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Encore: Emotional Abuse
Dear Sugars - September 24, 2022 12:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K 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...
Encore: The Great Reckoning
Dear Sugars - September 10, 2022 12:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsDear 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 reckoning and answer letters from the audience. This episode was originally published on July 28th, 2018.
Encore: The Great Reckoning
Dear Sugars - September 10, 2022 12:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsDear 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 reckoning and answer letters from the audience. This episode was originally published on July 28th, 2018.
Encore: Haunted by Ghosting
Dear Sugars - August 29, 2022 16:32 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThe 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 with a friend might leave you feeling concerned that something bad happened to him/her. But in a time where our device...
Encore: Haunted by Ghosting
Dear Sugars - August 29, 2022 16:32 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe 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 with a friend might leave you feeling concerned that something bad happened to him/her. But in a time where our device...
Encore: Do I Follow My Head or My Heart?
Dear Sugars - August 13, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThe 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 deep. Everything seems perfect, and yet the letter writer can't help but wonder if the traumas of her new love's past are hiding somewhere under the s...
Encore: Do I Follow My Head or My Heart?
Dear Sugars - August 13, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe 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 deep. Everything seems perfect, and yet the letter writer can't help but wonder if the traumas of her new love's past are hiding somewhere under the s...
Encore: Location, Location, Location
Dear Sugars - July 29, 2022 20:42 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsLocation, 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 can be tricky.
Encore: Location, Location, Location
Dear Sugars - July 29, 2022 20:42 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsLocation, 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 can be tricky.
Encore: Rapid Fire Letters
Dear Sugars - July 15, 2022 15:23 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn a heated moment, a mother reveals a dark chapter from her childhood to her daughter, then immediately regrets it. What now? In this week’s episode, the Sugars tackle this and several other questions, including how to handle a brother-in-law who treats your vacation as his own free childcare; ...
Encore: Rapid Fire Letters
Dear Sugars - July 15, 2022 15:23 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn a heated moment, a mother reveals a dark chapter from her childhood to her daughter, then immediately regrets it. What now? In this week’s episode, the Sugars tackle this and several other questions, including how to handle a brother-in-law who treats your vacation as his own free childcare; ...
Encore: Talking About Privilege
Dear Sugars - July 02, 2022 12:00 - 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 ep...
Encore: Talking About Privilege
Dear Sugars - July 02, 2022 12:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K 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 ep...
Encore: Sex & Aging
Dear Sugars - June 18, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThe erotic lives of senior citizens are typically made invisible by our culture, which can lead to confusion and misinformation. Dr. 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...
Encore: Sex & Aging
Dear Sugars - June 18, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe erotic lives of senior citizens are typically made invisible by our culture, which can lead to confusion and misinformation. Dr. 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...
Encore: The Stepchild's Dilemma
Dear Sugars - June 04, 2022 12:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsWhether 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 from stepchildren who have fraught relationships with their stepparents. What is a stepparent’s responsibility to a stepchild after divorc...
Encore: The Stepchild's Dilemma
Dear Sugars - June 04, 2022 12:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhether 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 from stepchildren who have fraught relationships with their stepparents. What is a stepparent’s responsibility to a stepchild after divorc...
Encore: The Empty Chair, Part 2
Dear Sugars - May 21, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe 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 joined by the writer Emily Rapp Black, who decided to have another child after learning that her son had a fatal ...
Encore: The Empty Chair, Part 2
Dear Sugars - May 21, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThe 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 joined by the writer Emily Rapp Black, who decided to have another child after learning that her son had a fatal ...
Encore: The Empty Chair, Part 1
Dear Sugars - May 07, 2022 12:00 - 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 - May 07, 2022 12:00 - 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: Just Say It
Dear Sugars - April 22, 2022 16:23 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsWords 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 words. This episode was originally released on December 9th, 2017.
Encore: Just Say It
Dear Sugars - April 22, 2022 16:23 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsWords 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 words. This episode was originally released on December 9th, 2017.
Encore: Love in Doubt
Dear Sugars - April 09, 2022 12:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsHow many times have you heard this: "I love him, we're great together, but..."? There's always room for doubt, even in the happiest of relationships. So this week, the Sugars take on some of those doubts in rapid-fire fashion. This episode was originally published on January 5th, 2017.
Encore: Love in Doubt
Dear Sugars - April 09, 2022 12:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsHow many times have you heard this: "I love him, we're great together, but..."? There's always room for doubt, even in the happiest of relationships. So this week, the Sugars take on some of those doubts in rapid-fire fashion. This episode was originally published on January 5th, 2017.
Encore: Body Weight and Romance — with Ashley C. Ford
Dear Sugars - March 26, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIt’s never easy to talk to our romantic partners about their bodies, especially when it’s about weight. The Sugars, along with writer Ashley C. Ford, answer letters from people questioning their relationships because of major changes in their partners’ bodies.
Encore: Body Weight and Romance — with Ashley C. Ford
Dear Sugars - March 26, 2022 12:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIt’s never easy to talk to our romantic partners about their bodies, especially when it’s about weight. The Sugars, along with writer Ashley C. Ford, answer letters from people questioning their relationships because of major changes in their partners’ bodies.
Encore: Rapid Fire: Love & Money
Dear Sugars - March 12, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsWhen it comes to love, money is supposed to be no object. But there’s no disentangling love from anything in our lives, and income is no exception. So how do you assess the role money should play in a relationship, and what happens when your desires and means change over time? The Sugars take on...
Encore: Rapid Fire: Love & Money
Dear Sugars - March 12, 2022 11:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhen it comes to love, money is supposed to be no object. But there’s no disentangling love from anything in our lives, and income is no exception. So how do you assess the role money should play in a relationship, and what happens when your desires and means change over time? The Sugars take on...
Encore: Dark Fantasies, Part 2
Dear Sugars - February 26, 2022 11:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn 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, and delve deeper into the world of sexual fantasy. This episode was originally released on January 20, 2018.