The Cut

Two different eras of sexual tumult, two very different blockbuster stories about sex. This week, we discuss books and boning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sarah Koenig is the host and co-creator of Serial, the show that made podcasts a cultural phenomenon. After three seasons of exhaustive reporting, we wanted to ask her: how does she get it done? We sat down with Sarah to talk about how she balances work demands and supporting her family, her work wife, how she got over her fear of flying; and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the perfect time of year for apologies. Instead of thinking about everything you're going to do right in the future, what about everything you did wrong in the past? We asked our listeners what they were sorry for... and they had A LOT to say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Samin Nosrat, Angela Dimayuga, and Carla Lalli Music do their best to help Madeleine Aggeler -- the Cut's semi-competent food columnist --throw a dinner party for her friends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this installment of our "How I Get It Done" series, Stella Bugbee talks with writer and actress Jill Kargman. Jill wrote and starred in her own Bravo series Odd Mom Out for three seasons as a first time actress. She talks with us about being on screen for the first time as she was turning 40, working 18 hour days while raising her three kids, surviving breast cancer, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A caravan of migrants from Honduras reached the U.S. border a few weeks ago. Now, thousands are living in a camp in Tijuana, waiting to find out whether they'll be allowed in the country. We visited the camp to talk to women about what life is like in limbo -- caught between countries, separated from their families, with no idea what comes next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this installment of our "How I Get It Done" series, Stella Bugbee talks with artist Amy Sherald. When she was selected to paint First Lady Michelle Obama's official portrait last fall, Amy Sherald's entire life changed virtually overnight. Amy tells us about how she's managing her newfound fame, how she negotiates her busy schedule with a chronic health condition, her desire for motherhood, and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A few weeks back, on Twitter, some doctors started posting photos of the bloody aftermath of gun violence: the things they see at work every day, not just when a shooting makes the news. In the midst of all that, a woman named Kate Ranta shared a photo of her own. In this episode, we hear her story -- and we consider the connections between violence in the headlines and behind closed doors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the first in our "How I Get It Done" series, Stella Bugbee talks with Good Morning America host Robin Roberts. An award winning journalist and cancer survivor, Robin tells us how she juggles her schedule while making time for the people she loves, her advice on to be an effective leader, what she wishes she could tell her younger self, and much more.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, an investigation: what's going on with pubic hair these days? From basic maintenance to celebrity grooming trends, we look at the mysterious and messy experience of dealing with your pubes.And, a request! We’re going to be talking about apologies: when they work, when they don’t, and what happens when they’re left unsaid. And we want to hear from you: If you could apologize to anyone right now, who would it be? And what would you say?Gives us a call at (920) 368-3341 and record an apology - get it out of your system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices