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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.
Encore: Dark Fantasies, Part 1
Dear Sugars - February 12, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsOrgies. Sex in public. Incest. These are the things that some of us think about in the dark. Taboo fantasies can be exciting, but they can also be the source of our deepest shame. In this two-part series on sexual fantasies, the Sugars read letters from people who want to turn off the thoughts t...
Encore: Dark Fantasies, Part 1
Dear Sugars - February 12, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsOrgies. Sex in public. Incest. These are the things that some of us think about in the dark. Taboo fantasies can be exciting, but they can also be the source of our deepest shame. In this two-part series on sexual fantasies, the Sugars read letters from people who want to turn off the thoughts t...
Encore: The Ugly Truth
Dear Sugars - January 27, 2022 20:37 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsMost of us have days when we don’t feel attractive. But in this episode, the Sugars read letters from people whose faces are at odds with conventional ideas of beauty. Writer Ariel Henley joins to talk about her own facial differences. Henley was born with Crouzon Syndrome, and underwent dozens ...
Encore: The Ugly Truth
Dear Sugars - January 27, 2022 20:37 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsMost of us have days when we don’t feel attractive. But in this episode, the Sugars read letters from people whose faces are at odds with conventional ideas of beauty. Writer Ariel Henley joins to talk about her own facial differences. Henley was born with Crouzon Syndrome, and underwent dozens ...
Encore: Rapid Fire: Make the Call
Dear Sugars - January 14, 2022 20:50 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this encore "rapid fire" episode, the Sugars give brief answers to a handful of letters. This time, they challenge each other to make the call -- one way or the other -- on the questions they're discussing, rather than offer open-ended guidance.
Encore: Rapid Fire: Make the Call
Dear Sugars - January 14, 2022 20:50 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this encore "rapid fire" episode, the Sugars give brief answers to a handful of letters. This time, they challenge each other to make the call -- one way or the other -- on the questions they're discussing, rather than offer open-ended guidance.
Encore: A Spy In The House Of Love — With Ariel Levy
Dear Sugars - December 21, 2021 16:44 - 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.
Encore: A Spy In The House Of Love — With Ariel Levy
Dear Sugars - December 21, 2021 16:44 - 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.
Encore: There's Just One Thing
Dear Sugars - December 17, 2021 20:37 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIn this "rapid fire" episode, the Sugars read letters from four women who each have one not-so-tiny reservation about the men they’re dating. A Black woman is dating a white man who is unwilling to talk about race issues, claiming that she’s “too sensitive.” Another woman’s boyfriend, a Christia...
Encore: There's Just One Thing
Dear Sugars - December 17, 2021 20:37 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this "rapid fire" episode, the Sugars read letters from four women who each have one not-so-tiny reservation about the men they’re dating. A Black woman is dating a white man who is unwilling to talk about race issues, claiming that she’s “too sensitive.” Another woman’s boyfriend, a Christia...
Encore: Sexless Relationships, Part 2
Dear Sugars - December 03, 2021 21:18 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThe Sugars are joined by the therapist Esther Perel to discuss a letter from a husband who is in a sexless marriage and is looking for a way to help his wife heal from trauma.
Encore: Sexless Relationships, Part 2
Dear Sugars - December 03, 2021 21:18 - 26 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe Sugars are joined by the therapist Esther Perel to discuss a letter from a husband who is in a sexless marriage and is looking for a way to help his wife heal from trauma.
Dear Sugars Presents: Woman Yelling at a Cat
Dear Sugars - November 19, 2021 19:51 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis week, we're sharing an episode of another WBUR podcast, Endless Thread.The show is in the middle of a series all about internet memes, and they recently featured the woman at the center of the popular "Woman Yelling at a Cat" meme, Taylor Armstrong from the original cast of The Real Housewi...
Dear Sugars Presents: Woman Yelling at a Cat
Dear Sugars - November 19, 2021 19:51 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThis week, we're sharing an episode of another WBUR podcast, Endless Thread.The show is in the middle of a series all about internet memes, and they recently featured the woman at the center of the popular "Woman Yelling at a Cat" meme, Taylor Armstrong from the original cast of The Real Housewi...
Encore: A Night of Bad Stories
Dear Sugars - November 05, 2021 17:20 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsDear Sugars returns to Portland, Oregon, for another raucous and uplifting live show. The Sugars get a surprising update from a letter writer from their past; discuss a new letter with a special guest, Omar El Akkad; and ask the audience, “What’s the ‘bad story’ you tell yourself?” “Bad Stories,...
Encore: A Night of Bad Stories
Dear Sugars - November 05, 2021 17:20 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsDear Sugars returns to Portland, Oregon, for another raucous and uplifting live show. The Sugars get a surprising update from a letter writer from their past; discuss a new letter with a special guest, Omar El Akkad; and ask the audience, “What’s the ‘bad story’ you tell yourself?” “Bad Stories,...
Encore: Sexless Relationships, Part 1
Dear Sugars - November 05, 2021 16:56 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsA sexless relationship is often a symptom of deeper dysfunction. The Sugars, along with couples therapist Esther Perel, advise a letter writer whose loving partner is erotically absent. This episode was originally released on September 9th, 2017.
Encore: Sexless Relationships, Part 1
Dear Sugars - November 05, 2021 16:56 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsA sexless relationship is often a symptom of deeper dysfunction. The Sugars, along with couples therapist Esther Perel, advise a letter writer whose loving partner is erotically absent. This episode was originally released on September 9th, 2017.
Encore: The Other Half of Sexless Relationships
Dear Sugars - October 08, 2021 14:41 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsThe Dear Sugars inbox was flooded with responses to the two-part episode “Sexless Relationships” with Esther Perel. In those episodes, the Sugars answered letters from people who were longing for sexual intimacy with their partners. But many readers asked why we didn’t address the other side of ...
Encore: The Other Half of Sexless Relationships
Dear Sugars - October 08, 2021 14:41 - 24 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe Dear Sugars inbox was flooded with responses to the two-part episode “Sexless Relationships” with Esther Perel. In those episodes, the Sugars answered letters from people who were longing for sexual intimacy with their partners. But many readers asked why we didn’t address the other side of ...
Encore: Should I Intervene?
Dear Sugars - September 24, 2021 16:51 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsWhen we decide to meddle, it can often backfire. The Sugars, along with the writer Meghan Daum, answer letters from people who see loved ones heading down the wrong path, but worry intervention might be the wrong move. This episode was originally released on August 12th, 2017.
Encore: Should I Intervene?
Dear Sugars - September 24, 2021 16:51 - 41 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhen we decide to meddle, it can often backfire. The Sugars, along with the writer Meghan Daum, answer letters from people who see loved ones heading down the wrong path, but worry intervention might be the wrong move. This episode was originally released on August 12th, 2017.
Encore: Rage Is A Red Lesson
Dear Sugars - September 10, 2021 18:02 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsShortly after the birth of her first child, a letter-writer who calls herself “Tantrum Daughter” lost her mother to suicide. Now, with a second child on the way, Tantrum Daughter is overcome with pain and anger. After reading Morgan Jerkins’s essay “How I Overcame My Anger as a Black Writer... C...
Encore: Rage Is A Red Lesson
Dear Sugars - September 10, 2021 18:02 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsShortly after the birth of her first child, a letter-writer who calls herself “Tantrum Daughter” lost her mother to suicide. Now, with a second child on the way, Tantrum Daughter is overcome with pain and anger. After reading Morgan Jerkins’s essay “How I Overcame My Anger as a Black Writer... C...
Encore: Young & Isolated
Dear Sugars - August 27, 2021 20:27 - 44 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsFeeling like an outsider is one of the hallmarks of adolescence. But in today’s episode, we hear from two 16-year-olds who have cause to feel especially isolated. One is home-schooled; another feels disconnected from her best friend. Shirley Manson, the lead singer of the alternative rock band G...
Encore: Young & Isolated
Dear Sugars - August 27, 2021 20:27 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsFeeling like an outsider is one of the hallmarks of adolescence. But in today’s episode, we hear from two 16-year-olds who have cause to feel especially isolated. One is home-schooled; another feels disconnected from her best friend. Shirley Manson, the lead singer of the alternative rock band G...
Encore: Lovers & Friends
Dear Sugars - August 13, 2021 20:50 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsIt’s healthy to cultivate friendships outside of your romantic relationships. But sometimes, they can be the source of jealousy and resentment. So when is jealousy actually justified? In this rapid-fire episode, the Sugars weigh in on this question and offer ways to confront and neutralize feeli...
Encore: Lovers & Friends
Dear Sugars - August 13, 2021 20:50 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 7 ratingsIt’s healthy to cultivate friendships outside of your romantic relationships. But sometimes, they can be the source of jealousy and resentment. So when is jealousy actually justified? In this rapid-fire episode, the Sugars weigh in on this question and offer ways to confront and neutralize feeli...
Encore: Trust Your Body
Dear Sugars - July 30, 2021 15:25 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsHer doctor categorized her as overweight when she was 5 years old. Her grandmother always introduced her as the “chubby one.” As an adult, she vacillates between moderation and binge-eating, restricting food some weeks, and gorging on cake and ice cream during others. “It’s only when my pants ar...