system and asks: How much time in prison is enough? Who gets to decide? And, when someone c...
Dear Sugars introduces Violation, a new podcast about who pulls the levers of power in the justice system
Dear Sugars - March 15, 2023 20:40 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsDear Sugars fans: We wanted to share with you a new podcast we're working on at WBUR. Violation tells the story of two families bound together by an unthinkable crime. It explores America's opaque parole system and asks: How much time in prison is enough? Who gets to decide? And, when someone c...
Encore: Baby or Bust
Dear Sugars - March 11, 2023 13:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsYou wants kids; your partner doesn't. Or your partner wants kids, and you don't. Whatever the scenario, few subjects are as emotionally charged and potentially deal-breaking in a relationship as a disagreement over the decision to become parents. In this favorite episode from the archives, The S...
Encore: Baby or Bust
Dear Sugars - March 11, 2023 13:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsYou wants kids; your partner doesn't. Or your partner wants kids, and you don't. Whatever the scenario, few subjects are as emotionally charged and potentially deal-breaking in a relationship as a disagreement over the decision to become parents. In this favorite episode from the archives, The S...
Encore: Emotional Labor
Dear Sugars - February 25, 2023 13:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsRemembering the grocery list, coordinating with the babysitter, scheduling a get-together with the in-laws: These are some of the invisible tasks that (most) women exclusively do in their romantic relationships — and the list goes on and on. In this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars...
Encore: Emotional Labor
Dear Sugars - February 25, 2023 13:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsRemembering the grocery list, coordinating with the babysitter, scheduling a get-together with the in-laws: These are some of the invisible tasks that (most) women exclusively do in their romantic relationships — and the list goes on and on. In this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars...
Encore: May-December Romances
Dear Sugars - February 11, 2023 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars discuss relationships with big age gaps, so-called "May-December" romances with the help of Lucinda Franks, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the memoir Timeless: Love, Morgenthau, and Me, which tells the story of her marriag...
Encore: May-December Romances
Dear Sugars - February 11, 2023 13:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars discuss relationships with big age gaps, so-called "May-December" romances with the help of Lucinda Franks, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the memoir Timeless: Love, Morgenthau, and Me, which tells the story of her marriag...
Encore: Should I Stay Or Go?
Dear Sugars - January 28, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars bring you another "Rapid Fire" episode, where they give brief answers to a handful of letters that are all centered around a theme. The theme for this episode is "stay or go" -- people who have a voice in their head telling them to leave the...
Encore: Should I Stay Or Go?
Dear Sugars - January 28, 2023 13:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this favorite episode from the archives, The Sugars bring you another "Rapid Fire" episode, where they give brief answers to a handful of letters that are all centered around a theme. The theme for this episode is "stay or go" -- people who have a voice in their head telling them to leave the...
Encore: How Do I Find The Courage To Be My Own Guide?
Dear Sugars - December 31, 2022 13:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe 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 Sugars discuss with the GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter India Arie, who shares how she learned to be her ow...
Encore: How Do I Find The Courage To Be My Own Guide?
Dear Sugars - December 31, 2022 13:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThe 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 Sugars discuss with the GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter India Arie, who shares how she learned to be her ow...
Encore: Pet Dilemmas
Dear Sugars - December 17, 2022 13:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis 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" — answer letters about pet dilemmas and the ways these creatures affect human relationships. This episode was originally pub...
Encore: Pet Dilemmas
Dear Sugars - December 17, 2022 13:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThis 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" — answer letters about pet dilemmas and the ways these creatures affect human relationships. This episode was originally pub...
Encore: I'm A Transgender Man, Seeking Acceptance
Dear Sugars - December 03, 2022 13:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe 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. This episode was originally aired on September 2, 2016.
Encore: I'm A Transgender Man, Seeking Acceptance
Dear Sugars - December 03, 2022 13:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThe 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. This episode was originally aired on September 2, 2016.
Encore: Who's Your Daddy?
Dear Sugars - November 19, 2022 13:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsWhen 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 affordable DNA testing and companies like 23andMe, more and more people are having revelations like Mr. Lickteig’s. For some...
Encore: Who's Your Daddy?
Dear Sugars - November 19, 2022 13:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhen 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 affordable DNA testing and companies like 23andMe, more and more people are having revelations like Mr. Lickteig’s. For some...
Encore: I'm In Love With My Abuser
Dear Sugars - November 03, 2022 19:35 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsFor the first time on the podcast, the Sugars answer a voice mail message from the Dear Sugars hotline. The message comes from a woman who reunited with her ex-boyfriend, who once assaulted her. Wracked with shame, she wonders if reconciling with him is acceptable and if it’s possible he’ll chan...
Encore: I'm In Love With My Abuser
Dear Sugars - November 03, 2022 19:35 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsFor the first time on the podcast, the Sugars answer a voice mail message from the Dear Sugars hotline. The message comes from a woman who reunited with her ex-boyfriend, who once assaulted her. Wracked with shame, she wonders if reconciling with him is acceptable and if it’s possible he’ll chan...
Encore: Moving On, Part 2
Dear Sugars - October 22, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn 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 letter from a woman who calls herself a "serial codependent," as well as a woman who is haunted by her abortion. This episode was origin...
Encore: Moving On, Part 2
Dear Sugars - October 22, 2022 12:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn 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 letter from a woman who calls herself a "serial codependent," as well as a woman who is haunted by her abortion. This episode was origin...
Encore: Moving On, Part 1
Dear Sugars - October 08, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe 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 Bidwell Smith answer two letters from people struggling to move past their grief after the death of their loved ones. This episode was o...
Encore: Moving On, Part 1
Dear Sugars - October 08, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThe 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 Bidwell Smith answer two letters from people struggling to move past their grief after the death of their loved ones. This episode was o...
Encore: Emotional Abuse
Dear Sugars - September 24, 2022 12:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsReema Zaman, our guest in this week’s episode, was in an emotionally abusive marriage. Although her husband’s abuses never left any physical mark, it took her years to repair the damage he inflicted upon her. Ms. Zaman describes some of the telltale signs of an emotionally abusive relationship a...